Twins 7, 
Royals 1
| Kansas City Royals | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| M Aviles SS-3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .321 |
| A Callaspo 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .295 |
| D DeJesus CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .295 |
| J Guillen DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .258 |
| M Teahen RF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .246 |
| R Gload 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .270 |
| J Buck C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .220 |
| E German LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .242 |
| J Smith 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .182 |
| a-K Ka'aihue PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .200 |
| T Pena SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .165 |
| Totals | 31 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | |
| a-struck out swinging for J Smith in the 8th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: M Teahen (25, K Slowey); R Gload (17, K Slowey) RBI: D DeJesus (64) SF: D DeJesus GIDP: J Guillen Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: R Gload 2, E German 1, J Smith 1 Team LOB: 5 | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: L Nunez (1, throw) | ||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| K Davies (L, 6-7) | 5.2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 105-65 | 4.70 |
| L Nunez | 0.1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13-7 | 3.63 |
| J Gobble | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19-11 | 10.21 |
| R Tejeda | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14-8 | 4.19 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 151-91 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: K Davies 26; L Nunez 3; J Gobble 4; R Tejeda 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: K Davies 7-7; L Nunez 0-0; J Gobble 1-1; R Tejeda 0-2 Game Scores: K Davies 39 | |||||||||
| Minnesota Twins | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| D Span RF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .302 |
| A Casilla 2B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .300 |
| J Mauer C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .323 |
| J Morneau 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .309 |
| J Kubel DH | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .279 |
| D Young LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .287 |
| B Buscher 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .301 |
| N Punto SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .284 |
| C Gomez CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .253 |
| Totals | 35 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | |
| BATTING 2B: J Kubel (19, K Davies) RBI: C Gomez (43), J Kubel 2 (71), D Young (62), N Punto (26) 2-out RBI: C Gomez, N Punto, J Kubel Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: D Span 2, B Buscher 2 Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: C Gomez (30, 2nd base off K Davies/J Buck) CS: N Punto (7, 2nd base by L Nunez) | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (N Punto-A Casilla-J Morneau). | ||||||||
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| K Slowey (W, 12-9) | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 94-65 | 3.63 |
| B Bonser | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15-13 | 6.06 |
| C Breslow | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15-10 | 2.21 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 124-88 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: K Slowey 25; B Bonser 3; C Breslow 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: K Slowey 9-10; B Bonser 1-0; C Breslow 1-2 Game Scores: K Slowey 66 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| KAN | MIN | |||
 | 1st | D DeJesus hit sacrifice fly to center, M Aviles scored. | 1 | 0 |
 | 2nd | C Gomez singled to center, J Kubel scored, N Punto to third. | 1 | 1 |
| 3rd | J Kubel hit a ground rule double to deep left center, A Casilla scored, J Mauer to third. | 1 | 2 |
| 3rd | D Young grounded out to shortstop, J Mauer scored, J Kubel to third. | 1 | 3 |
| 6th | N Punto singled to left, D Young scored. | 1 | 4 |
| 7th | A Casilla reached on bunt single to pitcher, C Gomez to third, D Span to third, C Gomez and D Span scored, A Casilla to third on throwing error by pitcher L Nunez. | 1 | 6 |
| 7th | J Kubel singled to center, A Casilla scored. | 1 | 7 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Mall of America Field, Minneapolis, MN |
| Attendance | 20,421 (43.8% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:50 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Charlie Reliford, First Base - Brian Runge, Second Base - Chad Fairchild, Third Base - Greg Gibson |
MLB Scores
Wednesday, September 10th 2008
| Oakland | 5 | Final |
| Detroit | 2 |
| Cincinnati | 3 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 4 |
| NY Yankees | 2 | Final |
| LA Angels | 4 |
| Arizona | 3 | Final |
| San Francisco | 4 |
| Florida | 7 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 3 |
| Texas | 7 | Final |
| Seattle | 8 |
| Colorado | 5 | Final |
| Atlanta | 9 |
| Tampa Bay | 4 | Final |
| Boston | 2 | in 14 |
| Cleveland | 7 | Final |
| Baltimore | 1 |
| Washington | 10 | Final |
| NY Mets | 13 |
| Pittsburgh | 4 | Final |
| Houston | 7 |
| Kansas City | 1 | Final |
| Minnesota | 7 |
| Toronto | 5 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 6 |
| Chi Cubs | 4 | Final |
| St. Louis | 3 |
| LA Dodgers | 7 | Final |
| San Diego | 2 |