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OAK
@LAA		3
0
DET
@CHW		0
2
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@CLE		2
4
MIN
@KCR		9
4
BOS
@NYY		5
9
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@TEX		3
8
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@TOR		0
5
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@ARI		4
0
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@COL		1
2
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@FLA		6
5
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@HOU		10
4
PHI
@MIL		4
8
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@PIT		1
3
CHC
@SFG		3
0
ATL
@WSN		4
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Friday, September 25, 2009 7:10PM
, Kauffman Stadium
Attendance: 23,307, Time of Game: 3:11
Twins
9
80-73
⇐ Won 4 ⇒
2nd, 2 GB
 at Royals
4
63-91
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
4th, 19½ GB
W: Carl Pavano (13-11)
L: Rob Tejeda (4-2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           0  0  1   1  4  0   2  0  1    9  9  1
Royals          0  0  1   0  3  0   0  0  0    4 11  2

Minnesota Twins

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Denard Span CF-RF 4 1 2 0 1 0 .307 .799 14 7 -0.025 0.81 0.030 -0.055 0.1 1 0 SB
Orlando Cabrera SS 5 1 2 1 0 0 .273 .685 20 12 0.067 0.94 0.098 -0.031 0.6 1 5
Joe Mauer C 2 0 0 1 3 0 .370 1.047 26 9 0.074 0.98 0.118 -0.044 0.8 8 0
Jason Kubel RF 3 0 0 1 1 2 .298 .896 16 9 -0.086 1.11 0.043 -0.129 -0.3 2 0 GDP
   Carlos Gomez CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .231 .630 1 1 -0.002 0.07 0.000 -0.002 -0.2 1 0
Michael Cuddyer 1B 4 2 2 2 1 0 .278 .862 15 9 0.186 0.61 0.211 -0.025 2.3 9 1 HR,SB
Delmon Young LF 5 2 2 2 0 2 .275 .702 21 13 0.030 0.55 0.075 -0.045 0.9 1 0 HR,3B
Jose Morales DH 4 1 0 0 1 1 .340 .802 18 9 -0.019 0.53 0.037 -0.056 -1.2
Matt Tolbert 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 .217 .569 16 13 0.051 0.80 0.100 -0.049 0.7 0 1 CS
Nick Punto 2B 2 1 0 0 1 0 .231 .621 19 10 0.112 0.90 0.130 -0.018 0.6 3 3 SB,SH
Carl Pavano P 1
   Ron Mahay P
   Jon Rauch P
   Jose Mijares P
   Matt Guerrier P
Team Totals 34 9 9 8 8 5 .265 .905 166 92 0.388 0.78 0.842 -0.454 4.3 27 10
3B: D Young (2, off R Colon).
HR: D Young (9, off V Marte; 9th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF); M Cuddyer (30, off R Tejeda; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).
SH: N Punto (10, off R Tejeda).
TB: D Young 7; M Cuddyer 5; D Span 2; O Cabrera 2; M Tolbert.
GIDP: J Kubel (12).
RBI: M Cuddyer 2 (88); D Young 2 (47); J Mauer (90); M Tolbert (16); J Kubel (90); O Cabrera (67).
2-out RBI: D Young; M Cuddyer; M Tolbert.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 4 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 1. O Cabrera-N Punto-M Cuddyer.
E: M Tolbert (3).
Baserunning
SB: D Span (22, 2nd base off J Cruz/J Buck); N Punto (16, 2nd base off R Tejeda/J Buck); M Cuddyer (6, 2nd base off R Colon/J Buck).
CS: M Tolbert (1, 2nd base by R Colon/J Buck).

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Willie Bloomquist RF 5 0 0 0 0 1 .265 .669 14 10 -0.099 0.86 0.000 -0.099 -1.2 1 0
Mitch Maier LF 4 1 0 0 1 1 .253 .687 15 9 -0.022 0.70 0.036 -0.057 -0.7 4 0 SB
Billy Butler 1B 5 2 4 4 0 1 .306 .866 18 12 0.287 0.58 0.292 -0.005 2.9 8 1 2·HR
Mike Jacobs DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 .229 .704 16 12 -0.044 0.84 0.019 -0.063 -0.4
Alberto Callaspo 2B 3 0 1 0 1 1 .300 .804 16 11 0.024 1.03 0.080 -0.056 0.2 1 4
John Buck C 4 0 1 0 0 2 .241 .773 14 10 -0.025 1.47 0.072 -0.097 -0.4 5 1
Alex Gordon 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .224 .664 14 9 -0.138 1.27 0.000 -0.138 -1.4 0 2
Yuniesky Betancourt SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 .243 .618 14 9 -0.110 0.95 0.023 -0.133 -0.5 5 2 GDP
Josh Anderson CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 .242 .591 13 8 0.014 0.65 0.057 -0.043 0.8 3 0 2B
Rob Tejeda P
   Juan Cruz P
   Roman Colon P
   Carlos Rosa P
   Victor Marte P
Team Totals 37 4 11 4 2 8 .297 .820 134 90 -0.113 0.89 0.579 -0.691 -0.7 27 10
2B: J Anderson (7, off C Pavano).
HR: B Butler 2 (21, 2 off C Pavano; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to CF; 5th inn, 2 on, 1 out to LF).
TB: B Butler 10; J Anderson 3; Y Betancourt 2; J Buck; A Callaspo; M Jacobs.
GIDP: Y Betancourt (17).
RBI: B Butler 4 (91).
2-out RBI: B Butler.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 1 for 10.
Fielding
DP: 1. Y Betancourt-B Butler.
E: Y Betancourt (16); J Buck (7).
Baserunning
SB: M Maier (9, 2nd base off C Pavano/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
Carl Pavano, W (13-11) 6 8 4 4 1 5 2 4.86 26 91 63 33 9 21 7 13 5 0 44 0.037 1.00 -0.8
Ron Mahay 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.44 3 8 5 4 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.036 0.41 0.5
Jon Rauch 0.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 3.88 4 19 9 4 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.004 1.07 0.1
Jose Mijares, H (27) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.09 1 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0.026 0.98 0.5
Matt Guerrier 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 2.24 5 13 11 8 0 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 0.008 0.48 0.5
Team Totals 9 11 4 4 2 8 2 4.00 39 134 90 50 12 28 13 16 6 0 44 2 0 0.111 0.78 0.7

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
Rob Tejeda, L (4-2) 4.1 2 6 5 7 3 1 3.41 22 82 42 22 3 17 5 7 2 0 33 -0.320 1.07 -4.0
Juan Cruz 1.2 2 0 0 1 1 0 5.96 8 41 26 16 2 8 5 1 0 0 3 1 0.044 0.73 1.1
Roman Colon 1 3 2 2 0 1 0 4.99 5 20 11 6 2 3 0 4 1 0 0 0 -0.114 0.64 -1.5
Carlos Rosa 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.35 4 16 9 6 0 3 2 2 2 0 0 0 0.009 0.14 0.5
Victor Marte 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 8.00 4 10 5 4 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 -0.007 0.05 -0.5
Team Totals 9 9 9 8 8 5 2 8.00 43 169 93 54 7 32 12 18 6 0 33 3 1 -0.388 0.89 -4.3
Balks: None.
WP: R Tejeda (6).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Laz Diaz, 1B - Eric Cooper, 2B - Mike Reilly, 3B - Chuck Meriwether.
Time of Game: 3:11.
Attendance: 23,307.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 72° F, Wind 4mph from Right to Left, Cloudy.

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b5 1-6 1 -23 4,(2-1)  RRR KCR B. Butler C. Pavano -13% 74% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Anderson Scores; Maier Scores
t4 1-1 2 --- 2,(1-0)  R MIN M. Cuddyer R. Tejeda 13% 58% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
b3 0-1 2 --- 1,(0-0)  R KCR B. Butler C. Pavano -12% 49% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
b4 1-2 1 12- 6,(2-2)  OO KCR Y. Betancourt C. Pavano 12% 64% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
t3 0-0 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  R MIN O. Cabrera R. Tejeda 9% 57% Wild Pitch; Punto 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' Rob Tejeda facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O MIN D. Span R. Tejeda -2% 48% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O MIN O. Cabrera R. Tejeda -2% 46% Popfly: SS (Short LF-CF)
t1 0-0 2 --- 7,(3-2)  MIN J. Mauer R. Tejeda 1% 47% Walk
t1 0-0 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O MIN J. Kubel R. Tejeda -2% 45% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Carl Pavano facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR W. Bloomquist C. Pavano 2% 47% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR M. Maier C. Pavano 2% 49% Lineout: 2B (2B-1B)
b1 0-0 2 --- 5,(1-2)  KCR B. Butler C. Pavano -1% 48% Single to RF (Fly Ball)
b1 0-0 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  KCR M. Jacobs C. Pavano -2% 46% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Butler to 2B
b1 0-0 2 12- 3,(0-2)  O KCR A. Callaspo C. Pavano 4% 50% Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Rob Tejeda facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O MIN M. Cuddyer R. Tejeda -2% 48% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
t2 0-0 1 --- 4,(0-2)  O MIN D. Young R. Tejeda -2% 46% Strikeout Swinging
t2 0-0 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O MIN J. Morales R. Tejeda -1% 45% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Carl Pavano facing 6-7-8
b2 0-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR J. Buck C. Pavano 2% 47% Lineout: 1B (2B-1B)
b2 0-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O KCR A. Gordon C. Pavano 2% 49% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b2 0-0 2 --- 5,(3-1)  KCR Y. Betancourt C. Pavano -1% 48% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
b2 0-0 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  O KCR J. Anderson C. Pavano 2% 50% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Rob Tejeda facing 8-9-1
t3 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O MIN M. Tolbert R. Tejeda -3% 47% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t3 0-0 1 --- 5,(3-1)  MIN N. Punto R. Tejeda 3% 50% Walk
t3 0-0 1 1-- 3,(2-0)  O MIN D. Span R. Tejeda -3% 47% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
t3 0-0 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  MIN O. Cabrera R. Tejeda 1% 48% Punto Steals 2B
t3 0-0 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  R MIN O. Cabrera R. Tejeda 9% 57% Wild Pitch; Punto Scores
t3 1-0 2 --- 7,(3-2)  O MIN O. Cabrera R. Tejeda -1% 56% Lineout: 1B (2B-1B)
1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Twins' Carl Pavano facing 1-2-3
b3 0-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR W. Bloomquist C. Pavano 3% 59% Strikeout Swinging
b3 0-1 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR M. Maier C. Pavano 2% 61% Strikeout Swinging
b3 0-1 2 --- 1,(0-0)  R KCR B. Butler C. Pavano -12% 49% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
b3 1-1 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR M. Jacobs C. Pavano 1% 50% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 1.
Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Tied 1-1, Royals' Rob Tejeda facing 3-4-5
t4 1-1 0 --- 5,(3-1)  MIN J. Mauer R. Tejeda 4% 54% Walk
t4 1-1 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  OO MIN J. Kubel R. Tejeda -9% 45% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
t4 1-1 2 --- 2,(1-0)  R MIN M. Cuddyer R. Tejeda 13% 58% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
t4 2-1 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O MIN D. Young R. Tejeda -1% 57% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Royals 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-2, Twins' Carl Pavano facing 5-6-7
b4 1-2 0 --- 3,(0-2)  KCR A. Callaspo C. Pavano -5% 52% Single to LF (Line Drive)
b4 1-2 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  KCR J. Buck C. Pavano -7% 45% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Callaspo to 2B
b4 1-2 0 12- 5,(2-2)  O KCR A. Gordon C. Pavano 7% 52% Strikeout Swinging
b4 1-2 1 12- 6,(2-2)  OO KCR Y. Betancourt C. Pavano 12% 64% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Royals 1.
Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-1, Royals' Rob Tejeda facing 7-8-9
t5 2-1 0 --- 5,(3-1)  MIN J. Morales R. Tejeda 4% 67% Walk
t5 2-1 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  MIN M. Tolbert R. Tejeda 6% 73% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Morales to 2B
t5 2-1 0 12- 3,(1-1)  O MIN N. Punto R. Tejeda -0% 73% Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice (Weak 3B); Morales to 3B; Tolbert to 2B
t5 2-1 1 -23 4,(3-0)  MIN D. Span R. Tejeda 1% 73% Walk
t5 2-1 1 123 2,(1-0)  R MIN O. Cabrera R. Tejeda 9% 82% Single to RF (Line Drive); Morales Scores/unER; Tolbert to 3B; Span to 2B
t5 3-1 1 123 5,(3-1)  R MIN J. Mauer R. Tejeda 6% 88% Walk; Tolbert Scores; Span to 3B; Cabrera to 2B
t5 4-1 1 123 5,(3-1)  R MIN J. Kubel R. Tejeda 4% 93% Walk; Span Scores; Cabrera to 3B; Mauer to 2B
Juan Cruz replaces Rob Tejeda pitching
t5 5-1 1 123 6,(3-2)  R MIN M. Cuddyer J. Cruz 3% 96% Walk; Cabrera Scores; Mauer to 3B; Kubel to 2B
t5 6-1 1 123 5,(2-2)  O MIN D. Young J. Cruz -2% 94% Strikeout Swinging
t5 6-1 2 123 4,(1-2)  O MIN J. Morales J. Cruz -2% 92% Groundout: 2B-1B
4 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Twins 6, Royals 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-6, Twins' Carl Pavano facing 9-1-2
b5 1-6 0 --- 6,(3-2)  KCR J. Anderson C. Pavano -4% 89% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
b5 1-6 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  O KCR W. Bloomquist C. Pavano 2% 91% Flyball: RF (Deep RF); Anderson to 3B
b5 1-6 1 --3 5,(3-1)  KCR M. Maier C. Pavano -2% 88% Walk
b5 1-6 1 1-3 3,(1-1)  KCR B. Butler C. Pavano -1% 87% Maier Steals 2B
b5 1-6 1 -23 4,(2-1)  RRR KCR B. Butler C. Pavano -13% 74% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Anderson Scores; Maier Scores
b5 4-6 1 --- 4,(0-2)  O KCR M. Jacobs C. Pavano 2% 76% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
b5 4-6 2 --- 5,(1-2)  O KCR A. Callaspo C. Pavano 1% 78% Strikeout Looking
3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 6, Royals 4.
Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 6-4, Royals' Juan Cruz facing 8-9-1
t6 6-4 0 --- 8,(1-2)  O MIN M. Tolbert J. Cruz -2% 76% Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 6-4 1 --- 7,(2-2)  O MIN N. Punto J. Cruz -1% 75% Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
t6 6-4 2 --- 1,(0-0)  MIN D. Span J. Cruz 1% 76% Single to 1B/Bunt (Bunt to Weak 2B-1B)
t6 6-4 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  MIN O. Cabrera J. Cruz 1% 76% Span Steals 2B
t6 6-4 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  MIN O. Cabrera J. Cruz 1% 78% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Span to 3B
t6 6-4 2 1-3 4,(2-1)  O MIN J. Mauer J. Cruz -4% 74% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 6, Royals 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 4-6, Twins' Carl Pavano facing 6-7-8
b6 4-6 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR J. Buck C. Pavano 4% 77% Strikeout Swinging
b6 4-6 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR A. Gordon C. Pavano 2% 80% Foul Flyball: LF (LF Foul)
b6 4-6 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR Y. Betancourt C. Pavano 2% 81% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 6, Royals 4.
Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 6-4, Royals' Roman Colon facing 4-5-6
Roman Colon replaces Juan Cruz pitching
t7 6-4 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O MIN J. Kubel R. Colon -2% 80% Strikeout Swinging
t7 6-4 1 --- 2,(0-1)  MIN M. Cuddyer R. Colon 2% 81% Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
t7 6-4 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  MIN D. Young R. Colon 4% 85% Cuddyer Steals 2B; Cuddyer to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
t7 6-4 1 --3 6,(3-2)  R MIN D. Young R. Colon 6% 91% Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Cuddyer Scores
t7 7-4 1 --3 3,(2-0)  O MIN J. Morales R. Colon -3% 89% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
t7 7-4 2 --3 2,(1-0)  R MIN M. Tolbert R. Colon 5% 93% Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF); Young Scores
t7 8-4 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  O MIN N. Punto R. Colon -1% 93% Tolbert Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 8, Royals 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 4-8, Twins' Ron Mahay facing 9-1-2
Ron Mahay replaces Carl Pavano pitching
b7 4-8 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR J. Anderson R. Mahay 2% 95% Bunt Popfly: 1B (Weak 2B)
b7 4-8 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O KCR W. Bloomquist R. Mahay 1% 96% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b7 4-8 2 --- 2,(1-0)  KCR M. Maier R. Mahay 0% 96% E5 on Foul Ball
b7 4-8 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O KCR M. Maier R. Mahay 1% 96% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Twins 8, Royals 4.
Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 8-4, Royals' Carlos Rosa facing 9-1-2
Carlos Rosa replaces Roman Colon pitching
t8 8-4 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O MIN N. Punto C. Rosa -0% 96% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t8 8-4 1 --- 3,(1-1)  MIN D. Span C. Rosa 0% 96% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t8 8-4 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O MIN O. Cabrera C. Rosa -0% 96% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B)
t8 8-4 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  O MIN J. Mauer C. Rosa -0% 95% Lineout: SS (Weak SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 8, Royals 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 4-8, Twins' Jon Rauch facing 3-4-5
Jon Rauch replaces Ron Mahay pitching
Carlos Gomez replaces Jason Kubel (RF) playing CF batting 4th
Denard Span moves from CF to RF
b8 4-8 0 --- 3,(2-0)  KCR B. Butler J. Rauch -3% 92% Single to LF (Ground Ball)
b8 4-8 0 1-- 7,(3-2)  O KCR M. Jacobs J. Rauch 3% 95% Strikeout Swinging
b8 4-8 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  KCR A. Callaspo J. Rauch -3% 92% Walk; Butler to 2B
b8 4-8 1 12- 4,(1-2)  O KCR J. Buck J. Rauch 4% 96% Strikeout Swinging
Jose Mijares replaces Jon Rauch pitching
b8 4-8 2 12- 3,(1-1)  O KCR A. Gordon J. Mijares 3% 98% Popfly: SS (Short LF-CF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 8, Royals 4.
Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Ahead 8-4, Royals' Victor Marte facing 4-5-6
Victor Marte replaces Carlos Rosa pitching
t9 8-4 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O MIN C. Gomez V. Marte -0% 98% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
t9 8-4 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O MIN M. Cuddyer V. Marte -0% 98% Lineout: LF (LF-CF)
t9 8-4 2 --- 3,(2-0)  R MIN D. Young V. Marte 1% 99% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
t9 9-4 2 --- 3,(2-0)  O MIN J. Morales V. Marte -0% 99% Flyball: CF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 9, Royals 4.
Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 4-9, Twins' Matt Guerrier facing 8-9-1
Matt Guerrier replaces Jose Mijares pitching
b9 4-9 0 --- 2,(0-1)  KCR Y. Betancourt M. Guerrier -1% 98% Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
b9 4-9 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  KCR J. Anderson M. Guerrier -2% 96% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Betancourt to 2B
b9 4-9 0 12- 3,(1-1)  O KCR W. Bloomquist M. Guerrier 2% 98% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS); Betancourt to 3B
b9 4-9 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  O KCR M. Maier M. Guerrier 2% 100% Flyball: CF
b9 4-9 2 1-3 5,(1-2)  O KCR B. Butler M. Guerrier 0% 100% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 9, Royals 4.

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