Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Kansas City 8, Minnesota 1
When: 8:10 PM ET, Friday, September 26, 2008
Where: Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Temperature: Indoors
Umpires: Home - Angel Hernandez, 1B - Marty Foster, 2B - Derryl Cousins, 3B - Eric Cooper
Attendance: 30674
Where: Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Temperature: Indoors
Umpires: Home - Angel Hernandez, 1B - Marty Foster, 2B - Derryl Cousins, 3B - Eric Cooper
Attendance: 30674
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Kansas City | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 0 |
| Minnesota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
Team Records
| Team | W/L | Home | Away | Streak |
| Kansas City | 74-86 | 38-43 | 36-43 | W4 |
| Minnesota | 87-73 | 52-27 | 35-46 | L1 |
Recap Quick Hits
- With this loss, the Minnesota Twins have a 52-27 record at home this season. The Kansas City Royals have a 36-43 record on the road.
- Minnesota has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Twins have won 5 of their last 10 games.
- Kansas City has a streak of 4 straight up wins. The Royals have won 8 of their last 10 games.
- Kyle Davies pitched 6.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 4.06. Francisco Liriano took the loss for Minnesota.
- Mike Aviles, Billy Butler hit homeruns for Kansas City.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Kansas City | Minnesota | |
| Kyle Davies | Player | Francisco Liriano |
| Win | W/L | Loss |
| 6.0 | IP | 4.1 |
| 8 | Strikeouts | 5 |
| 4 | Hits | 11 |
| 1.50 | ERA | 12.46 |
Hitting
| Kansas City | Minnesota | |
| Billy Butler | Player | Joe Mauer |
| 3 | Hits | 2 |
| 2 | RBI | 0 |
| 1 | HR | 0 |
| 6 | TB | 2 |
| .600 | Avg | .500 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team | Hits | HR | TB | Avg | LOB | K | RBI | BB | SB | Errors |
| Kansas City | 16 | 2 | 25 | .410 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Minnesota | 6 | 0 | 8 | .194 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |