Minnesota Twins @ Kansas City Royals

6-6, 3-2 Away

Final

7-5, 3-3 Home


MIN
KC

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

B. Bannister3-0

9.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 3 K, 1 BB

F. Liriano0-1

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

TwinsTop 1st
- B. Bannister pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- Pitch
  1
  Bunted Foul
  2
  Bunt Pop Foul Out
- B Harris safe at second on error by right fielder J Guillen.
  0
  0
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 1 Error
RoyalsBottom 1st
- F. Liriano pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 2nd
- B. Bannister pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- F. Liriano pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 3rd
- B. Bannister pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- F. Liriano pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 4th
- B. Bannister pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 4th
- F. Liriano pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- A Gordon stole third.
  1
  2
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 5th
- B. Bannister pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 5th
- F. Liriano pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 6th
- B. Bannister pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 6th
- B. Bass pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 7th
- B. Bannister pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 7th
- B. Bass pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- R Gload ran for B Butler.
  1
  4
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 8th
- B. Bannister pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- R Gload at first base.
  1
  4
- M Tolbert hit for A Everett.
  1
  4
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 8th
- J. Rincon pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- M Tolbert at shortstop.
  1
  4
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 9th
- B. Bannister pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 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

7:10 PM, 13 April 2008

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 13,886

Game Time:2:10

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

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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B. Bannister3-0

F. Liriano0-1

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Pitch
1 Bunted Foul
2 Bunt Pop Foul Out