Royals 3, 
Twins 2
| W: | R. Ramirez (3-2) |
| L: | M. Guerrier (6-8) |
| SV: | J. Soria (36) |
| Kansas City Royals | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| D DeJesus CF-LF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .296 |
| M Aviles SS | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .319 |
| J Guillen RF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .259 |
| B Butler DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .274 |
| M Olivo C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .256 |
| R Shealy 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .176 |
| R Gload 1B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .270 |
| E German LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .244 |
| J Gathright CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .246 |
| M Teahen 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .246 |
| A Callaspo 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .294 |
| J Smith PR-2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .182 |
| Totals | 39 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 12 | |
| BATTING 2B: M Olivo (20, F Liriano); E German (14, F Liriano); J Guillen (37, F Liriano) 3B: M Aviles (4, F Liriano) RBI: E German (22), J Guillen (88), D DeJesus (65) Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: M Olivo 1, A Callaspo 1, J Guillen 1 Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: E German (6, fly ball) DP: 2 (A Callaspo-R Shealy, R Mahay-M Teahen-R Shealy). | ||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| B Duckworth | 5.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 85-55 | 5.85 |
| R Mahay | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22-14 | 2.80 |
| J Bale | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9-8 | 5.66 |
| R Ramirez (W, 3-2) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13-8 | 2.69 |
| J Soria (S, 36) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16-11 | 1.74 |
| Totals | 10.0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 145-96 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: B Duckworth 22; R Mahay 6; J Bale 5; R Ramirez 3; J Soria 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B Duckworth 7-2; R Mahay 3-1; J Bale 2-2; R Ramirez 0-1; J Soria 2-0 Game Scores: B Duckworth 48 | |||||||||
| Minnesota Twins | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| D Span RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .305 |
| A Casilla 2B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .295 |
| J Mauer DH | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .322 |
| J Morneau 1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .310 |
| J Kubel LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .277 |
| M Redmond C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .273 |
| B Buscher 3B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .305 |
| a-B Harris PH-3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .259 |
| N Punto SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .281 |
| C Gomez CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .253 |
| Totals | 36 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 18 | |
| a-grounded to second for B Buscher in the 7th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: J Morneau (42, B Duckworth) RBI: J Morneau (120), C Gomez (44) 2-out RBI: J Morneau GIDP: A Casilla, M Redmond Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: A Casilla 1, J Kubel 1, M Redmond 1, D Span 1 Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: D Span (16, 2nd base off B Duckworth/M Olivo) CS: C Gomez (12, 2nd base by B Duckworth) | ||||||||
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| F Liriano | 8.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 95-61 | 3.19 |
| J Nathan | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15-11 | 1.03 |
| M Guerrier (L, 6-8) | 0.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11-6 | 4.84 |
| D Reyes | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 2.47 |
| J Crain | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10-7 | 3.86 |
| Totals | 10.0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 132-86 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: F Liriano 30; J Nathan 3; M Guerrier 3; D Reyes 1; J Crain 2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: F Liriano 8-10; J Nathan 1-0; M Guerrier 1-0; D Reyes 0-0; J Crain 0-1 Game Scores: F Liriano 68 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| KAN | MIN | |||
 | 1st | J Morneau doubled to deep right, D Span scored. | 0 | 1 |
 | 2nd | E German doubled to left, M Olivo scored. | 1 | 1 |
| 2nd | C Gomez singled to right, M Redmond scored, B Buscher to third. | 1 | 2 |
| 3rd | J Guillen doubled to deep left center, M Aviles scored. | 2 | 2 |
| 10th | D DeJesus singled to right, M Teahen scored, J Smith to second. | 3 | 2 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Mall of America Field, Minneapolis, MN |
| Attendance | 20,138 (43.2% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:42 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Brian Runge, First Base - Chad Fairchild, Second Base - Greg Gibson, Third Base - Charlie Reliford |
MLB Scores
Thursday, September 11th 2008
| Kansas City | 3 | Final |
| Minnesota | 2 | in 10 |
| Colorado | 4 | Final |
| Atlanta | 8 |
| Cleveland | 3 | Final |
| Baltimore | 6 |
| Milwaukee | 3 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 6 |
| Pittsburgh | 0 | Final |
| Houston | 6 |
| Toronto | 6 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 4 |
| Chi Cubs | 3 | Final |
| St. Louis | 2 |
| Seattle | 4 | Final |
| LA Angels | 7 |
| Texas | 6 | Final |
| Oakland | 1 |
| San Francisco | 3 | Final |
| San Diego | 11 |