Minnesota Twins @ Kansas City Royals

46-37, 20-19 Away

Final

29-55, 18-25 Home


MIN
KC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	5	12	0
2	0	0	2	0	0	4	0	-	8	12	1

J. Lima2-7

6.2 IP, 8 H, 3 ER, 4 K, 2 BB

K. Lohse7-7

5.0 IP, 9 H, 4 ER, 3 K, 2 BB

TwinsTop 1st
- J. Lima pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- Pitch
  1
  Strike Looking
  2
  Ball
  3
  Fly Out
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 1st
- K. Lohse pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 2nd
- J. Lima pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- K. Lohse pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 3rd
- J. Lima pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- K. Lohse pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 4th
- J. Lima pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 4th
- K. Lohse pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 5th
- J. Lima pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 5th
- K. Lohse pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 6th
- J. Lima pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 6th
- M. Guerrier pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- T Graffanino to second on wild pitch by M Guerrier.
  3
  4
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 7th
- J. Lima pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- J. Gobble pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- N Punto safe at second on error by first baseman M Stairs.
  3
  4
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error
RoyalsBottom 7th
- M. Guerrier pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- R Gotay ran for M Stairs.
  3
  4
- J.C. Romero pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- J. Crain pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- T Graffanino at first base.
  3
  8
- R Gotay at second base.
  3
  8
- 4 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 8th
- J. Gobble pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- L Ford hit for L Rodriguez.
  3
  8
- J. Affeldt pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- N Punto at third base.
  3
  8
- L Rivas at second base.
  3
  8
- J. Affeldt pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 8th
- T. Mulholland pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 9th
- M. Wood pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors

Twins
5
Royals
8

Game 1

8/7

Twins
5
Royals
4

Game 2

9/7

Twins
8
Royals
12

Game 3

10/7

Twins
3
Royals
2

Game 4

10/7

Kauffman Stadium

1:10 AM, 8 July 2005

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 12,662

Game Time:2:54

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Chris Guccione
First Base Umpire - Larry Poncino
Second Base Umpire - Greg Gibson
Third Base Umpire - Lance Barksdale

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

J. Lima2-7

K. Lohse7-7

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Pitch
1 Strike Looking
2 Ball
3 Fly Out