Kansas City Royals @ Minnesota Twins

4-7, 2-3 Away

Final

9-3, 4-1 Home


KC
MIN

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

RoyalsTop 1st
- N. Blackburn pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- Pitch
  1
  Strike Looking
  2
  Ball
  3
  Fly Out
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 1st
- G. Meche pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 2nd
- N. Blackburn pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 2nd
- G. Meche pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- D Span stole second.
  2
  3
- 5 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 3rd
- N. Blackburn pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 3rd
- G. Meche pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 4th
- N. Blackburn pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 4th
- G. Meche pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 5th
- N. Blackburn pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- S Podsednik picked off first.
  5
  5
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 5th
- G. Meche pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 6th
- B. Duensing pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 6th
- G. Meche pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 7th
- B. Duensing pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 7th
- J. Parrish pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 8th
- M. Guerrier pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 8th
- J. Rupe pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 9th
- J. Rauch pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors

Royals
3
Twins
10

Game 1

4/16

Royals
5
Twins
6

Game 2

4/17

Royals
10
Twins
5

Game 3

4/18

Target Field

1:10 PM, April 17, 2010

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Attendance: 38,564

Game Time:2:37

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Bill Miller
First Base Umpire - Chad Fairchild
Second Base Umpire - Mike Reilly
Third Base Umpire - Eric Cooper

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Chicago	38	33	.535	-	L1
Cleveland	39	34	.534	-	L1
Minnesota	35	40	.467	5	W3
Detroit	30	43	.411	9	L1
Kansas City	29	45	.392	10.5	L2

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Kansas City Royals @ Minnesota Twins

B. Duensing2-0

J. Parrish1-1

J. Rauch6

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Pitch
1 Strike Looking
2 Ball
3 Fly Out