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Game 1
Final
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Game 2
Final
Twins
6
Royals
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Game 3
Final
Twins
2
Royals
4
Game 4
Final
2002 AL Central
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Tigers Game Summary
The Kansas City Royals couldn't pull it off against the Minnesota Twins, 6 to 5, on August 24, 2002.
Game Info
August 24, 2002
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Jones LF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .400 | .400 | .400 |
C. Guzman SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .400 | .750 |
C. Koskie 3B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .200 | .000 |
D. Ortiz 1B | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .600 | .600 | .600 |
D. Mientkiewicz 1B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
T. Hunter CF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
B. Kielty RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .250 | .400 | 1.000 |
M. LeCroy DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
A.J. Pierzynski C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .500 |
D. Hocking 2B | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| Totals | 37 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 9 |
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Guiel RF | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .167 | .167 | .333 |
C. Beltran CF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .400 | .400 | .600 |
M. Sweeney DH | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .600 | .600 | .600 |
R. Ibanez 1B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
J. Randa 3B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .600 | .600 | .800 |
M. Tucker LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .500 | .600 | .500 |
B. Mayne C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
C. Knoblauch PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
L. Alicea 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
K. Pellow PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
N. Perez PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
L. Ordaz SS | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .667 | .800 | 1.000 |
| Totals | 42 | 5 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 5 |
Batting
2B: C. Guzman, D. Hocking 3, A.J. Pierzynski
HR: B. Kielty
RBI: C. Guzman 2, B. Kielty 2, D. Ortiz 2
Batting
2B: C. Beltran, A. Guiel, L. Ordaz, J. Randa
RBI: L. Alicea 2, C. Beltran, A. Guiel, M. Sweeney
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Radke (W) | 5.2 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7.94 |
L. Hawkins | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
J.C. Romero | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
E. Guardado (S) | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Byrd (L) | 6.0 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 9.00 |
J. Affeldt | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 |
J. Grimsley | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Jones LF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .400 | .400 | .400 |
C. Guzman SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .400 | .750 |
C. Koskie 3B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .200 | .000 |
D. Ortiz 1B | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .600 | .600 | .600 |
D. Mientkiewicz 1B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
T. Hunter CF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
B. Kielty RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .250 | .400 | 1.000 |
M. LeCroy DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
A.J. Pierzynski C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .500 |
D. Hocking 2B | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| Totals | 37 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 9 |
Batting
2B: C. Guzman, D. Hocking 3, A.J. Pierzynski
HR: B. Kielty
RBI: C. Guzman 2, B. Kielty 2, D. Ortiz 2
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Radke (W) | 5.2 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7.94 |
L. Hawkins | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
J.C. Romero | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
E. Guardado (S) | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Guiel RF | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .167 | .167 | .333 |
C. Beltran CF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .400 | .400 | .600 |
M. Sweeney DH | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .600 | .600 | .600 |
R. Ibanez 1B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
J. Randa 3B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .600 | .600 | .800 |
M. Tucker LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .500 | .600 | .500 |
B. Mayne C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
C. Knoblauch PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
L. Alicea 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
K. Pellow PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
N. Perez PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
L. Ordaz SS | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .667 | .800 | 1.000 |
| Totals | 42 | 5 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 5 |
Batting
2B: C. Beltran, A. Guiel, L. Ordaz, J. Randa
RBI: L. Alicea 2, C. Beltran, A. Guiel, M. Sweeney
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Byrd (L) | 6.0 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 9.00 |
J. Affeldt | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 |
J. Grimsley | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
