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Twins
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
August 31, 2005
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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 31, 2005 at Kauffman Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 31, 2005 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
|
| Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 31, 2005 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Kyle Lohse |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mike Wood |
| Ballpark | Kauffman Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 12,963 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 32 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Brian Runge 1B: Tom Hallion 2B: Greg Gibson 3B: Angel Hernandez |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mike Ryan | Left Fielder |
| Nick Punto | Second Baseman |
| Joe Mauer | DH |
| Jacque Jones | Right Fielder |
| Lew Ford | Center Fielder |
| Justin Morneau | First Baseman |
| Terry Tiffee | Third Baseman |
| Mike Redmond | Catcher |
| Jason Bartlett | Shortstop |
| Ron Gardenhire | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Aaron Guiel | Center Fielder |
| Denny Hocking | Second Baseman |
| Terrence Long | Left Fielder |
| Matt Stairs | DH |
| Emil Brown | Right Fielder |
| Mark Teahen | Third Baseman |
| Angel Berroa | Shortstop |
| Paul Phillips | Catcher |
| Joe McEwing | First Baseman |
| Buddy Bell | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Twins
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
August 31, 2005
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Wood
Ryan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Punto vs. Wood
Punto strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Mauer vs. Wood
Mauer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ryan moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Jones vs. Wood
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hocking fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Guiel vs. Lohse
Guiel hits a fly ball into center field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hocking vs. Lohse
Hocking hits a ball on the ground towards first. Morneau scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hocking for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Lohse
Long hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Punto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Wood
Ford strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Morneau vs. Wood
Morneau hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Tiffee vs. Wood
Tiffee hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Morneau moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Redmond vs. Wood
Redmond hits a ball on the ground towards short. Berroa fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Stairs vs. Lohse
Stairs hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Punto settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Lohse
Brown hits a fly ball into right field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Teahen vs. Lohse
Teahen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartlett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Bartlett vs. Wood
Bartlett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Berroa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Wood
Ryan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hocking scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Punto vs. Wood
Punto hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Long. Punto reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Mauer vs. Wood
Mauer hits a ball on the ground towards first. The ball bounces off McEwing, and towards Hocking, who fields it and throws to first, with the pitcher covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Berroa vs. Lohse
Berroa hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tiffee fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Lohse
Phillips strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McEwing vs. Lohse
McEwing hits a fly ball into right field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Wood
Jones hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Ford vs. Wood
Ford strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Morneau vs. Wood
Morneau hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wood fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Jones moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Tiffee vs. Wood
Tiffee hits a ball on the ground for a double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Guiel vs. Lohse
Guiel hits a fly ball into right field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hocking vs. Lohse
Hocking hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartlett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Long vs. Lohse
Long hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Stairs vs. Lohse
Stairs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Punto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Redmond vs. Wood
Chip Ambres now playing left field.
Redmond hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Bartlett vs. Wood
Bartlett hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Redmond moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Ryan vs. Wood
Ryan bunts towards the mound. Wood fields it and throws to first for the out. Redmond moves to third. Bartlett moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Punto vs. Wood
Punto hits a ball on the ground towards first. McEwing scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Punto for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -23
Mauer vs. Wood
Mauer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 123
Jones vs. Wood
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hocking scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Lohse
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartlett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Teahen vs. Lohse
Teahen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Morneau scoops it up and throws to first, with Lohse covering, for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Berroa vs. Lohse
Berroa strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Wood
Ford is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Morneau vs. Wood
Morneau hits a fly ball into center field. Guiel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Ford moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tiffee vs. Wood
Tiffee hits a fly ball into left field. Ambres settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Redmond vs. Wood
Redmond hits a fly ball into left field. Ambres settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Lohse
Phillips hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Jones. Phillips reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McEwing vs. Lohse
McEwing bunts towards the mound. Lohse fields it and throws to first for the out. Phillips moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Guiel vs. Lohse
Guiel hits a popup, foul, towards third. Tiffee settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Hocking vs. Lohse
Hocking takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Ambres vs. Lohse
Ambres hits a fly ball into center field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bartlett vs. Sisco
Andy Sisco now pitching.
Bartlett hits a fly ball into center field. Guiel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Sisco
Ryan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Punto vs. Sisco
Punto strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Mauer vs. Sisco
Ryan is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stairs vs. Lohse
Stairs hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Punto settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Lohse
Brown hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Teahen vs. Lohse
Teahen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lohse fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Berroa vs. Lohse
Berroa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartlett fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Mauer vs. Sisco
Mauer hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Sisco
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Berroa scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Sisco
Ford hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morneau vs. Sisco
Sisco fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Sisco. Ford moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Morneau vs. Sisco
Morneau hits a popup, foul, towards third. Teahen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Rincon
Juan Rincon now pitching.
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Punto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McEwing vs. Rincon
McEwing hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartlett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Guiel vs. Rincon
Guiel hits a fly ball into center field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Tiffee vs. MacDougal
Mike MacDougal now pitching.
Tiffee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Berroa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Redmond vs. MacDougal
Redmond hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hocking fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bartlett vs. MacDougal
Bartlett hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Ambres. Bartlett reaches second base with a double. Redmond moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Ryan vs. MacDougal
Brent Abernathy pinch runs for Mike Redmond.
There go the runners. The throw from Phillips to Teahen. The throw back to home, and Abernathy is out at the plate. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Ryan vs. MacDougal
Ryan strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hocking vs. Guerrier
Matt Guerrier now pitching. Joe Mauer now catching.
Hocking hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Ambres vs. Guerrier
Ambres hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tiffee juggles the ball. That's an error on Tiffee. Hocking moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Stairs vs. Mulholland
Terry Mulholland now pitching.
Stairs strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brown vs. Mulholland
Brown hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hocking scores. Ambres moves to second. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/31/2005 -- Minnesota at Kansas City (D)
Minnesota AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Ryan M, lf 3 0 1 0 Guiel A, cf 4 0 0 0
Punto N, 2b 4 0 1 0 Hocking D, 2b 3 1 1 0
Mauer J, dh-c 3 0 2 0 Long T, lf 2 0 1 0
Jones J, rf 4 0 1 0 Ambres C, lf 2 0 0 0
Ford L, cf 3 0 1 0 Stairs M, dh 4 0 0 0
Morneau J, 1b 4 0 2 0 Brown E, rf 4 0 2 1
Tiffee T, 3b 4 0 1 0 Teahen M, 3b 3 0 0 0
Redmond M, c 4 0 2 0 Berroa A, ss 3 0 0 0
Abernathy B, pr 0 0 0 0 Phillips P, c 3 0 1 0
Guerrier M, p 0 0 0 0 McEwing J, 1b 2 0 0 0
Mulholland T, p 0 0 0 0
Bartlett J, ss 4 0 2 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 0 13 0 30 1 5 1
Minnesota 000 000 000 -- 0
Kansas City 000 000 001 -- 1
1 out when winning run was scored.
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Lohse K 7.0 3 0 0 1 2
Rincon J 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Guerrier M (L)* 0.0 1 1 1 0 0
Mulholland T 0.1 1 0 0 0 1
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Wood M 6.0 8 0 0 2 3
Sisco A 2.0 3 0 0 0 1
MacDougal M (W) 1.0 2 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 9th
E -- Sisco A, Tiffee T
DP -- Kansas City 4
LOB -- Minnesota 10, Kansas City 6
2B -- Punto N, Phillips P, Bartlett J
CS -- Ryan M
SH -- Ryan M, McEwing J
HBP -- by Wood M (Ford L)
T -- 2:32
A -- 12963
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