Twins 8-3 Royals (24 Apr, 2010) Play-by-Play

Kansas City Royals

6-10, 2-5 home


MIN
KC

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

C. Pavano3-1

7.0 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 5 K, 0 BB

G. Meche0-2

3.1 IP, 4 H, 4 ER, 2 K, 5 BB

TwinsTop 1st
- G. Meche pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- Pitch
  1
  Foul Ball
  2
  Foul Ball
  3
  Ball
  4
  Foul Ball
  5
  Ball
  6
  Ball
  7
  Ground Out
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 1st
- C. Pavano pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 2nd
- G. Meche 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
- G. Meche pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- D Span stole second.
  2
  0
- D Span to third on wild pitch by G Meche.
  2
  0
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- C. Pavano pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 4th
- G. Meche pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- O Hudson grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, D Span out at second, B Harris to third, B Harris scored on throwing error by second baseman A Callaspo.
  4
  1
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 1 Error
RoyalsBottom 4th
- C. Pavano pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 5th
- B. Thompson pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 5th
- C. Pavano pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 6th
- D. Hughes pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 6th
- C. Pavano pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 7th
- D. Hughes pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 7th
- C. Pavano pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 8th
- K. Farnsworth pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 8th
- M. Guerrier pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 9th
- R. Tejeda pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- M Cuddyer stole second.
  6
  3
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 9th
- B. Duensing pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors

Twins
8
Royals
3

Game 1

24/4

Twins
9
Royals
7

Game 2

25/4

Twins
3
Royals
4

Game 3

25/4

Kauffman Stadium

1:10 AM, 24 April 2010

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 16,605

Game Time:2:53

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Scott Barry
First Base Umpire - Gerry Davis
Second Base Umpire - Brian Knight
Third Base Umpire - Greg Gibson

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

C. Pavano3-1

G. Meche0-2

Game Information

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Pitch
1 Foul Ball
2 Foul Ball
3 Ball
4 Foul Ball
5 Ball
6 Ball
7 Ground Out