Minnesota Twins @ Kansas City Royals

AMERICAN LEAGUE - GAME 1

54-78, 29-38 Away

Final

59-72, 29-34 Home


MIN
KC

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

TwinsTop 1st
- W. Smith pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- Pitch
  2
  Ball
  3
  Foul Ball
  4
  Ball
  5
  Pop Out
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 1st
- C. De Vries pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 2nd
- W. Smith pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- C. De Vries pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 3rd
- W. Smith pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- J Willingham stole second.
  1
  0
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- C. De Vries pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 4th
- W. Smith pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 4th
- C. De Vries pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 5th
- W. Smith pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 5th
- C. De Vries pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 6th
- W. Smith pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 6th
- C. De Vries pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 7th
- W. Smith pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- V. Mazzaro pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- J Carroll stole second.
  3
  0
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 7th
- C. De Vries pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- A. Burnett pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 8th
- V. Mazzaro pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 8th
- J. Burton pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- D Mastroianni in right field.
  3
  1
- B Revere in center field.
  3
  1
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 9th
- V. Mazzaro pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 9th
- G. Perkins pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- J Francoeur to second on fielder's indifference.
  3
  1
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Twins
-
Royals
-

Game 1

31/8

Twins
3
Royals
1

Game 1

1/9

Twins
8
Royals
7

Game 2

2/9

Twins
4
Royals
6

Game 3

2/9

Kauffman Stadium

9:10 PM, 1 September 2012

Kansas City, Missouri

Game Time:2:31

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Laz Diaz
First Base Umpire - Mark Ripperger
Second Base Umpire - Paul Schrieber
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

C. De Vries4-5

W. Smith4-7

G. Perkins9

Game Information

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Pitch
2 Ball
3 Foul Ball
4 Ball
5 Pop Out