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TEX  8
@BOS  6

CHW  8
SEA  7

ANA  6
@CLE  1

MIN  4
KCR  3

BAL  7
@NYY  0

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@TOR  5

HOU  6
PIT  5

MIL  7
CIN  3

ATL  9
@MON  0

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NYM  0

COL  8
@SDP  2

SFG  9
ARI  7

STL  5
LAD  1

Standings at end of play this day

Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Attendance: 23,735

Saturday, September 4, 2004, 11:10AM
Time of Game: 2:18
Royals
3
47-87
Lost 2
5th, 29½ GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  1  1   0  0  0   0  1  0    3  8  0
Twins           3  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  1    4  7  0
W: J Romero (6-1), L: D Reyes (3-8)
Winning Run scored with 0 outs
Twins
4
77-58
Won 5
1st

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D DeJesus CF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .281  .729   11    1   0   
A Berroa SS                   4   2   2   0    0   0  .248  .654    7    1   3   2B,SB
A Nunez RF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .235  .668   18    5   0   
M Stairs 1B                   4   0   1   1    0   0  .265  .790   22    8   1   2B
C Pickering DH                2   1   1   0    2   1  .214  .884   17    0   0   2B
  A Gomez PR                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .334         0   0   
D Relaford 3B                 4   0   2   0    0   0  .241  .641   15    0   1   
D Brown LF                    4   0   2   1    0   1  .250  .601   11    1   0   2·2B
A Castillo C                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .258  .720   20    7   0   
R Gotay 2B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .241  .590   15    0   3   

M Wood P                                                                 1   0
  D Reyes P                                                              0   0
Totals                       34   3   8   2    2   6              136   24   8
BATTING
2B: D Brown 2 (6, 2 off C Silva); C Pickering (1, off C Silva); M Stairs (15, off C Silva); A Berroa (22, off J Rincon).
TB: D Brown 4; A Berroa 3; D Relaford 2; M Stairs 2; C Pickering 2.
RBI: D Brown (16); M Stairs (54).
2-out RBI: M Stairs.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 3 for 12.
BASERUNNING
SB: A Berroa (11, 2nd base off C Silva/P Borders).
Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Kubel LF                    4   1   1   0    0   1  .167  .500   16    2   1   2B
J Jones RF                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .262  .767   11    2   0   
L Ford CF                     1   1   1   0    2   0  .305  .865   19    0   0   HBP
J Morneau 1B                  4   1   1   3    0   0  .267  .907   12    9   1   HR
J Offerman DH                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .258  .778   13    0   0   
C Guzman SS                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .277  .691   10    3   2   
M Cuddyer 2B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .251  .738   13    0   4   
T Tiffee 3B                   4   1   3   1    0   0  .462 1.231   15    3   2   HR
P Borders C                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .186  .471    9    7   0   SH

C Silva P                                                                0   0
  J Crain P                                                              1   0
  J Rincon P                                                             0   0
  J Romero P                                                             0   0
Totals                       30   4   7   4    3   7              118   27  10
BATTING
2B: J Kubel (1, off M Wood).
HR: T Tiffee (1, off D Reyes; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); J Morneau (17, off M Wood; 1st inn, 2 on, 1 out to RF).
SH: P Borders (2, off M Wood).
HBP: L Ford (13, by M Wood).
TB: T Tiffee 6; J Morneau 4; J Kubel 2; J Jones; L Ford.
RBI: J Morneau 3 (45); T Tiffee (4).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 2 for 6.
FIELDING
DP: 1. J Kubel-P Borders.

PITCHING

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
M Wood                         6.1   5   3   3    2   6   1   5.92   27   92-55   30·12·13    9· 7· 2· 0     55    -     0.80   0.02
D Reyes, L (3-8)               1.2   2   1   1    1   1   1   4.73    8   26-15    9· 4· 2    3· 3· 0· 0          1-0    1.62  -0.17
Totals                         8     7   4   4    3   7   2          35  118-70   39·16·15   12·10· 2· 0          1-0 
Minnesota Twins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Silva                        6     7   2   2    1   2   0   4.56   25   84-52   38· 4·10   11·10· 1· 0     51    -     1.21   0.21
J Crain, H (1)                 1     0   0   0    0   1   0   1.93    3   16-10    5· 1· 4    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.27   0.10
J Rincon, H (13)               0.2   1   1   1    0   0   0   2.90    3   10-6     4· 1· 1    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    2.72   0.04
J Romero, BS (5), W (6-1)      1.1   0   0   0    1   3   0   2.69    5   21-12    2· 5· 5    0· 1· 0· 0          1-1    1.97   0.00
Totals                         9     8   3   3    2   6   0          36  131-80   49·11·20   13·13· 2· 0          1-1 
Balks: None.
WP: J Romero (5).
IBB: None.
HBP: M Wood (5; L Ford).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Gerry Davis, 1B - Greg Gibson, 2B - Larry Poncino, 3B - Bruce Dreckman.
Time of Game: 2:18.
Attendance: 23,735.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Weather: 70° F, Wind 0mph.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Minnesota Twins                      
1. D DeJesus            CF    1. J Kubel              LF 
2. A Berroa             SS    2. J Jones              RF 
3. A Nunez              RF    3. L Ford               CF 
4. M Stairs             1B    4. J Morneau            1B 
5. C Pickering          DH    5. J Offerman           DH 
6. D Relaford           3B    6. C Guzman             SS 
7. D Brown              LF    7. M Cuddyer            2B 
8. A Castillo           C     8. T Tiffee             3B 
9. R Gotay              2B    9. P Borders            C  

   M Wood               P        C Silva              P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   0  3-3  ---  6   35% 100% T Tiffee        D Reyes         Home Run (Fly Ball)
   b 1   1  0-0  12-  2   19%  78% J Morneau       M Wood          Home Run (Fly Ball); Kubel Scores; Ford Scores
   t 6   1  3-2  1-3  3   18%  73% D Brown         C Silva         Fly Ball Double Play: LF; Pickering out at Hm/LF-C
   t 8   2  3-2  --3  1  -18%  59% C Pickering     J Romero        Wild Pitch; Berroa Scores
   t 8   0  3-2  ---  1  -14%  59% A Berroa        J Rincon        Double to LF (Fly Ball)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Carlos Silva facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  D DeJesus       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   54%  A Berroa        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  6   55%  A Nunez         Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Wood facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   61%  J Kubel         Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
   O      -2-  4   57%  J Jones         Strikeout Looking
          -2-  6   59%  L Ford          Walk
   RRR    12-  2   78%  J Morneau       Home Run (Fly Ball); Kubel Scores; Ford Scores
   O      ---  5   77%  J Offerman      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   76%  C Guzman        Strikeout Looking
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 3.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Carlos Silva facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   78%  M Stairs        Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
          ---  6   76%  C Pickering     Walk
          1--  8   73%  D Relaford      Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Pickering to 2B
   R      12-  3   60%  D Brown         Double to LF (Fly Ball); Pickering Scores; Relaford to 3B
   O      -23  4   68%  A Castillo      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -23  3   74%  R Gotay         Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 3.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-1, Mike Wood facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   72%  M Cuddyer       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   71%  T Tiffee        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   70%  P Borders       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 3.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 1-3, Carlos Silva facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   72%  D DeJesus       Popfly: SS
          ---  2   70%  A Berroa        Single to CF (Ground Ball)
          1--      68%  A Nunez         Berroa Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   72%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B; Berroa to 3B
   R      --3  4   63%  M Stairs        Double to LF (Fly Ball); Berroa Scores
   O      -2-  4   66%  C Pickering     Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-2, Mike Wood facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   64%  J Kubel         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  2   63%  J Jones         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  4   64%  L Ford          Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  2   61%  J Morneau       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 3.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-3, Carlos Silva facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   64%  D Relaford      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  1   59%  D Brown         Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
   O      -2-  5   64%  A Castillo      Flyball: RF
   O      -2-  1   68%  R Gotay         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-2, Mike Wood facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   66%  J Offerman      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   68%  C Guzman        Walk
   O      1--  5   65%  M Cuddyer       Strikeout Swinging
          1--  3   67%  T Tiffee        Single to LF (Line Drive); Guzman to 2B
   O      12-  4   63%  P Borders       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 3.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-3, Carlos Silva facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   66%  D DeJesus       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   69%  A Berroa        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   70%  A Nunez         Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-2, Mike Wood facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   68%  J Kubel         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   66%  J Jones         Popfly: SS (Short LF)
          ---  4   67%  L Ford          Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5   65%  J Morneau       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 3.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-3, Carlos Silva facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   69%  M Stairs        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  1   62%  C Pickering     Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
          -2-  2   55%  D Relaford      Single to RF (Ground Ball); Pickering to 3B
   OO     1-3  3   73%  D Brown         Fly Ball Double Play: LF; Pickering out at Hm/LF-C
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-2, Mike Wood facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   71%  J Offerman      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   69%  C Guzman        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  2   68%  M Cuddyer       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 3.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-3, Jesse Crain facing 8-9-1
                  Jesse Crain replaces Carlos Silva pitching
   O      ---  6   72%  A Castillo      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   76%  R Gotay         Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  4   78%  D DeJesus       Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-2, Mike Wood facing 8-9-1
          ---  2   81%  T Tiffee        Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   80%  P Borders       Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Tiffee to 2B
                  Dennys Reyes replaces Mike Wood pitching
   O      -2-  5   76%  J Kubel         Strikeout Swinging
          -2-  1   78%  J Jones         Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Tiffee to 3B
          1-3  5   79%  L Ford          Walk; Jones to 2B
   O      123  3   73%  J Morneau       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 3.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-3, Juan Rincon facing 2-3-4
                  Juan Rincon replaces Jesse Crain pitching
          ---  1   59%  A Berroa        Double to LF (Fly Ball)
   O      -2-  2   63%  A Nunez         Groundout: 1B unassisted; Berroa to 3B
   O      --3  7   76%  M Stairs        Lineout: SS
                  J.C. Romero replaces Juan Rincon pitching
   R      --3      59%  C Pickering     Wild Pitch; Berroa Scores
          ---  5   56%  " "             Walk
                  Alexis Gomez pinch runs for Calvin Pickering batting 5th
   O      1--  2   62%  D Relaford      Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Tied 3-3, Dennys Reyes facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   57%  J Offerman      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   53%  C Guzman        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   50%  M Cuddyer       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 3.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Tied 3-3, J.C. Romero facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   56%  D Brown         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   61%  A Castillo      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   65%  R Gotay         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Twins Batting, Tied 3-3, Dennys Reyes facing 8-9-1
   R      ---  6  100%  T Tiffee        Home Run (Fly Ball)
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 4.

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