Twins 11, Royals 6

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MIN (81-73) 000502040 11 13 1
KAN (63-92) 020000211 6 9 1

Final

 
W:S. Baker (14-9)
L:L. DiNardo (0-2)
Minnesota Twins
HittersABRHRBIBBSO#PAVGOBP
D Span CF-RF51460017.311.393
O Cabrera SS51110023.273.309
J Mauer C40221030.371.445
J Kubel RF31001221.296.370
0000000.231.290
M Cuddyer 1B41100120.277.338
D Young LF51010214.271.293
B Harris DH41210119.264.311
M Tolbert 3B53300115.228.300
N Punto 2B12003018.230.337
Totals3611131157177  
BATTING
2B: M Tolbert (5, Y Yabuta); J Mauer (28, Y Yabuta)
3B: D Span (10, L DiNardo)
RBI: D Young (48), B Harris (36), D Span 6 (66), O Cabrera (68), J Mauer 2 (92)
S: N Punto
SF: B Harris
2-out RBI: D Span 3
GIDP: O Cabrera
Twins RISP: 6-12 (O Cabrera 1-3, J Mauer 1-1, J Kubel 0-1, D Span 3-4, D Young 0-2, M Cuddyer 1-1)
Team LOB: 7
BASERUNNING
Picked Off: D Span (1st base by J Wright)
FIELDING
E: O Cabrera (23, throw)
DP: 2 (M Cuddyer-O Cabrera, O Cabrera-M Cuddyer).
Minnesota Twins
PitchersIP H RERBBSOHRPC-STERA
S Baker
(W, 14-9)		6.164415291-684.48
R Mahay1.211110024-144.47
B Keppel1.021001017-134.96
Totals9.0965262132-95 
PITCHING
First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: S Baker 19/24; R Mahay 3/7; B Keppel 4/5
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: S Baker 17-10-24-17; R Mahay 4-1-3-6; B Keppel 2-2-5-4
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: S Baker 6-7; R Mahay 3-2; B Keppel 1-1
Game Scores: S Baker 49
Kansas City Royals
HittersABRHRBIBBSO#PAVGOBP
W Bloomquist RF40100220.265.310
M Maier LF21102020.255.343
B Butler 1B40110116.305.363
M Jacobs DH41100111.229.301
A Callaspo 2B42220114.302.356
B Pena C42210013.275.321
A Gordon 3B40110114.224.320
Y Betancourt SS4001007.241.271
J Anderson CF40000017.239.277
Totals3469626132  
BATTING
2B: A Callaspo (38, S Baker); B Butler (50, R Mahay)
HR: A Callaspo (11, 2nd inning off S Baker 0 on, 0 Out); B Pena (6, 2nd inning off S Baker 0 on, 0 Out)
RBI: A Callaspo 2 (72), B Pena (16), A Gordon (19), B Butler (92), Y Betancourt (45)
2-out RBI: B Butler
GIDP: B Butler
Royals RISP: 0-6 (Y Betancourt 0-1, A Gordon 0-1, M Jacobs 0-2, B Pena 0-1, B Butler 0-1)
Team LOB: 3
FIELDING
E: Y Betancourt (17, throw)
DP: 1 (A Callaspo-B Butler).
Outfield Assist: J Anderson (J Mauer at Home).
Kansas City Royals
PitchersIP H RERBBSOHRPC-STERA
L DiNardo
(L, 0-2)		5.0873320102-667.52
J Wright2.010012028-144.44
Y Yabuta0.144411030-1714.73
K Farnsworth0.200002012-64.42
V Marte1.00000005-47.20
Totals9.013117570177-107 
PITCHING
L DiNardo pitched to 2 batters in the 6th

WP: Y Yabuta
HBP: J Kubel (By L DiNardo); M Cuddyer (By K Farnsworth)
First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: L DiNardo 16/26; J Wright 3/7; Y Yabuta 3/6; K Farnsworth 2/3; V Marte 2/3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: L DiNardo 19-7-20-20; J Wright 3-3-4-4; Y Yabuta 5-3-5-4; K Farnsworth 2-2-2-0; V Marte 1-0-0-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: L DiNardo 9-3; J Wright 2-1; Y Yabuta 0-0; K Farnsworth 0-0; V Marte 1-2
Game Scores: L DiNardo 30
Scoring Summary
MINKAN
2ndA Callaspo homered to right.01
2ndB Pena homered to right.02
4thD Young safe at first on throwing error by shortstop Y Betancourt, J Kubel scored, M Cuddyer to third.12
4thB Harris hit sacrifice fly to center, M Cuddyer scored.22
4thD Span tripled to deep center, D Young, M Tolbert and N Punto scored.52
6thD Span singled to center, B Harris and M Tolbert scored.72
7thA Callaspo doubled to deep left center, M Jacobs scored.73
7thA Gordon grounded out to third, A Callaspo scored.74
8thD Span singled to left, M Tolbert scored, N Punto to third.84
8thO Cabrera singled to left, N Punto scored, D Span to second.94
8thJ Mauer doubled to deep right center, D Span and O Cabrera scored.114
8thB Butler doubled to deep right, M Maier scored.115
9thY Betancourt grounded into fielder's choice to third, B Pena scored, A Gordon out at second.116
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Game Notes
TWINS MANAGER RON GARDENHIRE WAS EJECTED BY HOME PLATE UMPIRE ERIC COOPER IN THE BOTTOM OF THE EIGHTH INNING FOR ARGUING A WARNING ISSUED TO BOTH TEAMS AFTER AN INSIDE PITCH.
Game Information
StadiumKauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO
Attendance30,690 (80.4% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time3:03
Weather71 degrees, partly cloudy
Wind4 mph
UmpiresHome Plate - Eric Cooper, First Base - Mike Reilly, Second Base - Chuck Meriwether, Third Base - Laz Diaz

Series At A Glance

Minnesota leads 2-0 (as of 9/26)
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