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Royals
@ Twins
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
September 27, 2005
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Kansas City Royals, played on September 27, 2005 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome.
Game Summary
Date | September 27, 2005 |
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Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 27, 2005 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Runelvys Hernandez |
Home Starting Pitcher | Johan Santana |
Ballpark | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome |
City | Minneapolis |
State | MN |
Attendance | 16,147 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 30 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Brian Gorman 1B: Mike DiMuro 2B: Joe West 3B: Mark Carlson |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Chip Ambres | Center Fielder |
Joe McEwing | Third Baseman |
Mike Sweeney | DH |
Emil Brown | Left Fielder |
Justin Huber | First Baseman |
Matt Diaz | Right Fielder |
Paul Phillips | Catcher |
Donnie Murphy | Second Baseman |
Andres Blanco | Shortstop |
Buddy Bell | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
Name | Position |
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Nick Punto | Shortstop |
Luis Rodriguez | Third Baseman |
Joe Mauer | Catcher |
Jacque Jones | Center Fielder |
Lew Ford | Left Fielder |
Justin Morneau | First Baseman |
Michael Cuddyer | Right Fielder |
Mike Ryan | DH |
Luis Rivas | Second Baseman |
Ron Gardenhire | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Royals
@ Twins
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
September 27, 2005
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Ambres vs. Santana
Ambres hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McEwing vs. Santana
McEwing hits a popup towards short. Punto settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Santana
Sweeney hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Santana
Brown hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Sweeney moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Huber vs. Santana
Huber strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Punto vs. Hernandez
Punto takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Hernandez
There goes Punto. The throw from Phillips and he is safe. Punto steals second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Rodriguez vs. Hernandez
Rodriguez takes first base on ball four. Punto moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Mauer vs. Hernandez
Mauer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Punto scores. Rodriguez moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Jones vs. Hernandez
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards first. Huber juggles the ball. That's an error on Huber. Rodriguez moves to third. Mauer moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Ford vs. Hernandez
Ford hits a fly ball into center field. Ambres settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Rodriguez tags and scores. Mauer tags and moves to third. Jones tags and moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -23
Morneau vs. Hernandez
Morneau hits a popup, foul, towards third. McEwing settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Cuddyer vs. Hernandez
Cuddyer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Ryan vs. Hernandez
Ryan hits a line drive towards short. Blanco reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Diaz vs. Santana
Diaz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Santana
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Diaz moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Murphy vs. Santana
Murphy strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Blanco vs. Santana
Blanco hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rivas fields it and throws to second for the out. Diaz moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Ambres vs. Santana
Ambres hits a ball on the ground towards short. Punto fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Rivas vs. Hernandez
Rivas hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Punto vs. Hernandez
Punto hits a popup, foul, towards short. Blanco settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Hernandez
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into center field. Ambres settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
McEwing vs. Santana
McEwing hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Santana
Sweeney takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Santana
Brown strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Huber vs. Santana
Huber strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Mauer vs. Hernandez
Mauer hits a fly ball into center field. Ambres settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Hernandez
Jones hits a fly ball into right field. Diaz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Hernandez
Ford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blanco scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Diaz vs. Santana
Diaz strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Santana
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards first. Morneau scoops it up and throws to first, with Santana covering, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Santana
Murphy strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morneau vs. Hernandez
Morneau hits a fly ball into center field. Ambres settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Cuddyer vs. Hernandez
Cuddyer hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ryan vs. Hernandez
Ryan hits a popup towards short. Blanco settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Rivas vs. Hernandez
Rivas hits a ball on the ground towards third. McEwing fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Blanco vs. Santana
Blanco hits a popup in front of the plate. Mauer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ambres vs. Santana
Ambres hits a fly ball into right field. Cuddyer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McEwing vs. Santana
McEwing hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Punto vs. Hernandez
Punto hits a ball on the ground towards first. Huber scoops it up and throws to first, with Hernandez covering, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Hernandez
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into center field. Ambres settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Mauer vs. Hernandez
Mauer hits a line drive towards first. Huber reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Santana
Sweeney hits a popup towards first. Morneau settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Santana
Brown takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Huber vs. Santana
Huber hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rivas fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Hernandez
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blanco fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Ford vs. Hernandez
Ford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blanco scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Jones moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Morneau vs. Hernandez
Morneau hits a line drive into right field. Diaz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Cuddyer vs. Hernandez
Cuddyer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ryan vs. Hernandez
Ryan hits a popup towards short. Blanco settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Diaz vs. Santana
Diaz hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Santana
Phillips hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Jones. Phillips reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Murphy vs. Santana
Murphy bunts towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. Phillips moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Blanco vs. Santana
Blanco hits a popup, foul, towards first. Morneau settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Ambres vs. Santana
Ambres hits a line drive into left field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Rivas vs. Hernandez
Rivas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blanco fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Punto vs. Hernandez
Punto hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Ambres. Punto reaches second base with a double. Rivas moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rodriguez vs. Hernandez
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into center field. Ambres settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Rivas tags and scores. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Mauer vs. Affeldt
Jeremy Affeldt now pitching.
Mauer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Huber fields the ball and throws to Affeldt covering. Safe. Punto moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jones vs. Affeldt
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards first. Huber fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Mauer for the double play. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Teahen vs. Rincon
Juan Rincon now pitching. Mark Teahen pinch hits for Joe McEwing.
Teahen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rivas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Rincon
Sweeney strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Rincon
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Affeldt
Mark Teahen now playing third base.
Ford strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morneau vs. Affeldt
Morneau hits a fly ball into right field. Diaz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Cuddyer vs. Affeldt
Cuddyer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
LeCroy vs. Affeldt
Matt LeCroy pinch hits for Mike Ryan.
There's a wild pitch. Cuddyer moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
LeCroy vs. Affeldt
LeCroy hits a fly ball into right field. Diaz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Long vs. Nathan
Joe Nathan now pitching. Terrence Long pinch hits for Justin Huber.
Long strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Diaz vs. Nathan
Diaz strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hocking vs. Nathan
Denny Hocking pinch hits for Paul Phillips.
Hocking strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/27/2005 -- Kansas City at Minnesota (N) Kansas City AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI Ambres C, cf 4 0 0 0 Punto N, ss 3 1 1 0 McEwing J, 3b 3 0 0 0 Rodriguez L, 3b 2 1 0 1 Teahen M, ph-3b 1 0 0 0 Mauer J, c 4 0 2 1 Sweeney M, dh 3 0 1 0 Jones J, cf 4 0 1 0 Brown E, lf 3 0 1 0 Ford L, lf 3 0 0 1 Huber J, 1b 3 0 0 0 Morneau J, 1b 4 0 0 0 Long T, ph 1 0 0 0 Cuddyer M, rf 1 0 1 0 Diaz M, rf 4 1 2 1 Ryan M, dh 3 0 0 0 Phillips P, c 3 0 2 0 LeCroy M, ph 1 0 0 0 Hocking D, ph 1 0 0 0 Rivas L, 2b 3 1 1 0 Murphy D, 2b 2 0 0 0 Blanco A, ss 3 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 31 1 6 1 28 3 6 3 Kansas City 000 000 100 -- 1 Minnesota 200 000 10x -- 3 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Hernandez R (L) 6.1 5 3 3 4 0 Affeldt J 1.2 1 0 0 1 1 Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO Santana J (W) 7.0 6 1 1 2 6 Rincon J 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Nathan J (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 E -- Huber J DP -- Kansas City 1, Minnesota 1 LOB -- Kansas City 6, Minnesota 8 2B -- Phillips P, Punto N HR -- Diaz M SB -- Punto N SH -- Murphy D SF -- Ford L, Rodriguez L WP -- Affeldt J PB -- Phillips P T -- 2:30 A -- 16147
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