Starting Lineups:
Kansas City Royals Minnesota Twins
1. DeJesus lf Castillo 2b
2. Grudzielanek 2b Punto 3b
3. Teahen 3b Mauer c
4. Sweeney dh Cuddyer rf
5. Brown rf Morneau 1b
6. Shealy 1b Hunter cf
7. Bako c Kubel dh
8. Blanco ss Tyner lf
9. Gathright cf Bartlett ss
Hudson p Bonser p
ROYALS 1ST: DeJesus struck out; Grudzielanek singled to right;
Teahen was called out on strikes; Sweeney struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.
TWINS 1ST: Castillo singled to second; Punto struck out; Mauer
forced Castillo (first to shortstop); Cuddyer walked [Mauer to
second]; Morneau was hit by a pitch [Mauer to third, Cuddyer to
second]; Hunter popped to catcher; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Royals
0, Twins 0.
ROYALS 2ND: Brown flied to right; Shealy struck out; Bako struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.
TWINS 2ND: Kubel was called out on strikes; Tyner lined to
third; Bartlett struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0,
Twins 0.
ROYALS 3RD: Blanco popped to third; Gathright singled to
catcher; DeJesus popped to second; Gathright stole second
[Gathright to third (error by Mauer)]; Grudzielanek struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.
TWINS 3RD: Castillo singled to second; Punto grounded out
(second to first) [Castillo to second]; Mauer flied to center;
Hudson threw a wild pitch [Castillo to third]; Cuddyer homered
to right-center [Castillo scored]; Morneau lined to center; 2 R,
2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 2.
ROYALS 4TH: Teahen struck out; Sweeney lined to shortstop; Brown
flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 2.
TWINS 4TH: Hunter struck out; Kubel grounded out (pitcher to
shortstop to first); Tyner grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 2.
ROYALS 5TH: Shealy flied to left; Bako singled to right; Blanco
popped to shortstop; Gathright grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 2.
TWINS 5TH: Bartlett grounded out (shortstop to first); Castillo
grounded out (shortstop to first); Punto flied to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 2.
ROYALS 6TH: DeJesus singled to right; Grudzielanek doubled
[DeJesus to third]; Teahen struck out; Sweeney singled to
shortstop [DeJesus scored, Grudzielanek scored, Sweeney to
second (on throw)]; Brown singled to second [Sweeney to third];
RODRIGUEZ REPLACED CASTILLO (PLAYING 3B); PUNTO CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); CRAIN REPLACED BONSER (PITCHING); Shealy
singled to left [Sweeney scored, Brown to second]; Twins
second baseman Luis Castillo left the game due to an injured
foot/ankle; Bako grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Shealy out at second]; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Royals 3, Twins 2.
TWINS 6TH: Mauer grounded out (first unassisted); Cuddyer
singled to center; Morneau struck out; Hunter forced Cuddyer
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 2.
ROYALS 7TH: Blanco struck out; On a bunt Gathright singled to
second; REYES REPLACED CRAIN (PITCHING); DeJesus grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Gathright out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 2.
TWINS 7TH: Kubel grounded out (second to first); Tyner singled
to center; Bartlett grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Tyner out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 3, Twins 2.
ROYALS 8TH: Grudzielanek grounded out (third to first); Teahen
grounded out (second to first); RINCON REPLACED REYES
(PITCHING); Sweeney singled to left; Brown flied to center; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 2.
TWINS 8TH: GOBBLE REPLACED HUDSON (PITCHING); Rodriguez was
called out on strikes; Punto lined to third; Mauer struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 2.
ROYALS 9TH: Shealy doubled to right; Mauer allowed a passed ball
[Shealy to third]; Bako struck out; Blanco singled to center
[Shealy scored (unearned)]; Gathright struck out; DeJesus
grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 4, Twins 2.
TWINS 9TH: NELSON REPLACED GOBBLE (PITCHING); Cuddyer homered to
left; Morneau struck out; Hunter grounded out (second to first);
Kubel lined to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Twins 3.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Royals 4 12 0 6
Twins 3 6 1 4
