Minnesota Twins @ Kansas City Royals

46-37, 16-27 Away

Final

29-54, 17-21 Home


MIN
KC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	3	9	0
1	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	-	6	14	0

TwinsTop 1st
- B. Duckworth pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- Pitch
  1
  Strike Looking
  2
  Ground Out
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 1st
- B. Radke pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 2nd
- B. Duckworth pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- B. Radke pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 3rd
- B. Duckworth pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- B. Radke pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 4th
- B. Duckworth pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 4th
- B. Radke pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- J Gathright stole second.
  1
  3
- 1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 5th
- B. Duckworth pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 5th
- B. Radke pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 6th
- B. Duckworth pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 6th
- J. Crain pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 7th
- T. Wellemeyer pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- L Castillo stole second.
  3
  3
- Kansas City's Manager B Bell ejected by T Hallion in the 7th.
  3
  3
- J Mauer to second on wild pitch by T Wellemeyer.
  3
  3
- J. Affeldt pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 7th
- J. Crain pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- D. Reyes pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- E German hit for M Stairs.
  3
  3
- J. Rincon pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- R Sanders scored, E German to third, A Berroa to second on passed ball by J Mauer.
  3
  4
- MIN
  KC
- 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 8th
- E. Dessens pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 8th
- J. Rincon pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 9th
- A. Burgos pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors

Twins
6
Royals
5

Game 1

7/3

Twins
2
Royals
7

Game 2

7/4

Twins
3
Royals
6

Game 3

7/5

Kauffman Stadium

8:10 PM, July 5, 2006

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 12,085

Game Time:3:03

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Larry Young
First Base Umpire - Tom Hallion
Second Base Umpire - Mike Everitt
Third Base Umpire - Alfonso Marquez

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	28	22	.560	-	W4
Chicago	25	23	.521	2	W1
Minnesota	22	27	.449	5.5	L1
Detroit	20	29	.408	7.5	L4
Kansas City	20	29	.408	7.5	L2

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Minnesota Twins @ Kansas City Royals

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A. Burgos14

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Pitch
1 Strike Looking
2 Ground Out