Twins 9, 
Royals 8
| W: | J. Crain (3-2) |
| L: | J. Peralta (0-2) |
| SV: | J. Nathan (14) |
| Minnesota Twins | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| C Gomez CF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .280 |
| A Casilla 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .282 |
| a-C Monroe PH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .234 |
| M Macri 2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 |
| J Mauer C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .320 |
| J Morneau 1B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .310 |
| M Cuddyer RF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .229 |
| J Kubel DH | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .252 |
| D Young LF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .258 |
| M Lamb 3B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .252 |
| B Harris SS | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .261 |
| Totals | 39 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 7 | |
| a-homered to left for A Casilla in the 9th | ||||||||
| BATTING HR: C Monroe (5, 9th inning off J Peralta 2 on, 2 Out); J Morneau (9, 10th inning off J Peralta 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: C Gomez 2 (20), A Casilla (12), M Lamb 2 (22), C Monroe 3 (18), J Morneau (40) S: B Harris SF: A Casilla 2-out RBI: M Lamb, C Gomez, C Monroe 3 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: C Gomez 1, J Mauer 1 Team LOB: 4 | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: D Young 2 (4, fly ball, throw) DP: 3 (A Casilla-B Harris-J Morneau 2, B Korecky-J Morneau). | ||||||||
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| L Hernandez | 6.0 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 101-67 | 4.60 |
| J Rincon | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19-12 | 4.30 |
| B Korecky | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-7 | 3.48 |
| D Reyes | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 3.00 |
| J Crain (W, 3-2) | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-5 | 3.79 |
| J Nathan (S, 14) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12-9 | 1.66 |
| Totals | 10.0 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 147-101 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: L Hernandez 30; J Rincon 4; B Korecky 4; D Reyes 1; J Crain 2; J Nathan 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: L Hernandez 8-8; J Rincon 1-2; B Korecky 2-1; D Reyes 0-1; J Crain 1-0; J Nathan 1-2 Game Scores: L Hernandez 20 | |||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| D DeJesus RF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .281 |
| a-R Gload PH-RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .243 |
| J Gathright CF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .269 |
| A Gordon 3B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .289 |
| J Guillen LF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .246 |
| M Olivo C | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .311 |
| M Teahen 1B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .251 |
| B Butler DH | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .263 |
| A Callaspo 2B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .278 |
| T Pena SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .160 |
| Totals | 43 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 15 | |
| a-lined out to pitcher for D Dejesus in the 8th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: M Olivo (12, L Hernandez); A Gordon (13, L Hernandez) RBI: J Guillen (36), M Olivo 2 (22), D DeJesus (19), J Gathright (8), A Gordon (22) SF: J Gathright 2-out RBI: J Guillen, M Olivo GIDP: J Guillen, B Butler Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: M Olivo 1, J Guillen 1, M Teahen 2, B Butler 1 Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: J Gathright (14, 2nd base off L Hernandez/J Mauer) | ||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| Z Greinke | 8.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 117-80 | 2.88 |
| R Ramirez | 0.2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20-14 | 3.74 |
| J Peralta (L, 0-2; B, 1) | 1.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17-13 | 6.00 |
| Totals | 10.0 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 154-107 | |
| PITCHING WP: R Ramirez Balk: Z Greinke Batters faced: Z Greinke 31; R Ramirez 6; J Peralta 6 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Z Greinke 7-9; R Ramirez 0-0; J Peralta 2-2 Game Scores: Z Greinke 66 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| MIN | KAN | |||
 | 1st | J Guillen grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, D DeJesus scored, A Gordon out at second, J Gathright to third. | 0 | 1 |
 | 3rd | C Gomez singled to right, D Young scored, M Lamb to third. | 1 | 1 |
| 3rd | A Casilla hit sacrifice fly to center, M Lamb scored. | 2 | 1 |
| 3rd | J Guillen singled to center, J Gathright scored, A Gordon to third. | 2 | 2 |
| 3rd | M Olivo doubled to deep left, A Gordon scored, J Guillen to third. | 2 | 3 |
| 4th | D DeJesus singled to left, B Butler scored, A Callaspo to second, A Callaspo to third, D DeJesus to second on throwing error by left fielder D Young. | 2 | 4 |
| 4th | J Gathright hit sacrifice fly to left, A Callaspo scored. | 2 | 5 |
| 4th | A Gordon safe at second on error by left fielder D Young, D DeJesus scored. | 2 | 6 |
| 7th | M Lamb singled to left center, J Kubel scored, D Young to second. | 3 | 6 |
| 7th | A Gordon hit a ground rule double to deep right, J Gathright scored. | 3 | 7 |
| 7th | M Olivo singled to center, A Gordon scored. | 3 | 8 |
| 9th | M Lamb singled to right, J Kubel scored. | 4 | 8 |
| 9th | C Gomez singled to center, M Lamb scored, B Harris to second. | 5 | 8 |
| 9th | C Monroe homered to left, B Harris and C Gomez scored. | 8 | 8 |
| 10th | J Morneau homered to right. | 9 | 8 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO |
| Attendance | 13,621 (35.7% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:07 |
| Weather | 69 degrees, overcast |
| Wind | 8 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Gary Cederstrom, First Base - Fieldin Culbreth, Second Base - Jim Reynolds, Third Base - Tim Timmons |
MLB Scores
Wednesday, May 28th 2008
| Chi White Sox | 6 | Final |
| Cleveland | 5 |
| Texas | 3 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 5 |
| NY Yankees | 4 | Final |
| Baltimore | 2 |
| Colorado | 1 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 6 |
| Pittsburgh | 1 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 9 |
| Florida | 6 | Final |
| NY Mets | 7 | in 12 |
| LA Dodgers | 1 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 2 | in 10 |
| Atlanta | 0 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 1 |
| Minnesota | 9 | Final |
| Kansas City | 8 | in 10 |
| Houston | 1 | Final |
| St. Louis | 6 |
| San Francisco | 11 | Final |
| Arizona | 3 |
| Detroit | 6 | Final |
| LA Angels | 2 |
| Toronto | 2 | Final |
| Oakland | 1 |
| Washington | 6 | Final |
| San Diego | 4 |
| Boston | 0 | Final |
| Seattle | 1 |