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Saturday, April 21, 2007 1:10PM
, Kauffman Stadium
Attendance: 20,566, Time of Game: 3:05
Twins
7
11-6
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
1st
 at Royals
5
5-12
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
5th, 6 GB
W: Pat Neshek (2-0)
L: Joel Peralta (0-2)
S: Joe Nathan (6)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           0  1  0   2  1  1   2  0  0    7 16  1
Royals          2  0  1   1  1  0   0  0  0    5  7  2

Minnesota Twins

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Alexi Casilla SS-2B 5 2 2 0 0 1 .273 .545 27 17 0.070 1.38 0.156 -0.086 -0.1 0 3 SB
Nick Punto 3B 4 1 2 1 1 0 .200 .606 18 9 0.204 1.12 0.240 -0.036 1.4 0 3 3B
Joe Mauer DH 4 0 2 2 0 0 .386 .997 16 10 0.057 1.10 0.148 -0.092 0.4 2·2B,SF
Michael Cuddyer RF 5 1 1 0 0 1 .324 .891 19 14 -0.098 0.88 0.043 -0.142 -1.1 2 0
Justin Morneau 1B 4 1 2 0 1 0 .313 .984 16 7 0.135 0.99 0.182 -0.047 1.5 6 0 2·2B,IW
Torii Hunter CF 4 2 2 1 0 1 .298 .930 15 8 0.111 1.01 0.196 -0.085 0.4 3 0 2B,CS,HBP
Jason Kubel LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .250 .604 16 12 -0.171 1.45 0.075 -0.246 -1.9 0 0
Mike Redmond C 4 0 3 3 0 0 .267 .624 15 11 0.304 1.37 0.304 0.000 2.8 13 0
Luis Rodriguez 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .214 .563 15 13 -0.173 1.29 0.012 -0.185 -1.2 3 1 GDP
   Jason Bartlett PR-SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227 .556 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Boof Bonser P
   Pat Neshek P
   Dennys Reyes P
   Jesse Crain P
   Joe Nathan P
Team Totals 38 7 16 7 2 4 .421 1.058 157 101 0.439 1.17 1.356 -0.919 2.0 27 8
2B: J Morneau 2 (5, 2 off Z Greinke); J Mauer 2 (8, 1 off T Wellemeyer, 1 off Z Greinke); T Hunter (11, off Z Greinke).
3B: N Punto (1, off J Peralta).
SF: J Mauer (1, off J Gobble).
IBB: J Morneau (3, by T Wellemeyer).
HBP: T Hunter (1, by T Wellemeyer).
TB: J Morneau 4; J Mauer 4; N Punto 4; T Hunter 3; M Redmond 3; A Casilla 2; L Rodriguez; M Cuddyer; J Kubel.
GIDP: L Rodriguez (1).
RBI: M Redmond 3 (7); J Mauer 2 (9); T Hunter (13); N Punto (4).
2-out RBI: M Redmond 2.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 7 for 15.
Fielding
E: L Rodriguez (1).
Baserunning
SB: A Casilla (3, 2nd base off J Peralta/J LaRue).
CS: T Hunter (1, 2nd base by T Wellemeyer/J LaRue).

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 1 1 0 0 2 .347 .961 15 11 -0.065 0.93 0.034 -0.100 -0.3 4 0
Mark Grudzielanek 2B 4 2 2 0 0 0 .255 .704 17 10 0.056 1.04 0.106 -0.050 0.6 1 2 2B
Mark Teahen RF 3 1 1 1 1 1 .250 .775 17 9 0.030 1.15 0.121 -0.091 0.2 2 1 HR
Mike Sweeney DH 3 0 1 0 1 0 .229 .601 11 5 0.017 1.40 0.070 -0.053 0.4 IW
Ross Gload 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 .250 .567 15 11 0.002 1.71 0.128 -0.126 -0.3 8 3
Emil Brown LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .152 .362 9 7 0.059 1.66 0.162 -0.103 0.9 3 0
Alex Gordon 3B 4 1 1 1 0 2 .145 .551 15 10 0.030 1.04 0.125 -0.095 -0.0 3 0 HR
Jason LaRue C 3 0 0 0 0 3 .138 .454 16 10 -0.063 0.81 0.000 -0.063 -0.6 5 1
   Esteban German PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .265 .683 5 3 -0.052 1.96 0.000 -0.052 -0.3
Tony Pena SS 4 0 0 0 0 3 .197 .562 23 16 -0.078 0.75 0.000 -0.078 -0.6 1 3
Zack Greinke P
   Neal Musser P
   Joel Peralta P
   Jimmy Gobble P
   Todd Wellemeyer P
Team Totals 35 5 7 3 2 13 .200 .643 143 92 -0.064 1.19 0.746 -0.811 0.0 27 10
2B: M Grudzielanek (4, off B Bonser).
HR: M Teahen (2, off B Bonser; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF-CF); A Gordon (2, off B Bonser; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF).
IBB: M Sweeney (1, by B Bonser).
TB: M Teahen 4; A Gordon 4; M Grudzielanek 3; M Sweeney; R Gload; D DeJesus.
RBI: A Gordon (4); R Gload (4); M Teahen (6).
2-out RBI: R Gload.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 2 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 4. R Gload-T Pena-R Gload; R Gload-J LaRue; M Teahen-R Gload; R Gload-A Gordon.
E: D DeJesus (1); T Pena (4).
Outfield Assists: M Teahen (N Punto at 1st base).

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
Boof Bonser 5 7 5 3 1 7 2 6.53 24 87 56 33 11 12 5 11 2 0 43 -0.303 1.20 -2.2
Pat Neshek, W (2-0) 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 3.86 3 14 11 5 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.078 1.00 0.6
Dennys Reyes, H (4) 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 9.53 3 14 7 5 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.047 1.12 0.3
Jesse Crain, H (4) 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.50 4 12 8 5 0 3 3 1 1 0 1 0 0.138 1.27 0.8
Joe Nathan, S (6) 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 3.24 3 16 10 1 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.102 1.29 0.6
Team Totals 9 7 5 3 2 13 2 3.00 37 143 92 49 16 27 10 12 3 0 43 1 0 0.062 1.17 -0.0

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
Zack Greinke 5 9 4 4 1 2 0 4.82 22 89 57 38 3 16 7 12 7 0 34 -0.150 1.25 -1.2
Neal Musser, H (1) 0.1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 3 7 6 6 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 -0.102 1.48 -0.7
Joel Peralta, BS (3), L (0-2) 0.2 3 2 2 0 0 0 8.31 4 18 12 9 1 2 2 2 2 0 2 1 -0.264 2.28 -1.7
Jimmy Gobble 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.35 3 8 7 4 1 2 0 3 1 0 1 1 0.025 0.62 0.5
Todd Wellemeyer 2 2 0 0 1 2 0 9.39 10 35 19 12 4 3 3 3 1 0 0 0 0.054 0.61 1.1
Team Totals 9 16 7 6 2 4 0 6.00 42 157 101 69 9 23 12 23 13 0 34 3 2 -0.437 1.19 -2.0
J Peralta faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: T Wellemeyer (2).
HBP: T Wellemeyer (1; T Hunter).
IBB: T Wellemeyer (2; J Morneau); B Bonser (2; M Sweeney).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bill Welke, 1B - Rob Drake, 2B - Laz Diaz, 3B - John Hirschbeck.
Time of Game: 3:05.
Attendance: 20,566.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 75° F, Wind 14mph from Right to Left, Sunny.

Starting Lineups

Minnesota Twins         Kansas City Royals
1 Alexi Casilla SS 1 David DeJesus CF
2 Nick Punto 3B 2 Mark Grudzielanek 2B
3 Joe Mauer DH 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 Emil Brown LF
7 Jason Kubel LF 7 Alex Gordon 3B
8 Mike Redmond C 8 Jason LaRue C
9 Luis Rodriguez 2B 9 Tony Pena SS
Boof Bonser P Zack Greinke P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t4 2-3 0 -23 2,(1-0)  OO MIN J. Kubel Z. Greinke -19% 36% Double Play: Groundout: 1B; Morneau out at Hm/1B-C; Hunter to 3B
t7 5-5 0 -2- 5,(2-2)  R MIN N. Punto J. Peralta 19% 79% Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Casilla Scores
b1 0-0 2 123 2,(0-1)  RR KCR E. Brown B. Bonser -16% 27% Reached on E4 (Pop Fly to Deep SS-2B); DeJesus Scores/unER; Grudzielanek Scores/unER; Sweeney to 3B; Brown to 2B
t5 3-4 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  R MIN J. Mauer Z. Greinke 13% 52% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Casilla Scores
t6 5-5 1 12- 5,(1-2)  OO MIN L. Rodriguez J. Peralta -13% 42% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B

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' Zack Greinke facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O MIN A. Casilla Z. Greinke -2% 48% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t1 0-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  MIN N. Punto Z. Greinke 2% 50% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
t1 0-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O MIN J. Mauer Z. Greinke -3% 47% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
t1 0-0 2 1-- 5,(1-2)  O MIN M. Cuddyer Z. Greinke -2% 45% Flyball: RF (RF Line)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Boof Bonser facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  KCR D. DeJesus B. Bonser -3% 42% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line)
b1 0-0 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  KCR M. Grudzielanek B. Bonser -5% 36% Single to 3B/Bunt (Bunt to Weak 3B); DeJesus to 2B
b1 0-0 0 12- 5,(2-2)  O KCR M. Teahen B. Bonser 5% 41% Strikeout Looking
b1 0-0 1 12- 2,(0-1)  KCR M. Sweeney B. Bonser -6% 36% Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); DeJesus to 3B; Grudzielanek to 2B
b1 0-0 1 123 3,(0-2)  O KCR R. Gload B. Bonser 7% 43% Strikeout Swinging
b1 0-0 2 123 2,(0-1)  RR KCR E. Brown B. Bonser -16% 27% Reached on E4 (Pop Fly to Deep SS-2B); DeJesus Scores/unER; Grudzielanek Scores/unER; Sweeney to 3B; Brown to 2B
b1 2-0 2 -23 4,(1-2)  O KCR A. Gordon B. Bonser 4% 31% Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 2.
Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Royals' Zack Greinke facing 5-6-7
t2 0-2 0 --- 5,(3-1)  MIN J. Morneau Z. Greinke 6% 37% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
t2 0-2 0 -2- 4,(2-1)  O MIN T. Hunter Z. Greinke -4% 33% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t2 0-2 1 -2- 8,(2-2)  O MIN J. Kubel Z. Greinke -4% 29% Strikeout Swinging
t2 0-2 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  R MIN M. Redmond Z. Greinke 8% 37% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Morneau Scores
t2 1-2 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O MIN L. Rodriguez Z. Greinke -2% 35% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Twins' Boof Bonser facing 8-9-1
b2 2-1 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O KCR J. LaRue B. Bonser 2% 37% Strikeout Swinging
b2 2-1 1 --- 10,(3-2)  O KCR T. Pena B. Bonser 1% 38% Strikeout Looking
b2 2-1 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR D. DeJesus B. Bonser 1% 39% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 2.
Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 1-2, Royals' Zack Greinke facing 1-2-3
t3 1-2 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O MIN A. Casilla Z. Greinke -3% 37% Strikeout Looking
t3 1-2 1 --- 5,(3-1)  MIN N. Punto Z. Greinke 3% 39% Walk
t3 1-2 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  OO MIN J. Mauer Z. Greinke -6% 33% Line Drive Double Play: RF; Punto out at 1B/RF-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Twins' Boof Bonser facing 2-3-4
b3 2-1 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O KCR M. Grudzielanek B. Bonser 2% 36% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b3 2-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  R KCR M. Teahen B. Bonser -10% 26% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
b3 3-1 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O KCR M. Sweeney B. Bonser 1% 27% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b3 3-1 2 --- 6,(2-2)  O KCR R. Gload B. Bonser 1% 28% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 3.
Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-3, Royals' Zack Greinke facing 4-5-6
t4 1-3 0 --- 5,(2-2)  MIN M. Cuddyer Z. Greinke 4% 32% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t4 1-3 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  MIN J. Morneau Z. Greinke 12% 44% Double to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Cuddyer to 3B
t4 1-3 0 -23 1,(0-0)  R MIN T. Hunter Z. Greinke 11% 55% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Cuddyer Scores; Morneau to 3B
t4 2-3 0 -23 2,(1-0)  OO MIN J. Kubel Z. Greinke -19% 36% Double Play: Groundout: 1B; Morneau out at Hm/1B-C; Hunter to 3B
t4 2-3 2 --3 4,(1-2)  R MIN M. Redmond Z. Greinke 10% 47% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Hunter Scores
t4 3-3 2 1-- 8,(1-2)  O MIN L. Rodriguez Z. Greinke -3% 44% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Royals 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Tied 3-3, Twins' Boof Bonser facing 6-7-8
b4 3-3 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O KCR E. Brown B. Bonser 3% 47% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
b4 3-3 1 --- 3,(2-0)  R KCR A. Gordon B. Bonser -13% 34% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
b4 4-3 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O KCR J. LaRue B. Bonser 2% 36% Strikeout Swinging
b4 4-3 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR T. Pena B. Bonser 1% 37% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Royals 4.
Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 3-4, Royals' Zack Greinke facing 1-2-3
t5 3-4 0 --- 4,(1-2)  MIN A. Casilla Z. Greinke 5% 42% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
t5 3-4 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  O MIN N. Punto Z. Greinke -3% 39% Groundout: 2B-1B; Casilla to 2B
t5 3-4 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  R MIN J. Mauer Z. Greinke 13% 52% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Casilla Scores
t5 4-4 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  OO MIN M. Cuddyer Z. Greinke -9% 43% Double Play: Popfly: 1B (Weak SS-2B); Mauer out at 3B/1B-3B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Royals 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Tied 4-4, Twins' Boof Bonser facing 1-2-3
b5 4-4 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR D. DeJesus B. Bonser 3% 46% Strikeout Looking
b5 4-4 1 --- 2,(1-0)  KCR M. Grudzielanek B. Bonser -5% 41% Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
b5 4-4 1 -2- 4,(2-1)  O KCR M. Teahen B. Bonser 4% 45% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF); Grudzielanek to 3B
b5 4-4 2 --3 4,(3-0)  KCR M. Sweeney B. Bonser -1% 43% Intentional Walk
b5 4-4 2 1-3 3,(0-2)  R KCR R. Gload B. Bonser -13% 30% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Grudzielanek Scores; Sweeney to 2B
b5 5-4 2 12- 2,(1-0)  O KCR E. Brown B. Bonser 4% 35% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 4, Royals 5.
Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 4-5, Royals' Neal Musser facing 5-6-7
Neal Musser replaces Zack Greinke pitching
t6 4-5 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O MIN J. Morneau N. Musser -4% 31% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
t6 4-5 1 --- 1,(0-0)  MIN T. Hunter N. Musser 6% 37% Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Hunter to 2B/Adv on E8
t6 4-5 1 -2- 4,(0-2)  MIN J. Kubel N. Musser 7% 45% Single to LF (Line Drive); Hunter to 3B
Joel Peralta replaces Neal Musser pitching
t6 4-5 1 1-3 4,(1-2)  R MIN M. Redmond J. Peralta 10% 55% Single to RF (Line Drive); Hunter Scores/unER; Kubel to 2B
t6 5-5 1 12- 5,(1-2)  OO MIN L. Rodriguez J. Peralta -13% 42% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
1 run, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Royals 5.
Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Tied 5-5, Twins' Pat Neshek facing 7-8-9
Pat Neshek replaces Boof Bonser pitching
b6 5-5 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O KCR A. Gordon P. Neshek 3% 46% Strikeout Swinging
b6 5-5 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR J. LaRue P. Neshek 3% 48% Strikeout Looking
b6 5-5 2 --- 5,(1-2)  O KCR T. Pena P. Neshek 2% 50% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Royals 5.
Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Tied 5-5, Royals' Joel Peralta facing 1-2-3
t7 5-5 0 --- 4,(2-1)  MIN A. Casilla J. Peralta 6% 56% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
t7 5-5 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  MIN N. Punto J. Peralta 5% 60% Casilla Steals 2B
t7 5-5 0 -2- 5,(2-2)  R MIN N. Punto J. Peralta 19% 79% Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Casilla Scores
Jimmy Gobble replaces Joel Peralta pitching
t7 6-5 0 --3 1,(0-0)  RO MIN J. Mauer J. Gobble -0% 79% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF-CF); Punto Scores
t7 7-5 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O MIN M. Cuddyer J. Gobble -1% 78% Flyball: CF
t7 7-5 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O MIN J. Morneau J. Gobble -1% 77% Lineout: LF (LF-CF)
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 7, Royals 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 5-7, Twins' Dennys Reyes facing 1-2-3
Dennys Reyes replaces Pat Neshek pitching
b7 5-7 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR D. DeJesus D. Reyes 4% 81% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b7 5-7 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O KCR M. Grudzielanek D. Reyes 3% 84% Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 5-7 2 --- 7,(3-2)  KCR M. Teahen D. Reyes -2% 81% Walk
Jesse Crain replaces Dennys Reyes pitching
b7 5-7 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  O KCR M. Sweeney J. Crain 4% 85% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 7, Royals 5.
Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 7-5, Royals' Todd Wellemeyer facing 6-7-8
Todd Wellemeyer replaces Jimmy Gobble pitching
t8 7-5 0 --- 2,(1-0)  MIN T. Hunter T. Wellemeyer 2% 87% Hit By Pitch
t8 7-5 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  O MIN J. Kubel T. Wellemeyer -2% 85% Lineout: CF
t8 7-5 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O MIN M. Redmond T. Wellemeyer -3% 83% Hunter Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
t8 7-5 2 --- 3,(1-1)  MIN M. Redmond T. Wellemeyer 1% 84% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
t8 7-5 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  MIN L. Rodriguez T. Wellemeyer 1% 85% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Redmond to 2B
Jason Bartlett pinch runs for Luis Rodriguez (2B) batting 9th
t8 7-5 2 12- 1,(0-0)  MIN A. Casilla T. Wellemeyer 1% 86% Wild Pitch; Redmond to 3B; Bartlett to 2B
t8 7-5 2 -23 6,(1-2)  O MIN A. Casilla T. Wellemeyer -4% 82% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Twins 7, Royals 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 5-7, Twins' Jesse Crain facing 5-6-7
Alexi Casilla moves from SS to 2B
Jason Bartlett moves from PR to SS
b8 5-7 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O KCR R. Gload J. Crain 5% 87% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b8 5-7 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O KCR E. Brown J. Crain 3% 90% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b8 5-7 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O KCR A. Gordon J. Crain 2% 92% Lineout: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 7, Royals 5.
Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Ahead 7-5, Royals' Todd Wellemeyer facing 2-3-4
t9 7-5 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O MIN N. Punto T. Wellemeyer -1% 91% Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 7-5 1 --- 5,(3-1)  MIN J. Mauer T. Wellemeyer 2% 93% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
t9 7-5 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  O MIN M. Cuddyer T. Wellemeyer -1% 91% Strikeout Swinging
t9 7-5 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  MIN J. Morneau T. Wellemeyer 0% 92% Intentional Walk
t9 7-5 2 12- 7,(3-2)  O MIN T. Hunter T. Wellemeyer -2% 90% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 7, Royals 5.
Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 5-7, Twins' Joe Nathan facing 8-9-1
Joe Nathan replaces Jesse Crain pitching
Esteban German pinch hits for Jason LaRue (C) batting 8th
b9 5-7 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR E. German J. Nathan 5% 95% Strikeout Looking
b9 5-7 1 --- 7,(3-2)  O KCR T. Pena J. Nathan 3% 98% Strikeout Looking
b9 5-7 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR D. DeJesus J. Nathan 2% 100% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 7, Royals 5.

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