Kansas City Royals @ Minnesota Twins
Royals Hitting
| hitters | 
|---|
J. DysonCF  | 
| team | 
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .231 | .267 | .308 | 
| 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .231 | .341 | .423 | 
| 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .309 | .349 | .568 | 
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .198 | .286 | .407 | 
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .225 | .262 | .300 | 
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .300 | .355 | .486 | 
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .289 | .347 | .422 | 
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .306 | .324 | .444 | 
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .297 | .333 | .459 | 
| 38 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 
- Batting
 - 2BA Escobar (7, C Pavano); J Francoeur (4, B Duensing)
 - HRA Gordon (4, 1st inning off C Pavano 1 on, 0 Out); B Butler (5, 3rd inning off C Pavano 1 on, 1 Out)
 - RBIA Gordon 2 (10), B Butler 3 (16), M Moustakas (10), A Escobar (6)
 - 2Out RBIB Butler, A Escobar
 - Team LOB7
 - Team RISP4-8 (M Moustakas 1-1, A Gordon 0-1, B Pena 0-1, A Escobar 1-1, J Dyson 1-2, B Butler 1-2)
 
- Baserunning
 - SBA Gordon (1, 2nd base off C Pavano/R Doumit)
 
- Fielding
 - DP3 (M Moustakas-Y Betancourt-E Hosmer, E Teaford-A Escobar-E Hosmer, J Francoeur-E Hosmer)
 - AssistsJ Francoeur (J Mauer at 1st base)
 
Twins Hitting
- Batting
 - 2BJ Mauer (4, E Teaford); R Doumit (2, T Hottovy); A Casilla (3, T Hottovy); D Valencia (5, L Coleman)
 - 3BJ Mauer (1, E Teaford)
 - HRT Plouffe (1, 2nd inning off E Teaford 0 on, 1 Out)
 - RBIJ Mauer (12), J Morneau (9), T Plouffe (2), D Span (4), A Casilla 2 (3)
 - 2Out RBID Span, A Casilla
 - SHB Revere
 - GIDPR Doumit; A Casilla
 - Team LOB7
 - Team RISP3-15 (A Casilla 1-3, R Doumit 0-2, D Span 1-3, J Carroll 0-1, J Morneau 1-3, D Valencia 0-2, T Plouffe 0-1)
 
- Baserunning
 - CSD Span (1, 2nd base by E Teaford/B Pena)
 
- Fielding
 - EJ Morneau (1, ground ball)
 
Royals Pitching
| pitchers | 
|---|
J. Mijares(W,1-1)  | 
L. Coleman(H,1)  | 
K. Herrera(H,2)  | 
J. Broxton(S,3)  | 
| team | 
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 75-46 | 5.73 | 
| 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33-21 | 3.86 | 
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20-14 | 2.70 | 
| 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10-5 | 5.40 | 
| 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9-6 | 4.50 | 
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12-8 | 2.35 | 
| 9.0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 159-100 | 
- Pitching
 - First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedE Teaford 10-19; T Hottovy 5-9; J Mijares 3-4; L Coleman 1-3; K Herrera 1-2; J Broxton 2-3
 - Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesE Teaford 15-5-10-16; T Hottovy 8-3-4-6; J Mijares 7-1-3-3; L Coleman 2-0-1-2; K Herrera 1-2-1-2; J Broxton 5-1-1-1
 - Ground Balls-Fly BallsE Teaford 5-5; T Hottovy 2-2; J Mijares 0-2; L Coleman 1-0; K Herrera 2-0; J Broxton 1-0
 - Game ScoresE Teaford 29
 
Twins Pitching
| pitchers | 
|---|
B. Duensing(L,0-2)  | 
| team | 
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 83-55 | 4.91 | 
| 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21-10 | 4.15 | 
| 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16-9 | 1.86 | 
| 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-3 | 7.84 | 
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-4 | 0.77 | 
| 9.0 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 129-81 | 
- Pitching
 - HBPJ Mauer (By J Mijares)
 - First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedC Pavano 15-27; B Duensing 1-6; J Gray 1-3; M Maloney 1-2; A Burnett 2-3
 - Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesC Pavano 18-1-10-26; B Duensing 2-1-2-5; J Gray 3-0-4-2; M Maloney 1-0-0-2; A Burnett 0-1-1-2
 - Ground Balls-Fly BallsC Pavano 6-13; B Duensing 2-1; J Gray 0-1; M Maloney 0-1; A Burnett 1-2
 - Game ScoresC Pavano 42
 
Scoring Summary
Inning | KC | MIN | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | A Gordon homered to right (396 feet), J Dyson scored. | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1st | J Mauer tripled to right, D Span scored. | 2 | 1 | ||
| 1st | J Morneau singled to center, J Mauer scored. | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2nd | T Plouffe homered to left (391 feet). | 2 | 3 | ||
| 3rd | B Butler homered to left (394 feet), A Gordon scored. | 4 | 3 | ||
| 4th | D Span singled to left, T Plouffe scored. | 4 | 4 | ||
| 5th | B Butler singled to center, A Gordon scored. | 5 | 4 | ||
| 6th | A Casilla doubled to deep left, R Doumit scored, B Revere to third. | 5 | 5 | ||
| 8th | M Moustakas singled to center, J Francoeur scored. | 6 | 5 | ||
| 8th | A Escobar singled to left, M Moustakas scored, Y Betancourt to second. | 7 | 5 | ||
| 8th | A Casilla grounded out to second, D Valencia scored, T Plouffe to third. | 7 | 6 | ||
Series tied 1-1
Game Information
Target Field
8:10 PM, April 27, 2012
Minneapolis, Minnesota 
Attendance: 33,315
Game Time:3:00
- Umpires:
 - Home Plate Umpire - Todd Tichenor
 - First Base Umpire - Brian Gorman
 - Second Base Umpire - Larry Vanover
 - Third Base Umpire - Tony Randazzo
 
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 | 

