Kansas City Royals @ Minnesota Twins Game Thread (9/27)

[alnorth]

Spoiler alert, round two.

Final	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KC (75-86)	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	4	12	2
MIN (87-74)	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	8	0

Win, (14-11) Gil Meche 6IP 2R 1ER 3BB 7K
Hold, (2) John Bale 1IP 0R 0ER 1BB 0K
Hold, (21) Ramon Ramirez 1IP 0R 0ER 1BB 0K
Save, (42) Joakim Soria 1IP 0R 0ER 2BB 0K

VS.



Glen Perkins 5IP 1R 1ER 0BB 4K
Blown Save, (2) Boof Bonser 0IP 1R 1ER 0BB 0K
Craig Breslow 0.1IP 0R 0ER 0BB 1K
Loss, (6-9) Matt Guerrier 0.2IP 2R 2ER 0BB 0K
Jesse Crain 1IP 0R 0ER 0BB 2K
Dennys Reyes 1IP 0R 0ER 1BB 1K
Jose Mijares 1IP 0R 0ER 0BB 0K

Starting Lineups

KC

1. Mike Aviles, SS/2B
2. Alberto Callaspo, 2B
2. Joey Gathright, CF
3. Jose Guillen, RF
3. Tony Pena Jr, SS
4. Ryan Shealy, 1B
5. Mark Teahen, LF
6. Billy Butler, DH
7. Alex Gordon, 3B
8. John Buck, C
9. Mitch Maier, CF/RF

MIN

1. Denard Span, RF
2. Alexi Casilla, 2B
3. Joe Mauer, C
4. Justin Morneau, 1B
5. Jason Kubel, DH
5. Matt Tolbert, DH
6. Delmon Young, LF
7. Brendan Harris, 3B
8. Nick Punto, SS
9. Carlos Gomez, CF

[alnorth]

Originally Posted by DeezNutz

That type of winning percentage might lead to a pretty decent season.

We also can count on having at least two pretty good pitchers, maybe 3. Now we just need to preserve this sudden outburst of offense and we'll be ready to roll in 2009

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by alnorth

Well, I just won $5, I bet a rabid Twinky fan at work that the Royals would win this series.

I'd rather see the Twins win the division than the White Sox, but they have to earn it. Baseball tradition demands that if a losing team is playing against a team with a must-win game, then you have to play hard to make it fair to the other teams involved. I'm sure the Indians arent giving up anything to Chicago either.

The Indians are benching Cliff Lee due to a "sore neck" tomorrow.

I suppose he's sucked lately anyway, though.

[Moobs]

So for those of you who know more about the Royals than me, what's up with Kyle Davies? I don't recognize him after his last three starts. Petro was on the radio the other day talking about him possibly having 'the light' come on, and this is why many in the Braves and Royals organizations were still high on him.

[alnorth]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

The Indians are benching Cliff Lee due to a "sore neck" tomorrow.

I suppose he's sucked lately anyway, though.

Looks like Chicago is going down tonight too. Good news for Twins fans: barring a big comeback, there is no chance at all that Chicago can clinch tomorrow. Even if Chicago wins and the Twins lose, they would still have to win the Detroit makeup game.

If it goes the other way and Minnesota gains a game, itll be over.

[chiefsfan987]

Originally Posted by alnorth

If it goes the other way and Minnesota gains a game, itll be over.

I sure hope that isn't the scenario that unfolds for two reasons. One, I hate the Twins and their fans invading the K. And two, it'll give the Royals a good shot at finishing last.....again. The Rays are just rolling over for the Tigers right now.