Twins 5-4 Royals (9 Jul, 2005) Play-by-Play

Kansas City Royals

29-56, 18-26 home


MIN
KC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	5	11	0
0	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	4	11	0

TwinsTop 1st
- Z. Greinke pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- Pitch
  1
  Ball
  2
  Foul Ball
  3
  Ground Out
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 1st
- B. Radke pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 2nd
- Z. Greinke pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- B. Radke pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 3rd
- Z. Greinke pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- B. Radke pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 4th
- Z. Greinke pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 4th
- B. Radke pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- J Buck caught stealing third, catcher to third.
  2
  3
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 5th
- Z. Greinke pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 5th
- B. Radke pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 6th
- Z. Greinke pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- J. Oviedo pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 3 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 6th
- B. Radke pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 7th
- J. Oviedo pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 7th
- B. Radke pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- J. Rincon pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- J. Rincon pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 8th
- J. Affeldt pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- L Rodriguez stole third.
  5
  4
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 8th
- J. Rincon pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 9th
- M. Wood pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- A. Sisco pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- A. Sisco pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 9th
- J. Nathan pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- T Long hit for R Gotay.
  5
  4
- 0 Runs, 0 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, 9 July 2005

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 20,554

Game Time:2:38

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

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	92	69	.571	-	L2
Kansas City	86	76	.531	6.5	W1
Detroit	86	76	.531	6.5	L2
Minnesota	82	80	.506	10.5	L4
Chicago	41	121	.253	51.5	W2

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Minnesota Twins

Kansas City Royals

B. Radke6-8

Z. Greinke1-11

J. Nathan25

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Pitch
1 Ball
2 Foul Ball
3 Ground Out