Minnesota 7, Kansas City 5
Friday, May 1, 2009 8:10 PM
Location -
Metrodome
Temperature -
Indoors
Umpires -
Home Plate -
Jeff Nelson,
First Base -
Mark Carlson,
Second Base -
Tim Tschida,
Third Base -
Mike Estabrook,
Attendance -
24727
Final Scoring Summary
|
Final
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
R
|
H
|
E
|
|
Kansas City
|
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5
|
10 |
0 |
|
Minnesota
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7
|
10 |
0 |
Team Records
Recap Quick Hits
-
With this
win, the
Minnesota Twins have a
9-6 record at home this season.
The
Kansas City Royals
have a
5-5
record on the road.
-
Minnesota
has a streak of
3
straight up
wins.
The
Twins
have won
6
of their last 10 games.
-
Kansas City
has a streak of
1
straight up
losses.
The
Royals
have won
5
of their last 10 games.
-
Kevin Slowey
pitched
5.0
innings for the win and now has an ERA of
5.17.
Joe Nathan
closed out the game to get the save and has
4
save
s
for the season.
Sidney Ponson
took the loss for
Kansas City.
-
Joe Mauer, Justin Morneau hit homeruns for Minnesota.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Kansas City |
|
Minnesota |
|
Sidney Ponson |
Player |
Kevin Slowey
|
|
Loss
|
W/L |
Win
|
|
4.1 |
IP |
5.0 |
|
1 |
Strikeouts |
4 |
|
9 |
Hits |
8 |
|
14.54 |
ERA |
9.00 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Kansas City
|
10 |
0 |
13 |
.270 |
14 |
8 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Minnesota
|
10 |
2 |
20 |
.312 |
9 |
4 |
7 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
Upcoming Games
-
Minnesota
will play their next game at home against Kansas City.
The
Twins
have a W/L % of
.500
after a win and
.545
after a loss.
-
Kansas City will play their next game on the road against Minnesota.
The
Royals
have a W/L % of
.385
after a win and
.700
after a loss.