Minnesota Twins @ Kansas City Royals

81-74, 36-41 Away

Final

64-92, 33-48 Home


MIN
KC

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

TwinsTop 1st
- Z. Greinke pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- Pitch
  1
  Strike Looking
  2
  Ball
  3
  Strike Looking
  4
  Fly Out
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 1st
- F. Liriano pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- W Bloomquist stole second.
  0
  0
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 2nd
- Z. Greinke pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- F. Liriano pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- L Hernandez stole second.
  0
  3
- M Maier walked, L Hernandez to third on passed ball.
  0
  3
- J. Manship pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 3rd
- Z. Greinke pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- J. Manship pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 4th
- Z. Greinke pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 4th
- J. Manship pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- Y Betancourt scored on J Manship's wild pitch.
  0
  4
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 5th
- Z. Greinke pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 5th
- J. Manship pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- A Callaspo to second on wild pitch by J Manship.
  0
  4
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 6th
- Z. Greinke pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 6th
- J. Manship pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- B. Keppel pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 7th
- Z. Greinke pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 7th
- B. Keppel pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 8th
- J. Soria pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- W Bloomquist in right field.
  1
  4
- M Maier in left field.
  1
  4
- J Anderson in center field.
  1
  4
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 8th
- J. Crain pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 9th
- J. Soria pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- A Casilla ran for O Cabrera.
  1
  4
- 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

7:10 PM, 27 September 2009

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 28,721

Game Time:2:49

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

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

Z. Greinke16-8

F. Liriano5-13

J. Soria29

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Pitch
1 Strike Looking
2 Ball
3 Strike Looking
4 Fly Out