Minnesota Twins @ Kansas City Royals

61-63, 28-36 Away

Final

47-76, 25-39 Home


MIN
KC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	1	0	0	0	8	0	1	10	14	0
0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	3	10	1

C. Pavano11-9

7.0 IP, 8 H, 2 ER, 2 K, 0 BB

B. Bannister7-10

6.0 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 2 K, 1 BB

TwinsTop 1st
- B. Bannister pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- Pitch
  1
  Strike Looking
  2
  Strike Looking
  3
  Ball
  4
  Ball
  5
  Strike Swinging
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 1st
- C. Pavano pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 2nd
- B. Bannister pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- B Harris to second on wild pitch by B Bannister.
  0
  0
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- C. Pavano pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 3rd
- B. Bannister pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- O Cabrera safe at first on error by third baseman M Teahen, C Gomez scored, D Span to second.
  1
  0
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- C. Pavano pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 4th
- B. Bannister pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 4th
- C. Pavano pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 5th
- B. Bannister pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 5th
- C. Pavano pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 6th
- B. Bannister pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 6th
- C. Pavano pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 7th
- B. Bannister pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- K. Farnsworth pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 8 Runs, 8 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 7th
- C. Pavano pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 8th
- B. Chen pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 8th
- J. Manship pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 9th
- B. Chen pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 9th
- B. Keppel pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Twins
5
Royals
4

Game 1

8/21

Twins
8
Royals
7

Game 2

8/22

Twins
10
Royals
3

Game 3

8/23

Kauffman Stadium

2:10 PM, August 23, 2009

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 18,680

Game Time:2:55

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Bruce Dreckman
First Base Umpire - C.B. Bucknor
Second Base Umpire - Mike Everitt
Third Base Umpire - Gerry Davis

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

New York Yankees vs. Athletics: Game Highlights

Paul Goldschmidt hits a 3-run homer and the Yankees beat the A's 8-2 for their 5th straight win

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Minnesota Twins @ Kansas City Royals

C. Pavano11-9

B. Bannister7-10

Game Information

2026 American League Central Standings

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New York Yankees vs. Athletics: Game Highlights

Paul Goldschmidt hits a 3-run homer and the Yankees beat the A's 8-2 for their 5th straight win

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Pitch
1 Strike Looking
2 Strike Looking
3 Ball
4 Ball
5 Strike Swinging