AL: KANSAS CITY at MINNESOTA <div class="pre">AL AT MINNESOTA - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: N Punto at second base. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 9 MINNESOTA 4 TOP, 9TH DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: B Butler (.298, 2-FOR-4, RBI)</div>
AL: KANSAS CITY at MINNESOTA <div class="pre">AL AT MINNESOTA (1ST GAME) - PITCHING CHANGE MIN: CARMEN CALI (0-0, 5.28) STARTING THE 9TH CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 9, MINNESOTA 4 DUE UP FOR KANSASCITY: B BUTLER (.298, 2-FOR-4, RBI)</div>
AL: KANSAS CITY at MINNESOTA <div class="pre">AL AT MINNESOTA - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: C Cali relieved J DePaula. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 9 MINNESOTA 4 TOP, 9TH DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: B Butler (.298, 2-FOR-4, RBI)</div>
AL: KANSAS CITY at MINNESOTA <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - KANSAS CITY 3 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 9 12 1 MINNESOTA 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 4 4 3 (BOT 9) CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - JOEL PERALTA MIN - CARMEN CALI DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: J BARTLETT (.277, 0-FOR-4) G JONES (.128, 0 HR, 1 RBI) J MORNEAU (.282, 0-FOR-3, HBP)</div>
AL: KANSAS CITY at MINNESOTA <div class="pre">KANSAS CITY (9) VS MINNESOTA (4) - MID 9TH - IN PROGRESS (1ST GAME) KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg D DeJesus cf 4 2 1 0 1 1 0 .272 E German 2b 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .265 R Gload 1b 4 2 2 3 0 0 3 .302 B Butler dh 5 1 3 1 0 1 2 .300 A Gordon 3b 5 0 2 0 0 2 3 .249 E Brown rf 4 1 2 2 0 0 2 .245 T Pena Jr ss 5 1 1 0 0 2 5 .258 J Gathright lf 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .331 J LaRue c 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .136 Totals 37 9 12 7 3 9 18 BATTING: 2B - B Butler (17, M Garza). HR - R Gload (6, 6th inning off M Guerrier 1 on, 2 Out). SF - E German , E Brown , R Gload. RBI - R Gload 3 (44), B Butler (43), E Brown 2 (55), E German (33). 2-out RBI - E Brown, R Gload 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T Pena Jr 1, A Gordon 1. GIDP - J LaRue. Team LOB - 7. FIELDING: E - E German (9, catch). MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Tyner lf-cf 4 0 1 1 1 0 2 .303 J Bartlett ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .277 T Hunter cf 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .297 G Jones lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .128 J Morneau 1b 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 .282 M Cuddyer rf 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .277 J Kubel dh 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 .258 a-R White ph-dh 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .162 C Heintz c 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .231 B Buscher 3b 2 0 0 0 2 1 5 .250 A Casilla 2b 3 0 0 0 0 2 6 .238 b-M Redmond ph 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .288 N Punto 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .196 Totals 26 4 4 4 6 8 20 a-walked for J Kubel in the 8th; b-hit sacrifice fly to center for A Casilla in the 8th. BATTING: HR - T Hunter (27, 1st inning off K Davies 0 on, 2 Out). S - C Heintz 2. SF - M Redmond. RBI - T Hunter (95), J Kubel (51), J Tyner (18), M Redmond (35). 2-out RBI - T Hunter, J Tyner. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Tyner 1, J Bartlett 2, A Casilla 2. Team LOB - 9. FIELDING: E - M Garza (1, throw); T Hunter (2, throw); B Buscher (3, ground ball). PB - C Heintz. DP: 1 (A Casilla-J Bartlett-J Morneau). ---------------------------------------------------- KANSAS CITY - 301 005 000 -- 9 MINNESOTA - 100 200 01 -- 4 ---------------------------------------------------- KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era K Davies 5 4 3 2 1 5 1 6.75 J Bale 2 1/3 0 1 1 3 3 0 4.26 R Braun 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 6.10 J Peralta 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.84 MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era M Garza 5 1/3 9 8 4 2 6 0 3.49 M Guerrier 2/3 2 1 1 0 1 1 2.16 J DePaula 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 7.56 C Cali 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 4.96 R Braun pitched to 2 batters in the 8th. WP - M Guerrier. IBB - D DeJesus (by M Garza). HBP - M Cuddyer (by K Davies); J Morneau (by K Davies). Pitches-strikes: K Davies 91-57; J Bale 48-28; R Braun 9-1; J Peralta 5-5; M Garza 91-61; M Guerrier 13-9; J DePaula 23-13; C Cali 17-11. Ground balls-fly balls: K Davies 4-7; J Bale 3-1; R Braun 0-0; J Peralta 1-1; M Garza 7-4; M Guerrier 0-1; J DePaula 4-2; C Cali 1-0. Batters faced: K Davies 23; J Bale 10; R Braun 2; J Peralta 2; M Garza 28; M Guerrier 4; J DePaula 7; C Cali 4. UMPIRES: HP--Jeff Nelson. 1B--James Hoye. 2B--Tim Tschida. 3B--Jim Joyce. Weather: INDOORS.</div>
AL: KANSAS CITY at MINNESOTA <div class="pre">AL FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - KANSAS CITY 3 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 9 12 1 MINNESOTA 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 5 3 (FINAL) BATTERIES: KAN - KYLE DAVIES, JOHN BALE (6TH), RYAN BRAUN (8TH), JOEL PERALTA (8TH) AND JASON LARUE MIN - MATT GARZA, MATT GUERRIER (6TH), JULIO DEPAULA (7TH), CARMEN CALI (9TH) AND CHRIS HEINTZ HOME RUNS: KAN - ROSS GLOAD (6) OFF MATT GUERRIER IN THE 6TH, 1 ON MIN - TORII HUNTER (27) OFF KYLE DAVIES IN THE 1ST, 0 ON</div>
AL: KANSAS CITY at MINNESOTA <div class="pre">AL FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - KANSAS CITY 3 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 9 12 1 MINNESOTA 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 5 3 (FINAL) BATTERIES: KAN - KYLE DAVIES, JOHN BALE (6TH), RYAN BRAUN (8TH), JOEL PERALTA (8TH) AND JASON LARUE MIN - MATT GARZA, MATT GUERRIER (6TH), JULIO DEPAULA (7TH), CARMEN CALI (9TH) AND CHRIS HEINTZ WP - KYLE DAVIES (2-3) LP - MATT GARZA (3-5) SAVE - NONE HOME RUNS: KAN - ROSS GLOAD (6) OFF MATT GUERRIER IN THE 6TH, 1 ON MIN - TORII HUNTER (27) OFF KYLE DAVIES IN THE 1ST, 0 ON TIME: 3:01 ATT: 15,736 PROBABLES: KAN - KYLE DAVIES (2-3, 6.75) & KAN - GIL MECHE (7-11, 3.85) MIN - MATT GARZA (3-5, 3.49) & MIN - SCOTT BAKER (7-6, 4.42)</div>
AL: KANSAS CITY at MINNESOTA <div class="pre">KANSAS CITY (9) VS MINNESOTA (4) - FINAL (1ST GAME) KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg D DeJesus cf 4 2 1 0 1 1 0 .272 E German 2b 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .265 R Gload 1b 4 2 2 3 0 0 3 .302 B Butler dh 5 1 3 1 0 1 2 .300 A Gordon 3b 5 0 2 0 0 2 3 .249 E Brown rf 4 1 2 2 0 0 2 .245 T Pena Jr ss 5 1 1 0 0 2 5 .258 J Gathright lf 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .331 J LaRue c 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .136 Totals 37 9 12 7 3 9 18 BATTING: 2B - B Butler (17, M Garza). HR - R Gload (6, 6th inning off M Guerrier 1 on, 2 Out). SF - E German , E Brown , R Gload. RBI - R Gload 3 (44), B Butler (43), E Brown 2 (55), E German (33). 2-out RBI - E Brown, R Gload 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T Pena Jr 1, A Gordon 1. GIDP - J LaRue. Team LOB - 7. FIELDING: E - E German (9, catch). MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Tyner lf-cf 4 0 1 1 1 0 2 .303 J Bartlett ss 4 0 0 0 1 2 4 .277 T Hunter cf 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .297 G Jones lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .125 J Morneau 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .283 M Cuddyer rf 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .276 J Kubel dh 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 .258 a-R White ph-dh 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 .160 C Heintz c 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .231 B Buscher 3b 2 0 0 0 2 1 5 .250 A Casilla 2b 3 0 0 0 0 2 6 .238 b-M Redmond ph 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .288 N Punto 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .196 Totals 30 4 5 4 7 8 24 a-walked for J Kubel in the 8th; b-hit sacrifice fly to center for A Casilla in the 8th. BATTING: HR - T Hunter (27, 1st inning off K Davies 0 on, 2 Out). S - C Heintz 2. SF - M Redmond. RBI - T Hunter (95), J Kubel (51), J Tyner (18), M Redmond (35). 2-out RBI - T Hunter, J Tyner. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R White 1, J Tyner 1, J Bartlett 2, A Casilla 2. Team LOB - 11. FIELDING: E - M Garza (1, throw); T Hunter (2, throw); B Buscher (3, ground ball). PB - C Heintz. DP: 1 (A Casilla-J Bartlett-J Morneau). ---------------------------------------------------- KANSAS CITY - 301 005 000 -- 9 MINNESOTA - 100 200 010 -- 4 ---------------------------------------------------- KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era K Davies (W, 2-3) 5 4 3 2 1 5 1 6.75 J Bale 2 1/3 0 1 1 3 3 0 4.26 R Braun 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 6.10 J Peralta 1 2/3 1 0 0 1 0 0 3.79 MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era M Garza (L, 3-5) 5 1/3 9 8 4 2 6 0 3.49 M Guerrier 2/3 2 1 1 0 1 1 2.16 J DePaula 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 7.56 C Cali 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 4.96 R Braun pitched to 2 batters in the 8th. WP - M Guerrier. IBB - D DeJesus (by M Garza). HBP - M Cuddyer (by K Davies); J Morneau (by K Davies). Pitches-strikes: K Davies 91-57; J Bale 48-28; R Braun 9-1; J Peralta 19-14; M Garza 91-61; M Guerrier 13-9; J DePaula 23-13; C Cali 17-11. Ground balls-fly balls: K Davies 4-7; J Bale 3-1; R Braun 0-0; J Peralta 3-2; M Garza 7-4; M Guerrier 0-1; J DePaula 4-2; C Cali 1-0. Batters faced: K Davies 23; J Bale 10; R Braun 2; J Peralta 7; M Garza 28; M Guerrier 4; J DePaula 7; C Cali 4. UMPIRES: HP--Jeff Nelson. 1B--James Hoye. 2B--Tim Tschida. 3B--Jim Joyce. T--3:01. Weather: INDOORS</div>
AL: KANSAS CITY at MINNESOTA <div class="pre">** CONFIRMED ** AL KANSAS CITY 9 MINNESOTA 4 FINAL</div>
AL: KANSAS CITY at MINNESOTA <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ KANSAS CITY (9) AT MINNESOTA (4) - HOW THEY SCORED (1ST GAME) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ KANSAS CITY 1ST: D DeJesus singled to left. E German walked, D DeJesus to second. D DeJesus to third, E German to second on passed ball by C Heintz. R Gload hit sacrifice fly to right, D DeJesus scored, E German to third. B Butler doubled to deep right, E German scored. A Gordon singled to center, B Butler to third. E Brown hit sacrifice fly to left, B Butler scored. T Pena Jr struck out swinging. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 3, MINNESOTA 0. MINNESOTA 1ST: J Tyner flied out to left. J Bartlett grounded out to third. T Hunter homered to left. J Morneau popped out to shortstop. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 3, MINNESOTA 1. KANSAS CITY 3RD: E German singled to right. R Gload grounded into fielder's choice to first, E German out at second. B Butler flied out to center. A Gordon singled to left center, R Gload to third. E Brown singled to left, R Gload scored, A Gordon to second. T Pena Jr grounded out to third. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 4, MINNESOTA 1. MINNESOTA 4TH: J Morneau hit by pitch. M Cuddyer reached on infield single to shortstop, J Morneau to second. J Kubel singled to center, J Morneau scored, M Cuddyer to second. C Heintz sacrificed to third, M Cuddyer to third, J Kubel to second, C Heintz safe at first on error by second baseman E German. B Buscher flied out to left. A Casilla struck out looking. J Tyner reached on infield single to second, M Cuddyer scored, J Kubel to third, C Heintz to second. J Bartlett struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Error) KANSAS CITY 4, MINNESOTA 3. KANSAS CITY 6TH: E Brown reached on infield single to third. T Pena Jr reached on bunt single to pitcher, E Brown to second. J Gathright grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, E Brown to third, T Pena Jr to second, E Brown and T Pena Jr scored, J Gathright safe at third on throwing error by pitcher M Garza. J LaRue struck out swinging. D DeJesus intentionally walked. M Guerrier relieved M Garza. E German hit sacrifice fly to center, J Gathright scored, D DeJesus to third on throwing error by center fielder T Hunter. R Gload homered to right, D DeJesus scored. B Butler singled to right. B Butler to second on wild pitch by M Guerrier. A Gordon struck out swinging. (5 Runs, 4 Hits, 2 Errors) KANSAS CITY 9, MINNESOTA 3. MINNESOTA 8TH: M Cuddyer grounded out to second. R White hit for J Kubel. R White walked. R Braun relieved J Bale. C Heintz walked, R White to second. B Buscher walked, R White to third, C Heintz to second. J Peralta relieved R Braun. M Redmond hit for A Casilla. M Redmond hit sacrifice fly to center, R White scored, C Heintz to third. J Tyner grounded out to second. (1 Run, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 9, MINNESOTA 4.</div>
AL: KANSAS CITY at MINNESOTA <div class="pre">AL FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - KANSAS CITY 3 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 9 12 1 MINNESOTA 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 5 3 (FINAL) BATTERIES: KAN - KYLE DAVIES, JOHN BALE (6TH), RYAN BRAUN (8TH), JOEL PERALTA (8TH) AND JASON LARUE MIN - MATT GARZA, MATT GUERRIER (6TH), JULIO DEPAULA (7TH), CARMEN CALI (9TH) AND CHRIS HEINTZ WP - KYLE DAVIES (2-3) LP - MATT GARZA (3-5) SAVE - NONE HOME RUNS: KAN - ROSS GLOAD (6) OFF MATT GUERRIER IN THE 6TH, 1 ON MIN - TORII HUNTER (27) OFF KYLE DAVIES IN THE 1ST, 0 ON TIME: 3:01 ATT: 15,736 PROBABLES: KAN - GIL MECHE (7-11, 3.85) MIN - SCOTT BAKER (7-6, 4.42)</div>
AL: KANSAS CITY at MINNESOTA <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ KANSAS CITY (9) AT MINNESOTA (4) - EVENT LOG (1ST GAME) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Kansas City Starting Lineups -- D DeJesus CF, E German 2B, R Gload 1B, B Butler DH, A Gordon 3B, E Brown RF, T Pena Jr SS, J Gathright LF, J LaRue C, K Davies RHP. Minnesota Starting Lineups -- J Tyner LF, J Bartlett SS, T Hunter CF, J Morneau 1B, M Cuddyer RF, J Kubel DH, C Heintz C, B Buscher 3B, A Casilla 2B, M Garza RHP. Umpires -- Jeff Nelson (HP), James Hoye (1B), Tim Tschida (2B), Jim Joyce (3B). Gametime Weather: INDOORS. KANSAS CITY 1ST: D DeJesus singled to left. E German walked, D DeJesus to second. D DeJesus to third, E German to second on passed ball by C Heintz. R Gload hit sacrifice fly to right, D DeJesus scored, E German to third. B Butler doubled to deep right, E German scored. A Gordon singled to center, B Butler to third. E Brown hit sacrifice fly to left, B Butler scored. T Pena Jr struck out swinging. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 3, MINNESOTA 0. MINNESOTA 1ST: J Tyner flied out to left. J Bartlett grounded out to third. T Hunter homered to left. J Morneau popped out to shortstop. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 3, MINNESOTA 1. KANSAS CITY 2ND: J Gathright grounded out to third. J LaRue struck out swinging. D DeJesus grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 3, MINNESOTA 1. MINNESOTA 2ND: M Cuddyer hit by pitch. J Kubel walked, M Cuddyer to second. C Heintz sacrificed to third, M Cuddyer to third, J Kubel to second. B Buscher struck out swinging. A Casilla struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 3, MINNESOTA 1. KANSAS CITY 3RD: E German singled to right. R Gload grounded into fielder's choice to first, E German out at second. B Butler flied out to center. A Gordon singled to left center, R Gload to third. E Brown singled to left, R Gload scored, A Gordon to second. T Pena Jr grounded out to third. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 4, MINNESOTA 1. MINNESOTA 3RD: J Tyner lined out to third. J Bartlett fouled out to catcher. T Hunter grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 4, MINNESOTA 1. KANSAS CITY 4TH: J Gathright grounded out to pitcher. J LaRue grounded out to third. D DeJesus struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 4, MINNESOTA 1. MINNESOTA 4TH: J Morneau hit by pitch. M Cuddyer reached on infield single to shortstop, J Morneau to second. J Kubel singled to center, J Morneau scored, M Cuddyer to second. C Heintz sacrificed to third, M Cuddyer to third, J Kubel to second, C Heintz safe at first on error by second baseman E German. B Buscher flied out to left. A Casilla struck out looking. J Tyner reached on infield single to second, M Cuddyer scored, J Kubel to third, C Heintz to second. J Bartlett struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Error) KANSAS CITY 4, MINNESOTA 3. KANSAS CITY 5TH: E German struck out swinging. R Gload reached on infield single to shortstop. B Butler struck out swinging. A Gordon fouled out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 4, MINNESOTA 3. MINNESOTA 5TH: T Hunter flied out to center. J Morneau flied out to center. M Cuddyer struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 4, MINNESOTA 3. KANSAS CITY 6TH: E Brown reached on infield single to third. T Pena Jr reached on bunt single to pitcher, E Brown to second. J Gathright grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, E Brown to third, T Pena Jr to second, E Brown and T Pena Jr scored, J Gathright safe at third on throwing error by pitcher M Garza. J LaRue struck out swinging. D DeJesus intentionally walked. M Guerrier relieved M Garza. E German hit sacrifice fly to center, J Gathright scored, D DeJesus to third on throwing error by center fielder T Hunter. R Gload homered to right, D DeJesus scored. B Butler singled to right. B Butler to second on wild pitch by M Guerrier. A Gordon struck out swinging. (5 Runs, 4 Hits, 2 Errors) KANSAS CITY 9, MINNESOTA 3. MINNESOTA 6TH: J Bale relieved K Davies. J Kubel struck out swinging. C Heintz struck out swinging. B Buscher walked. A Casilla grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, B Buscher out at second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 9, MINNESOTA 3. KANSAS CITY 7TH: J DePaula relieved M Guerrier. E Brown safe at first on error by third baseman B Buscher. T Pena Jr flied out to left. J Gathright walked, E Brown to second. J LaRue grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, J Gathright out at second.(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error) KANSAS CITY 9, MINNESOTA 3. MINNESOTA 7TH: J Tyner walked. J Bartlett struck out swinging. T Hunter grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, J Tyner out at second. J Morneau flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 9, MINNESOTA 3. KANSAS CITY 8TH: J Tyner in center field. G Jones in left field. D DeJesus grounded out to shortstop. E German flied out to right. R Gload grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 9, MINNESOTA 3. MINNESOTA 8TH: M Cuddyer grounded out to second. R White hit for J Kubel. R White walked. R Braun relieved J Bale. C Heintz walked, R White to second. B Buscher walked, R White to third, C Heintz to second. J Peralta relieved R Braun. M Redmond hit for A Casilla. M Redmond hit sacrifice fly to center, R White scored, C Heintz to third. J Tyner grounded out to second. (1 Run, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 9, MINNESOTA 4. KANSAS CITY 9TH: N Punto at second base. C Cali relieved J DePaula. B Butler singled to center. A Gordon struck out swinging. E Brown grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, B Butler out at second. T Pena Jr struck out looking. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 9, MINNESOTA 4. MINNESOTA 9TH: J Bartlett walked. G Jones fouled out to catcher. J Morneau reached on infield single to shortstop, J Bartlett to second. M Cuddyer grounded into fielder's choice to second, J Morneau out at second, J Bartlett to third. R White grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 9, MINNESOTA 4.</div>
AL: KANSAS CITY at MINNESOTA <div class="pre">KANSAS CITY (9) VS MINNESOTA (4) - FINAL (1ST GAME) KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg D DeJesus cf 4 2 1 0 1 1 0 .272 E German 2b 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .265 R Gload 1b 4 2 2 3 0 0 3 .302 B Butler dh 5 1 3 1 0 1 2 .300 A Gordon 3b 5 0 2 0 0 2 3 .249 E Brown rf 4 1 2 2 0 0 2 .245 T Pena Jr ss 5 1 1 0 0 2 5 .258 J Gathright lf 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .331 J LaRue c 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .136 Totals 37 9 12 7 3 9 18 BATTING: 2B - B Butler (17, M Garza). HR - R Gload (6, 6th inning off M Guerrier 1 on, 2 Out). SF - E German , E Brown , R Gload. RBI - R Gload 3 (44), B Butler (43), E Brown 2 (55), E German (33). 2-out RBI - E Brown, R Gload 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T Pena Jr 1, A Gordon 1. GIDP - J LaRue. Team LOB - 7. FIELDING: E - E German (9, catch). MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Tyner lf-cf 4 0 1 1 1 0 2 .303 J Bartlett ss 4 0 0 0 1 2 4 .277 T Hunter cf 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .297 G Jones lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .125 J Morneau 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .283 M Cuddyer rf 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .276 J Kubel dh 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 .258 a-R White ph-dh 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 .160 C Heintz c 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .231 B Buscher 3b 2 0 0 0 2 1 5 .250 A Casilla 2b 3 0 0 0 0 2 6 .238 b-M Redmond ph 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .288 N Punto 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .196 Totals 30 4 5 4 7 8 24 a-walked for J Kubel in the 8th; b-hit sacrifice fly to center for A Casilla in the 8th. BATTING: HR - T Hunter (27, 1st inning off K Davies 0 on, 2 Out). S - C Heintz 2. SF - M Redmond. RBI - T Hunter (95), J Kubel (51), J Tyner (18), M Redmond (35). 2-out RBI - T Hunter, J Tyner. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R White 1, J Tyner 1, J Bartlett 2, A Casilla 2. Team LOB - 11. FIELDING: E - M Garza (1, throw); T Hunter (2, throw); B Buscher (3, ground ball). PB - C Heintz. DP: 1 (A Casilla-J Bartlett-J Morneau). ---------------------------------------------------- KANSAS CITY - 301 005 000 -- 9 MINNESOTA - 100 200 010 -- 4 ---------------------------------------------------- KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era K Davies (W, 2-3) 5 4 3 2 1 5 1 6.75 J Bale 2 1/3 0 1 1 3 3 0 4.26 R Braun 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 6.10 J Peralta 1 2/3 1 0 0 1 0 0 3.79 MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era M Garza (L, 3-5) 5 1/3 9 8 4 2 6 0 3.49 M Guerrier 2/3 2 1 1 0 1 1 2.16 J DePaula 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 7.56 C Cali 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 4.96 R Braun pitched to 2 batters in the 8th. WP - M Guerrier. IBB - D DeJesus (by M Garza). HBP - M Cuddyer (by K Davies); J Morneau (by K Davies). Pitches-strikes: K Davies 91-57; J Bale 48-28; R Braun 9-1; J Peralta 19-14; M Garza 91-61; M Guerrier 13-9; J DePaula 23-13; C Cali 17-11. Ground balls-fly balls: K Davies 4-7; J Bale 3-1; R Braun 0-0; J Peralta 3-2; M Garza 7-4; M Guerrier 0-1; J DePaula 4-2; C Cali 1-0. Batters faced: K Davies 23; J Bale 10; R Braun 2; J Peralta 7; M Garza 28; M Guerrier 4; J DePaula 7; C Cali 4. UMPIRES: HP--Jeff Nelson. 1B--James Hoye. 2B--Tim Tschida. 3B--Jim Joyce. T--3:01. Att--15,736. Weather: INDOORS</div>
Royals rock Garza in first game of doubleheader <h3>KANSAS CITY 9, MINNESOTA 4 (1ST GAME)</h3>By Brian Hall PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer MINNEAPOLIS (Ticker) -- Minnesota Twins righthander Matt Garza'sstruggles at home continued. Entering winless at the Metrodome with a 6.36 ERA, Garza gave upthree runs to the Kansas City Royals in the first inning andtwo more in the sixth as the Royals posted a 9-4 triumph overthe Twins in the opener of Friday's doubleheader. The first game was a makeup of the one canceled between the twoteams due to the Interstate 35 bridge collapse in Minneapolis onAugust 1. The Royals scored three runs on three hits and a walk in thefirst. Ross Gload and Emil Brown lifted sacrifice flies androokie Billy Butler added an RBI double. Garza, who is 0-8 lifetime at home, and 0-3 this season,recovered after the tough first inning but fell apart in thesixth. He made wild throws on two consecutive sacrifices - thesecond going wide of third base to allow two runs to score - andwas lifted shortly thereafter. Garza (3-5) went 5 1/3 innings, allowing eight runs - fourearned - nine hits and two walks with six strikeouts. Counterpart Kyle Davies (2-3) also was not sharp but kept theTwins' struggling offense at bay. The righthander yielded threeruns - two earned - and four hits in five innings, striking outfive in improving to 2-0 vs. Minnesota this season. Brown delivered an RBI single in the third to open a 4-1 leadfor Kansas City, which broke open the game with five runs in thesixth. The first two runs scored on Garza's throwing error, and afterMatt Guerrier came on, Esteban German lofted a sacrifice fly andGload belted and a two-run homer. Torii Hunter got the Twins on the board in the first with a solohome run, his 27th of the season. Minnesota drew within 4-3 inthe fourth with two runs but missed a chance for more. Jason Kubel singled home Justin Morneau and the Twins laterloaded the bases with none out. Davies retired the next twobatters, but Jason Tyner hit an infield single, scoring MichaelCuddyer and extending his hitting streak to a career-high 13games. Davies struck out Jason Bartlett to end the threat. The Twins scored their final run in the eighth on a sacrificefly by Mike Redmond.
AL: KANSAS CITY at MINNESOTA <div class="pre">** CONFIRMED ** AL KANSAS CITY 9 MINNESOTA 4 FINAL</div>
AL: KANSAS CITY at MINNESOTA <div class="pre">KANSAS CITY (9) VS MINNESOTA (4) - FINAL (1ST GAME) KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg D DeJesus cf 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .273 E German 2b 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .266 R Gload 1b 1 1 0 1 0 0 3 .298 B Butler dh 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 .296 A Gordon 3b 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .251 E Brown rf 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 .244 T Pena Jr ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .257 J Gathright lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .335 J LaRue c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .139 Totals 13 4 6 4 1 2 8 BATTING: 2B - B Butler (17, M Garza). SF - E Brown , R Gload. RBI - R Gload (42), B Butler (43), E Brown 2 (55). 2-out RBI - E Brown. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T Pena Jr 1. Team LOB - 3. MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Tyner lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301 J Bartlett ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279 T Hunter cf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .299 J Morneau 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283 M Cuddyer rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277 J Kubel dh 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .257 C Heintz c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 B Buscher 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .258 A Casilla 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .241 Totals 7 1 1 1 1 2 4 BATTING: HR - T Hunter (27, 1st inning off K Davies 0 on, 2 Out). S - C Heintz. RBI - T Hunter (95). 2-out RBI - T Hunter. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Casilla 2. Team LOB - 2. FIELDING: PB - C Heintz. ---------------------------------------------------- KANSAS CITY - 301 -- 4 MINNESOTA - 100 -- 1 ---------------------------------------------------- KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era K Davies 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 7.23 MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era M Garza 3 6 4 4 1 2 0 3.64 K Davies pitched to 1 batter in the 3rd. HBP - M Cuddyer (by K Davies). Pitches-strikes: K Davies 41-23; M Garza 48-31. Ground balls-fly balls: K Davies 2-3; M Garza 4-3. Batters faced: K Davies 10; M Garza 16. UMPIRES: HP--Jeff Nelson. 1B--James Hoye. 2B--Tim Tschida. 3B--Jim Joyce. Weather: INDOORS.</div>
AL: KANSAS CITY at MINNESOTA <div class="pre">KANSAS CITY (9) VS MINNESOTA (4) - FINAL (1ST GAME) KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg D DeJesus cf 4 2 1 0 1 1 0 .272 E German 2b 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .265 R Gload 1b 4 2 2 3 0 0 3 .302 B Butler dh 5 1 3 1 0 1 2 .300 A Gordon 3b 5 0 2 0 0 2 3 .249 E Brown rf 4 1 2 2 0 0 2 .245 T Pena Jr ss 5 1 1 0 0 2 5 .258 J Gathright lf 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .331 J LaRue c 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .136 Totals 37 9 12 7 3 9 18 BATTING: 2B - B Butler (17, M Garza). HR - R Gload (6, 6th inning off M Guerrier 1 on, 2 Out). SF - E German , E Brown , R Gload. RBI - R Gload 3 (44), B Butler (43), E Brown 2 (55), E German (33). 2-out RBI - E Brown, R Gload 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T Pena Jr 1, A Gordon 1. GIDP - J LaRue. Team LOB - 7. FIELDING: E - E German (9, catch). MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Tyner lf-cf 4 0 1 1 1 0 2 .303 J Bartlett ss 4 0 0 0 1 2 4 .277 T Hunter cf 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .297 G Jones lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .125 J Morneau 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .283 M Cuddyer rf 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .276 J Kubel dh 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 .258 a-R White ph-dh 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 .160 C Heintz c 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .231 B Buscher 3b 2 0 0 0 2 1 5 .250 A Casilla 2b 3 0 0 0 0 2 6 .238 b-M Redmond ph 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .288 N Punto 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .196 Totals 30 4 5 4 7 8 24 a-walked for J Kubel in the 8th; b-hit sacrifice fly to center for A Casilla in the 8th. BATTING: HR - T Hunter (27, 1st inning off K Davies 0 on, 2 Out). S - C Heintz 2. SF - M Redmond. RBI - T Hunter (95), J Kubel (51), J Tyner (18), M Redmond (35). 2-out RBI - T Hunter, J Tyner. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R White 1, J Tyner 1, J Bartlett 2, A Casilla 2. Team LOB - 11. FIELDING: E - M Garza (1, throw); T Hunter (2, throw); B Buscher (3, ground ball). PB - C Heintz. DP: 1 (A Casilla-J Bartlett-J Morneau). ---------------------------------------------------- KANSAS CITY - 301 005 000 -- 9 MINNESOTA - 100 200 010 -- 4 ---------------------------------------------------- KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era K Davies (W, 2-3) 5 4 3 2 1 5 1 6.75 J Bale 2 1/3 0 1 1 3 3 0 4.26 R Braun 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 6.10 J Peralta 1 2/3 1 0 0 1 0 0 3.79 MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era M Garza (L, 3-5) 5 1/3 9 8 4 2 6 0 3.49 M Guerrier 2/3 2 1 1 0 1 1 2.16 J DePaula 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 7.56 C Cali 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 4.96 R Braun pitched to 2 batters in the 8th. WP - M Guerrier. IBB - D DeJesus (by M Garza). HBP - M Cuddyer (by K Davies); J Morneau (by K Davies). Pitches-strikes: K Davies 91-57; J Bale 48-28; R Braun 9-1; J Peralta 19-14; M Garza 91-61; M Guerrier 13-9; J DePaula 23-13; C Cali 17-11. Ground balls-fly balls: K Davies 4-7; J Bale 3-1; R Braun 0-0; J Peralta 3-2; M Garza 7-4; M Guerrier 0-1; J DePaula 4-2; C Cali 1-0. Batters faced: K Davies 23; J Bale 10; R Braun 2; J Peralta 7; M Garza 28; M Guerrier 4; J DePaula 7; C Cali 4. UMPIRES: HP--Jeff Nelson. 1B--James Hoye. 2B--Tim Tschida. 3B--Jim Joyce. T--3:01. Att--15,736. Weather: INDOORS</div>
Royals rock Garza in first game of doubleheader <h3>KANSAS CITY 9, MINNESOTA 4 (1ST GAME)</h3>By Brian Hall PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer MINNEAPOLIS (Ticker) -- Minnesota Twins righthander Matt Garza'sstruggles at home continued. Entering winless at the Metrodome with a 6.36 ERA, Garza gave upthree runs to Kansas City in the first inning and two more inthe sixth as the Royals posted a 9-4 triumph over the Twins inthe opener of Friday's doubleheader. The first game was a makeup of the one canceled between the twoteams due to the Interstate 35 bridge collapse in Minneapolis onAugust 1. The Royals scored three runs on three hits and a walk in thefirst. Ross Gload and Emil Brown lifted sacrifice flies androokie Billy Butler added an RBI double. Garza, who is 0-8 lifetime at home, and 0-3 this season,recovered after the tough first inning but fell apart in thesixth. He made wild throws on two consecutive sacrifices - thesecond going wide of third base to allow two runs to score - andwas lifted shortly thereafter. "They helped us and we took advantage of it," Royals managerBuddy Bell said. "We started off better than normal. We havebeen struggling at times to score early." Garza (3-5) went 5 1/3 innings, allowing eight runs - fourearned - nine hits and two walks with six strikeouts. "Not worried about it," Garza said of his home record. "I'meventually going to win here one time. Just keep pounding itout." Counterpart Kyle Davies (2-3) also was not sharp but kept theTwins' struggling offense at bay. The righthander yielded threeruns - two earned - and four hits in five innings, striking outfive in improving to 2-0 vs. Minnesota this season. "I accomplished what I wanted to," said Davies, who was optionedto Class AA Wichita after the game. "It makes it a lot easierwhen you get that kind of cushion to pitch under." Brown delivered an RBI single in the third to open a 4-1 leadfor Kansas City, which broke open the game with five runs in thesixth. The first two runs scored on Garza's throwing error, and afterMatt Guerrier came on, Esteban German lofted a sacrifice fly andGload belted a two-run homer. "They made a couple of mistakes, and the gates just opened up alittle bit after that," Brown said. "When we had a chance toget them, we kept going after them." Torii Hunter got the Twins on the board in the first with a solohome run, his 27th of the season. Minnesota drew within 4-3 inthe fourth with two runs but missed a chance for more. Jason Kubel singled home Justin Morneau and the Twins laterloaded the bases with none out. Davies retired the next twobatters, but Jason Tyner hit an infield single, scoring MichaelCuddyer and extending his hitting streak to a career-high 13games. Davies struck out Jason Bartlett to end the threat. "We pretty much screwed this one up," Minnesota manager RonGardenhire said. The Twins scored their final run in the eighth on a sacrificefly by Mike Redmond.
