2:10 PM ET, August 10, 2008
Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
W: R. Tejeda (1-2)
L: C. Breslow (0-1)
Final in 12
Minnesota won 2-1
| Game 1: Friday, August 8 | ||
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| Minnesota | 4 | Final |
| Kansas City | 1 | |
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| Game 2: Saturday, August 9 | ||
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| Minnesota | 7 | Final |
| Kansas City | 3 | |
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| Game 3: Sunday, August 10 | ||
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| Minnesota | 4 | Final in 12 |
| Kansas City | 5 | |
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2:10 PM ET, August 10, 2008
Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
W: R. Tejeda (1-2)
L: C. Breslow (0-1)
| Minnesota Twins | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| D Span CF-RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .316 | ||
| N Punto 2B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | .260 | ||
| J Mauer C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .315 | ||
| J Morneau DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .308 | ||
| J Kubel RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | .264 | ||
| C Gomez CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .255 | ||
| D Young LF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .287 | ||
| M Lamb 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .236 | ||
| B Buscher 3B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .313 | ||
| A Everett SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .209 | ||
| a-B Harris PH-SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .265 | ||
| Totals | 40 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 23 | |||
| a-grounded to shortstop for A Everett in the 11th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: B Buscher (6, G Meche) RBI: A Everett 2 (10), J Morneau (91), J Mauer (55) S: D Span 2-out RBI: J Morneau GIDP: D Young 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Kubel 4, N Punto 1 Team LOB: 10 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: S Baker (1, throw); A Everett (6, throw) | ||||||||||
| Minnesota Twins | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| S Baker | 7.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 112-84 | 3.78 | |
| M Guerrier (H, 18) | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11-8 | 4.33 | |
| D Reyes (B, 2) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-5 | 2.51 | |
| J Crain | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13-12 | 3.21 | |
| C Breslow (L, 0-1) | 2.1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 31-19 | 2.48 | |
| Totals | 11.1 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 175-128 | ||
| PITCHING WP: D Reyes IBB: J Guillen (By C Breslow) Batters faced: S Baker 29; M Guerrier 3; D Reyes 2; J Crain 4; C Breslow 12 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: S Baker 6-8; M Guerrier 0-0; D Reyes 1-0; J Crain 3-0; C Breslow 3-2 Game Scores: S Baker 61 | ||||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| M Aviles SS | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .335 | ||
| M Maier CF | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .310 | ||
| M Teahen RF | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .252 | ||
| J Guillen LF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .258 | ||
| B Butler DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .270 | ||
| T Pena PR-DH | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .157 | ||
| A Gordon 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .258 | ||
| R Gload 1B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .268 | ||
| J Buck C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .230 | ||
| a-M Olivo PH-C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .264 | ||
| J Smith 2B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .250 | ||
| Totals | 47 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 22 | |||
| a-singled to left center for J Buck in the 11th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: J Smith 2 (2, S Baker 2); M Teahen (18, C Breslow) RBI: J Guillen (74), T Pena (10) Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: M Aviles 1, R Gload 3, M Maier 1, J Smith 1 Team LOB: 11 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: A Gordon (5, 2nd base off S Baker/J Mauer) CS: J Smith (1, 2nd base by C Breslow) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 2 (M Aviles-J Smith-R Gload, M Aviles-R Gload). | ||||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| G Meche | 6.1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 117-69 | 4.24 | |
| R Ramirez | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 22-13 | 2.84 | |
| J Soria | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 27-20 | 1.51 | |
| L Nunez | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16-8 | 2.67 | |
| R Tejeda (W, 1-2) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11-8 | 3.86 | |
| Totals | 12.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 193-118 | ||
| PITCHING WP: G Meche IBB: J Morneau (By R Ramirez); D Span (By L Nunez) Batters faced: G Meche 29; R Ramirez 6; J Soria 7; L Nunez 5; R Tejeda 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: G Meche 9-4; R Ramirez 2-1; J Soria 1-1; L Nunez 2-1; R Tejeda 1-1 Game Scores: G Meche 46 | ||||||||||
| MIN | KC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | A Everett singled to right, M Lamb scored, B Buscher to second. | 1 | 0 | |
| 3rd | J Morneau walked, B Buscher scored, A Everett to third, J Mauer to second. | 2 | 0 | |
| 6th | M Teahen reached on infield single to pitcher, M Maier to third, M Maier scored, M Teahen to third on throwing error by pitcher S Baker. | 2 | 1 | |
| 6th | J Guillen singled to left, M Teahen scored. | 2 | 2 | |
| 7th | A Everett singled to center, B Buscher scored, A Everett to second advancing on throw. | 3 | 2 | |
| 7th | J Mauer grounded out to first, A Everett scored, D Span to third, N Punto to second. | 4 | 2 | |
| 8th | M Teahen scored, T Pena to second on wild pitch by D Reyes. | 4 | 3 | |
| 8th | R Gload safe at first on throwing error by shortstop A Everett, T Pena scored. | 4 | 4 | |
| 12th | T Pena singled to center, M Teahen scored, J Guillen to second. | 4 | 5 | |
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| Stadium | Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO |
| Attendance | 23,163 (61.1% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 4:05 |
| Weather | 83 degrees, sunny |
| Wind | 14 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Bob Davidson, First Base - Rob Drake, Second Base - Andy Fletcher, Third Base - Alfonso Marquez |
