Twins 9, Royals 4

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MIN (80-73) 001140201 9 9 1
KAN (63-91) 001030000 4 11 2

Final

 
W:C. Pavano (13-11)
L:R. Tejeda (4-2)
Minnesota Twins
HittersABRHRBIBBSO#PAVGOBP
D Span CF-RF41201014.307.390
O Cabrera SS51210020.273.309
J Mauer C20013026.370.443
J Kubel RF30011216.298.369
1000001.231.290
M Cuddyer 1B42221015.278.338
D Young LF52220221.275.297
J Morales DH41001118.340.402
M Tolbert 3B41110016.217.292
N Punto 2B21001022.231.332
Totals3499885169  
BATTING
3B: D Young (2, R Colon)
HR: M Cuddyer (30, 4th inning off R Tejeda 0 on, 2 Out); D Young (9, 9th inning off V Marte 0 on, 2 Out)
RBI: M Cuddyer 2 (88), O Cabrera (67), J Mauer (90), J Kubel (90), D Young 2 (47), M Tolbert (16)
S: N Punto
2-out RBI: M Cuddyer, M Tolbert, D Young
GIDP: J Kubel
Twins RISP: 4-8 (O Cabrera 2-2, M Tolbert 1-1, J Mauer 0-1, J Morales 0-2, D Young 1-2)
Team LOB: 7
BASERUNNING
SB: N Punto (16, 2nd base off R Tejeda/J Buck); D Span (22, 2nd base off J Cruz/J Buck); M Cuddyer (6, 2nd base off R Colon/J Buck)
CS: M Tolbert (1, 2nd base by R Colon/J Buck)
FIELDING
E: M Tolbert (3, dropped foul ball)
DP: 1 (O Cabrera-N Punto-M Cuddyer).
Minnesota Twins
PitchersIP H RERBBSOHRPC-STERA
C Pavano
(W, 13-11)		6.084415291-634.86
R Mahay1.00000008-54.44
J Rauch0.210012019-92.53
J Mijares
(H, 27)		0.10000003-22.09
M Guerrier1.020001013-112.24
Totals9.01144282134-90 
PITCHING
First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: C Pavano 19/26; R Mahay 2/3; J Rauch 1/4; J Mijares 1/1; M Guerrier 5/5
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: C Pavano 21-9-14-19; R Mahay 1-0-1-3; J Rauch 2-3-3-1; J Mijares 1-0-0-1; M Guerrier 3-0-4-4
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Pavano 7-6; R Mahay 2-1; J Rauch 0-0; J Mijares 0-1; M Guerrier 1-1
Game Scores: C Pavano 44
Kansas City Royals
HittersABRHRBIBBSO#PAVGOBP
W Bloomquist RF50000114.265.310
M Maier LF41001115.253.338
B Butler 1B52440118.306.364
M Jacobs DH40100116.229.301
A Callaspo 2B30101116.300.355
J Buck C40100214.241.296
A Gordon 3B40000114.224.321
Y Betancourt SS40200014.243.273
J Anderson CF41200013.242.281
Totals37411428134  
BATTING
2B: J Anderson (7, C Pavano)
HR: B Butler 2 (21, 3rd inning off C Pavano 0 on, 2 Out; 5th inning off C Pavano 2 on, 1 Out)
RBI: B Butler 4 (91)
2-out RBI: B Butler
GIDP: Y Betancourt
Royals RISP: 1-10 (A Gordon 0-2, M Maier 0-1, Y Betancourt 0-1, A Callaspo 0-1, W Bloomquist 0-2, J Buck 0-1, B Butler 1-2)
Team LOB: 8
BASERUNNING
SB: M Maier (9, 2nd base off C Pavano/J Mauer)
FIELDING
E: Y Betancourt (16, ground ball); J Buck (7, throw)
DP: 1 (Y Betancourt-B Butler).
Kansas City Royals
PitchersIP H RERBBSOHRPC-STERA
R Tejeda
(L, 4-2)		4.126573182-423.41
J Cruz1.220011041-265.96
R Colon1.032201020-114.99
C Rosa1.010000016-96.35
V Marte1.011100110-58.00
Totals9.0998852169-93 
PITCHING
WP: R Tejeda
First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: R Tejeda 10/22; J Cruz 5/8; R Colon 3/5; C Rosa 1/4; V Marte 1/4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: R Tejeda 17-3-10-12; J Cruz 8-2-10-6; R Colon 3-2-2-4; C Rosa 3-0-2-4; V Marte 1-0-0-4
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: R Tejeda 5-5; J Cruz 3-1; R Colon 0-1; C Rosa 2-1; V Marte 0-3
Game Scores: R Tejeda 33
Scoring Summary
MINKAN
3rdN Punto scored on R Tejeda's wild pitch.10
3rdB Butler homered to center.11
4thM Cuddyer homered to left.21
5thO Cabrera singled to right, J Morales scored, M Tolbert to third, D Span to second.31
5thJ Mauer walked, M Tolbert scored, D Span to third, O Cabrera to second.41
5thJ Kubel walked, D Span scored, O Cabrera to third, J Mauer to second.51
5thM Cuddyer walked, O Cabrera scored, J Mauer to third, J Kubel to second.61
5thB Butler homered to left, J Anderson and M Maier scored.64
7thD Young tripled to deep center, M Cuddyer scored.74
7thM Tolbert singled to left, D Young scored.84
9thD Young homered to left.94
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Game Information
StadiumKauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO
Attendance23,307 (61% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time3:11
Weather72 degrees, partly cloudy
Wind4 mph
UmpiresHome Plate - Laz Diaz, First Base - Eric Cooper, Second Base - Mike Reilly, Third Base - Chuck Meriwether

Series At A Glance

Minnesota leads 1-0 (as of 9/25)
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