Twins 7, 
Royals 2
| W: | N. Blackburn (10-8) |
| L: | B. Bannister (7-15) |
| Kansas City Royals | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| D DeJesus CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .297 |
| M Aviles SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .322 |
| J Guillen RF | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .258 |
| B Butler DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .276 |
| M Teahen 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .243 |
| M Olivo C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .256 |
| R Shealy 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .231 |
| R Gload LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .270 |
| A Callaspo 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .296 |
| Totals | 31 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | |
| BATTING 2B: J Guillen (36, N Blackburn) HR: M Olivo (12, 2nd inning off N Blackburn 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: M Olivo (37), J Guillen (87) 2-out RBI: J Guillen GIDP: R Gload, B Butler Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Guillen 1, B Butler 1 Team LOB: 4 | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (M Aviles-A Callaspo-R Shealy). | ||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| B Bannister (L, 7-15) | 3.2 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 93-64 | 5.81 |
| J Bale | 1.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22-13 | 6.05 |
| J Gobble | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13-9 | 10.46 |
| K Wells | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19-13 | 6.00 |
| D Lowery | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12-8 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 159-107 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: B Bannister 22; J Bale 6; J Gobble 3; K Wells 3; D Lowery 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B Bannister 5-4; J Bale 4-0; J Gobble 1-0; K Wells 0-1; D Lowery 0-2 Game Scores: B Bannister 14 | |||||||||
| Minnesota Twins | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| D Span RF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .306 |
| A Casilla 2B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .294 |
| J Mauer C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .324 |
| J Morneau 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .311 |
| J Kubel DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .275 |
| D Young LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .286 |
| B Buscher 3B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .306 |
| N Punto SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .285 |
| C Gomez CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .251 |
| Totals | 33 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 7 | |
| BATTING 2B: D Span (14, B Bannister); N Punto (18, B Bannister); B Buscher (9, B Bannister) 3B: C Gomez (5, J Bale) HR: J Morneau (23, 4th inning off B Bannister 1 on, 2 Out) RBI: J Mauer 2 (73), C Gomez (42), D Span (36), B Buscher (45), J Morneau 2 (119) S: A Casilla SF: C Gomez, J Mauer 2-out RBI: D Span, B Buscher, J Morneau 2 GIDP: N Punto Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Mauer 1, D Span 1, N Punto 1 Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: A Casilla (10, throw) DP: 2 (A Casilla-N Punto-J Morneau, B Buscher-A Casilla-J Morneau). | ||||||||
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| N Blackburn (W, 10-8) | 7.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 97-70 | 3.67 |
| D Reyes | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11-3 | 2.47 |
| J Crain | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12-11 | 3.90 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 120-84 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: N Blackburn 25; D Reyes 4; J Crain 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: N Blackburn 13-5; D Reyes 2-0; J Crain 0-3 Game Scores: N Blackburn 61 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| KAN | MIN | |||
 | 1st | J Mauer grounded out to first, D Span scored. | 0 | 1 |
 | 2nd | M Olivo homered to left center. | 1 | 1 |
| 2nd | C Gomez hit sacrifice fly to left, B Buscher scored. | 1 | 2 |
| 2nd | D Span singled to center, N Punto scored, D Span to second advancing on throw. | 1 | 3 |
| 3rd | J Guillen doubled to deep right, D DeJesus scored. | 2 | 3 |
| 3rd | B Buscher doubled to deep center, D Young scored. | 2 | 4 |
| 4th | J Mauer hit sacrifice fly to left, D Span scored. | 2 | 5 |
| 4th | J Morneau homered to right, A Casilla scored. | 2 | 7 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Mall of America Field, Minneapolis, MN |
| Attendance | 17,015 (36.5% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:35 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Greg Gibson, First Base - Charlie Reliford, Second Base - Brian Runge, Third Base - Chad Fairchild |
MLB Scores
Tuesday, September 9th 2008
| Toronto | 3 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 1 |
| Colorado | 4 | Final |
| Atlanta | 5 | in 10 |
| Cleveland | 6 | Final |
| Baltimore | 1 |
| Tampa Bay | 5 | Final |
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| Oakland | 3 | Final |
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| Florida | 10 | Final |
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| Houston | 9 |
| Kansas City | 2 | Final |
| Minnesota | 7 |
| Toronto | 8 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 2 |
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| Arizona | 4 | Final |
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