Royals 5, 
Twins 4
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| D DeJesus LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 21 | .266 | .335 |
| W Bloomquist CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 17 | .257 | .302 |
| B Butler 1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .300 | .353 |
J Anderson PR-RF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .235 | .274 |
| M Jacobs DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | .233 | .306 |
| A Callaspo 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | .307 | .360 |
| M Teahen RF-1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | .278 | .333 |
| J Buck C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .215 | .284 |
| A Gordon 3B | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 18 | .224 | .333 |
| Y Betancourt SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .241 | .267 |
| Totals | 34 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 144 | ||
| BATTING 2B: B Butler (37, C Pavano) 3B: D DeJesus (8, C Pavano); Y Betancourt (5, J Crain) HR: A Gordon (3, 4th inning off C Pavano 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: W Bloomquist 2 (24), B Butler (59), M Jacobs (40), A Gordon (11) 2-out RBI: A Gordon Royals RISP: 2-8 (A Callaspo 0-1, W Bloomquist 1-3, M Jacobs 0-1, D DeJesus 0-2, B Butler 1-1) Team LOB: 5 | |||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: D DeJesus (4, 2nd base off C Pavano/M Redmond) | |||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (A Callaspo-B Butler). | |||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| G Meche (W, 5-9) | 5.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 83-54 | 4.62 |
| R Tejeda | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6-0 | 4.98 |
| J Wright (H, 8) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 20-10 | 4.85 |
| J Bale (H, 10) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11-6 | 6.20 |
| J Soria (S, 19) | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 35-25 | 2.34 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 155-95 | |
| PITCHING R Tejeda pitched to 1 batter in the 6th; J Wright pitched to 1 batter in the 7th First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: G Meche 13/24; R Tejeda 0/2; J Wright 3/4; J Bale 1/3; J Soria 4/7 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: G Meche 15-3-16-20; R Tejeda 0-0-0-0; J Wright 4-1-4-1; J Bale 2-0-1-3; J Soria 5-4-12-4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: G Meche 8-5; R Tejeda 0-0; J Wright 2-0; J Bale 2-1; J Soria 1-3 Game Scores: G Meche 37 | |||||||||
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| D Span CF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 21 | .297 | .382 |
| O Cabrera SS | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .285 | .320 |
| J Mauer DH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 27 | .370 | .437 |
| J Morneau 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | .298 | .385 |
| J Kubel LF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .307 | .376 |
| M Cuddyer RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .271 | .342 |
| J Crede 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 15 | .237 | .297 |
| M Redmond C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | .257 | .328 |
| N Punto 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | .204 | .305 |
a-B Harris PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | .266 | .307 |
A Casilla PR-2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .172 | .266 |
| Totals | 33 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 155 | ||
| a-walked for N Punto in the 8th | |||||||||
| BATTING 2B: J Mauer (20, G Meche); N Punto (7, G Meche) HR: J Mauer (21, 5th inning off G Meche 2 on, 2 Out) RBI: J Mauer 4 (70) 2-out RBI: J Mauer 3 GIDP: O Cabrera Twins RISP: 2-12 (O Cabrera 0-2, J Mauer 2-3, J Kubel 0-2, D Span 0-1, M Cuddyer 0-2, J Morneau 0-1, N Punto 0-1) Team LOB: 9 | |||||||||
| FIELDING Outfield Assist: M Cuddyer (J Anderson at 3rd base). | |||||||||
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| C Pavano (L, 10-9) | 7.0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 112-74 | 5.16 |
| J Mijares | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11-10 | 2.43 |
| J Crain | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21-15 | 6.83 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 144-99 | |
| PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: C Pavano 16/29; J Mijares 4/4; J Crain 2/4 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: C Pavano 25-9-21-19; J Mijares 1-3-3-3; J Crain 6-3-5-1 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Pavano 12-3; J Mijares 1-0; J Crain 0-0 Game Scores: C Pavano 50 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| KAN | MIN | |||
 | 1st | W Bloomquist grounded out to shortstop, D DeJesus scored. | 1 | 0 |
 | 1st | J Mauer doubled to center, D Span scored. | 1 | 1 |
| 3rd | W Bloomquist singled to left, A Gordon scored, Y Betancourt to second. | 2 | 1 |
| 3rd | B Butler doubled to deep right, Y Betancourt scored, W Bloomquist to third. | 3 | 1 |
| 3rd | M Jacobs grounded out to shortstop, W Bloomquist scored. | 4 | 1 |
| 4th | A Gordon homered to left. | 5 | 1 |
| 5th | J Mauer homered to right center, D Span and O Cabrera scored. | 5 | 4 |
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| Game Notes |
| TWINS SHORTSTOP ORLANDO CABRERA EXTENDED HIS HITTING STREAK TO 22 GAMES WITH A SINGLE IN THE 5TH INNING. |
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Mall of America Field, Minneapolis, MN |
| Attendance | 32,373 (69.4% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:04 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Bill Welke, First Base - Jim Reynolds, Second Base - Jeff Nelson, Third Base - James Hoye |
MLB Scores
Thursday, August 13th
| Texas | 4 | Final |
| Cleveland | 1 |
| Kansas City | 5 | Final |
| Minnesota | 4 |
| Detroit | 2 | Final |
| Boston | 0 |
| San Diego | 9 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 12 |
| Philadelphia | 6 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 1 |
| Pittsburgh | 1 | Final |
| Colorado | 10 |
| Washington | 0 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 7 |
| Houston | 2 | Final |
| Florida | 9 |
| NY Yankees | 11 | Final |
| Seattle | 1 |