Twins 5-1 Royals (30 May, 2008) Play-by-Play

Kansas City Royals

21-33, 10-15 home


MIN
KC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	1	1	3	0	0	0	5	13	0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	6	0

K. Slowey2-4

9.0 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 6 K, 0 BB

L. Hochevar3-5

5.1 IP, 9 H, 5 ER, 3 K, 3 BB

TwinsTop 1st
- L. Hochevar pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- Pitch
  1
  Strike Looking
  2
  Bunt Single
- C Gomez caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop.
  0
  0
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 1st
- K. Slowey pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 2nd
- L. Hochevar pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- K. Slowey pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 3rd
- L. Hochevar pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- K. Slowey pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 4th
- L. Hochevar pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 4th
- K. Slowey pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 5th
- L. Hochevar pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 5th
- K. Slowey pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 6th
- L. Hochevar pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- C Gomez caught stealing third, catcher to third.
  5
  0
- 3 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 6th
- K. Slowey pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 7th
- Y. Yabuta pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 7th
- K. Slowey pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 8th
- Y. Yabuta pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 8th
- K. Slowey pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 9th
- N. Musser pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 9th
- K. Slowey pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors

Twins
4
Royals
3

Game 1

28/5

Twins
9
Royals
8

Game 2

29/5

Twins
5
Royals
1

Game 3

30/5

Kauffman Stadium

1:10 AM, 30 May 2008

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 12,336

Game Time:2:27

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Fieldin Culbreth
First Base Umpire - Jim Reynolds
Second Base Umpire - Tim Timmons
Third Base Umpire - Gary Cederstrom

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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Pitch
1 Strike Looking
2 Bunt Single