*** Official Kansas City Royals @ Minnesota Twins Game Thread (10/4) ***
 

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<tr><td>Final</td> <td> 1 </td> <td> 2 </td><td> 3 </td><td> 4 </td><td> 5 </td><td> 6 </td><td> 7 </td><td> 8 </td><td> 9 </td><td> R </td><td> </td><td> E </td></tr>
<tr><td> KC (95-67) </td><td> 0 </td><td> 3 </td><td> 2 </td><td> 0 </td><td> 0 </td><td> 0 </td><td> 0 </td><td> 1 </td><td> 0 </td><td> 6 </td><td> </td><td> 1 </td></tr>
<tr><td> MIN (83-79) </td><td> 0 </td><td> 0 </td><td> 0 </td><td> 1 </td><td> 0 </td><td> 0 </td><td> 0 </td><td> 0 </td><td> 0 </td><td> 1 </td><td> </td><td> 0 </td></tr>
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The Kansas City Royals finish the 2015 season with the best record in the American League and homefield advantage throughout the playoffs.

http://mlb.mlb.com/images/logos/80x80/kc.png

Win, (11-13) Johnny Cueto 5IP 1R 1ER 4BB 4K
Edinson Volquez 2IP 0R 0ER 2BB 3K
Franklin Morales 1IP 0R 0ER 0BB 0K
Luke Hochevar 1IP 0R 0ER 0BB 0K

VS.

http://mlb.mlb.com/images/logos/80x80/min.png

Loss, (5-2) Ricky Nolasco 2⅔IP 5R 5ER 3BB 2K 1HR
Brian Duensing 2⅓IP 0R 0ER 0BB 0K
J.R. Graham 1⅓IP 0R 0ER 2BB 1K
Ryan O'Rourke 1⅔IP 1R 1ER 1BB 2K
A.J. Achter 1IP 0R 0ER 1BB 0K

Home Runs

KC

Salvador Perez, (21) - Top 3rd 2-run homer blasted to very deep left

MIN

none

AL Playoff-Relevant Games

Final: LAA 2, TEX 9
Final: NYY 4, BAL 9
Final: TOR 3, TB 12
Final: HOU 3, ARI 5

Playoff Scenarios

KC: #1 with a win OR a TOR loss, #2 otherwise

TOR: #1 with a win AND a KC loss, #2 otherwise

TEX: #3 with a win OR a HOU loss OR a win in a division tiebreaker game on Monday; otherwise #4 with a NYY loss; #5 otherwise

NYY: NYY loses wild card seed tiebreaker with HOU and TEX. #4 if no wild card tie with HOU or TEX, #5 otherwise

HOU: #3 with a win AND a TEX loss AND a win in a division tiebreaker game on Monday; otherwise #4 with a HOU win AND a NYY loss; otherwise #5 with a HOU win OR a LAA loss OR a win in a wild card tiebreaker game on Monday; eliminated otherwise

LAA: #5 with a HOU loss AND a LAA win AND a win in a wild card tiebreaker game on Monday; eliminated otherwise

Starting Lineups

KC

1. Alcides Escobar, SS
1. Francisco Pena, ph/C
2. Ben Zobrist, 2B
3. Eric Hosmer, 1B
3. Cheslor Cuthbert, 1B/3B
4. Kendrys Morales, DH
4. Jonny Gomes, ph/DH
5. Mike Moustakas, 3B
5. Christian Colon, ph/3B/SS
6. Salvador Perez, C
6. Drew Butera, C/1B
7. Alex Gordon, LF
7. Paulo Orlando, LF
8. Alex Rios, RF
9. Jarrod Dyson, CF

MIN

1. Byron Buxton, CF
2. Shane Robinson, LF
3. Max Kepler, RF
4. Miguel Sano, DH
5. Kennys Vargas, 1B
6. Eduardo Nunez, 3B
7. Eduardo Escobar, 2B
8. Eric Fryer, C
9. Danny Santana, SS

LET'S DO THIS SHIT! HFA!

If you're rooting for tiebreaker games, the basic key today is Texas has to lose. If they do, Houston will be playing in a tiebreaker game tomorrow either way. Houston wins and they'll tie Texas for the AL West, if Houston loses they'll drop into a tie with the Angels for the WC.

I was hoping alnorth would start the thread today. you've got fantastic graphics and do such a good job with game day stats!!!

lets go for home field, and not have any injuries!!! plus, the twinkies are going with a "younger" lineup today.

goooooooooooooo royals!!!!

yep, if Texas loses, some kind of a tiebreaker game is guaranteed. If Texas wins, there is no tiebreaker game anywhere.

edit: Just noticed that its not possible for TEX to tie NYY for the 1st wild card spot, so got rid of that scenario. If Texas falls that far, even if New York loses, Texas will have also lost a 163rd game.

edit2: Apparently the tiebreaker game does not count for seeding, its only used to figure out who won the division and who gets the last wild card.

In for HFA and some tiebreaker games.

In for HFA throughout the playoffs & World Series.

We gotta do this!

Cant wait for this game to start so I'll have a reason to turn off the Chiefs shit-show.

In!

I tried to turn the game on at 1:10 and was like "Oh yeah... dammit!"

Buehrle is going to give it a go and start for Toronto today.

Hos sitting at .299. Wonder if he'll sit if he goes if he goes .300+.

Only if we had like a 12-run lead.

Ted Williams wouldn't.