Minnesota Twins @ Kansas City Royals

61-63, 28-36 Away

Final

47-76, 25-39 Home


MIN
KC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	1	0	0	0	8	0	1	10	14	0
0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	3	10	1

C. Pavano11-9

7.0 IP, 8 H, 2 ER, 2 K, 0 BB

B. Bannister7-10

6.0 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 2 K, 1 BB

TwinsTop 1st
- B. Bannister pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- Pitch
  1
  Strike Looking
  2
  Strike Looking
  3
  Ball
  4
  Ball
  5
  Strike Swinging
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 1st
- C. Pavano pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 2nd
- B. Bannister pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- B Harris to second on wild pitch by B Bannister.
  0
  0
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- C. Pavano pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 3rd
- B. Bannister pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- O Cabrera safe at first on error by third baseman M Teahen, C Gomez scored, D Span to second.
  1
  0
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- C. Pavano 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
- C. Pavano pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 5th
- B. Bannister pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 5th
- C. Pavano pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 6th
- B. Bannister pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 6th
- C. Pavano pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 7th
- B. Bannister pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- K. Farnsworth pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 8 Runs, 8 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 7th
- C. Pavano pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 8th
- B. Chen pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 8th
- J. Manship pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 9th
- B. Chen pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 9th
- B. Keppel pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Twins
5
Royals
4

Game 1

22/8

Twins
8
Royals
7

Game 2

23/8

Twins
10
Royals
3

Game 3

23/8

Kauffman Stadium

7:10 PM, 23 August 2009

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 18,680

Game Time:2:55

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Bruce Dreckman
First Base Umpire - C.B. Bucknor
Second Base Umpire - Mike Everitt
Third Base Umpire - Gerry Davis

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

C. Pavano11-9

B. Bannister7-10

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Pitch
1 Strike Looking
2 Strike Looking
3 Ball
4 Ball
5 Strike Swinging