Kansas City 7, Minnesota 5
Sunday, May 3, 2009 2:10 PM
Location -
Metrodome
Temperature -
Indoors
Umpires -
Home Plate -
Tim Tschida,
First Base -
Mike Estabrook,
Second Base -
Jeff Nelson,
Third Base -
Mark Carlson,
Attendance -
31845
Final Scoring Summary
|
Final
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
R
|
H
|
E
|
|
Kansas City
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
7
|
10 |
3 |
|
Minnesota
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
5
|
10 |
0 |
Team Records
Recap Quick Hits
-
With this
loss, the
Minnesota Twins have a
9-8 record at home this season.
The
Kansas City Royals
have a
7-5
record on the road.
-
Minnesota
has a streak of
2
straight up
losses.
The
Twins
have won
5
of their last 10 games.
-
Kansas City
has a streak of
2
straight up
wins.
The
Royals
have won
6
of their last 10 games.
-
Gil Meche
pitched
6.0
innings for the win and now has an ERA of
4.14.
Joakim Soria
closed out the game to get the save and has
6
save
s
for the season.
Scott Baker
took the loss for
Minnesota.
-
Jose Guillen
had the only homerun for Kansas City.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Kansas City |
|
Minnesota |
|
Gil Meche
|
Player |
Scott Baker
|
|
Win
|
W/L |
Loss
|
|
6.0 |
IP |
6.0 |
|
3 |
Strikeouts |
4 |
|
7 |
Hits |
5 |
|
6.00 |
ERA |
7.50 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Kansas City
|
10 |
1 |
17 |
.294 |
6 |
5 |
7 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
| Minnesota
|
10 |
0 |
14 |
.270 |
15 |
7 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
Upcoming Games
-
Minnesota will play their next game on the road against
Detroit.
The
Twins
have a W/L % of
.462
after a win and
.500
after a loss.
-
Kansas City
will play their next game at home against
Chi. White Sox.
The
Royals
have a W/L % of
.429
after a win and
.727
after a loss.