Twins 2, 
Royals 1
| W: | J. Santana (4-0) |
| L: | A. Burgos (0-1) |
| SV: | J. Nathan (6) |
| Minnesota Twins | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| L Ford LF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .273 |
| N Punto SS-2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .192 |
| J Mauer C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .305 |
| J Morneau 1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .391 |
| T Hunter CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .257 |
| J Jones RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .393 |
| M LeCroy DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .319 |
| J Bartlett PR-DH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| M Cuddyer 3B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .194 |
| L Rivas 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .200 |
| a-S Stewart PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .256 |
| J Castro PR-SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .263 |
| Totals | 34 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 13 | |
| a-grounded into fielder's choice to third for L Rivas in the 9th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: J Jones (6, J Lima) RBI: J Morneau (6), L Ford (10) 2-out RBI: J Morneau, L Ford Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: M LeCroy 2, J Mauer 2, M Cuddyer 1, T Hunter 1 Team LOB: 10 | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: M Cuddyer (5, throw); J Morneau (1, throw) | ||||||||
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Santana (W, 16-7) | 8.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 114-77 | 3.55 |
| J Nathan (S, 43) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18-12 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 132-89 | |
| PITCHING IBB: M Sweeney (By J Santana) Batters faced: J Santana 31; J Nathan 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Santana 5-11; J Nathan 0-2 Game Scores: J Santana 75 | |||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| J McEwing 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .417 |
| T Graffanino 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .226 |
| M Sweeney DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .296 |
| E Marrero 1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .156 |
| A Berroa SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .218 |
| E Brown RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .173 |
| a-M Stairs PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .268 |
| T Long CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .259 |
| A Castillo C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .235 |
| M Diaz LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 |
| Totals | 33 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 10 | |
| a-lined out to right for E Brown in the 9th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: E Marrero (2, J Santana) RBI: M Diaz (1) Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: E Marrero 1, E Brown 1, T Graffanino 2 Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: M Diaz (1, 2nd base by J Santana) | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: J McEwing (3, throw) | ||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Lima | 7.2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 117-78 | 6.07 |
| A Sisco | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8-6 | 1.23 |
| A Burgos (L, 3-5) | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 25-14 | 5.40 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 150-98 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: J Lima 31; A Sisco 2; A Burgos 6 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Lima 8-11; A Sisco 1-0; A Burgos 2-0 Game Scores: J Lima 66 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| MIN | KAN | |||
 | 1st | J Morneau singled to left, N Punto scored. | 1 | 0 |
 | 5th | M Diaz singled to right, T Long scored. | 1 | 1 |
| 9th | L Ford singled to right center, M Cuddyer scored, J Castro to second. | 2 | 1 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO |
| Attendance | 10,133 (26.5% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:40 |
| Weather | 51 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 13 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Paul Emmel, First Base - Tony Randazzo, Second Base - Ed Montague, Third Base - Jerry Layne |
MLB Scores
Tuesday, April 26th 2005
| Baltimore | 11 | Final |
| Boston | 8 |
| Detroit | 0 | Delayed |
| Cleveland | 0 |
| LA Angels | 4 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 12 |
| Philadelphia | 1 | Final |
| Washington | 3 |
| Houston | Postponed | |
| Pittsburgh |
| Tampa Bay | 5 | Final |
| Toronto | 7 |
| Atlanta | 4 | Final |
| NY Mets | 3 |
| Seattle | 7 | Final |
| Texas | 4 |
| Cincinnati | 11 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 9 |
| Minnesota | 2 | Final |
| Kansas City | 1 |
| Milwaukee | 3 | Final |
| St. Louis | 5 |
| Florida | 9 | Final |
| Colorado | 3 |
| Chi White Sox | 7 | Final |
| Oakland | 9 |
| Arizona | 3 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 2 |
| San Diego | 5 | Final |
| San Francisco | 6 |