Kansas City Royals @ Minnesota Twins
65-96, 32-48 Away
4
65-96, 32-48 Away
Final
85-76, 47-33 Home
5
85-76, 47-33 Home
| pitchers | IP | H | ER | BB | K | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 96-63 | 2.16 | |
| 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12-7 | 4.83 | |
| 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11-6 | 4.61 | |
| 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-3 | 5.72 |
Game Information
Metrodome
4:10 PM, October 3, 2009
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance: 48,644
Game Time:2:34
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Mark Wegner
- First Base Umpire - Rick Reed
- Second Base Umpire - Jeff Kellogg
- Third Base Umpire - Tim Timmons
Scoring Summary
Inning | KC | MIN | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 6th | J Mauer singled to right, N Punto scored. | 0 | 1 | |
| 6th | D Young doubled to deep right center, J Mauer, J Kubel and M Cuddyer scored. | 0 | 4 | |
| 7th | M Jacobs homered to right. | 1 | 4 | |
| 8th | A Gordon homered to right, M Olivo scored. | 3 | 4 | |
| 8th | M Maier grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, T Hulett scored, W Bloomquist out at second. | 4 | 4 | |
| 8th | M Cuddyer homered to left. | 4 | 5 | |
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MIN wins 3-0
2026 American League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 34 | 25 | .576 | - | W2 |
| Chicago | 30 | 27 | .526 | 3 | W3 |
| Minnesota | 27 | 31 | .466 | 6.5 | L3 |
| Kansas City | 22 | 35 | .386 | 11 | L4 |
| Detroit | 22 | 36 | .379 | 11.5 | L2 |
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