Royals 1, 
Twins 0
| W: | M. MacDougal (3-4) |
| L: | M. Guerrier (0-3) |
| Minnesota Twins | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| M Ryan LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .245 |
| N Punto 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .242 |
| J Mauer DH-C | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .305 |
| J Jones RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .255 |
| L Ford CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .260 |
| J Morneau 1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .239 |
| T Tiffee 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .210 |
| M Redmond C | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .294 |
| B Abernathy PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .245 |
| M Guerrier P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| T Mulholland P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| J Bartlett SS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .274 |
| Totals | 33 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 21 | |
| BATTING 2B: N Punto (16, M Wood); J Bartlett (9, M MacDougal) S: M Ryan GIDP: J Jones 2, M Redmond Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: M Ryan 1, J Mauer 1, J Jones 2, M Redmond 1, J Morneau 1 Team LOB: 10 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: M Ryan (2, 2nd base by A Sisco) | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: T Tiffee (6, ground ball) | ||||||||
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| K Lohse | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 96-59 | 4.13 |
| J Rincon | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14-9 | 2.42 |
| M Guerrier (L, 0-3) | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7-5 | 3.71 |
| T Mulholland | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5-4 | 4.94 |
| Totals | 8.1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 122-77 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: K Lohse 25; J Rincon 3; M Guerrier 2; T Mulholland 2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: K Lohse 11-8; J Rincon 2-1; M Guerrier 0-0; T Mulholland 0-0 Game Scores: K Lohse 72 | |||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| A Guiel CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .091 |
| D Hocking 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .231 |
| T Long LF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 |
| C Ambres LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .247 |
| M Stairs DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .263 |
| E Brown RF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .285 |
| M Teahen 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .230 |
| A Berroa SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .258 |
| P Phillips C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .258 |
| J McEwing 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .247 |
| Totals | 30 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | |
| BATTING 2B: P Phillips (1, K Lohse) RBI: E Brown (63) S: J McEwing Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: C Ambres 1 Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: A Sisco (1, throw) | ||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| M Wood | 6.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 81-47 | 3.84 |
| A Sisco | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28-18 | 2.33 |
| M MacDougal (W, 5-6) | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17-13 | 3.60 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 126-78 | |
| PITCHING HBP: L Ford (By M Wood) Batters faced: M Wood 26; A Sisco 7; M MacDougal 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: M Wood 11-3; A Sisco 2-2; M MacDougal 1-0 Game Scores: M Wood 57 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| MIN | KAN | |||
 | 9th | E Brown singled to left, D Hocking scored, C Ambres to second. | 0 | 1 |
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| Game Notes |
| KANSAS CITY'S TERRENCE LONG LEFT THE GAME IN THE FIFTH INNING WITH AN APPARENT INJURY TO HIS RIGHT FOOT. |
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO |
| Attendance | 12,963 (34% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:32 |
| Weather | 85 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 8 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Brian Runge, First Base - Tom Hallion, Second Base - Greg Gibson, Third Base - Angel Hernandez |
MLB Scores
Wednesday, August 31st 2005
| Pittsburgh | 5 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 6 |
| Chi White Sox | 2 | Final |
| Texas | 9 |
| Minnesota | 0 | Final |
| Kansas City | 1 |
| LA Dodgers | 7 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 0 |
| Arizona | 5 | Final |
| San Diego | 9 |
| Colorado | 3 | Final |
| San Francisco | 5 |
| Washington | 3 | Final |
| Atlanta | 5 |
| Tampa Bay | 6 | Final |
| Boston | 7 |
| Detroit | 4 | Final |
| Cleveland | 3 |
| St. Louis | 10 | Final |
| Florida | 5 |
| Baltimore | 7 | Final |
| Toronto | 0 |
| Philadelphia | 8 | Final |
| NY Mets | 2 |
| Cincinnati | 0 | Final |
| Houston | 10 |
| Washington | 4 | Final |
| Atlanta | 3 |
| Oakland | 1 | Final |
| LA Angels | 2 |
| NY Yankees | 2 | Final |
| Seattle | 0 |