Kansas City Royals @ Minnesota Twins

61-82, 28-41 Away

Final

79-65, 48-25 Home


KC
MIN

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

N. Blackburn10-8

7.0 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 3 K, 1 BB

B. Bannister7-15

3.2 IP, 10 H, 7 ER, 2 K, 1 BB

RoyalsTop 1st
- N. Blackburn pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- Pitch
  1
  Strike Looking
  2
  Line Out
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 1st
- B. Bannister pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 2nd
- N. Blackburn pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 2nd
- B. Bannister pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 3rd
- N. Blackburn pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 3rd
- B. Bannister pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 4th
- N. Blackburn pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 4th
- B. Bannister pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- J. Bale pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 5th
- N. Blackburn pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 5th
- J. Bale pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 6th
- N. Blackburn pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 6th
- J. Gobble pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 7th
- N. Blackburn pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 7th
- K. Wells pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 8th
- D. Reyes pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- D DeJesus grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, A Callaspo out at second, D DeJesus to second on throwing error by second baseman A Casilla.
  2
  7
- J. Crain pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error
TwinsBottom 8th
- D. Lowery pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 9th
- J. Crain pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Royals
2
Twins
7

Game 1

10/9

Royals
1
Twins
7

Game 2

11/9

Royals
3
Twins
2

Game 3

11/9

Metrodome

1:10 AM, 10 September 2008

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Attendance: 17,015

Game Time:2:35

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Greg Gibson
First Base Umpire - Charlie Reliford
Second Base Umpire - Brian Runge
Third Base Umpire - Chad Fairchild

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

N. Blackburn10-8

B. Bannister7-15

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Pitch
1 Strike Looking
2 Line Out