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Tuesday, September 7, 2010, 7:11PM
, Target Field
Attendance: 38,816, Time of Game: 2:38
Royals
3
57-81
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
 at Twins
10
82-57
⇐ Won 5 ⇒
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  0  0   1  1  0   0  0  1    3  9  0
Twins           0  1  6   2  0  1   0  0  X   10 13  0

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Gregor Blanco CF 5 0 1 1 0 1 .266 .678 13 10 -0.072 0.44 0.000 -0.072 -0.5 3 0
Mike Aviles 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 .289 .674 20 13 -0.056 0.43 0.001 -0.057 -1.0 0 2
Billy Butler 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .313 .835 5 3 -0.010 0.40 0.000 -0.010 -0.1 4 0
   Kila Ka'aihue 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .190 .566 13 7 -0.010 0.13 0.000 -0.010 -0.7 3 1
Wilson Betemit DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 .299 .910 11 8 -0.030 0.29 0.000 -0.030 -0.9
Josh Fields 3B 4 1 2 1 0 1 .385 1.000 12 8 0.038 0.20 0.040 -0.001 0.8 1 2 HR
Alex Gordon LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 .230 .706 18 11 -0.034 0.46 0.000 -0.034 -0.6 4 0
   Jarrod Dyson PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0.001 0.02 0.001 0.000 0.4
Brayan Pena C 3 0 1 0 0 0 .234 .613 10 7 -0.025 0.33 0.002 -0.027 -0.2 5 0
   Lucas May PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 2 2 -0.001 0.02 0.000 -0.001 -0.4
Jai Miller RF 4 1 2 0 0 1 .280 .693 14 9 0.051 0.28 0.052 -0.002 1.0 3 0 2B
Yuniesky Betancourt SS 3 0 2 0 1 0 .264 .709 14 10 -0.014 0.48 0.008 -0.022 0.7 0 2
Brian Bannister P 0 1
   Greg Holland P 0 0
   Luke Hochevar P 1 0
   Jesse Chavez P 0 0
Team Totals 36 3 9 2 2 6 .250 .651 136 88 -0.162 0.33 0.104 -0.266 -1.4 24 8
2B: J Miller (2, off F Liriano).
HR: J Fields (1, off F Liriano; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).
TB: J Fields 5; J Miller 3; Y Betancourt 2; B Pena; G Blanco; M Aviles.
RBI: J Fields (1); G Blanco (10).
2-out RBI: J Fields; G Blanco.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 2 for 10.

Minnesota Twins

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Denard Span CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 .267 .681 10 8 0.029 0.63 0.056 -0.027 -0.3 3 0 SB
   Ben Revere PH-CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 4 3 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.2 1 0
Orlando Hudson 2B 5 1 2 0 0 0 .284 .750 15 11 -0.049 0.37 0.005 -0.054 0.1 3 4
Joe Mauer C 4 1 2 0 0 0 .325 .872 11 8 -0.011 0.43 0.017 -0.028 0.1 4 0
   Jose Morales C 1 0 0 0 0 0 .231 .497 4 3 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.2 2 0
Jason Kubel RF 5 1 1 1 0 2 .259 .781 20 12 0.060 0.47 0.090 -0.030 -0.7 2 0
Michael Cuddyer 1B 4 1 1 0 1 1 .275 .763 16 9 -0.015 0.34 0.013 -0.028 -0.6 11 1
Jim Thome DH 1 3 1 1 2 0 .278 1.042 22 9 0.056 0.50 0.056 0.000 2.1 HR,HBP
   Trevor Plouffe PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .129 .383 2 2 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.2
Delmon Young LF 4 1 3 4 0 0 .303 .822 9 6 0.220 0.87 0.220 0.000 4.2 0 0 2·2B
J.J. Hardy SS 3 1 1 3 0 0 .262 .695 15 11 0.061 0.58 0.063 -0.002 0.9 0 3 SF
Matt Tolbert 3B 3 0 1 1 1 0 .238 .753 12 5 -0.014 0.36 0.020 -0.033 0.9 0 4 3B
Francisco Liriano P 0 0
   Glen Perkins P 1 0
   Pat Neshek P 0 0
Team Totals 36 10 13 10 4 5 .361 .984 140 87 0.337 0.47 0.540 -0.202 6.1 27 12
2B: D Young 2 (40, 1 off L Hochevar, 1 off B Bannister).
3B: M Tolbert (3, off B Bannister).
HR: J Thome (22, off L Hochevar; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).
SF: J Hardy (4, off B Bannister).
HBP: J Thome (2, by L Hochevar).
TB: D Young 5; J Thome 4; M Tolbert 3; O Hudson 2; J Mauer 2; J Hardy; D Span; M Cuddyer; J Kubel.
RBI: D Young 4 (97); J Hardy 3 (34); J Thome (52); M Tolbert (15); J Kubel (84).
2-out RBI: D Young 4; J Hardy 2; M Tolbert; J Kubel.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 4 for 13.
Baserunning
SB: D Span (21, 2nd base off B Bannister/B Pena).

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
Brian Bannister, L (7-12) 2.2 8 7 7 2 0 0 6.32 18 55 33 20 1 12 9 7 1 0 12 -0.323 0.95 -5.9
Greg Holland 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.43 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.003 0.13 0.4
Luke Hochevar 3 5 3 3 1 3 1 5.11 16 53 33 16 6 11 3 8 1 0 0 0 -0.018 0.09 -1.5
Jesse Chavez 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 6.46 7 30 20 11 2 7 1 3 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 1.0
Team Totals 8 13 10 10 4 5 1 11.25 42 140 87 48 9 30 14 18 2 0 12 1 0 -0.338 0.33 -6.1

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
Francisco Liriano, W (13-7) 7 7 2 2 0 4 1 3.24 28 95 61 35 10 16 14 10 1 0 59 0.161 0.45 1.4
Glen Perkins 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 8.18 4 16 14 6 4 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.001 0.03 0.5
Pat Neshek 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 5.06 6 25 13 9 1 3 0 4 1 0 0 0 0.000 0.01 -0.5
Team Totals 9 9 3 3 2 6 1 3.00 38 136 88 50 15 23 16 14 2 0 59 0 0 0.162 0.47 1.4
Balks: None.
WP: B Bannister (9); F Liriano (10).
HBP: L Hochevar (4; J Thome).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Sam Holbrook, 1B - Mike Muchlinski, 2B - Brian Knight, 3B - Gerry Davis.
Time of Game: 2:38.
Attendance: 38,816.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 60° F, Wind 10mph from Left to Right.

Starting Lineups

Kansas City Royals         Minnesota Twins
1 Gregor Blanco CF 1 Denard Span CF
2 Mike Aviles 2B 2 Orlando Hudson 2B
3 Billy Butler 1B 3 Joe Mauer C
4 Wilson Betemit DH 4 Jason Kubel RF
5 Josh Fields 3B 5 Michael Cuddyer 1B
6 Alex Gordon LF 6 Jim Thome DH
7 Brayan Pena C 7 Delmon Young LF
8 Jai Miller RF 8 J.J. Hardy SS
9 Yuniesky Betancour SS 9 Matt Tolbert 3B
Brian Bannister P Francisco Liriano P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b3 2-0 2 123 1,(0-0)  RR MIN D. Young B. Bannister 11% 90% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Kubel Scores; Cuddyer Scores; Thome to 2B
b3 1-0 2 --3 2,(1-0)  R MIN J. Kubel B. Bannister 9% 75% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Span Scores
b2 0-0 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  MIN D. Young B. Bannister 9% 64% Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Thome to 3B
b3 4-0 2 -23 6,(2-2)  RR MIN J. Hardy B. Bannister 6% 96% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Thome Scores; Young Scores
t3 0-1 0 --- 3,(0-2)  KCR J. Miller F. Liriano -4% 57% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)

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, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Francisco Liriano facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR G. Blanco F. Liriano 2% 52% Lineout: CF
t1 0-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O KCR M. Aviles F. Liriano 2% 54% Popfly: 1B (2B-1B)
t1 0-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR B. Butler F. Liriano 1% 55% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Brian Bannister facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O MIN D. Span B. Bannister -2% 53% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b1 0-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O MIN O. Hudson B. Bannister -2% 51% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b1 0-0 2 --- 2,(1-0)  MIN J. Mauer B. Bannister 1% 52% Single to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
b1 0-0 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O MIN J. Kubel B. Bannister -2% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.
Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Francisco Liriano facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O KCR W. Betemit F. Liriano 2% 52% Popfly: 2B (Deep 1B)
t2 0-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  KCR J. Fields F. Liriano -3% 50% Single to CF (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
t2 0-0 1 1-- 8,(3-2)  O KCR A. Gordon F. Liriano 3% 53% Strikeout Swinging
t2 0-0 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O KCR B. Pena F. Liriano 2% 55% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Brian Bannister facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O MIN M. Cuddyer B. Bannister -2% 53% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b2 0-0 1 --- 6,(3-2)  MIN J. Thome B. Bannister 3% 55% Walk
b2 0-0 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  MIN D. Young B. Bannister 9% 64% Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Thome to 3B
b2 0-0 1 -23 3,(1-1)  RO MIN J. Hardy B. Bannister 1% 65% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Thome Scores; Young to 3B
b2 1-0 2 --3 2,(1-0)  O MIN M. Tolbert B. Bannister -3% 62% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 1.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Twins' Francisco Liriano facing 8-9-1
t3 0-1 0 --- 3,(0-2)  KCR J. Miller F. Liriano -4% 57% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t3 0-1 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O KCR Y. Betancourt F. Liriano 2% 59% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Miller to 2B
t3 0-1 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  O KCR G. Blanco F. Liriano 4% 64% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t3 0-1 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  O KCR M. Aviles F. Liriano 4% 67% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Royals' Brian Bannister facing 1-2-3
b3 1-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  MIN D. Span B. Bannister 3% 70% Single to 1B (Ground Ball)
Kila Ka'aihue replaces Billy Butler playing 1B batting 3rd
b3 1-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  MIN O. Hudson B. Bannister 2% 73% Span Steals 2B
b3 1-0 0 -2- 3,(1-1)  O MIN O. Hudson B. Bannister -4% 69% Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
b3 1-0 1 -2- 2,(0-1)  O MIN J. Mauer B. Bannister -3% 66% Groundout: P-1B; Span to 3B
b3 1-0 2 --3 2,(1-0)  R MIN J. Kubel B. Bannister 9% 75% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Span Scores
b3 2-0 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  MIN M. Cuddyer B. Bannister 1% 77% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Kubel to 2B
b3 2-0 2 12- 6,(3-2)  MIN J. Thome B. Bannister 2% 79% Walk; Kubel to 3B; Cuddyer to 2B
b3 2-0 2 123 1,(0-0)  RR MIN D. Young B. Bannister 11% 90% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Kubel Scores; Cuddyer Scores; Thome to 2B
b3 4-0 2 12- 4,(0-2)  MIN J. Hardy B. Bannister 0% 90% Wild Pitch; Thome to 3B; Young to 2B
b3 4-0 2 -23 6,(2-2)  RR MIN J. Hardy B. Bannister 6% 96% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Thome Scores; Young Scores
b3 6-0 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  R MIN M. Tolbert B. Bannister 2% 98% Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Hardy Scores
Greg Holland replaces Brian Bannister pitching
b3 7-0 2 --3 2,(1-0)  O MIN D. Span G. Holland -0% 97% Groundout: 2B-1B
6 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 7.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-7, Twins' Francisco Liriano facing 3-4-5
t4 0-7 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O KCR K. Ka'aihue F. Liriano 1% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 0-7 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O KCR W. Betemit F. Liriano 0% 98% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t4 0-7 2 --- 4,(2-1)  R KCR J. Fields F. Liriano -1% 97% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
t4 1-7 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O KCR A. Gordon F. Liriano 0% 97% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 7.
Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 7-1, Royals' Luke Hochevar facing 2-3-4
Luke Hochevar replaces Greg Holland pitching
b4 7-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  MIN O. Hudson L. Hochevar 0% 97% Single to LF (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
b4 7-1 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  MIN J. Mauer L. Hochevar 1% 98% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Hudson to 2B
b4 7-1 0 12- 5,(3-1)  O MIN J. Kubel L. Hochevar -1% 97% Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
b4 7-1 1 12- 6,(3-2)  O MIN M. Cuddyer L. Hochevar -0% 97% Strikeout Swinging
b4 7-1 2 12- 4,(1-2)  MIN J. Thome L. Hochevar 0% 97% Hit By Pitch; Hudson to 3B; Mauer to 2B
b4 7-1 2 123 2,(1-0)  RR MIN D. Young L. Hochevar 2% 99% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Hudson Scores; Mauer Scores; Thome to 3B
b4 9-1 2 -23 2,(0-1)  O MIN J. Hardy L. Hochevar -0% 99% Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 9.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-9, Twins' Francisco Liriano facing 7-8-9
t5 1-9 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O KCR B. Pena F. Liriano 0% 99% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t5 1-9 1 --- 2,(0-1)  KCR J. Miller F. Liriano -0% 99% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
t5 1-9 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  KCR Y. Betancourt F. Liriano -1% 98% Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Miller to 3B
t5 1-9 1 1-3 4,(1-2)  O KCR G. Blanco F. Liriano 1% 99% Strikeout Swinging
t5 1-9 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  R KCR M. Aviles F. Liriano -0% 98% Wild Pitch; Miller Scores; Betancourt to 2B
t5 2-9 2 -2- 5,(3-1)  O KCR M. Aviles F. Liriano 0% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 9.
Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 9-2, Royals' Luke Hochevar facing 9-1-2
b5 9-2 0 --- 4,(3-0)  MIN M. Tolbert L. Hochevar 0% 99% Walk
b5 9-2 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  O MIN D. Span L. Hochevar -0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
b5 9-2 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  MIN O. Hudson L. Hochevar 0% 99% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Tolbert to 2B
b5 9-2 1 12- 3,(0-2)  O MIN J. Mauer L. Hochevar -0% 99% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B); Tolbert to 3B; Hudson to 2B
b5 9-2 2 -23 4,(1-2)  O MIN J. Kubel L. Hochevar -0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 9.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-9, Twins' Francisco Liriano facing 3-4-5
t6 2-9 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR K. Ka'aihue F. Liriano 0% 99% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t6 2-9 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O KCR W. Betemit F. Liriano 0% 99% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t6 2-9 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O KCR J. Fields F. Liriano 0% 99% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 9.
Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 9-2, Royals' Luke Hochevar facing 5-6-7
b6 9-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O MIN M. Cuddyer L. Hochevar -0% 99% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
b6 9-2 1 --- 6,(3-2)  R MIN J. Thome L. Hochevar 0% 100% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
b6 10-2 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O MIN D. Young L. Hochevar -0% 100% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
b6 10-2 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O MIN J. Hardy L. Hochevar -0% 100% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 10.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-10, Twins' Francisco Liriano facing 6-7-8
t7 2-10 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR A. Gordon F. Liriano 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
t7 2-10 1 --- 6,(3-2)  KCR B. Pena F. Liriano -0% 100% Single to LF (Ground Ball)
t7 2-10 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  O KCR J. Miller F. Liriano 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
t7 2-10 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  KCR Y. Betancourt F. Liriano -0% 100% Single to CF (Fly Ball); Pena to 2B
t7 2-10 2 12- 1,(0-0)  O KCR G. Blanco F. Liriano 0% 100% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 10.
Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 10-2, Royals' Jesse Chavez facing 9-1-2
Jesse Chavez replaces Luke Hochevar pitching
b7 10-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O MIN M. Tolbert J. Chavez -0% 100% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
Ben Revere pinch hits for Denard Span (CF) batting 1st
b7 10-2 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O MIN B. Revere J. Chavez -0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
b7 10-2 2 --- 6,(2-2)  O MIN O. Hudson J. Chavez -0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 10.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-10, Twins' Glen Perkins facing 2-3-4
Glen Perkins replaces Francisco Liriano pitching
Jose Morales replaces Joe Mauer playing C batting 3rd
Ben Revere moves from PH to CF
t8 2-10 0 --- 7,(1-2)  KCR M. Aviles G. Perkins -0% 100% Single to P (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
t8 2-10 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  O KCR K. Ka'aihue G. Perkins 0% 100% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B); Aviles to 2B
t8 2-10 1 -2- 3,(0-2)  O KCR W. Betemit G. Perkins 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
t8 2-10 2 -2- 3,(0-2)  O KCR J. Fields G. Perkins 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 10.
Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 10-2, Royals' Jesse Chavez facing 3-4-5
b8 10-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O MIN J. Morales J. Chavez 0% 100% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b8 10-2 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O MIN J. Kubel J. Chavez 0% 100% Strikeout Looking
b8 10-2 2 --- 6,(3-2)  MIN M. Cuddyer J. Chavez 0% 100% Walk
Trevor Plouffe pinch hits for Jim Thome (DH) batting 6th
b8 10-2 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O MIN T. Plouffe J. Chavez 0% 100% Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 10.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-10, Twins' Pat Neshek facing 6-7-8
Pat Neshek replaces Glen Perkins pitching
Jarrod Dyson pinch hits for Alex Gordon (LF) batting 6th
t9 2-10 0 --- 4,(3-0)  KCR J. Dyson P. Neshek -0% 100% Walk
Lucas May pinch hits for Brayan Pena (C) batting 7th
t9 2-10 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O KCR L. May P. Neshek 0% 100% Flyball: CF
t9 2-10 1 1-- 3,(2-0)  O KCR J. Miller P. Neshek 0% 100% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
t9 2-10 2 1-- 9,(3-2)  KCR Y. Betancourt P. Neshek -0% 100% Walk; Dyson to 2B
t9 2-10 2 12- 3,(1-1)  R KCR G. Blanco P. Neshek -0% 100% Single to RF (Line Drive); Dyson Scores; Betancourt to 3B
t9 3-10 2 1-3 3,(1-1)  KCR M. Aviles P. Neshek 0% 100% Defensive Indifference; Blanco to 2B
t9 3-10 2 -23 4,(1-2)  O KCR M. Aviles P. Neshek 0% 100% Popfly: 2B (2B-1B)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 10.

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