Royals 4, 
Twins 1
| W: | Z. Greinke (16-8) |
| L: | F. Liriano (5-13) |
| SV: | J. Soria (29) |
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| D Span CF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | .312 | .393 |
| O Cabrera SS | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .276 | .311 |
A Casilla PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .196 | .275 |
| J Mauer DH | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | .371 | .444 |
| J Kubel RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .293 | .367 |
| M Cuddyer 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .277 | .338 |
| D Young LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .271 | .296 |
| J Morales C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .337 | .397 |
| M Tolbert 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 21 | .225 | .304 |
| N Punto 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .231 | .336 |
| Totals | 36 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 143 | ||
| BATTING 2B: O Cabrera (33, Z Greinke) RBI: M Cuddyer (89) GIDP: J Morales, J Kubel Twins RISP: 1-14 (O Cabrera 0-2, J Mauer 0-3, J Kubel 0-3, J Morales 0-1, D Span 1-2, M Cuddyer 0-1, D Young 0-1, N Punto 0-1) Team LOB: 11 | |||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 2 (O Cabrera-M Cuddyer, N Punto-M Cuddyer). PB: J Morales. Outfield Assist: D Young (Y Betancourt at 2nd base). | |||||||||
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| F Liriano (L, 5-13) | 1.2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 45-24 | 5.88 |
| J Manship | 3.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 66-34 | 5.81 |
| B Keppel | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19-10 | 4.80 |
| J Crain | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-3 | 4.75 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 134-71 | |
| PITCHING WP: J Manship 2 First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: F Liriano 6/11; J Manship 9/16; B Keppel 1/4; J Crain 2/3 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: F Liriano 6-2-9-7; J Manship 13-11-2-8; B Keppel 3-1-3-3; J Crain 0-0-0-3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: F Liriano 3-1; J Manship 3-2; B Keppel 2-2; J Crain 0-3 Game Scores: F Liriano 35 | |||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| W Bloomquist LF-RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .265 | .309 |
| M Maier CF-LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | .252 | .342 |
| B Butler 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 19 | .304 | .364 |
| B Pena DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | .270 | .319 |
| A Callaspo 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .301 | .355 |
| M Olivo C | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 20 | .251 | .295 |
| M Teahen RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .268 | .321 |
J Anderson CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .238 | .276 |
| Y Betancourt SS | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .246 | .275 |
| L Hernandez 2B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | .182 | .217 |
| Totals | 25 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 134 | ||
| BATTING 2B: A Callaspo (39, F Liriano); Y Betancourt (20, J Manship) HR: Y Betancourt (6, 2nd inning off F Liriano 2 on, 1 Out) RBI: Y Betancourt 3 (48) S: L Hernandez, M Teahen GIDP: W Bloomquist Royals RISP: 1-9 (M Maier 0-1, Y Betancourt 1-1, A Callaspo 0-1, M Olivo 0-1, W Bloomquist 0-1, B Pena 0-1, M Teahen 0-1, B Butler 0-2) Team LOB: 6 | |||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: W Bloomquist (24, 2nd base off F Liriano/J Morales); L Hernandez (1, 2nd base off F Liriano/J Morales) | |||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 2 (B Butler-Y Betancourt-Z Greinke, J Soria-Y Betancourt-B Butler). | |||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| Z Greinke (W, 16-8) | 7.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 97-67 | 2.06 |
| J Soria (S, 29) | 2.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 46-28 | 2.25 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 143-95 | |
| PITCHING HBP: D Young (By J Soria) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: Z Greinke 24/29; J Soria 5/10 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: Z Greinke 23-11-14-19; J Soria 8-4-8-8 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Z Greinke 7-6; J Soria 5-0 Game Scores: Z Greinke 65 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| MIN | KAN | |||
 | 2nd | Y Betancourt homered to left, A Callaspo and M Olivo scored. | 0 | 3 |
| 4th | Y Betancourt scored on J Manship's wild pitch. | 0 | 4 |
 | 6th | M Cuddyer grounded out to second, O Cabrera scored, J Mauer to third. | 1 | 4 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO |
| Attendance | 28,721 (75.2% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:49 |
| Weather | 82 degrees, sunny |
| Wind | 8 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Mike Reilly, First Base - Chuck Meriwether, Second Base - Laz Diaz, Third Base - Eric Cooper |
MLB Scores
Sunday, September 27th
| Boston | 2 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 4 |
| Baltimore | 0 | Final |
| Cleveland | 9 |
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| Toronto | 5 |
| NY Mets | 4 | Final |
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