Minnesota Twins vs. Kansas City Royals - Box Score - April 28, 2005 - ESPN

Scores for Apr 28, 2005

Final in 11

Series: Game 3 of 3

Minnesota won 3-0

Game 1: Tuesday, April 26
Minnesota	2	Final
Kansas City	1	Final
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Game 2: Wednesday, April 27
Minnesota	9	Final
Kansas City	4	Final
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Game 3: Thursday, April 28
Minnesota	6	Final in 11
Kansas City	5	Final in 11
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Twins 6

(13-8, 7-6 away)

Royals 5

(5-17, 2-12 home)

2:10 PM ET, April 28, 2005

Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

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

W: J. Crain (1-0)

L: M. Wood (0-2)

Minnesota Twins
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
S Stewart LF	5	1	2	0	1	0	0	.264
J Bartlett SS	5	1	1	0	1	1	3	.258
L Ford CF	5	2	2	2	0	0	2	.282
J Morneau 1B	5	1	4	2	0	0	0	.394
L Rivas PR-2B	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.195
T Hunter DH	2	0	0	1	2	2	3	.237
J Jones RF	4	0	0	0	1	2	4	.365
J Castro 3B	4	0	1	1	0	1	0	.261
a-M LeCroy PH-1B	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.308
C Miller C	4	0	0	0	0	1	2	.000
b-J Mauer PH-C	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.290
N Punto 2B-3B	4	0	0	0	0	3	0	.235
Totals	40	6	10	6	6	10	17
a-grounded to shortstop for J Castro in the 10th b-walked for C Miller in the 11th
BATTING 2B: J Castro (2, R Hernandez); L Ford (3, R Hernandez) RBI: J Morneau 2 (8), T Hunter (17), J Castro (2), L Ford 2 (12) S: N Punto SF: T Hunter 2-out RBI: J Castro, L Ford 2, J Morneau Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: M LeCroy 1, J Jones 1, L Rivas 1, C Miller 2, T Hunter 1 Team LOB: 10
BASERUNNING Picked Off: L Rivas (2nd base by J Buck)
FIELDING E: J Castro (1, catch) DP: 1 (J Bartlett-N Punto-J Morneau). PB: C Miller.

Minnesota Twins
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
K Lohse	4.0	5	3	3	1	3	0	75-42	6.65
M Guerrier	2.1	1	0	0	1	0	0	24-15	3.37
J Romero (H, 12)	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	10-5	1.04
J Rincon (H, 25)	1.1	1	1	1	1	2	0	27-13	2.61
J Nathan (B, 5)	1.0	1	1	0	0	1	0	20-14	0.00
J Crain (W, 12-5)	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	29-21	0.00
Totals	11.0	10	5	4	4	6	0	185-110
PITCHING WP: K Lohse; J Rincon 2 IBB: M Sweeney (By M Guerrier) Batters faced: K Lohse 19; M Guerrier 8; J Romero 2; J Rincon 6; J Nathan 4; J Crain 8 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: K Lohse 5-4; M Guerrier 3-3; J Romero 0-1; J Rincon 1-1; J Nathan 1-1; J Crain 2-4 Game Scores: K Lohse 42

Kansas City Royals
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
D DeJesus CF	5	1	2	2	0	0	0	.321
R Gotay 2B	6	0	0	0	0	3	4	.234
M Sweeney DH	3	0	1	1	1	0	2	.295
K Harvey 1B	5	1	2	0	0	1	3	.400
J McEwing PR-3B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.370
M Stairs RF	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	.255
E Marrero PR-RF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.152
T Graffanino 3B-1B	3	0	0	0	2	1	2	.214
T Long LF	5	0	1	0	0	0	4	.246
J Buck C	5	1	1	0	0	1	4	.197
A Berroa SS	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	.235
Totals	38	5	10	3	4	6	19
BATTING 2B: M Sweeney (7, K Lohse); A Berroa (4, J Nathan) 3B: D DeJesus (3, K Lohse) RBI: D DeJesus 2 (9), M Sweeney (17) S: E Marrero, D DeJesus SF: M Sweeney GIDP: T Long Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: M Sweeney 1, K Harvey 2, J Buck 2 Team LOB: 9
BASERUNNING CS: M Stairs (2, 2nd base by M Guerrier/C Miller)
FIELDING E: T Graffanino (4, throw) DP: 1 (D DeJesus-A Berroa). Outfield Assist: D DeJesus (S Stewart at 2nd base).

Kansas City Royals
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
R Hernandez	6.2	7	5	5	2	6	0	109-72	5.06
A Sisco	1.1	1	0	0	1	2	0	22-12	1.12
A Burgos	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15-9	3.37
J Cerda	0.2	1	0	0	1	1	0	12-5	8.44
M Wood (L, 5-8)	1.1	1	1	1	2	1	0	27-13	5.02
Totals	11.0	10	6	6	6	10	0	185-111
PITCHING WP: J Cerda IBB: T Hunter (By A Sisco); S Stewart (By M Wood) HBP: L Ford (By R Hernandez) Batters faced: R Hernandez 30; A Sisco 6; A Burgos 3; J Cerda 3; M Wood 7 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: R Hernandez 6-7; A Sisco 2-0; A Burgos 3-0; J Cerda 0-0; M Wood 3-0 Game Scores: R Hernandez 44

Scoring Summary

			MIN	KC
	1st	J Morneau singled to center, J Bartlett scored, L Ford to third.	1	0
	1st	T Hunter hit sacrifice fly to left, L Ford scored.	2	0
	1st	J Castro doubled to left, J Morneau scored, J Jones to third.	3	0
	3rd	D DeJesus tripled to deep right, J Buck and A Berroa scored.	3	2
	3rd	M Sweeney hit sacrifice fly to left, D DeJesus scored.	3	3
	7th	L Ford doubled to deep left, S Stewart scored.	4	3
	7th	J Morneau singled to left, L Ford scored, J Morneau to second advancing on throw.	5	3
	8th	K Harvey scored, E Marrero to second on wild pitch by J Rincon.	5	4
	9th	D DeJesus flied out to center, A Berroa scored on error by third baseman J Castro.	5	5
	11th	L Ford singled to left, J Mauer scored, S Stewart to second.	6	5
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Game Notes

MINNESOTA'S KYLE LOHSE LEFT THE GAME IN THE FIFTH INNING DUE TO STIFFNESS IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.
MINNESOTA STARTER KYLE LOHSE LEFT THE GAME IN THE BOTTOM OF THE FIFTH INNING DUE TO AN UNDISCLOSED INJURY.