8:10 PM ET, August 8, 2007
Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
W: J. Santana (12-9)
L: O. Perez (6-11)
Game Notes
| ODALIS PEREZ LEFT THE GAME IN THE FOURTH INNING DUE TO AN INJURED LEG. |
Final
Series tied 1-1 (as of 8/8)
| Game 1: Tuesday, August 7 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 1 | Final |
| Kansas City | 5 | |
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| Game 2: Wednesday, August 8 | ||
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| Minnesota | 11 | Final |
| Kansas City | 4 | |
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| Game 3: Thursday, August 9 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 0 | Final |
| Kansas City | 1 | |
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8:10 PM ET, August 8, 2007
Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
W: J. Santana (12-9)
L: O. Perez (6-11)
| Minnesota Twins | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| J Bartlett SS | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .262 | ||
| N Punto 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .210 | ||
| J Mauer DH | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .301 | ||
| M Cuddyer RF | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .287 | ||
| J Morneau 1B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .290 | ||
| T Hunter CF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .294 | ||
| J Kubel LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .247 | ||
| M Redmond C | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .287 | ||
| J Tyner LF-CF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .271 | ||
| A Casilla 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .232 | ||
| Totals | 43 | 11 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 21 | |||
| BATTING 2B: J Morneau 2 (24, R Braun, O Perez); N Punto (13, R Braun); T Hunter (32, J Bale) HR: M Cuddyer (11, 3rd inning off O Perez 1 on, 1 Out); T Hunter (23, 5th inning off R Braun 1 on, 0 Out) RBI: M Cuddyer 3 (61), J Mauer 2 (49), M Redmond (25), T Hunter 3 (79) S: N Punto SF: J Mauer 2-out RBI: M Cuddyer, M Redmond, T Hunter GIDP: M Cuddyer 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: A Casilla 2, J Tyner 1, J Morneau 1, N Punto 1 Team LOB: 10 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: N Punto (8, throw); J Morneau (4, dropped foul ball) DP: 2 (A Casilla-J Bartlett-J Morneau, J Morneau-J Bartlett-J Santana). | ||||||||||
| Minnesota Twins | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| J Santana (W, 15-13) | 6.0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 93-64 | 2.98 | |
| M Guerrier | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15-11 | 1.68 | |
| R Ortiz | 2.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36-22 | 5.18 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 144-97 | ||
| PITCHING Balk: R Ortiz Batters faced: J Santana 27; M Guerrier 4; R Ortiz 10 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Santana 7-5; M Guerrier 1-1; R Ortiz 4-2 Game Scores: J Santana 52 | ||||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| D DeJesus CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .284 | ||
| a-J Gathright PH-CF | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .362 | ||
| M Grudzielanek 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .306 | ||
| J Smith 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .213 | ||
| M Teahen RF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .289 | ||
| B Butler DH | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .294 | ||
| R Gload 1B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .302 | ||
| E German 3B-2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .285 | ||
| E Brown LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .237 | ||
| J Buck C | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .237 | ||
| T Pena SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .275 | ||
| Totals | 39 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 23 | |||
| a-singled to left for D Dejesus in the 7th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: E Brown 2 (11, R Ortiz, J Santana); J Buck (15, R Ortiz) 3B: E German (5, J Santana) RBI: E Brown (43), J Buck 2 (39), M Teahen (49) 2-out RBI: E Brown, J Buck 2 GIDP: M Teahen, D DeJesus Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: T Pena 2, M Grudzielanek 1, M Teahen 1, E Brown 1, B Butler 1 Team LOB: 10 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: E German (8, throw); E Brown (5, bobble) DP: 2 (E German-M Grudzielanek-R Gload, J Bale-E German-T Pena-R Gload). PB: J Buck. Outfield Assist: D DeJesus (M Cuddyer at 2nd base). | ||||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| O Perez (L, 8-11) | 3.0 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 57-35 | 5.87 | |
| R Braun | 2.1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 49-32 | 8.02 | |
| J Peralta | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20-12 | 3.72 | |
| J Bale | 2.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 37-27 | 4.50 | |
| D Riske | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12-7 | 2.34 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 175-113 | ||
| PITCHING Batters faced: O Perez 18; R Braun 13; J Peralta 4; J Bale 10; D Riske 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: O Perez 6-3; R Braun 3-1; J Peralta 1-1; J Bale 5-0; D Riske 1-0 Game Scores: O Perez 26 | ||||||||||
| MIN | KC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | M Cuddyer singled to center, J Bartlett scored, M Cuddyer to second advancing on throw. | 1 | 0 | |
| 3rd | N Punto sacrificed to catcher, A Casilla to third, J Bartlett to second, N Punto safe at third on throwing error by third baseman E German. J Bartlett and A Casilla scored on throwing error by third b | 3 | 0 | |
| 3rd | J Mauer hit sacrifice fly to left, N Punto scored. | 4 | 0 | |
| 3rd | M Cuddyer homered to left center. | 5 | 0 | |
| 3rd | M Redmond singled to center, J Morneau scored. | 6 | 0 | |
| 5th | T Hunter homered to left, J Morneau scored. | 8 | 0 | |
| 6th | T Hunter singled to center, J Mauer scored. | 9 | 0 | |
| 6th | E Brown doubled to deep right, B Butler scored, R Gload to third. | 9 | 1 | |
| 6th | J Buck reached on infield single to shortstop, R Gload scored, E Brown to third. | 9 | 2 | |
| 7th | J Mauer singled to right, J Bartlett scored, N Punto to second. | 10 | 2 | |
| 8th | M Redmond singled to left center, T Hunter to third, T Hunter scored on error by left fielder E Brown. | 11 | 2 | |
| 8th | J Buck doubled to deep right, E Brown scored. | 11 | 3 | |
| 9th | M Teahen singled to center, J Gathright scored. | 11 | 4 | |
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| ODALIS PEREZ LEFT THE GAME IN THE FOURTH INNING DUE TO AN INJURED LEG. |
| Stadium | Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO |
| Attendance | 21,503 (56.7% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:20 |
| Weather | 91 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 14 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Paul Nauert, First Base - Mike Everitt, Second Base - Gerry Davis, Third Base - Brian Gorman |