Minnesota Twins @ Kansas City Royals

5-5, 2-1 Away

Final

6-4, 2-2 Home


MIN
KC

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

L. Hernandez3-0

7.0 IP, 7 H, 0 ER, 3 K, 1 BB

G. Meche0-2

6.0 IP, 5 H, 5 ER, 6 K, 4 BB

TwinsTop 1st
- G. Meche pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- Pitch
  1
  Ball
  2
  Ball
  3
  Strike Looking
  4
  Strike Swinging
  5
  Bunt Ground Out
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 1st
- L. Hernandez pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 2nd
- G. Meche pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- D Young stole second.
  0
  0
- D Young to third on wild pitch by G Meche.
  0
  0
- 4 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- L. Hernandez pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 3rd
- G. Meche pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- L. Hernandez pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 4th
- G. Meche pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 4th
- L. Hernandez pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 5th
- G. Meche pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- M Tolbert stole second.
  5
  0
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 5th
- L. Hernandez pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 6th
- G. Meche pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 6th
- L. Hernandez pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 7th
- Y. Yabuta pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 7th
- L. Hernandez pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 8th
- Y. Yabuta pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 8th
- J. Crain pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 9th
- R. Ramirez pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 9th
- J. Nathan pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- J Buck to third on wild pitch by J Nathan.
  5
  0
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors

Twins
5
Royals
0

Game 1

12/4

Twins
2
Royals
0

Game 2

13/4

Twins
1
Royals
5

Game 3

13/4

Kauffman Stadium

1:10 AM, 12 April 2008

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 16,691

Game Time:2:46

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Eric Cooper
First Base Umpire - Marty Foster
Second Base Umpire - Derryl Cousins
Third Base Umpire - Angel Hernandez

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

L. Hernandez3-0

G. Meche0-2

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Pitch
1 Ball
2 Ball
3 Strike Looking
4 Strike Swinging
5 Bunt Ground Out