Minnesota Twins @ Kansas City Royals

63-60, 30-30 Away

Final

64-57, 33-30 Home


MIN
KC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
4	2	1	2	1	0	3	1	0	14	15	0
2	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	5	8	0

K. Lohse10-9

7.0 IP, 6 H, 5 ER, 4 K, 0 BB

R. Hernandez7-5

3.1 IP, 9 H, 9 ER, 1 K, 3 BB

TwinsTop 1st
- R. Hernandez pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- Pitch
  1
  Ball
  2
  Ball
  3
  Strike Looking
  4
  Fly Out
- B Mayne catching.
  4
  0
- 4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 1st
- K. Lohse pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 2nd
- R. Hernandez pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- K. Lohse pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 3rd
- R. Hernandez pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- A Pierzynski stole second.
  6
  2
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- K. Lohse pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 4th
- R. Hernandez pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- D.J. Carrasco pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 4th
- K. Lohse pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 5th
- D.J. Carrasco pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 5th
- K. Lohse pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 6th
- D.J. Carrasco pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 6th
- K. Lohse pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 7th
- D.J. Carrasco pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- D Mohr to third on wild pitch by D Carrasco.
  10
  3
- G. Lloyd pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- D Hocking at third base.
  13
  3
- M Ryan in left field.
  13
  3
- 3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 7th
- K. Lohse pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- J Matos hit for D Relaford.
  13
  3
- J Matos at second base.
  13
  5
- K Harvey at first base.
  13
  5
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 8th
- J. Grimsley pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 1 Run, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 8th
- J. Rincon pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 9th
- A. Levine pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 9th
- J. Rincon pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- M Restovich in right field.
  14
  5
- D Mohr in center field.
  14
  5
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Twins
9
Royals
2

Game 1

16/8

Twins
14
Royals
5

Game 2

16/8

Twins
4
Royals
5

Game 3

17/8

Kauffman Stadium

6:15 PM, 16 August 2003

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 28,994

Game Time:2:54

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Jerry Layne
First Base Umpire - Marvin Hudson
Second Base Umpire - Greg Gibson
Third Base Umpire - James Hoye

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	88	74	.543	-	W2
Detroit	87	75	.537	1	L1
Kansas City	82	80	.506	6	W2
Minnesota	70	92	.432	18	L1
Chicago	60	102	.370	28	W1

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Minnesota Twins @ Kansas City Royals

K. Lohse10-9

R. Hernandez7-5

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Pitch
1 Ball
2 Ball
3 Strike Looking
4 Fly Out