Kansas City Royals @ Minnesota Twins

5-7, 3-3 Away

Final

9-4, 4-2 Home


KC
MIN

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	3	10	16	2
2	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	5	8	0

RoyalsTop 1st
- C. Pavano pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- Pitch
  1
  Strike Looking
  2
  Fly Out
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 1st
- L. Hochevar pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 2nd
- C. Pavano pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 2nd
- L. Hochevar pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 3rd
- C. Pavano pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- S Podsednik stole second.
  1
  2
- J Kendall stole second.
  6
  2
- 6 Runs, 7 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 3rd
- L. Hochevar pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- M Cuddyer safe at first on throwing error by third baseman A Gordon, J Mauer to second.
  6
  2
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error
RoyalsTop 4th
- C. Pavano pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- 1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 4th
- L. Hochevar pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 5th
- A. Burnett pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 5th
- L. Hochevar pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 6th
- A. Burnett pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 6th
- L. Hochevar pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 7th
- R. Mahay pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- J Guillen to second on wild pitch by R Mahay.
  7
  3
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 7th
- D. Hughes pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- J Kubel grounded into fielder's choice to first, O Hudson scored, J Morneau to third, M Cuddyer safe at second on error by shortstop Y Betancourt.
  7
  4
- 2 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error
RoyalsTop 8th
- R. Mahay pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 8th
- J. Rupe pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 9th
- J. Crain pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- W Bloomquist stole second.
  7
  5
- 3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 9th
- J. Soria pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Royals
3
Twins
10

Game 1

17/4

Royals
5
Twins
6

Game 2

17/4

Royals
10
Twins
5

Game 3

18/4

Target Field

7:10 PM, 18 April 2010

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Attendance: 38,544

Game Time:3:10

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Chad Fairchild
First Base Umpire - Mike Reilly
Second Base Umpire - Eric Cooper
Third Base Umpire - Bill Miller

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

L. Hochevar2-0

C. Pavano2-1

J. Soria3

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Pitch
1 Strike Looking
2 Fly Out