Royals 4-1 Twins (27 Sep, 2009) Play-by-Play

Kansas City Royals

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	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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Minnesota Twins

Kansas City Royals

Z. Greinke16-8

F. Liriano5-13

J. Soria29

Game Information

2024 American League Central Standings

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