Kansas City Royals @ Minnesota Twins
54-103, 20-56 Away
1
54-103, 20-56 Away
Final
79-78, 41-35 Home
3
79-78, 41-35 Home
Royals Hitting
a-grounded to second for J Mcewing in the 8th
b-struck out swinging for J Huber in the 9th
c-struck out swinging for P Phillips in the 9th
- Batting
- 2BP Phillips (4, J Santana)
- HRM Diaz (1, 7th inning off J Santana 0 on, 0 Out)
- RBIM Diaz (9)
- SHD Murphy
- GIDPJ Huber
- Team LOB6
- Fielding
- DP1 (J Huber-A Blanco)
- EJ Huber (3, ground ball)
- PBP Phillips
Twins Hitting
a-flied out to right for M Ryan in the 8th
- Batting
- 2BN Punto (17, R Hernandez)
- RBIJ Mauer (55), L Ford (51), L Rodriguez (15)
- SFL Rodriguez; L Ford
- GIDPJ Jones
- Team LOB8
- Baserunning
- SBN Punto (13, 2nd base off R Hernandez/P Phillips)
- Fielding
- DP1 (L Rivas-N Punto-J Morneau)
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
R. Hernandez(L,8-14) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 87-50 | 5.35 |
| 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20-11 | 5.48 |
| 8.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 107-61 |
- Pitching
- WPJ Affeldt
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsR Hernandez 5-15; J Affeldt 2-2
- Game ScoresR Hernandez 47
Twins Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
J. Santana(W,16-7) |
J. Rincon(H,25) |
J. Nathan(S,43) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 102-72 | 2.91 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17-12 | 2.50 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14-10 | 2.91 |
| 9.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 133-94 |
- Pitching
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsJ Santana 7-8; J Rincon 2-0; J Nathan 0-0
- Game ScoresJ Santana 65
Scoring Summary
Inning | KC | MIN | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | J Mauer singled to center, N Punto scored, L Rodriguez to second. | 0 | 1 | |
| 1st | L Ford hit sacrifice fly to center, L Rodriguez scored, J Mauer to third, J Jones to second. | 0 | 2 | |
| 7th | M Diaz homered to left. | 1 | 2 | |
| 7th | L Rodriguez hit sacrifice fly to center, L Rivas scored. | 1 | 3 | |
Series tied 2-2
Game Information
Metrodome
8:10 PM, September 27, 2005
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance: 16,147
Game Time:2:30
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Brian Gorman
- First Base Umpire - Mike Dimuro
- Second Base Umpire - Joe West
- Third Base Umpire - Mark Carlson
2025 American League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 88 | 74 | .543 | - | W2 |
| Detroit | 87 | 75 | .537 | 1 | L1 |
| Kansas City | 82 | 80 | .506 | 6 | W2 |
| Minnesota | 70 | 92 | .432 | 18 | L1 |
| Chicago | 60 | 102 | .370 | 28 | W1 |
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