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| First game of doubleheader, see Second game.
Municipal Stadium, Attendance: Not Given |
Sunday, June 25, 1972 Time of Game: 2:25 |
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Twins
5
32-25
Won 2
3rd, 7 GB
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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Twins 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 8 0
Royals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 10 1
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Royals
3
26-32
Lost 2
4th, 12½ GB
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Batting Stats
Minnesota Twins AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str PO A Details C Tovar RF 3 1 0 0 0 0 .281 .710 5 0 2·SB,2·HBP D Thompson SS 3 1 1 0 2 1 .265 .675 3 1 CS R Carew 2B 4 1 2 1 1 0 .288 .710 2 4 2B H Killebrew 1B 4 1 1 3 0 1 .227 .792 4 2 HR R Reese 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .188 .521 2 0 S Braun LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 .309 .728 3 0 2B J Nettles CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .228 .630 1 0 E Soderholm 3B 4 1 0 0 0 0 .216 .634 0 1 P Roof C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .174 .555 6 1 B Blyleven P 4 0 1 1 0 1 .214 .452 1 0 W Granger P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .667 0 0 Totals 35 5 8 0 3 4 27 9
Batting Events
2B: R Carew (8, off D Drago); S Braun (7, off D Drago).
HR: H Killebrew (9, off D Drago; 3rd inn, 2 on, 0 outs to LF).
HBP: C Tovar 2 (10, by M Hedlund, by D Drago).
TB: H Killebrew 4; R Carew 3; S Braun 3; D Thompson; B Blyleven; J Nettles.
RBI: H Killebrew 3 (32); B Blyleven (2); R Carew (28).
2-out RBI: R Carew; B Blyleven.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 3 for 12.
Fielding Events
DP: 2. E Soderholm-R Carew-R Reese; R Carew-D Thompson-H Killebrew.
Baserunning Events
SB: C Tovar 2 (11, 2nd base off M Hedlund/E Kirkpatrick, 2nd base off D Drago/E Kirkpatrick).
CS: D Thompson (2, 2nd base by T Abernathy/E Kirkpatrick).
Kansas City Royals AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str PO A Details F Patek SS 5 0 1 0 0 0 .240 .632 1 4 SB,GDP A Otis CF 4 0 2 0 0 1 .293 .745 1 0 CS L Piniella LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .316 .806 4 0 E Kirkpatrick C 3 1 1 0 0 2 .300 .864 5 2 HBP R Scheinblum RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 .316 .804 5 0 J Mayberry 1B 3 1 2 0 1 0 .267 .765 6 1 C Rojas 2B 4 0 2 2 0 0 .273 .659 2 1 GDP B Floyd 3B 2 0 1 0 0 1 .189 .378 2 0 S Hovley PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .219 .580 0 0 B Knoop 3B 0 0 0 0 1 0 .313 .734 0 0 D Drago P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .065 .186 1 1 J Keough PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .267 .620 0 0 M Hedlund P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .357 .714 0 0 G Hopkins PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .379 0 0 T Abernathy P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0 0 C Taylor PH 0 0 0 1 0 0 .273 .684 0 0 SF Totals 33 3 10 0 2 6 27 9
Batting Events
SF: C Taylor (1, off W Granger).
HBP: E Kirkpatrick (2, by B Blyleven).
TB: C Rojas 2; A Otis 2; J Mayberry 2; F Patek; B Floyd; E Kirkpatrick; R Scheinblum.
GIDP: F Patek (5); C Rojas (11).
RBI: C Rojas 2 (22); C Taylor (3).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 2 for 6.
Fielding Events
E: L Piniella (2).
Baserunning Events
SB: F Patek (11, 2nd base off B Blyleven/P Roof).
CS: A Otis (5, 2nd base by B Blyleven/P Roof).
Pitching Stats
Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit-Str Ct·Sw·Lk GB·FB·LD· ? GmSc IR-IS LevI WPA B Blyleven, W (8-8) 8 9 3 3 1 6 0 2.98 33 - · · 7· 9· 0· 9 57 - 0.61 0.12 W Granger, S (12) 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0.49 4 - · · 1· 1· 0· 1 3-3 4.00 0.07 Totals 9 10 3 3 2 6 0 37 - · · 8·10· 0·10 3-3
B Blyleven faced 3 batters in the 9th inning.
Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit-Str Ct·Sw·Lk GB·FB·LD· ? GmSc IR-IS LevI WPA D Drago, L (5-6) 5 7 5 4 2 2 1 2.43 26 - · · 6· 8· 0· 7 35 - 0.73 -0.31 M Hedlund 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.99 11 - · · 2· 5· 0· 1 0-0 0.15 0.01 T Abernathy 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.12 3 - · · 0· 2· 0· 0 0-0 0.04 0.00 Totals 9 8 5 4 3 4 1 40 - · · 8·15· 0· 8 -
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: B Blyleven (5; E Kirkpatrick); M Hedlund (2; C Tovar); D Drago (2; C Tovar).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.
Other Info
Umpires:
HP - Red Flaherty, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - Bill Kunkel.
Time of Game: 2:25.
Attendance: 0.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 82° F, Wind 11mph in unknown direction.
Lineups
Minnesota Twins Kansas City Royals 1. Cesar Tovar RF 1. Freddie Patek SS 2. Danny Thompson SS 2. Amos Otis CF 3. Rod Carew 2B 3. Lou Piniella LF 4. Harmon Killebrew 1B 4. Ed Kirkpatrick C 5. Steve Braun LF 5. Richie Scheinblum RF 6. Jim Nettles CF 6. John Mayberry 1B 7. Eric Soderholm 3B 7. Cookie Rojas 2B 8. Phil Roof C 8. Bobby Floyd 3B 9. Bert Blyleven P 9. Dick Drago P
Top 5 Plays
Glossary · Click headers to sort · CSV · PRE · View Pitches · wWE and wWPA Explanation| Inn | Out | RoB | R/O | Pit(cnt) | wWPA | wWE | Score | @Bat | Batter | Pitcher | Play Description |
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| t3 | 0 | 12- | RRR | 17% | 90% | 1-0 | MIN | H. Killebrew | D. Drago | Home Run; Thompson Scores; Carew Scores | |
| b9 | 1 | 12- | OO | 17% | 100% | 3-5 | KCR | F. Patek | W. Granger | Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B | |
| b9 | 0 | 12- | -13% | 72% | 2-5 | KCR | B. Knoop | W. Granger | Walk; Mayberry to 3B; Rojas to 2B | ||
| t2 | 2 | 1-3 | R | 12% | 62% | 0-0 | MIN | B. Blyleven | D. Drago | Single to CF; Soderholm Scores/unER; Roof to 2B | |
| b9 | 0 | 123 | RO | 12% | 83% | 2-5 | KCR | C. Taylor | W. Granger | Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Mayberry Scores |
Play By Play
Glossary · Click headers to sort · CSV · PRE · View Pitches · Box Score Explanation · wWE and wWPA Explanation| Inn | Out | RoB | R/O | Pit(cnt) | wWPA | wWE | Score | @Bat | Batter | Pitcher | Play Description |
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| Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Dick Drago facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| t1 | 0 | --- | O | -2% | 48% | 0-0 | MIN | C. Tovar | D. Drago | Flyball: CF | |
| t1 | 1 | --- | O | -1% | 47% | 0-0 | MIN | D. Thompson | D. Drago | Flyball: RF | |
| t1 | 2 | --- | 2% | 49% | 0-0 | MIN | R. Carew | D. Drago | Double to LF | ||
| t1 | 2 | -2- | O | -3% | 46% | 0-0 | MIN | H. Killebrew | D. Drago | Flyball: 2B | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| b1 | 0 | --- | O | 2% | 48% | 0-0 | KCR | F. Patek | B. Blyleven | Flyball: LF | |
| b1 | 1 | --- | -2% | 45% | 0-0 | KCR | A. Otis | B. Blyleven | Single to CF | ||
| b1 | 1 | 1-- | O | 3% | 48% | 0-0 | KCR | L. Piniella | B. Blyleven | Flyball: RF | |
| b1 | 2 | 1-- | O | 2% | 50% | 0-0 | KCR | E. Kirkpatrick | B. Blyleven | Otis Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS) | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Dick Drago facing 5-6-7 | |||||||||||
| t2 | 0 | --- | O | -2% | 48% | 0-0 | MIN | S. Braun | D. Drago | Groundout: 1B-P | |
| t2 | 1 | --- | 3% | 50% | 0-0 | MIN | J. Nettles | D. Drago | Single | ||
| t2 | 1 | 1-- | 10% | 60% | 0-0 | MIN | E. Soderholm | D. Drago | Reached on E7 (Fly Ball); Nettles to 3B; Soderholm to 2B | ||
| t2 | 1 | -23 | O | -10% | 50% | 0-0 | MIN | P. Roof | D. Drago | Fielder's Choice 2B; Nettles out at Hm/2B-C; Soderholm to 3B | |
| t2 | 2 | 1-3 | R | 12% | 62% | 0-0 | MIN | B. Blyleven | D. Drago | Single to CF; Soderholm Scores/unER; Roof to 2B | |
| t2 | 2 | 12- | O | -4% | 59% | 1-0 | MIN | C. Tovar | D. Drago | Flyball: LF | |
| 1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 4-5-6 | |||||||||||
| b2 | 0 | --- | O | 2% | 61% | 0-1 | KCR | E. Kirkpatrick | B. Blyleven | Strikeout | |
| b2 | 1 | --- | O | 1% | 63% | 0-1 | KCR | R. Scheinblum | B. Blyleven | Strikeout | |
| b2 | 2 | --- | O | 1% | 64% | 0-1 | KCR | J. Mayberry | B. Blyleven | Groundout: 1B unassisted | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 0. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Royals' Dick Drago facing 2-3-4 | |||||||||||
| t3 | 0 | --- | 3% | 67% | 1-0 | MIN | D. Thompson | D. Drago | Single to CF | ||
| t3 | 0 | 1-- | 5% | 72% | 1-0 | MIN | R. Carew | D. Drago | Walk; Thompson to 2B | ||
| t3 | 0 | 12- | RRR | 17% | 90% | 1-0 | MIN | H. Killebrew | D. Drago | Home Run; Thompson Scores; Carew Scores | |
| t3 | 0 | --- | O | -1% | 89% | 4-0 | MIN | S. Braun | D. Drago | Groundout: SS-1B | |
| t3 | 1 | --- | O | -0% | 88% | 4-0 | MIN | J. Nettles | D. Drago | Groundout: P-1B | |
| t3 | 2 | --- | O | -0% | 88% | 4-0 | MIN | E. Soderholm | D. Drago | Flyball: RF | |
| 3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Royals 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-4, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 7-8-9 | |||||||||||
| b3 | 0 | --- | -3% | 85% | 0-4 | KCR | C. Rojas | B. Blyleven | Single to 3B | ||
| b3 | 0 | 1-- | O | 3% | 88% | 0-4 | KCR | B. Floyd | B. Blyleven | Strikeout Looking | |
| b3 | 1 | 1-- | O | 2% | 90% | 0-4 | KCR | D. Drago | B. Blyleven | Strikeout | |
| b3 | 2 | 1-- | O | 1% | 91% | 0-4 | KCR | F. Patek | B. Blyleven | Flyball: 2B | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Royals 0. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-0, Royals' Dick Drago facing 8-9-1 | |||||||||||
| t4 | 0 | --- | O | -0% | 91% | 4-0 | MIN | P. Roof | D. Drago | Groundout: SS-1B | |
| t4 | 1 | --- | O | -0% | 90% | 4-0 | MIN | B. Blyleven | D. Drago | Strikeout | |
| t4 | 2 | --- | 0% | 91% | 4-0 | MIN | C. Tovar | D. Drago | Hit By Pitch | ||
| t4 | 2 | 1-- | 0% | 91% | 4-0 | MIN | D. Thompson | D. Drago | Tovar Steals 2B | ||
| t4 | 2 | -2- | 0% | 91% | 4-0 | MIN | D. Thompson | D. Drago | Walk | ||
| t4 | 2 | 12- | R | 4% | 95% | 4-0 | MIN | R. Carew | D. Drago | Single to CF; Tovar Scores; Thompson to 3B | |
| t4 | 2 | 1-3 | O | -1% | 94% | 5-0 | MIN | H. Killebrew | D. Drago | Flyball: 2B | |
| 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 5, Royals 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-5, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 2-3-4 | |||||||||||
| b4 | 0 | --- | O | 1% | 95% | 0-5 | KCR | A. Otis | B. Blyleven | Strikeout | |
| b4 | 1 | --- | O | 1% | 96% | 0-5 | KCR | L. Piniella | B. Blyleven | Flyball: RF | |
| b4 | 2 | --- | O | 0% | 96% | 0-5 | KCR | E. Kirkpatrick | B. Blyleven | Strikeout | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Royals 0. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-0, Royals' Dick Drago facing 5-6-7 | |||||||||||
| t5 | 0 | --- | 1% | 97% | 5-0 | MIN | S. Braun | D. Drago | Double to RF | ||
| t5 | 0 | -2- | O | -1% | 96% | 5-0 | MIN | J. Nettles | D. Drago | Groundout: SS-1B | |
| t5 | 1 | -2- | O | -0% | 96% | 5-0 | MIN | E. Soderholm | D. Drago | Flyball: LF | |
| t5 | 2 | -2- | O | -0% | 95% | 5-0 | MIN | P. Roof | D. Drago | Strikeout Looking | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Royals 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-5, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 5-6-7 | |||||||||||
| b5 | 0 | --- | O | 1% | 96% | 0-5 | KCR | R. Scheinblum | B. Blyleven | Groundout: 2B-1B | |
| b5 | 1 | --- | -1% | 95% | 0-5 | KCR | J. Mayberry | B. Blyleven | Single to CF | ||
| b5 | 1 | 1-- | O | 1% | 96% | 0-5 | KCR | C. Rojas | B. Blyleven | Flyball: LF | |
| b5 | 2 | 1-- | -1% | 95% | 0-5 | KCR | B. Floyd | B. Blyleven | Single to SS; Mayberry to 2B | ||
| Joe Keough pinch hits for Dick Drago (P) batting 9th | |||||||||||
| b5 | 2 | 12- | O | 2% | 97% | 0-5 | KCR | J. Keough | B. Blyleven | Groundout: 1B-P | |
| 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 5, Royals 0. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-0, Royals' Mike Hedlund facing 9-1-2 | |||||||||||
| Mike Hedlund replaces Joe Keough (PH) pitching and batting 9th | |||||||||||
| t6 | 0 | --- | O | -0% | 97% | 5-0 | MIN | B. Blyleven | M. Hedlund | Flyball: RF | |
| t6 | 1 | --- | 0% | 97% | 5-0 | MIN | C. Tovar | M. Hedlund | Hit By Pitch | ||
| t6 | 1 | 1-- | 0% | 97% | 5-0 | MIN | D. Thompson | M. Hedlund | Tovar Steals 2B | ||
| t6 | 1 | -2- | O | -0% | 97% | 5-0 | MIN | D. Thompson | M. Hedlund | Strikeout | |
| t6 | 2 | -2- | O | -0% | 97% | 5-0 | MIN | R. Carew | M. Hedlund | Groundout: SS-1B | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Royals 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-5, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| b6 | 0 | --- | O | 1% | 97% | 0-5 | KCR | F. Patek | B. Blyleven | Flyball: RF | |
| b6 | 1 | --- | O | 1% | 98% | 0-5 | KCR | A. Otis | B. Blyleven | Groundout: 2B-1B | |
| b6 | 2 | --- | O | 0% | 98% | 0-5 | KCR | L. Piniella | B. Blyleven | Flyball: RF | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Royals 0. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-0, Royals' Mike Hedlund facing 4-5-6 | |||||||||||
| t7 | 0 | --- | O | -0% | 98% | 5-0 | MIN | H. Killebrew | M. Hedlund | Strikeout | |
| t7 | 1 | --- | 0% | 98% | 5-0 | MIN | S. Braun | M. Hedlund | Single to CF | ||
| t7 | 1 | 1-- | O | -0% | 98% | 5-0 | MIN | J. Nettles | M. Hedlund | Flyball: LF | |
| t7 | 2 | 1-- | O | -0% | 98% | 5-0 | MIN | E. Soderholm | M. Hedlund | Flyball: RF | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Royals 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-5, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 4-5-6 | |||||||||||
| b7 | 0 | --- | -2% | 96% | 0-5 | KCR | E. Kirkpatrick | B. Blyleven | Hit By Pitch | ||
| b7 | 0 | 1-- | O | 1% | 98% | 0-5 | KCR | R. Scheinblum | B. Blyleven | Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B | |
| b7 | 1 | 1-- | -2% | 95% | 0-5 | KCR | J. Mayberry | B. Blyleven | Single to RF; Scheinblum to 3B | ||
| b7 | 1 | 1-3 | OO | 4% | 99% | 0-5 | KCR | C. Rojas | B. Blyleven | Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Royals 0. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-0, Royals' Mike Hedlund facing 8-9-1 | |||||||||||
| t8 | 0 | --- | O | -0% | 99% | 5-0 | MIN | P. Roof | M. Hedlund | Foul Flyball: 3B | |
| t8 | 1 | --- | O | -0% | 99% | 5-0 | MIN | B. Blyleven | M. Hedlund | Groundout: C-1B | |
| t8 | 2 | --- | O | 0% | 99% | 5-0 | MIN | C. Tovar | M. Hedlund | Flyball: 3B | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Royals 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-5, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 8-9-1 | |||||||||||
| Rich Reese replaces Harmon Killebrew playing 1B batting 4th; Steve Hovley pinch hits for Bobby Floyd (3B) batting 8th | |||||||||||
| b8 | 0 | --- | O | 0% | 99% | 0-5 | KCR | S. Hovley | B. Blyleven | Flyball: RF | |
| Gail Hopkins pinch hits for Mike Hedlund (P) batting 9th | |||||||||||
| b8 | 1 | --- | O | 0% | 100% | 0-5 | KCR | G. Hopkins | B. Blyleven | Groundout: 1B unassisted | |
| b8 | 2 | --- | -0% | 99% | 0-5 | KCR | F. Patek | B. Blyleven | Single to LF | ||
| b8 | 2 | 1-- | -0% | 99% | 0-5 | KCR | A. Otis | B. Blyleven | Patek Steals 2B | ||
| b8 | 2 | -2- | -0% | 99% | 0-5 | KCR | A. Otis | B. Blyleven | Single to 3B; Patek to 3B | ||
| b8 | 2 | 1-3 | O | 1% | 100% | 0-5 | KCR | L. Piniella | B. Blyleven | Flyball: CF | |
| 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 5, Royals 0. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-0, Royals' Ted Abernathy facing 2-3-4 | |||||||||||
| Ted Abernathy replaces Gail Hopkins (PH) pitching and batting 9th; Bobby Knoop replaces Steve Hovley (PH) playing 3B batting 8th | |||||||||||
| t9 | 0 | --- | 0% | 100% | 5-0 | MIN | D. Thompson | T. Abernathy | Walk | ||
| t9 | 0 | 1-- | O | 0% | 100% | 5-0 | MIN | R. Carew | T. Abernathy | Flyball: RF | |
| t9 | 1 | 1-- | O | -0% | 100% | 5-0 | MIN | R. Reese | T. Abernathy | Flyball: LF | |
| t9 | 2 | 1-- | O | 0% | 100% | 5-0 | MIN | S. Braun | T. Abernathy | Thompson Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS) | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Royals 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-5, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 4-5-6 | |||||||||||
| b9 | 0 | --- | -1% | 99% | 0-5 | KCR | E. Kirkpatrick | B. Blyleven | Single to RF | ||
| b9 | 0 | 1-- | -2% | 97% | 0-5 | KCR | R. Scheinblum | B. Blyleven | Single to RF; Kirkpatrick to 2B | ||
| b9 | 0 | 12- | -4% | 93% | 0-5 | KCR | J. Mayberry | B. Blyleven | Walk; Kirkpatrick to 3B; Scheinblum to 2B | ||
| Wayne Granger replaces Bert Blyleven pitching and batting 9th | |||||||||||
| b9 | 0 | 123 | RR | -8% | 85% | 0-5 | KCR | C. Rojas | W. Granger | Single to CF; Kirkpatrick Scores; Scheinblum Scores; Mayberry to 2B | |
| b9 | 0 | 12- | -13% | 72% | 2-5 | KCR | B. Knoop | W. Granger | Walk; Mayberry to 3B; Rojas to 2B | ||
| Carl Taylor pinch hits for Ted Abernathy (P) batting 9th | |||||||||||
| b9 | 0 | 123 | RO | 12% | 83% | 2-5 | KCR | C. Taylor | W. Granger | Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Mayberry Scores | |
| b9 | 1 | 12- | OO | 17% | 100% | 3-5 | KCR | F. Patek | W. Granger | Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B | |
| 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Royals 3. | |||||||||||
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