Twins 4, 
Royals 3
| W: | J. Crain (2-2) |
| L: | L. Nunez (3-1) |
| SV: | M. Guerrier (1) |
| Minnesota Twins | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| C Gomez CF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .277 |
| A Casilla 2B | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .306 |
| J Mauer C | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .329 |
| J Morneau 1B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .313 |
| M Cuddyer RF | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .237 |
| J Kubel DH | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .247 |
| D Young LF | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .262 |
| M Lamb 3B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .238 |
| B Harris SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .253 |
| Totals | 46 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 21 | |
| BATTING 2B: B Harris (8, J Gobble) RBI: M Cuddyer 2 (18), J Kubel (26), A Casilla (11) GIDP: J Kubel, D Young Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: A Casilla 1, J Mauer 1, D Young 2, M Cuddyer 2 Team LOB: 12 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: A Casilla (1, 2nd base off R Mahay/J Buck) | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 2 (B Harris-A Casilla-J Morneau, M Lamb-J Morneau). | ||||||||
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| N Blackburn | 8.1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 92-75 | 3.39 |
| J Nathan (B, 1) | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10-7 | 1.74 |
| D Reyes | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12-8 | 3.07 |
| J Crain (W, 2-2) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12-10 | 3.86 |
| M Guerrier (S, 1) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15-13 | 3.34 |
| Totals | 12.0 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 141-113 | |
| PITCHING HBP: A Gordon (By N Blackburn); D DeJesus (By D Reyes) Batters faced: N Blackburn 32; J Nathan 3; D Reyes 4; J Crain 4; M Guerrier 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: N Blackburn 10-10; J Nathan 1-0; D Reyes 2-0; J Crain 2-0; M Guerrier 1-1 Game Scores: N Blackburn 63 | |||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| D DeJesus RF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .275 |
| J Gathright CF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .254 |
| A Gordon 3B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .281 |
| J Guillen LF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .242 |
| M Olivo DH | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .307 |
| M Teahen 1B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .253 |
| J Buck C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .248 |
| E German 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .132 |
| a-A Callaspo PH-2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .269 |
| T Pena SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .164 |
| b-B Butler PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .265 |
| R Gload PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .245 |
| Totals | 44 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 18 | |
| a-singled to right for E German in the 8th b-singled to center for T Pena in the 12th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: M Teahen (7, N Blackburn) HR: M Teahen (3, 9th inning off J Nathan 2 on, 1 Out) RBI: M Teahen 3 (16) S: J Gathright GIDP: J Buck Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: A Gordon 1, J Gathright 1, J Buck 1 Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 2 (M Teahen-T Pena-B Bannister, A Callaspo-M Teahen). | ||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| B Bannister | 5.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 111-72 | 4.97 |
| R Mahay | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17-12 | 2.74 |
| J Gobble | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 33-20 | 4.80 |
| J Soria | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 31-21 | 0.84 |
| L Nunez (L, 3-1) | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23-13 | 1.71 |
| Totals | 12.0 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 215-138 | |
| PITCHING HBP: B Harris (By J Soria) Batters faced: B Bannister 23; R Mahay 7; J Gobble 8; J Soria 8; L Nunez 6 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B Bannister 10-2; R Mahay 1-5; J Gobble 1-4; J Soria 1-3; L Nunez 2-1 Game Scores: B Bannister 42 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| MIN | KAN | |||
 | 4th | M Cuddyer singled to center, J Mauer scored, J Morneau to third. | 1 | 0 |
| 4th | J Kubel grounded out to second, J Morneau scored, M Cuddyer to second. | 2 | 0 |
| 5th | A Casilla singled to center, B Harris scored, C Gomez to third, A Casilla to second advancing on throw. | 3 | 0 |
 | 9th | M Teahen inside-the-park home run to left, A Gordon and M Olivo scored. | 3 | 3 |
| 12th | M Cuddyer singled to right, J Mauer scored, J Morneau to third. | 4 | 3 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO |
| Attendance | 17,191 (45% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:42 |
| Weather | 67 degrees, overcast |
| Wind | 20 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Tim Timmons, First Base - Gary Cederstrom, Second Base - Fieldin Culbreth, Third Base - Jim Reynolds |
MLB Scores
Tuesday, May 27th 2008
| LA Dodgers | 1 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 3 |
| NY Yankees | 9 | Final |
| Baltimore | 10 | in 11 |
| Chi White Sox | 2 | Final |
| Cleveland | 8 |
| Colorado | 4 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 7 |
| Pittsburgh | 6 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 9 |
| Florida | 3 | Final |
| NY Mets | 5 |
| Texas | 12 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 6 |
| Atlanta | 2 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 3 |
| Minnesota | 4 | Final |
| Kansas City | 3 | in 12 |
| Houston | 8 | Final |
| St. Louis | 2 |
| San Francisco | 6 | Final |
| Arizona | 3 |
| Detroit | 2 | Final |
| LA Angels | 3 |
| Toronto | 1 | Final |
| Oakland | 3 |
| Washington | 2 | Final |
| San Diego | 4 |
| Boston | 3 | Final |
| Seattle | 4 |
