Minnesota Twins @ Kansas City Royals

20-37, 14-22 Away

Final

25-33, 19-17 Home


MIN
KC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	1	0	0	2	3	0	1	7	13	0
0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	8	1

N. Blackburn5-4

5.0 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 2 K, 1 BB

L. Hochevar3-6

6.0 IP, 11 H, 6 ER, 2 K, 0 BB

TwinsTop 1st
- L. Hochevar pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- Pitch
  1
  Strike Looking
  2
  Ball
  3
  Ground Out
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 1st
- N. Blackburn pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 2nd
- L. Hochevar pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- N. Blackburn pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 3rd
- L. Hochevar pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- N. Blackburn pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 4th
- L. Hochevar pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 4th
- N. Blackburn pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 5th
- L. Hochevar pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 5th
- N. Blackburn pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 6th
- L. Hochevar pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 6th
- A. Slama pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- M Aviles stole second.
  3
  2
- M Aviles to third on wild pitch by A Slama.
  3
  2
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 7th
- L. Hochevar pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- MIN
  KC
- 3 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 7th
- P. Dumatrait pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- MIN
  KC
- M Cabrera stole second.
  6
  2
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 8th
- J. Soria pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- M Tolbert safe at first on throwing error by shortstop A Escobar.
  6
  2
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error
RoyalsBottom 8th
- J. Hoey pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 9th
- A. Crow pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 9th
- J. Mijares pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- M Cabrera to second on fielder's indifference.
  7
  2
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors

Twins
8
Royals
2

Game 1

3/6

Twins
5
Royals
2

Game 2

4/6

Twins
7
Royals
2

Game 3

5/6

Twins
6
Royals
0

Game 4

5/6

Kauffman Stadium

12:10 AM, 5 June 2011

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 27,861

Game Time:2:58

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Chris Guccione
First Base Umpire - Cory Blaser
Second Base Umpire - Mike Winters
Third Base Umpire - Mike Everitt

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

N. Blackburn5-4

L. Hochevar3-6

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Pitch
1 Strike Looking
2 Ball
3 Ground Out