* - Team earned runs does not equal the composite totals for all pitchers due to instances in which provisions of Section 10.16 (i) of the Scoring rules (where runs may be earned for a reliever but not for the team) were applied.
Mays faced 2 batters in the 3rd inning
Mulholland faced 2 batters in the 6th inning
Crain faced 4 batters in the 6th inning
Inherited Runners - Scored: Mulholland 2-0; Crain 2-2; Romero 2-2; Guerrier 3-0.
.
Ejections: J.C. Romero by Greg Gibson [Balls and strikes]; KC Manager
Buddy Bell by Lance Barksdale [Call at 1B]
Time of Game: 3:32 Attendance: 26023
Starting Lineups:
Minnesota Twins Kansas City Royals
1. Stewart lf DeJesus cf
2. Punto 3b Long lf
3. Ford rf Sweeney dh
4. Hunter cf Stairs 1b
5. LeCroy dh Brown rf
6. Morneau 1b Teahen 3b
7. Redmond c Berroa ss
8. Rivas 2b Gotay 2b
9. Castro ss Buck c
Mays p Howell p
TWINS 1ST: Stewart walked; Punto walked [Stewart to second];
Ford was hit by a pitch [Stewart to third, Punto to second];
Hunter grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Stewart scored, Punto to third, Ford out at second]; LeCroy
homered to left [Punto scored]; Morneau grounded out (first
unassisted); 3 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Royals 0.
ROYALS 1ST: DeJesus grounded out (third to first); Long struck
out; Sweeney singled to center; Stairs singled to right [Sweeney
to third]; Brown popped to first; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins
3, Royals 0.
TWINS 2ND: Redmond singled to right; Redmond was picked off
first (catcher to first); Rivas doubled to left; Castro singled
to right [Rivas scored]; Howell threw a wild pitch [Castro to
second]; Howell threw a wild pitch [Castro to third]; Stewart
grounded out (shortstop to first); Punto walked; JENSEN REPLACED
HOWELL (PITCHING); Ford flied to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Twins 4, Royals 0.
ROYALS 2ND: Teahen grounded out (pitcher to first); On a bunt
Berroa grounded out (pitcher to first); Gotay doubled to center;
Buck doubled to left [Gotay scored]; DeJesus homered to right
[Buck scored]; Long singled to left; Sweeney doubled to right
[Long scored]; Stairs grounded out (first unassisted); 4 R, 5 H,
0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Royals 4.
TWINS 3RD: Hunter popped to second; LeCroy popped to first;
Morneau struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Royals 4.
ROYALS 3RD: Brown singled to left; Teahen singled to center
[Brown to second]; MULHOLLAND REPLACED MAYS (PITCHING); Brown
was caught stealing third (catcher to third) [Teahen to second];
Berroa grounded out (shortstop to first) [Teahen to third];
Gotay was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 4,
Royals 4.
TWINS 4TH: Redmond singled to center; Rivas tripled to right
[Redmond scored]; Castro hit a sacrifice fly to center [Rivas
scored]; Stewart popped to second; Punto was called out on
strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 6, Royals 4.
ROYALS 4TH: Buck walked; DeJesus singled to right [Buck to
second]; On a bunt Long grounded into a double play (pitcher to
third to shortstop) [Buck out at third, DeJesus out at second];
Sweeney doubled to left [Long out at home (left to shortstop to
catcher)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 6, Royals 4.
TWINS 5TH: Ford singled to left; Hunter forced Ford (pitcher to
shortstop); Hunter was caught stealing second (pitcher to
second); LeCroy singled to right; NUNEZ REPLACED JENSEN
(PITCHING); Morneau popped to third; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 6, Royals 4.
ROYALS 5TH: Stairs grounded out (second to first); Brown
grounded out (shortstop to first); Teahen grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 6, Royals 4.
TWINS 6TH: Redmond flied to right; Rivas grounded out (shortstop
to first); Castro grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Twins 6, Royals 4.
ROYALS 6TH: Berroa reached on an error by Castro; Gotay singled
to center [Berroa to second]; CRAIN REPLACED MULHOLLAND
(PITCHING); Buck walked [Berroa to third, Gotay to second];
DeJesus singled to left [Berroa scored (unearned), Gotay to
third, Buck to second]; Long singled to center [Gotay scored,
Buck to third, DeJesus to second]; Sweeney singled to left [Buck
scored, DeJesus scored, Long to second]; ROMERO REPLACED CRAIN
(PITCHING); GRAFFANINO BATTED FOR STAIRS; Graffanino walked
[Long to third, Sweeney to second]; Brown grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Long scored (unearned, but
earned for the pitcher), Sweeney to third, Graffanino out at
second]; Royals manager Bell ejected by 1B umpire Barksdale
for arguing Brown was safe at 1st on double play; Teahen
doubled to left [Sweeney scored (unearned, but earned for the
pitcher)]; Berroa singled to third [Teahen to third]; Gotay
walked [Berroa to second]; GUERRIER REPLACED ROMERO (PITCHING);
Buck flied to center; Pitcher Romero ejected by HP umpire
Gibson for arguing balls and strikes after being removed from
game; 6 R (5 ER), 6 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Twins 6, Royals 10.
TWINS 7TH: GRAFFANINO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Stewart
singled to center; GOBBLE REPLACED NUNEZ (PITCHING); Punto flied
into a double play to center [Stewart out at first (center to
first)]; Ford grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB. Twins 6, Royals 10.
ROYALS 7TH: DeJesus grounded out (shortstop to first); Long
grounded out (second to first); Sweeney singled to right;
Graffanino was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 6, Royals 10.
TWINS 8TH: Hunter singled to left; LeCroy walked [Hunter to
second]; Morneau struck out; Redmond flied to right; Rivas
doubled to left [Hunter scored, LeCroy scored]; SISCO REPLACED
GOBBLE (PITCHING); Castro popped to first; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 8, Royals 10.
ROYALS 8TH: Brown singled to left; Teahen doubled to right
[Brown scored (error by Ford) (no RBI), Teahen to third]; Berroa
doubled to left [Teahen scored]; Gotay struck out; Buck grounded
out (third to first) [Berroa to third]; DeJesus walked; Long
walked [DeJesus to second]; Sweeney grounded out (shortstop to
first); 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Twins 8, Royals 12.
TWINS 9TH: MACDOUGAL REPLACED SISCO (PITCHING); Stewart was
called out on strikes; Punto struck out; Ford doubled to left;
Hunter walked; RYAN BATTED FOR LECROY; Ryan flied to left; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 8, Royals 12.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Twins 8 12 2 6
Royals 12 21 0 12
