Minnesota Twins @ Kansas City Royals

11-7, 5-3 Away

Final

6-12, 4-5 Home


MIN
KC

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

TwinsTop 1st
- J. De La Rosa pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- Pitch
  1
  Strike Looking
  2
  Strike Looking
  3
  Ball
  4
  Line Out
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 1st
- R. Ortiz pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 2nd
- J. De La Rosa pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- R. Ortiz pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- R Sanders safe at first on error by shortstop J Bartlett.
  0
  0
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error
TwinsTop 3rd
- J. De La Rosa pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- R. Ortiz pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 4th
- J. De La Rosa pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 4th
- R. Ortiz pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 5th
- J. De La Rosa pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 5th
- R. Ortiz pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 6th
- J. De La Rosa pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- J Mauer to second on passed ball by J Buck.
  0
  3
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 6th
- R. Ortiz pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- R Sanders caught stealing second, catcher to second.
  1
  3
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 7th
- J. De La Rosa pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 7th
- R. Ortiz pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 8th
- J. De La Rosa pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 8th
- D. Reyes pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- M Teahen caught stealing third, pitcher to second to third.
  1
  3
- M. Guerrier pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- M Sweeney to second on wild pitch by M Guerrier.
  1
  3
- MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 9th
- J. Soria pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- T Hunter to second on fielder's indifference.
  1
  3
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors

Twins
7
Royals
11

Game 1

21/4

Twins
7
Royals
5

Game 2

21/4

Twins
1
Royals
3

Game 3

22/4

Kauffman Stadium

7:10 PM, 22 April 2007

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 14,801

Game Time:2:07

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Rob Drake
First Base Umpire - Laz Diaz
Second Base Umpire - John Hirschbeck
Third Base Umpire - Bill Welke

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. De La Rosa2-1

R. Ortiz3-1

J. Soria2

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Pitch
1 Strike Looking
2 Strike Looking
3 Ball
4 Line Out