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
1:40 AM, 4 October 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago | 36 | 31 | .537 | - | W2 |
| Cleveland | 37 | 33 | .529 | 0.5 | L4 |
| Minnesota | 31 | 38 | .449 | 6 | W1 |
| Detroit | 28 | 40 | .412 | 8.5 | L1 |
| Kansas City | 28 | 40 | .412 | 8.5 | L1 |
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