Twins 6, 
Royals 0
| W: | S. Baker (11-4) |
| L: | B. Duckworth (3-3) |
| Kansas City Royals | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| M Aviles SS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .325 |
| A Callaspo 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .305 |
| J Guillen RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .264 |
| E German LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .245 |
| R Shealy 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .301 |
| a-B Butler PH-1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .275 |
| b-J Smith PH-1B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .214 |
| M Teahen LF-RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .255 |
| A Gordon 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .260 |
| K Ka'aihue DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .286 |
| J Buck C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .224 |
| M Maier CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .286 |
| Totals | 31 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 11 | |
| a-struck out swinging for R Shealy in the 4th b-singled to center for B Butler in the 7th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: M Aviles (27, J Mijares) Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: A Callaspo 1, J Buck 1, J Guillen 1 Team LOB: 5 | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: R Shealy (2, throw); J Buck (8, catch) DP: 1 (M Teahen-J Buck). Outfield Assist: M Teahen (J Pridie at Home). | ||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| B Duckworth (L, 3-3) | 6.0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 116-67 | 4.50 |
| R Mahay | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18-9 | 3.48 |
| L Nunez | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-8 | 2.98 |
| D Lowery | 0.2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18-10 | 10.38 |
| J Gobble | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9-6 | 8.81 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 169-100 | |
| PITCHING HBP: B Harris (By B Duckworth); D Young (By B Duckworth) Batters faced: B Duckworth 28; R Mahay 4; L Nunez 2; D Lowery 4; J Gobble 2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B Duckworth 7-6; R Mahay 0-0; L Nunez 0-1; D Lowery 1-1; J Gobble 0-1 Game Scores: B Duckworth 63 | |||||||||
| Minnesota Twins | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| D Span RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .296 |
| A Casilla 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .283 |
| J Mauer C | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .330 |
| J Morneau 1B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .302 |
| J Kubel DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .273 |
| a-M Cuddyer PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .248 |
| J Pridie PR-DH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| D Young LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .292 |
| B Harris 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .265 |
| N Punto SS | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .286 |
| C Gomez CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .259 |
| Totals | 32 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 23 | |
| a-walked for J Kubel in the 7th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: D Span (16, B Duckworth) 3B: J Mauer (4, J Gobble) RBI: D Span (47), D Young 2 (69), J Mauer 2 (85) 2-out RBI: D Span, J Mauer 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: A Casilla 2, C Gomez 2, J Kubel 1, D Span 1, J Morneau 1 Team LOB: 10 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: N Punto 2 (15, 2nd base off B Duckworth/J Buck, 2nd base off D Lowery/J Buck) | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (C Gomez-A Casilla). Outfield Assist: C Gomez (M Maier at 2nd base). | ||||||||
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| S Baker (W, 11-4) | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 99-70 | 3.45 |
| J Mijares | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16-11 | 1.00 |
| J Nathan | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10-7 | 1.34 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 125-88 | |
| PITCHING WP: S Baker Batters faced: S Baker 25; J Mijares 4; J Nathan 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: S Baker 5-6; J Mijares 1-1; J Nathan 1-0 Game Scores: S Baker 77 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| KAN | MIN | |||
 | 2nd | D Span doubled to left, N Punto scored, C Gomez to third. | 0 | 1 |
| 3rd | B Harris grounded into fielder's choice to third, J Morneau scored on error by catcher J Buck, J Kubel to third, D Young to second. | 0 | 2 |
| 7th | D Young singled to center, A Casilla and J Mauer scored, J Pridie to third, D Young to second advancing on throw. | 0 | 4 |
| 8th | J Mauer tripled to deep center, N Punto and D Span scored. | 0 | 6 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Mall of America Field, Minneapolis, MN |
| Attendance | 42,942 (92.1% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:10 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Derryl Cousins, First Base - Eric Cooper, Second Base - Angel Hernandez, Third Base - Marty Foster |
MLB Scores
Sunday, September 28th 2008
| Tampa Bay | 8 | Final |
| Detroit | 7 | in 11 |
| Florida | 4 | Final |
| NY Mets | 2 |
| Toronto | 10 | Final |
| Baltimore | 1 |
| Washington | 3 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 8 |
| NY Yankees | 6 | Final |
| Boston | 2 |
| Cleveland | 1 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 5 |
| Chi Cubs | 1 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 3 |
| Atlanta | 1 | Final |
| Houston | 3 |
| Kansas City | 0 | Final |
| Minnesota | 6 |
| Cincinnati | 4 | Final |
| St. Louis | 11 |
| Texas | 0 | Final |
| LA Angels | 7 |
| Pittsburgh | 6 | Final |
| San Diego | 1 |
| LA Dodgers | 1 | Final |
| San Francisco | 3 |
| Oakland | 3 | Final |
| Seattle | 4 |
| Colorado | 1 | Final |
| Arizona | 2 |
| NY Yankees | 3 | Final |
| Boston | 4 | in 10 |