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Twins
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
August 23, 2009
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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 23, 2009 at Kauffman Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 23, 2009 |
|---|---|
| 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 23, 2009 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Carl Pavano |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Brian Bannister |
| Ballpark | Kauffman Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 18,680 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 55 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bruce Dreckman 1B: CB Bucknor 2B: Mike Everitt 3B: Gerry Davis |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Denard Span | Right Fielder |
| Orlando Cabrera | Shortstop |
| Joe Mauer | Catcher |
| Jason Kubel | DH |
| Michael Cuddyer | First Baseman |
| Brendan Harris | Third Baseman |
| Delmon Young | Left Fielder |
| Carlos Gomez | Center Fielder |
| Alexi Casilla | Second Baseman |
| Ron Gardenhire | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| David DeJesus | Left Fielder |
| Brayan Pena | Catcher |
| Billy Butler | First Baseman |
| Mike Jacobs | DH |
| Alberto Callaspo | Second Baseman |
| Mark Teahen | Third Baseman |
| Mitch Maier | Center Fielder |
| Yuniesky Betancourt | Shortstop |
| Josh Anderson | Right Fielder |
| Trey Hillman | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Twins
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
August 23, 2009
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Span vs. Bannister
Span strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabrera vs. Bannister
Cabrera hits a fly ball into right field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Mauer vs. Bannister
Mauer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Betancourt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
DeJesus vs. Pavano
DeJesus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cabrera fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Pena vs. Pavano
Pena hits a fly ball into left field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Butler vs. Pavano
Butler hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. DeJesus moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jacobs vs. Pavano
Jacobs hits a popup towards short. Cabrera settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Callaspo vs. Pavano
Callaspo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cuddyer scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Callaspo for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Kubel vs. Bannister
Kubel hits a line drive towards first. Butler reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Cuddyer vs. Bannister
Cuddyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Teahen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Bannister
Harris takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Bannister
There's a wild pitch. Harris moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Young vs. Bannister
Young strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Teahen vs. Pavano
Teahen hits a fly ball into left field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Maier vs. Pavano
Maier hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harris fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Betancourt vs. Pavano
Betancourt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Anderson vs. Pavano
Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harris fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Bannister
Gomez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Casilla vs. Bannister
Casilla hits a fly ball into right field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Span vs. Bannister
Span hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Gomez moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Cabrera vs. Bannister
Cabrera hits a ball on the ground towards third. Teahen juggles the ball. That's an error on Teahen. Gomez scores. Span moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Mauer vs. Bannister
Mauer hits a fly ball into center field. Maier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Kubel vs. Bannister
Kubel hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Callaspo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
DeJesus vs. Pavano
DeJesus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cabrera scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Pavano
Pena hits a fly ball into right field. Span settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Pavano
Butler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cabrera scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cuddyer vs. Bannister
Cuddyer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Harris vs. Bannister
Harris hits a fly ball into right field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Bannister
Young hits a ball on the ground towards short. Betancourt fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Jacobs vs. Pavano
Jacobs strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Callaspo vs. Pavano
Callaspo 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, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Teahen vs. Pavano
Teahen hits a line drive into left field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Bannister
Gomez hits a popup in front of the plate. Pena settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Casilla vs. Bannister
Casilla hits a ball on the ground towards first. Butler scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Casilla for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Span vs. Bannister
Span hits a popup, foul, towards third. Teahen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Maier vs. Pavano
Maier hits a fly ball into center field. Gomez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Betancourt vs. Pavano
Betancourt hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cuddyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Pavano
Anderson strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cabrera vs. Bannister
Cabrera hits a fly ball into right field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Mauer vs. Bannister
Mauer hits a line drive towards short. Betancourt reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Kubel vs. Bannister
Kubel hits a line drive into center field. Maier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
DeJesus vs. Pavano
DeJesus hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Gomez. DeJesus reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Pena vs. Pavano
Pena bunts towards the mound. Pavano fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Butler vs. Pavano
Butler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cabrera scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Jacobs vs. Pavano
Jacobs hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. DeJesus scores. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Callaspo vs. Pavano
Callaspo 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 7
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Twins, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuddyer vs. Bannister
Cuddyer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Bannister
Harris hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of DeJesus. Harris reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Young vs. Bannister
Young hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Harris scores. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gomez vs. Farnsworth
Kyle Farnsworth now pitching.
Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Betancourt fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Young moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Casilla vs. Farnsworth
Casilla bunts towards third. Teahen fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Young moves to third. Gomez moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 123
Span vs. Farnsworth
Span hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Anderson who is chasing the ball. Span reaches third base with a triple. Young scores. Gomez scores. Casilla goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Cabrera vs. Farnsworth
Cabrera hits a fly ball into left field. DeJesus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Span tags and scores. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Mauer vs. Farnsworth
Mauer hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Kubel vs. Farnsworth
Kubel strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Cuddyer vs. Farnsworth
Cuddyer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Twins, 9 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Farnsworth
Harris hits a fly ball into right field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 9 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Teahen vs. Pavano
Teahen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 9 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Maier vs. Pavano
Maier hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Teahen moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 9 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Betancourt vs. Pavano
Betancourt hits a fly ball into right field. Span settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 9 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Anderson vs. Pavano
Anderson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Teahen moves to third. Maier moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 9 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
DeJesus vs. Pavano
DeJesus hits a fly ball into right field. Span settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Teahen tags and scores. View Play -
Twins, 9 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Pena vs. Pavano
Pena hits a popup towards third. Harris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 9 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Chen
Bruce Chen now pitching.
Young hits a fly ball into right field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 9 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Chen
Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Teahen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 9 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Casilla vs. Chen
Casilla hits a ball on the ground towards short. Betancourt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 9 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Manship
Jeff Manship now pitching.
Butler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cabrera fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 9 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Jacobs vs. Manship
Jacobs hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Span. Jacobs reaches second base with a double. Butler goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Twins, 9 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Callaspo vs. Manship
Callaspo hits a fly ball into center field. Gomez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 9 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Teahen vs. Manship
Teahen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cuddyer scoops it up and throws to first, with Manship covering, for the out. Jacobs moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 9 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Maier vs. Manship
Maier hits a fly ball into left field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 9 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Span vs. Chen
Span strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 9 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Cabrera vs. Chen
Cabrera hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Anderson. Cabrera reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 9 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Mauer vs. Chen
Mauer hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Cabrera scores. View Play -
Twins, 10 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Kubel vs. Chen
Kubel hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mauer moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 10 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Cuddyer vs. Chen
Cuddyer hits a fly ball into right field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 10 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Harris vs. Chen
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Betancourt fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Twins, 10 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Betancourt vs. Keppel
Bobby Keppel now pitching.
Betancourt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cabrera scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 10 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Keppel
Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cabrera scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 10 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
DeJesus vs. Keppel
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
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Box Score
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Game of 8/23/2009 -- Minnesota at Kansas City (D)
Minnesota AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Span D, rf 5 1 2 3 DeJesus D, lf 4 1 2 1
Cabrera O, ss 4 1 1 2 Pena B, c 4 0 0 0
Mauer J, c 5 1 2 1 Butler B, 1b 4 1 2 0
Kubel J, dh 5 0 1 0 Jacobs M, dh 4 0 2 2
Cuddyer M, 1b 5 2 3 3 Callaspo A, 2b 4 0 0 0
Harris B, 3b 4 1 1 0 Teahen M, 3b 4 1 1 0
Young D, lf 4 1 1 1 Maier M, cf 4 0 1 0
Gomez C, cf 4 2 2 0 Betancourt Y, ss 4 0 1 0
Casilla A, 2b 4 1 1 0 Anderson J, rf 4 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
40 10 14 10 36 3 10 3
Minnesota 001 000 801 -- 10
Kansas City 000 001 110 -- 3
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Pavano C (W) 7.0 8 2 2 0 2
Manship J 1.0 2 1 1 0 0
Keppel B 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Bannister B (L)* 6.0 6 4 4 1 2
Farnsworth K 1.0 5 5 5 0 1
Chen B 2.0 3 1 1 0 1
* Pitched to 3 batters in 7th
E -- Teahen M
DP -- Kansas City 1
LOB -- Minnesota 5, Kansas City 7
2B -- DeJesus D, Harris B, Jacobs M, Cabrera O
3B -- Span D
HR -- Cuddyer M 2
SF -- Cabrera O, DeJesus D
WP -- Bannister B
T -- 2:55
A -- 18680
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