Kansas City Royals @ Minnesota Twins

37-40, 18-21 Away

Final

35-41, 20-18 Home


KC
MIN

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
3	1	2	0	1	0	2	0	0	9	11	0
0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	3	10	0

J. Shields3-6

6.1 IP, 8 H, 3 ER, 5 K, 0 BB

P.J. Walters2-4

3.0 IP, 6 H, 6 ER, 1 K, 1 BB

RoyalsTop 1st
- P.J. Walters pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- Pitch
  2
  Ball
  3
  Ground Out
- 3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 1st
- J. Shields pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 2nd
- P.J. Walters pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 2nd
- J. Shields pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 3rd
- P.J. Walters pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 3rd
- J. Shields pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 4th
- A. Swarzak pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 4th
- J. Shields pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- 2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 5th
- A. Swarzak pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- 1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 5th
- J. Shields pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 6th
- A. Swarzak pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 6th
- J. Shields pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 7th
- A. Swarzak pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 7th
- J. Shields pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- T. Collins pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 8th
- J. Roenicke pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 8th
- B. Chen pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- A. Crow pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 9th
- C. Thielbar pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 9th
- J. Gutierrez pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Royals
1
Twins
3

Game 1

28/6

Royals
9
Twins
3

Game 2

29/6

Royals
2
Twins
6

Game 3

29/6

Royals
9
Twins
8

Game 4

30/6

Target Field

1:10 AM, 29 June 2013

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Attendance: 28,916

Game Time:2:55

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Chris Guccione
First Base Umpire - Ron Kulpa
Second Base Umpire - Tom Hallion
Third Base Umpire - Phil Cuzzi

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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J. Shields3-6

P.J. Walters2-4

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Pitch
2 Ball
3 Ground Out