Kansas City Royals @ Minnesota Twins

67-61, 33-31 Away

Final

66-63, 34-32 Home


KC
MIN

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	4	9	0
2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	13	0

RoyalsTop 1st
- J. Mays pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- Pitch
  1
  Strike Looking
  2
  Strike Swinging
  3
  Ball
  4
  Foul Ball
  5
  Strike Swinging
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 1st
- J. Lima pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- 2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 2nd
- J. Mays pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 2nd
- J. Lima pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 3rd
- J. Mays pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 3rd
- J. Lima pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- 1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 4th
- J. Mays pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- 1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 4th
- J. Lima pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- C Gomez to third on balk by J Lima.
  1
  3
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 5th
- J. Mays pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 5th
- J. Lima pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- D.J. Carrasco pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 6th
- J. Mays pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- G. Balfour pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 6th
- D.J. Carrasco pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 7th
- G. Balfour pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 7th
- D.J. Carrasco pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 8th
- G. Balfour pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 8th
- D.J. Carrasco pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 9th
- G. Balfour pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 9th
- M. MacDougal pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- M Ryan hit for C Gomez.
  4
  3
- C Guzman ran for M Ryan.
  4
  3
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Royals
3
Twins
4

Game 1

22/8

Royals
3
Twins
2

Game 2

23/8

Royals
4
Twins
3

Game 3

24/8

Royals
1
Twins
8

Game 4

24/8

Metrodome

12:05 AM, 24 August 2003

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Attendance: 37,782

Game Time:2:30

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Tim Tschida
First Base Umpire - Mike Fichter
Second Base Umpire - Alfonso Marquez
Third Base Umpire - Jeff Nelson

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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Kansas City Royals @ Minnesota Twins

D.J. Carrasco5-4

J. Mays8-8

M. MacDougal26

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Pitch
1 Strike Looking
2 Strike Swinging
3 Ball
4 Foul Ball
5 Strike Swinging