Minnesota Twins vs. Kansas City Royals

Twins Batting

Doubles: J Mauer (20, G Meche); N Punto (7, G Meche)

Home Runs: J Mauer (21, 5th inning off G Meche 2 on, 2 Out)

Runs Batted In: J Mauer 4 (70)

2-out Runs Batted In: J Mauer 3

Ground Into Double Play: O Cabrera

Team Left On Base: 9

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-12 (O Cabrera 0-2, J Mauer 2-3, J Kubel 0-2, D Span 0-1, M Cuddyer 0-2, J Morneau 0-1, N Punto 0-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: J Mauer 1; J Kubel 1; M Cuddyer 2

Twins Pitching

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: C Pavano 16-29; J Mijares 4-4; J Crain 2-4

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: C Pavano 25-9-21-19; J Mijares 1-3-3-3; J Crain 6-3-5-1

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Pavano 12-3; J Mijares 1-0; J Crain 0-0

Game Scores: C Pavano 50

Twins Fielding

Assists: M Cuddyer (J Anderson at 3rd base)

Royals Batting

Doubles: B Butler (37, C Pavano)

Triples: D DeJesus (8, C Pavano); Y Betancourt (5, J Crain)

Home Runs: A Gordon (3, 4th inning off C Pavano 0 on, 2 Out)

Runs Batted In: W Bloomquist 2 (24), B Butler (59), M Jacobs (40), A Gordon (11)

2-out Runs Batted In: A Gordon

Team Left On Base: 5

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-8 (A Callaspo 0-1, W Bloomquist 1-3, M Jacobs 0-1, D DeJesus 0-2, B Butler 1-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: A Callaspo 1; W Bloomquist 1; D DeJesus 1

Royals Pitching

Pitcher Notes: R Tejeda pitched to 1 batter in the 6th;J Wright pitched to 1 batter in the 7th

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: G Meche 13-24; R Tejeda 0-2; J Wright 3-4; J Bale 1-3; J Soria 4-7

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: G Meche 15-3-16-20; R Tejeda 0-0-0-0; J Wright 4-1-4-1; J Bale 2-0-1-3; J Soria 5-4-12-4

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: G Meche 8-5; R Tejeda 0-0; J Wright 2-0; J Bale 2-1; J Soria 1-3

Game Scores: G Meche 37

Royals Fielding

Double Plays: 1 (A Callaspo-B Butler)

Royals Baserunning

Stolen Bases: D DeJesus (4, 2nd base off C Pavano/M Redmond)