Kansas City Royals vs. Minnesota Twins

Royals Batting

Doubles: B Butler 2 (22, R Dickey, G Perkins)

Runs Batted In: J Guillen (34)

Ground Into Double Play: J Guillen; B Pena

Team Left On Base: 9

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-7 (D DeJesus 0-2, J Guillen 1-3, M Teahen 0-2)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: D DeJesus 2; M Teahen 1

Royals Pitching

Pitcher Notes: J Bale pitched to 2 batters in the 8th

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: G Meche 17-31; R Tejeda 5-8; J Bale 0-2; R Colon 1-1; R Mahay 2-3

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: G Meche 16-9-28-21; R Tejeda 4-5-6-5; J Bale 2-0-2-0; R Colon 1-0-0-1; R Mahay 3-2-0-2

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: G Meche 7-6; R Tejeda 1-2; J Bale 0-0; R Colon 1-0; R Mahay 2-0

Game Scores: G Meche 50

Royals Fielding

Errors: A Callaspo (9, ground ball); W Bloomquist (5, fly ball)

Twins Batting

Doubles: C Gomez (9, G Meche)

Home Runs: M Cuddyer (12, 2nd inning off G Meche 0 on, 0 Out)

Runs Batted In: M Cuddyer 2 (42), J Mauer (44), M Tolbert (11)

2-out Runs Batted In: J Mauer, M Tolbert, M Cuddyer

Team Left On Base: 13

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-11 (M Tolbert 1-1, J Mauer 1-1, M Redmond 0-2, J Crede 0-3, D Span 0-2, J Morneau 0-1, N Punto 0-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: M Redmond 2; J Crede 2; D Span 1; J Morneau 1

Twins Pitching

Intentional Walks: J Mauer (By R Tejeda)

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: G Perkins 18-28; R Dickey 6-8; J Nathan 1-1

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: G Perkins 18-2-15-27; R Dickey 6-6-1-5; J Nathan 0-2-5-1

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: G Perkins 17-3; R Dickey 0-3; J Nathan 1-0

Game Scores: G Perkins 54

Twins Fielding

Double Plays: 3 (G Perkins-N Punto-J Morneau, M Tolbert-N Punto-J Morneau 2)

Twins Baserunning

Stolen Bases: D Span (13, 2nd base off R Tejeda/B Pena)