Final
Minnesota leads 2-0 (as of 9/11)
| Game 1: Monday, September 10 | ||
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| Minnesota | 4 | Final |
| Kansas City | 2 | |
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| Game 2: Tuesday, September 11 | ||
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| Minnesota | 6 | Final |
| Kansas City | 3 | |
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| Game 3: Wednesday, September 12 | ||
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| Minnesota | 3 | Final |
| Kansas City | 6 | |
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8:10 PM ET, September 11, 2007
Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
| Minnesota Twins | ||||||||||
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| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| J Bartlett SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .275 | ||
| J Kubel DH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .268 | ||
| J Mauer C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .294 | ||
| T Hunter CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .291 | ||
| J Morneau 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .282 | ||
| M Cuddyer RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .275 | ||
| J Tyner LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .294 | ||
| L Rodriguez 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .216 | ||
| N Punto 3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .199 | ||
| A Casilla 2B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 | ||
| Totals | 34 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 16 | |||
| BATTING 2B: J Mauer 2 (26, K Davies, J Gobble); J Morneau (31, L Nunez) RBI: T Hunter (100), J Morneau (105), J Mauer (54), J Bartlett (41) SF: J Mauer, J Morneau GIDP: J Tyner, J Kubel Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: L Rodriguez 1, J Morneau 1, T Hunter 1 Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: A Casilla (11, 2nd base off L Nunez/J Buck) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: A Casilla (8, ground ball) DP: 1 (A Casilla-J Bartlett-J Morneau). | ||||||||||
| Minnesota Twins | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| S Baker (W, 9-9) | 5.2 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 85-55 | 4.17 | |
| J Rincon (H, 14) | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20-10 | 5.53 | |
| P Neshek (H, 15) | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12-5 | 2.75 | |
| M Guerrier (H, 14) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9-4 | 2.34 | |
| J Nathan (S, 37) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15-9 | 1.96 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 141-83 | ||
| PITCHING IBB: A Gordon (By S Baker) Batters faced: S Baker 29; J Rincon 4; P Neshek 2; M Guerrier 4; J Nathan 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: S Baker 6-7; J Rincon 1-1; P Neshek 2-0; M Guerrier 1-2; J Nathan 2-1 Game Scores: S Baker 40 | ||||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | ||||||||||
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| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| D DeJesus CF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .267 | ||
| M Grudzielanek 2B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .301 | ||
| M Teahen RF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .285 | ||
| M Sweeney DH | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .263 | ||
| A Gordon 3B | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .258 | ||
| B Butler 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .296 | ||
| E German PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .268 | ||
| J Buck C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .234 | ||
| b-S Costa PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .223 | ||
| J Gathright LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .320 | ||
| J LaRue C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .146 | ||
| a-R Gload PH-1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .296 | ||
| T Pena SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .256 | ||
| Totals | 39 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 22 | |||
| a-grounded to shortstop for J Larue in the 7th b-grounded to first for J Buck in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: A Gordon 2 (33, J Nathan, S Baker); M Grudzielanek (30, S Baker); M Teahen (26, S Baker) RBI: B Butler (45), J LaRue (13), M Teahen (55) S: J LaRue 2-out RBI: J LaRue GIDP: R Gload Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Gathright 2, D DeJesus 1, M Grudzielanek 2, M Teahen 1 Team LOB: 13 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: B Butler (3, ground ball); J Gathright (4, bobble) DP: 2 (M Grudzielanek-T Pena-B Butler, R Gload-T Pena-J Gobble). | ||||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | ||||||||||
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| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| K Davies (L, 3-7) | 5.0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 98-61 | 5.65 | |
| J Bale | 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 31-21 | 4.19 | |
| L Nunez | 1.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20-12 | 4.63 | |
| J Gobble | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-4 | 3.19 | |
| R Braun | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9-3 | 7.08 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 164-101 | ||
| PITCHING Batters faced: K Davies 22; J Bale 8; L Nunez 7; J Gobble 2; R Braun 2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: K Davies 6-5; J Bale 1-2; L Nunez 2-2; J Gobble 2-0; R Braun 1-0 Game Scores: K Davies 48 | ||||||||||
| MIN | KC | |||
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| 1st | J Mauer safe at first on error by first baseman B Butler, J Bartlett scored. | 1 | 0 | |
| 2nd | B Butler grounded out to second, M Sweeney scored, A Gordon to third. | 1 | 1 | |
| 2nd | J LaRue singled to left, A Gordon scored. | 1 | 2 | |
| 5th | M Teahen doubled to deep center, M Grudzielanek scored. | 1 | 3 | |
| 6th | T Hunter singled to left, J Kubel and J Mauer scored, T Hunter to third on error by left fielder J Gathright. | 3 | 3 | |
| 6th | J Morneau hit sacrifice fly to right, T Hunter scored. | 4 | 3 | |
| 7th | J Mauer hit sacrifice fly to center, A Casilla scored, J Bartlett to third. | 5 | 3 | |
| 9th | J Bartlett singled to center, A Casilla scored. | 6 | 3 | |
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| Stadium | Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO |
| Attendance | 12,891 (34% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:20 |
| Weather | 75 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 7 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Larry Poncino, First Base - Brian Knight, Second Base - Jerry Meals, Third Base - Gary Darling |
