Minnesota Twins @ Kansas City Royals

80-73, 35-40 Away

Final

63-91, 32-47 Home


MIN
KC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	1	1	4	0	2	0	1	9	9	1
0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	4	11	2

C. Pavano13-11

6.0 IP, 8 H, 4 ER, 5 K, 1 BB

R. Tejeda4-2

4.1 IP, 2 H, 5 ER, 3 K, 7 BB

TwinsTop 1st
- R. Tejeda pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- Pitch
  1
  Strike Looking
  2
  Foul Ball
  3
  Ground Out
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 1st
- C. Pavano pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 2nd
- R. Tejeda pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- C. Pavano pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 3rd
- R. Tejeda pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- N Punto stole second.
  0
  0
- N Punto scored on R Tejeda's wild pitch.
  1
  0
- 1 Run, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- C. Pavano pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 4th
- R. Tejeda pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 4th
- C. Pavano pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 5th
- R. Tejeda pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- M Tolbert safe at first on error by shortstop Y Betancourt, J Morales to second.
  2
  1
- 4 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error
RoyalsBottom 5th
- C. Pavano pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- M Maier stole second.
  6
  1
- 3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 6th
- J. Cruz pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- D Span stole second.
  6
  4
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 6th
- C. Pavano pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 7th
- R. Colon pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- M Cuddyer stole second.
  6
  4
- M Cuddyer safe at third on throwing error by catcher J Buck.
  6
  4
- M Tolbert caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop.
  8
  4
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Error
RoyalsBottom 7th
- R. Mahay pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 8th
- C. Rosa pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 8th
- J. Rauch pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- D Span in right field.
  8
  4
- C Gomez in center field.
  8
  4
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 9th
- V. Marte pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 9th
- M. Guerrier pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors

Twins
9
Royals
4

Game 1

26/9

Twins
11
Royals
6

Game 2

27/9

Twins
1
Royals
4

Game 3

27/9

Kauffman Stadium

1:10 AM, 26 September 2009

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 23,307

Game Time:3:11

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Laz Diaz
First Base Umpire - Eric Cooper
Second Base Umpire - Mike Reilly
Third Base Umpire - Chuck Meriwether

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. Pavano13-11

R. Tejeda4-2

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Pitch
1 Strike Looking
2 Foul Ball
3 Ground Out