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Friday, April 20, 2007, 7:10PM
, Kauffman Stadium
Attendance: 31,813, Time of Game: 3:11
Twins
7
10-6
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 at Royals
11
5-11
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
W: Odalis Perez (1-2)
L: Sidney Ponson (1-2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           0  2  1   0  1  2   0  0  1    7 13  0
Royals          0  1  1   0  5  0   1  3  X   11 15  0

Minnesota Twins

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Alexi Casilla 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 .235 .471 15 8 -0.123 1.28 0.030 -0.154 -1.4 2 4 SB
Nick Punto 3B 4 2 2 2 1 0 .174 .516 15 9 0.226 1.37 0.287 -0.062 2.4 0 3 2B,SB
Joe Mauer C 5 0 3 2 0 2 .377 .967 20 14 0.102 1.25 0.205 -0.103 1.2 4 0 2B
Michael Cuddyer RF 4 1 1 1 1 0 .333 .929 20 12 -0.009 0.89 0.072 -0.082 0.3 3 0 HR
Justin Morneau 1B 5 1 2 0 0 0 .300 .941 8 7 0.076 1.20 0.138 -0.062 0.1 9 1
Torii Hunter CF 5 0 1 0 0 2 .283 .894 22 15 -0.205 1.40 0.060 -0.265 -1.4 2 0 2B,GDP
Mike Redmond DH 4 2 1 1 0 0 .192 .491 16 9 -0.041 1.54 0.113 -0.154 -0.1 2B
Jason Tyner LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 .343 .836 12 8 0.064 1.15 0.110 -0.046 0.3 2 0
Jason Bartlett SS 3 0 1 1 1 0 .227 .556 10 6 0.010 1.64 0.155 -0.145 0.6 1 4 GDP
Sidney Ponson P 0 1
   Glen Perkins P 0 0
   Matt Guerrier P 1 0
   Dennys Reyes P 0 0
   Juan Rincon P 0 0
Team Totals 38 7 13 7 4 4 .342 .931 138 88 0.100 1.29 1.170 -1.073 2.0 24 13
2B: M Redmond (2, off O Perez); J Mauer (6, off O Perez); N Punto (4, off O Perez); T Hunter (10, off R Braun).
HR: M Cuddyer (2, off D Riske; 9th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).
TB: M Cuddyer 4; J Mauer 4; N Punto 3; M Redmond 2; T Hunter 2; J Morneau 2; A Casilla; J Bartlett; J Tyner.
GIDP: T Hunter (3); J Bartlett (1).
RBI: N Punto 2 (3); J Mauer 2 (7); M Cuddyer (15); M Redmond (4); J Bartlett (4).
2-out RBI: N Punto 2; J Bartlett.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 4 for 16.
Fielding
DP: 2. A Casilla-J Bartlett-J Morneau; N Punto-A Casilla-J Morneau.
Baserunning
SB: N Punto (1, 2nd base off O Perez/J Buck); A Casilla (2, 2nd base off D Riske/J Buck).

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
David DeJesus CF 5 2 3 0 0 0 .358 1.001 21 14 0.061 0.88 0.105 -0.044 0.7 1 0
Mark Grudzielanek 2B 4 1 1 2 0 0 .233 .655 20 12 0.085 1.21 0.221 -0.137 0.5 2 2 HR,HBP,GDP
Mark Teahen RF 4 2 3 1 0 0 .245 .709 11 6 0.196 0.77 0.207 -0.011 3.3 3 0 SB,HBP
Mike Sweeney DH 4 2 2 2 1 0 .222 .583 12 6 0.160 1.06 0.222 -0.063 2.3 HR
Ross Gload 1B 5 1 0 1 0 1 .250 .575 26 14 -0.119 1.07 0.000 -0.119 -2.0 11 0
Reggie Sanders LF 4 1 2 1 0 1 .407 1.226 9 7 0.085 0.88 0.132 -0.047 0.8 2 0 HR
   Emil Brown LF 0 0 0 1 0 0 .167 .396 6 3 0.002 -.07 0.002 0.000 -0.1 0 0 SF
Alex Gordon 3B 3 1 1 1 2 0 .137 .496 18 9 0.145 0.73 0.196 -0.050 1.5 3 3 2B
John Buck C 3 0 1 0 2 1 .429 1.422 19 7 0.018 0.67 0.045 -0.027 -0.1 4 0
Tony Pena SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 .211 .601 10 8 -0.033 1.05 0.051 -0.085 -0.4 1 5 GDP
Odalis Perez P 0 1
   Ryan Braun P 0 1
   Jimmy Gobble P 0 0
   Todd Wellemeyer P 0 1
   David Riske P 0 0
Team Totals 36 11 15 9 5 3 .417 1.194 152 86 0.600 0.89 1.181 -0.583 6.6 27 13
2B: A Gordon (3, off G Perkins).
HR: R Sanders (2, off M Guerrier; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF-CF); M Grudzielanek (1, off S Ponson; 5th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF); M Sweeney (1, off S Ponson; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF-CF).
SF: E Brown (1, off J Rincon).
HBP: M Teahen (1, by D Reyes); M Grudzielanek (2, by M Guerrier).
TB: M Sweeney 5; R Sanders 5; M Grudzielanek 4; M Teahen 3; D DeJesus 3; T Pena 2; A Gordon 2; J Buck.
GIDP: M Grudzielanek (2); T Pena (1).
RBI: M Sweeney 2 (5); M Grudzielanek 2 (9); R Sanders (6); R Gload (3); E Brown (3); A Gordon (3); M Teahen (5).
2-out RBI: A Gordon; M Teahen.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 1 for 9.
Fielding
DP: 2. T Pena-M Grudzielanek-R Gload; M Grudzielanek-R Gload.
Baserunning
SB: M Teahen (1, 2nd base off G Perkins/J Mauer).

Minnesota Twins

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Sidney Ponson, L (1-2) 4.1 10 6 6 1 2 2 9.39 23 69 42 27 8 7 12 8 4 0 20 -0.373 1.22 -2.8
Glen Perkins 1.2 3 1 1 1 0 0 8.31 9 39 23 17 1 5 3 5 3 0 1 1 -0.098 0.91 -0.9
Matt Guerrier 1 2 3 3 1 0 1 2.61 6 18 10 7 2 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 -0.095 0.45 -1.5
Dennys Reyes 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 10.80 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 -0.016 0.44 -0.8
Juan Rincon 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 2.84 5 24 10 4 3 3 1 1 0 0 3 3 -0.017 0.16 -0.6
Team Totals 8 15 11 11 5 3 3 12.38 44 152 86 56 14 16 19 15 7 0 20 6 4 -0.599 1.29 -6.6
M Guerrier faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.
D Reyes faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Kansas City Royals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Odalis Perez, W (1-2) 5 7 4 4 1 2 0 8.64 23 71 49 27 5 17 8 12 5 0 38 -0.168 0.96 -1.2
Ryan Braun, H (1) 0.1 1 2 2 2 0 0 3.24 4 19 7 3 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 -0.119 1.48 -1.1
Jimmy Gobble, H (2) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.59 3 8 7 4 1 2 0 2 1 0 3 2 0.000 3.25 -0.4
Todd Wellemeyer, H (1) 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 12.71 4 21 11 7 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0.099 2.60 0.6
David Riske, S (2) 2 3 1 1 0 1 1 5.40 8 19 14 9 0 5 3 4 2 0 0 0 0.088 0.88 0.1
Team Totals 9 13 7 7 4 4 1 7.00 42 138 88 50 9 29 14 20 9 0 38 3 2 -0.100 0.89 -2.0
Balks: None.
WP: G Perkins 2 (2); M Guerrier (1); J Rincon (2).
HBP: D Reyes (1; M Teahen); M Guerrier (1; M Grudzielanek).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - John Hirschbeck, 1B - Bill Welke, 2B - Rob Drake, 3B - Laz Diaz.
Time of Game: 3:11.
Attendance: 31,813.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 74° F, Wind 11mph from Right to Left, Sunny.

Starting Lineups

Minnesota Twins         Kansas City Royals
1 Alexi Casilla 2B 1 David DeJesus CF
2 Nick Punto 3B 2 Mark Grudzielanek 2B
3 Joe Mauer C 3 Mark Teahen RF
4 Michael Cuddyer RF 4 Mike Sweeney DH
5 Justin Morneau 1B 5 Ross Gload 1B
6 Torii Hunter CF 6 Reggie Sanders LF
7 Mike Redmond DH 7 Alex Gordon 3B
8 Jason Tyner LF 8 John Buck C
9 Jason Bartlett SS 9 Tony Pena SS
Sidney Ponson P Odalis Perez P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b5 2-4 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  RR KCR M. Grudzielanek S. Ponson 22% 57% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); DeJesus Scores
t7 6-7 0 12- 7,(3-2)  OO MIN T. Hunter T. Wellemeyer 20% 71% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B (Weak SS-2B); Cuddyer to 3B
t6 4-7 2 123 3,(0-2)  RR MIN N. Punto J. Gobble -18% 64% Single to RF (Line Drive); Redmond Scores; Tyner Scores; Bartlett to 3B; Punto to 2B/Adv on throw
t8 6-8 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  OO MIN J. Bartlett D. Riske 13% 92% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
b5 5-4 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  R KCR A. Gordon G. Perkins 12% 79% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Gload Scores

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Odalis Perez facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O MIN A. Casilla O. Perez 2% 52% Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
t1 0-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O MIN N. Punto O. Perez 2% 54% Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
t1 0-0 2 --- 3,(1-1)  MIN J. Mauer O. Perez -1% 53% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
t1 0-0 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O MIN M. Cuddyer O. Perez 2% 55% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Sidney Ponson facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  KCR D. DeJesus S. Ponson 3% 58% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
b1 0-0 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  OO KCR M. Grudzielanek S. Ponson -7% 51% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
b1 0-0 2 --- 3,(2-0)  O KCR M. Teahen S. Ponson -1% 50% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Odalis Perez facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  MIN J. Morneau O. Perez -4% 46% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t2 0-0 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  O MIN T. Hunter O. Perez 4% 50% Strikeout Swinging
t2 0-0 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  R MIN M. Redmond O. Perez -11% 39% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Morneau Scores
t2 1-0 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  O MIN J. Tyner O. Perez 3% 41% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS); Redmond to 3B
t2 1-0 2 --3 2,(0-1)  R MIN J. Bartlett O. Perez -8% 33% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Redmond Scores
t2 2-0 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O MIN A. Casilla O. Perez 2% 35% Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B)
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Twins' Sidney Ponson facing 4-5-6
b2 0-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  R KCR M. Sweeney S. Ponson 10% 45% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
b2 1-2 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O KCR R. Gload S. Ponson -3% 42% Lineout: CF (LF-CF)
b2 1-2 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR R. Sanders S. Ponson -2% 41% Strikeout Swinging
b2 1-2 2 --- 7,(3-2)  KCR A. Gordon S. Ponson 1% 42% Walk
b2 1-2 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O KCR J. Buck S. Ponson -3% 39% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Royals 1.
Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-1, Royals' Odalis Perez facing 2-3-4
t3 2-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  MIN N. Punto O. Perez -6% 33% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
t3 2-1 0 -2- 3,(1-1)  R MIN J. Mauer O. Perez -9% 25% Double to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Punto Scores
t3 3-1 0 -2- 3,(2-0)  O MIN M. Cuddyer O. Perez 3% 28% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t3 3-1 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  O MIN J. Morneau O. Perez 2% 31% Flyball: RF (CF-RF); Mauer to 3B
t3 3-1 2 --3 5,(1-2)  O MIN T. Hunter O. Perez 3% 34% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Royals 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 1-3, Twins' Sidney Ponson facing 9-1-2
b3 1-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  KCR T. Pena S. Ponson 4% 38% Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
b3 1-3 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  O KCR D. DeJesus S. Ponson -2% 36% Groundout: 2B-1B; Pena to 2B
b3 1-3 1 -2- 3,(0-2)  O KCR M. Grudzielanek S. Ponson -4% 32% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
b3 1-3 2 -2- 4,(2-1)  R KCR M. Teahen S. Ponson 9% 41% Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Pena Scores
b3 2-3 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  O KCR M. Sweeney S. Ponson -3% 38% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Royals 2.
Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-2, Royals' Odalis Perez facing 7-8-9
t4 3-2 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O MIN M. Redmond O. Perez 2% 41% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak 3B)
t4 3-2 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O MIN J. Tyner O. Perez 2% 42% Groundout: P-1B (Short 1B Line)
t4 3-2 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O MIN J. Bartlett O. Perez 1% 44% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Royals 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-3, Twins' Sidney Ponson facing 5-6-7
b4 2-3 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O KCR R. Gload S. Ponson -3% 41% Strikeout Swinging
b4 2-3 1 --- 2,(1-0)  KCR R. Sanders S. Ponson 3% 44% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Short 3B Line)
b4 2-3 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O KCR A. Gordon S. Ponson -4% 40% Flyball: LF
b4 2-3 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  KCR J. Buck S. Ponson 3% 43% Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Sanders to 2B
b4 2-3 2 12- 1,(0-0)  O KCR T. Pena S. Ponson -6% 37% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 3, Royals 2.
Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-2, Royals' Odalis Perez facing 1-2-3
t5 3-2 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O MIN A. Casilla O. Perez 3% 39% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t5 3-2 1 --- 4,(3-0)  MIN N. Punto O. Perez -3% 37% Walk
t5 3-2 1 1-- 6,(2-2)  MIN J. Mauer O. Perez -2% 35% Punto Steals 2B
t5 3-2 1 -2- 7,(3-2)  R MIN J. Mauer O. Perez -11% 24% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Punto Scores; Mauer to 2B/Adv on throw
t5 4-2 1 -2- 6,(2-2)  O MIN M. Cuddyer O. Perez 2% 27% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF); Mauer to 3B
t5 4-2 2 --3 2,(1-0)  O MIN J. Morneau O. Perez 3% 30% Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Royals 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-4, Twins' Sidney Ponson facing 1-2-3
b5 2-4 0 --- 4,(2-1)  KCR D. DeJesus S. Ponson 5% 35% Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
b5 2-4 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  RR KCR M. Grudzielanek S. Ponson 22% 57% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); DeJesus Scores
b5 4-4 0 --- 1,(0-0)  KCR M. Teahen S. Ponson 5% 61% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b5 4-4 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  KCR M. Sweeney S. Ponson 11% 72% Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Teahen to 3B
b5 4-4 0 1-3 5,(3-1)  RO KCR R. Gload S. Ponson -2% 70% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS); Teahen Scores
Glen Perkins replaces Sidney Ponson pitching
b5 5-4 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  O KCR R. Sanders G. Perkins -3% 68% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
b5 5-4 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  R KCR A. Gordon G. Perkins 12% 79% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Gload Scores
b5 6-4 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  KCR J. Buck G. Perkins 0% 80% Wild Pitch; Gordon to 3B
b5 6-4 2 --3 4,(3-0)  R KCR J. Buck G. Perkins 7% 87% Walk, Wild Pitch; Gordon Scores/No RBI
b5 7-4 2 1-- 7,(2-2)  KCR T. Pena G. Perkins 1% 87% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Buck to 2B
b5 7-4 2 12- 7,(2-2)  O KCR D. DeJesus G. Perkins -2% 85% Lineout: LF (LF-CF)
5 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 4, Royals 7.
Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 4-7, Royals' Ryan Braun facing 6-7-8
Ryan Braun replaces Odalis Perez pitching
t6 4-7 0 --- 5,(2-2)  MIN T. Hunter R. Braun -6% 79% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
t6 4-7 0 -2- 4,(2-1)  O MIN M. Redmond R. Braun 6% 85% Fielder's Choice P; Hunter out at 3B/P-3B
t6 4-7 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  MIN J. Tyner R. Braun -4% 81% Walk; Redmond to 2B
t6 4-7 1 12- 5,(3-1)  MIN J. Bartlett R. Braun -7% 74% Walk; Redmond to 3B; Tyner to 2B
Jimmy Gobble replaces Ryan Braun pitching
t6 4-7 1 123 2,(1-0)  O MIN A. Casilla J. Gobble 9% 82% Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
t6 4-7 2 123 3,(0-2)  RR MIN N. Punto J. Gobble -18% 64% Single to RF (Line Drive); Redmond Scores; Tyner Scores; Bartlett to 3B; Punto to 2B/Adv on throw
t6 6-7 2 -23 3,(0-2)  O MIN J. Mauer J. Gobble 10% 74% Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 6, Royals 7.
Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 7-6, Twins' Glen Perkins facing 2-3-4
b6 7-6 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O KCR M. Grudzielanek G. Perkins -2% 71% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b6 7-6 1 --- 1,(0-0)  KCR M. Teahen G. Perkins 2% 74% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
b6 7-6 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  KCR M. Sweeney G. Perkins 2% 75% Teahen Steals 2B
b6 7-6 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  O KCR M. Sweeney G. Perkins -3% 72% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b6 7-6 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  O KCR R. Gload G. Perkins -4% 68% Lineout: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 6, Royals 7.
Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 6-7, Royals' Todd Wellemeyer facing 4-5-6
Todd Wellemeyer replaces Jimmy Gobble pitching
t7 6-7 0 --- 7,(3-2)  MIN M. Cuddyer T. Wellemeyer -7% 62% Walk
t7 6-7 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  MIN J. Morneau T. Wellemeyer -10% 51% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Cuddyer to 2B
t7 6-7 0 12- 7,(3-2)  OO MIN T. Hunter T. Wellemeyer 20% 71% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B (Weak SS-2B); Cuddyer to 3B
t7 6-7 2 --3 6,(3-2)  O MIN M. Redmond T. Wellemeyer 7% 78% Groundout: P-SS-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 6, Royals 7.
Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 7-6, Twins' Matt Guerrier facing 6-7-8
Matt Guerrier replaces Glen Perkins pitching
b7 7-6 0 --- 1,(0-0)  R KCR R. Sanders M. Guerrier 10% 88% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
b7 8-6 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O KCR A. Gordon M. Guerrier -1% 87% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
b7 8-6 1 --- 4,(3-0)  KCR J. Buck M. Guerrier 1% 88% Walk
b7 8-6 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  OO KCR T. Pena M. Guerrier -3% 85% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 6, Royals 8.
Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 6-8, Royals' David Riske facing 8-9-1
David Riske replaces Todd Wellemeyer pitching
Emil Brown replaces Reggie Sanders playing LF batting 6th
t8 6-8 0 --- 3,(0-2)  MIN J. Tyner D. Riske -7% 79% Single to P (Ground Ball to Weak 2B-1B)
t8 6-8 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  OO MIN J. Bartlett D. Riske 13% 92% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
t8 6-8 2 --- 3,(1-1)  MIN A. Casilla D. Riske -2% 90% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
t8 6-8 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  MIN N. Punto D. Riske -1% 89% Casilla Steals 2B
t8 6-8 2 -2- 4,(2-1)  O MIN N. Punto D. Riske 5% 94% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 6, Royals 8.
Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 8-6, Twins' Matt Guerrier facing 1-2-3
b8 8-6 0 --- 2,(0-1)  KCR D. DeJesus M. Guerrier 1% 95% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
b8 8-6 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  KCR M. Grudzielanek M. Guerrier 1% 95% Wild Pitch; DeJesus to 2B
b8 8-6 0 -2- 7,(3-2)  KCR M. Grudzielanek M. Guerrier 0% 96% Hit By Pitch
Dennys Reyes replaces Matt Guerrier pitching
b8 8-6 0 12- 2,(0-1)  KCR M. Teahen D. Reyes 2% 98% Hit By Pitch; DeJesus to 3B; Grudzielanek to 2B
Juan Rincon replaces Dennys Reyes pitching
b8 8-6 0 123 4,(3-0)  R KCR M. Sweeney J. Rincon 1% 99% Walk; DeJesus Scores; Grudzielanek to 3B; Teahen to 2B
b8 9-6 0 123 6,(2-2)  O KCR R. Gload J. Rincon -1% 98% Groundout: 2B-C/Forceout at Hm (Weak 2B); Teahen to 3B; Sweeney to 2B
b8 9-6 1 123 4,(1-2)  R KCR E. Brown J. Rincon 1% 99% Wild Pitch; Teahen Scores; Sweeney to 3B; Gload to 2B
b8 10-6 1 -23 6,(3-2)  RO KCR E. Brown J. Rincon 0% 99% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Short RF); Sweeney Scores
b8 11-6 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  KCR A. Gordon J. Rincon 0% 99% Walk
b8 11-6 2 12- 4,(1-2)  O KCR J. Buck J. Rincon -0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
3 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 6, Royals 11.
Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 6-11, Royals' David Riske facing 3-4-5
t9 6-11 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O MIN J. Mauer D. Riske 0% 100% Strikeout Looking
t9 6-11 1 --- 1,(0-0)  R MIN M. Cuddyer D. Riske -0% 99% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
t9 7-11 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O MIN J. Morneau D. Riske 0% 100% Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
t9 7-11 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O MIN T. Hunter D. Riske 0% 100% Lineout: 3B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 7, Royals 11.

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