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Twins
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
September 12, 2007
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Minnesota Twins, played on September 12, 2007 at Kauffman Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | September 12, 2007 |
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Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
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Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 12, 2007 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Carlos Silva |
Home Starting Pitcher | Gil Meche |
Ballpark | Kauffman Stadium |
City | Kansas City |
State | MO |
Attendance | 10,102 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 36 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Brian Knight 1B: Jerry Meals 2B: Gary Darling 3B: Larry Poncino |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jason Tyner | Center Fielder |
Jason Bartlett | Shortstop |
Jason Kubel | Left Fielder |
Torii Hunter | DH |
Justin Morneau | First Baseman |
Michael Cuddyer | Right Fielder |
Chris Heintz | Catcher |
Nick Punto | Third Baseman |
Alexi Casilla | Second Baseman |
Ron Gardenhire | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
Name | Position |
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David DeJesus | Center Fielder |
Mark Grudzielanek | Second Baseman |
Mark Teahen | Right Fielder |
Billy Butler | DH |
Ross Gload | First Baseman |
Alex Gordon | Third Baseman |
Emil Brown | Left Fielder |
Jason Smith | Shortstop |
John Buck | Catcher |
Buddy Bell | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Twins
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
September 12, 2007
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Tyner vs. Meche
Tyner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bartlett vs. Meche
Bartlett hits a fly ball into center field. DeJesus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Kubel vs. Meche
Kubel strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
DeJesus vs. Silva
DeJesus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Casilla scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Grudzielanek vs. Silva
Grudzielanek hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Teahen vs. Silva
Teahen hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kubel. Teahen reaches second base with a double. Grudzielanek moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Butler vs. Silva
Butler hits a line drive into left field. Kubel picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Kubel. Grudzielanek scores. Teahen moves to third. Butler moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gload vs. Silva
Gload hits a fly ball into center field. Tyner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Teahen tags and scores. Butler tags and moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Gordon vs. Silva
Gordon strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Meche
Hunter strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Morneau vs. Meche
Morneau hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gload scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Morneau for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuddyer vs. Meche
Cuddyer hits a popup, foul, towards first. Gload settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Silva
Brown hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Silva
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Buck vs. Silva
Buck hits a fly ball into center field. Tyner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
DeJesus vs. Silva
DeJesus hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kubel who is chasing the ball. DeJesus reaches third base with a triple. Brown goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Grudzielanek vs. Silva
Grudzielanek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Casilla scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Heintz vs. Meche
Heintz hits a fly ball into center field. DeJesus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Punto vs. Meche
Punto strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Casilla vs. Meche
Casilla strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Teahen vs. Slowey
Kevin Slowey now pitching.
Teahen hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Slowey
Butler hits a popup towards third. Punto settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gload vs. Slowey
Gload hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Slowey
Gordon strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Slowey
Brown hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gload moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Smith vs. Slowey
There's a wild pitch. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Smith vs. Slowey
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Buck vs. Slowey
Buck strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Tyner vs. Meche
Tyner hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Teahen. Tyner reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Bartlett vs. Meche
Bartlett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Kubel vs. Meche
Kubel strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Hunter vs. Meche
Hunter hits a fly ball into right field. Teahen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
DeJesus vs. Slowey
DeJesus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Casilla scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Grudzielanek vs. Slowey
Grudzielanek hits a line drive towards first. Morneau reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Teahen vs. Slowey
Teahen hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Butler vs. Slowey
Butler strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morneau vs. Meche
Morneau hits a popup towards short. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Cuddyer vs. Meche
Cuddyer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Heintz vs. Meche
Heintz strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Punto vs. Meche
Punto hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Meche, and towards Grudzielanek, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gload vs. Slowey
Gload hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartlett fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Bartlett. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Slowey
Gordon hits a fly ball into center field. Tyner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Slowey
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Punto fields it and throws to first for the out. Gload moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Slowey
Smith strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Casilla vs. Meche
Casilla strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Tyner vs. Meche
Tyner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Meche fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartlett vs. Meche
Bartlett hits a fly ball into right field. Teahen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Buck vs. Slowey
Buck hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeJesus vs. Slowey
DeJesus hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grudzielanek vs. Slowey
Grudzielanek hits a fly ball into right field. Cuddyer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Teahen vs. Slowey
Teahen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Butler vs. DePaula
Julio DePaula now pitching.
Butler hits a fly ball into center field. Tyner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gload vs. DePaula
Gload hits a fly ball into center field. Tyner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Kubel vs. Meche
Kubel hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Teahen. Kubel reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hunter vs. Meche
Hunter hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of DeJesus. Hunter reaches second base with a double. Kubel scores. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
LeCroy vs. Meche
Matt LeCroy pinch hits for Justin Morneau.
LeCroy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cuddyer vs. Meche
Cuddyer hits a popup towards short. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Heintz vs. Meche
Heintz hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hunter scores. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Punto vs. Meche
Punto takes first base on ball four. Heintz moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Jones vs. Riske
David Riske now pitching. Garrett Jones pinch hits for Alexi Casilla.
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grudzielanek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 2 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Perkins
Matt LeCroy now playing first base. Nick Punto now playing second base. Luis Rodriguez now playing third base. Glen Perkins now pitching.
Gordon hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kubel. Gordon reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Brown vs. Perkins
Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Tyner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gordon moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
German vs. Perkins
Esteban German pinch hits for Jason Smith.
German strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Buck vs. Perkins
Buck strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 2 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Tyner vs. Riske
Tony Pena now playing shortstop.
Tyner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grudzielanek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bartlett vs. Riske
Bartlett strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Kubel vs. Riske
Kubel hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grudzielanek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 2 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
DeJesus vs. Cali
Carmen Cali now pitching.
DeJesus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartlett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grudzielanek vs. Cali
Grudzielanek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Punto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Teahen vs. Cali
Teahen strikes out. Heintz drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Teahen out. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 2 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Soria
Joakim Soria now pitching.
Hunter strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeCroy vs. Soria
LeCroy hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Cuddyer vs. Soria
Cuddyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to first for the out. LeCroy moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Buscher vs. Soria
Brian Buscher pinch hits for Chris Heintz.
Buscher hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. LeCroy scores. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
White vs. Soria
Rondell White pinch hits for Nick Punto.
White hits a fly ball into right field. Teahen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/12/2007 -- Minnesota at Kansas City (D) Minnesota AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI Tyner J, cf 4 0 1 0 DeJesus D, cf 5 1 2 3 Bartlett J, ss 4 0 0 0 Grudzielanek M, 2b 5 1 1 0 Kubel J, lf 4 1 1 0 Teahen M, rf 4 2 3 1 Hunter T, dh 4 1 1 1 Butler B, dh 4 0 1 1 Morneau J, 1b 2 0 0 0 Gload R, 1b 3 0 1 1 LeCroy M, ph-1b 2 1 1 0 Gordon A, 3b 4 0 1 0 Cuddyer M, rf 4 0 1 0 Brown E, lf 4 1 2 0 Heintz C, c 3 0 1 1 Smith J, ss 2 0 0 0 Buscher B, ph 1 0 1 1 German E, ph 1 0 0 0 Punto N, 3b-2b 2 0 0 0 Pena T, ss 0 0 0 0 White R, ph 1 0 0 0 Buck J, c 4 1 1 0 Casilla A, 2b 2 0 0 0 Jones G, ph 1 0 0 0 Rodriguez L, 3b 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 3 7 3 36 6 12 6 Minnesota 000 000 201 -- 3 Kansas City 211 002 00x -- 6 Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO Silva C (L) 2.0 5 3 3 0 2 Slowey K 3.1 6 3 3 2 4 DePaula J 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 Perkins G 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 Cali C 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Meche G (W) 6.2 5 2 2 1 7 Riske D 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 Soria J 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 E -- Kubel J, Bartlett J LOB -- Minnesota 5, Kansas City 9 2B -- Teahen M, Tyner J, Kubel J, Hunter T, Gordon A 3B -- DeJesus D HR -- Teahen M, DeJesus D SF -- Gload R WP -- Slowey K T -- 2:36 A -- 10102
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