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Twins
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
August 25, 2001
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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 August 25, 2001 at Kauffman Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 25, 2001 |
|---|---|
| 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 | August 25, 2001 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Joe Mays |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Kris Wilson |
| Ballpark | Kauffman Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 22,634 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 37 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Paul Schrieber 1B: Tony Randazzo 2B: Jerry Layne 3B: Ed Montague |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jacque Jones | Left Fielder |
| Cristian Guzman | Shortstop |
| Doug Mientkiewicz | DH |
| Corey Koskie | Third Baseman |
| Torii Hunter | Center Fielder |
| David Ortiz | First Baseman |
| Brian Buchanan | Right Fielder |
| A.J. Pierzynski | Catcher |
| Luis Rivas | Second Baseman |
| Tom Kelly | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Carlos Febles | Second Baseman |
| Neifi Perez | Shortstop |
| Carlos Beltran | Center Fielder |
| Raul Ibanez | DH |
| Mark Quinn | Right Fielder |
| Gregg Zaun | Catcher |
| Dee Brown | Left Fielder |
| Dave McCarty | First Baseman |
| Donnie Sadler | Third Baseman |
| Tony Muser | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Twins
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
August 25, 2001
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Wilson
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Febles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Guzman vs. Wilson
Guzman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Mientkiewicz vs. Wilson
Mientkiewicz hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCarty scoops it up and throws to first, with Wilson covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Febles vs. Mays
Febles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guzman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Mays
Perez hits a fly ball into center field. Hunter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Beltran vs. Mays
Beltran takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Ibanez vs. Mays
There goes Beltran. The throw from Pierzynski and he is safe. Beltran steals second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Ibanez vs. Mays
Ibanez hits a line drive into right field. Buchanan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Koskie vs. Wilson
Koskie hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCarty juggles the ball. That's an error on McCarty. Koskie moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Hunter vs. Wilson
Hunter hits a fly ball into right field. Quinn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Ortiz vs. Wilson
Ortiz hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Beltran. Ortiz reaches second base with a double. Koskie scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Buchanan vs. Wilson
Buchanan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Ortiz moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Pierzynski vs. Wilson
Pierzynski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ortiz scores. Buchanan moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Rivas vs. Wilson
Rivas hits a fly ball into center field. Beltran settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Jones vs. Wilson
Jones hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Buchanan scores. Pierzynski moves to third. Jones moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Guzman vs. Wilson
Guzman hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Quinn. Guzman reaches second base with a double. Quinn throws the ball in to Sadler who tags Guzman trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Pierzynski scores. Jones scores. Two runs are unearned. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Quinn vs. Mays
Quinn strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Zaun vs. Mays
Zaun is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Mays
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guzman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Mientkiewicz vs. Wilson
Mientkiewicz hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Beltran. Mientkiewicz reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Koskie vs. Wilson
Koskie hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Hunter vs. Wilson
Hunter hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Mientkiewicz scores. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Ortiz vs. Wilson
Ortiz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hunter moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Buchanan vs. Wilson
Buchanan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
McCarty vs. Mays
McCarty hits a ball on the ground towards third. Koskie fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Sadler vs. Mays
Sadler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guzman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Febles vs. Mays
Febles hits a ball on the ground towards third. Koskie fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pierzynski vs. Wilson
Pierzynski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Febles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Rivas vs. Wilson
Rivas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sadler fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Wilson
Jones is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Mays
Perez hits a line drive into center field. Hunter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Beltran vs. Mays
Beltran takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Ibanez vs. Mays
The ball gets by Pierzynski for a passed ball. Beltran moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Ibanez vs. Mays
Ibanez strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Quinn vs. Mays
Quinn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Koskie fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Guzman vs. Wilson
Guzman hits a fly ball into right field. Quinn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Mientkiewicz vs. Wilson
Mientkiewicz hits a fly ball into right field. Quinn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Koskie vs. Wilson
Koskie hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Wilson
Hunter hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Ortiz vs. Wilson
Ortiz takes first base on ball four. Hunter moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Buchanan vs. Wilson
Buchanan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sadler fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Zaun vs. Mays
Zaun hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Mays
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rivas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Zaun moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
McCarty vs. Mays
McCarty is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Sadler vs. Mays
Sadler hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Pierzynski vs. Henry
Doug Henry now pitching.
Pierzynski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Rivas vs. Henry
Rivas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sadler fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Henry
Jones takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Guzman vs. Henry
Guzman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Jones moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Mientkiewicz vs. Henry
Mientkiewicz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Febles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Febles vs. Mays
Febles strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Mays
Perez strikes out. Pierzynski drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Perez out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Beltran vs. Mays
Beltran hits a fly ball into center field. Hunter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Koskie vs. Henry
Koskie hits a fly ball into right field. Quinn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Henry
Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sadler fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ortiz vs. Henry
Ortiz hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Quinn. Ortiz reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Buchanan vs. Henry
Buchanan strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ibanez vs. Mays
John Barnes now playing right field.
Ibanez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mays fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Quinn vs. Mays
Quinn hits a fly ball into center field. Hunter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Zaun vs. Mays
Zaun hits a fly ball into right field. Barnes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Pierzynski vs. Austin
Jeff Austin now pitching.
Pierzynski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Rivas vs. Austin
Rivas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Austin
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCarty scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jones for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Mays
Jason Maxwell now playing third base.
Brown hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McCarty vs. Mays
McCarty hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Jones. McCarty reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sadler vs. Mays
Sadler hits a fly ball into center field. Hunter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Febles vs. Mays
Febles hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mays fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Guzman vs. Austin
Guzman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Mientkiewicz vs. Austin
Mientkiewicz hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Maxwell vs. Austin
Maxwell hits a fly ball into center field. Beltran settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Hunter vs. Austin
Hunter takes first base on ball four. Guzman moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Ortiz vs. Austin
Ortiz hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Twins, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Mays
Perez strikes out. Pierzynski drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Perez out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Beltran vs. Mays
Beltran hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Ibanez vs. Mays
Ibanez hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Quinn vs. Mays
That is defensive interference on unknown player with unknown particulars. Beltran moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Quinn vs. Mays
Quinn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Beltran scores. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zaun vs. Mays
Zaun hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Quinn moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Brown vs. Cressend
Jack Cressend now pitching.
That is defensive interference on unknown player with unknown particulars. Zaun moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Brown vs. Cressend
Brown strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/25/2001 -- Minnesota at Kansas City (N)
Minnesota AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Jones J, lf 4 1 1 1 Febles C, 2b 4 0 0 0
Guzman C, ss 5 0 3 2 Perez N, ss 4 0 0 0
Mientkiewicz D, dh 5 1 1 0 Beltran C, cf 2 1 1 0
Koskie C, 3b 4 2 1 1 Ibanez R, dh 4 0 0 0
Maxwell J, 3b 1 0 0 0 Quinn M, rf 4 0 1 1
Hunter T, cf 4 0 2 1 Zaun G, c 4 0 2 0
Ortiz D, 1b 4 1 3 1 Brown D, lf 4 0 0 0
Buchanan B, rf 4 1 1 0 McCarty D, 1b 3 0 1 0
Barnes J, rf 0 0 0 0 Sadler D, 3b 3 0 0 0
Pierzynski A, c 4 1 2 1
Rivas L, 2b 4 0 0 0
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39 7 14 7 32 1 5 1
Minnesota 051 010 000 -- 7
Kansas City 000 000 001 -- 1
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Mays J (W) 8.2 5 1 1 2 7
Cressend J 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Wilson K (L) 5.0 10 7 3 1 1
Henry D 2.0 3 0 0 1 1
Austin J 2.0 1 0 0 1 0
E -- McCarty D
DP -- Kansas City 2
LOB -- Minnesota 8, Kansas City 6
2B -- Ortiz D 2, Guzman C, Mientkiewicz D, McCarty D
HR -- Koskie C
SB -- Beltran C
PB -- Pierzynski A
T -- 2:37
A -- 22634
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