Kansas City Royals @ Minnesota Twins

54-102, 20-55 Away

Final

78-78, 40-35 Home


KC
MIN

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

J.P. Howell3-5

5.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 7 K, 3 BB

S. Baker2-3

5.0 IP, 6 H, 5 ER, 3 K, 2 BB

RoyalsTop 1st
- S. Baker pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- Pitch
  1
  Strike Looking
  2
  Foul Out
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 1st
- J.P. Howell pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 2nd
- S. Baker pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 2nd
- J.P. Howell pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 3rd
- S. Baker pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 3rd
- J.P. Howell pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 4th
- S. Baker pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 4th
- J.P. Howell pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 5th
- S. Baker pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 5th
- J.P. Howell pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 6th
- T. Mulholland pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 6th
- A. Sisco pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 7th
- T. Mulholland pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 7th
- A. Sisco pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 8th
- T. Mulholland pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- L Rodriguez hit for J Bartlett.
  5
  0
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 8th
- A. Burgos pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- L Rodriguez at shortstop.
  5
  0
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 9th
- T. Bowyer pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 9th
- J. Affeldt pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Royals
5
Twins
0

Game 1

27/9

Royals
1
Twins
3

Game 2

28/9

Royals
3
Twins
6

Game 3

29/9

Royals
10
Twins
6

Game 4

30/9

Metrodome

1:10 AM, 27 September 2005

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Attendance: 13,472

Game Time:2:19

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Mark Carlson
First Base Umpire - Brian Gorman
Second Base Umpire - Mike Dimuro
Third Base Umpire - Joe West

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

J.P. Howell3-5

S. Baker2-3

Game Information

2025 American League Central Standings

MLB News

Zach Eflin re-signs with Orioles on one-year, $10M deal

Sources: Cubs, reliever Hunter Harvey agree to 1-year deal

Reds, OF JJ Bleday agree to 1-year, $1.4M contract

Pitch
1 Strike Looking
2 Foul Out