Kansas City Royals @ Minnesota Twins

65-96, 32-48 Away

Final

85-76, 47-33 Home


KC
MIN

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	4	7	0
0	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	-	5	8	0

RoyalsTop 1st
- N. Blackburn pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- Pitch
  1
  Strike Looking
  2
  Fly Out
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 1st
- Z. Greinke pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 2nd
- N. Blackburn pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 2nd
- Z. Greinke pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 3rd
- N. Blackburn pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 3rd
- Z. Greinke pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 4th
- N. Blackburn pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 4th
- Z. Greinke pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 5th
- N. Blackburn pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 5th
- Z. Greinke pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- D Young caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop.
  0
  0
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 6th
- N. Blackburn pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 6th
- Z. Greinke pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- 4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 7th
- N. Blackburn pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 7th
- R. Colon pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- D. Hughes pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 8th
- N. Blackburn pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- J. Mijares pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- B Pena hit for L Hernandez.
  3
  4
- J. Rauch pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- T Hulett ran for B Pena.
  3
  4
- 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 8th
- D. Hughes pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- T Hulett at shortstop.
  4
  4
- J. Cruz pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 9th
- J. Nathan pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- D Span in right field.
  4
  5
- C Gomez in center field.
  4
  5
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Royals
7
Twins
10

Game 1

10/2

Royals
4
Twins
5

Game 2

10/3

Royals
4
Twins
13

Game 3

10/4

Metrodome

4:10 PM, October 3, 2009

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Attendance: 48,644

Game Time:2:34

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Mark Wegner
First Base Umpire - Rick Reed
Second Base Umpire - Jeff Kellogg
Third Base Umpire - Tim Timmons

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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Kansas City Royals @ Minnesota Twins

J. Rauch5-1

D. Hughes0-2

J. Nathan47

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Pitch
1 Strike Looking
2 Fly Out