Minnesota Twins @ Kansas City Royals

76-67, 37-37 Away

Final

79-65, 45-30 Home


MIN
KC

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

TwinsTop 1st
- M. Wacha pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Foul Ball
  Four-seam FB 93
  2
  Ball
  Curve 74
  3
  Strike Swinging
  Changeup 80
  4
  Ball
  Changeup 81
  5
  Foul Ball
  Changeup 81
  6
  Foul Ball
  Sinker 94
  7
  Ball
  Changeup 81
  8
  Fly Out
  Changeup 81
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 1st
- S. Woods Richardson pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 2nd
- M. Wacha pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- S. Woods Richardson pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 3rd
- M. Wacha pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- S. Woods Richardson pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 4th
- M. Wacha pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 4th
- S. Woods Richardson pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 5th
- M. Wacha pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 5th
- S. Woods Richardson pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- C. Sands pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- Massey hit for DeJong
  0
  2
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 6th
- M. Wacha pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- Massey at second base.
  0
  2
- Garcia at third base.
  0
  2
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 6th
- C. Sands pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 7th
- M. Wacha pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 7th
- J. Alcala pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- Isbel hit for Hampson
  0
  2
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 8th
- K. Bubic pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- Isbel in center field.
  0
  2
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 8th
- S. Blewett pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 9th
- L. Erceg pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Foul Ball	Four-seam FB	93
2 Ball	Curve	74
3 Strike Swinging	Changeup	80
4 Ball	Changeup	81
5 Foul Ball	Changeup	81
6 Foul Ball	Sinker	94
7 Ball	Changeup	81
8 Fly Out	Changeup	81

Twins
0
Royals
5

Game 1

7/9

Twins
2
Royals
4

Game 2

8/9

Twins
0
Royals
2

Game 3

9/9

Kauffman Stadium

2:10 AM, 9 September 2024

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 26,477

Game Time:2:08

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Shane Livensparger
First Base Umpire - Brian O'Nora
Second Base Umpire - Brennan Miller
Third Base Umpire - Chris Conroy

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Chicago	38	34	.528	-	L2
Cleveland	39	35	.527	-	L2
Minnesota	35	40	.467	4.5	W3
Detroit	30	44	.405	9	L2
Kansas City	30	45	.400	9.5	W1

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Minnesota Twins @ Kansas City Royals

M. Wacha12-7

S. Woods Richardson5-4

L. Erceg11

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