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MINNESOTA (80 - 73) at KANSAS CITY (63 - 91)

Saturday, 9/26/2009 7:10 PM

SCOTT BAKER (R) vs. LENNY DINARDO (L)

	MINNESOTA - Local News Coverage
	KANSAS CITY - Local News Coverage
	KAUFMANN STADIUM - Weather

Key Performance Information

Key performance records for MINNESOTA

MINNESOTA is 35-40 in road games this season. (108-130 over the last 3 seasons.)

MINNESOTA is 14-8 in September games this season. (36-39 over the last 3 seasons.)

MINNESOTA is 11-13 when playing on Saturday this season. (39-38 over the last 3 seasons.)

MINNESOTA is 39-24 against division opponents this season. (110-98 over the last 3 seasons.)

MINNESOTA is 32-36 in games played on a grass field this season. (102-116 over the last 3 seasons.)

MINNESOTA is 57-42 in night games this season. (169-148 over the last 3 seasons.)

MINNESOTA is 25-32 against left-handed starters this season. (76-80 over the last 3 seasons.)

MINNESOTA is 41-39 after a win this season. (129-114 over the last 3 seasons.)

MINNESOTA is 42-38 when playing against a team with a losing record this season. (126-113 over the last 3 seasons.)

MINNESOTA is 22-16 when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season this season. (69-52 over the last 3 seasons.)

MINNESOTA is 80-73 in all games this season. (247-231 over the last 3 seasons.)

Key performance records for KANSAS CITY

KANSAS CITY is 57-81 in games played on a grass field this season. (189-240 over the last 3 seasons.)

KANSAS CITY is 42-61 in night games this season. (135-192 over the last 3 seasons.)

KANSAS CITY is 44-55 against right-handed starters this season. (133-185 over the last 3 seasons.)

KANSAS CITY is 36-54 after a loss this season. (111-158 over the last 3 seasons.)

KANSAS CITY is 34-46 when playing against a team with a winning record this season. (110-147 over the last 3 seasons.)

KANSAS CITY is 17-31 when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season. (54-88 over the last 3 seasons.)

KANSAS CITY is 63-91 in all games this season. (207-271 over the last 3 seasons.)

KANSAS CITY is 32-47 in home games this season. (105-136 over the last 3 seasons.)

KANSAS CITY is 13-10 in September games this season. (40-37 over the last 3 seasons.)

KANSAS CITY is 7-17 when playing on Saturday this season. (30-47 over the last 3 seasons.)

KANSAS CITY is 31-36 against division opponents this season. (91-120 over the last 3 seasons.)

Team and Starting Pitcher Statistics

MINNESOTA - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team Batting	Team Batting															Team Fielding
	Runs	AVG	OBP	G	AB	H	EB	HR	/AB	RBI	BB	SO	SB	LOB	GIDP	ERR	DP	OSB
All Games	4.9	0.272	0.341	153	5252	1429	401	162	0.03	707	547	957	81	1104	164	69	(124)	(100)
Road Games	4.7	0.267	0.336	75	2629	703	183	76	0.03	336	272	489	30	572	75	42	(58)	(34)
Lefty Starters	4.8	0.272	0.336	57	1967	536	145	52	0.03	253	189	347	26	396	67	29	(54)	(33)

SCOTT BAKER - Season Statistics in Games Started
	Starter Statistics
	ERA	WHIP	W-L	G	IP	IP/S	R	ER	H	HR	BB	SO
All Starts	4.43	1.177	13-9	30	182.7	6.1	91	90	173	25	42	152
Road Starts	4.30	1.303	7-4	14	83.7	6	40	40	82	14	27	67
Last 3 Starts	5.40	1.500	0-2	3	16.7	5.6	10	10	18	1	7	17	1-2	-2.3	0-2

MINNESOTA - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
	ERA	WHIP	IP	R	ER	H	HR	BB	SO	W-L	SV	BSV	Pct.
All Games	3.97	1.352	480.7	223	212	457	52	193	385	22-20	45	15	75.0%
Road Games	3.46	1.279	226	93	87	206	19	83	179	7-13	22	5	81.5%

KANSAS CITY - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team Batting	Team Batting															Team Fielding
	Runs	AVG	OBP	G	AB	H	EB	HR	/AB	RBI	BB	SO	SB	LOB	GIDP	ERR	DP	OSB
All Games	4.2	0.259	0.315	154	5266	1365	394	137	0.03	626	432	1026	79	1038	149	110	(151)	(103)
Home Games	4.5	0.277	0.338	79	2679	742	200	62	0.02	343	249	460	37	583	77	59	(95)	(47)
Righty Starters	4.2	0.255	0.311	99	3403	869	253	92	0.03	399	276	696	49	665	79	79	(89)	(73)

LENNY DINARDO - Season Statistics in Games Started
	Starter Statistics
	ERA	WHIP	W-L	G	IP	IP/S	R	ER	H	HR	BB	SO
All Starts	8.22	2.348	0-1	3	15.3	5.1	14	14	26	1	10	6
Home Starts	9.00	2.600	0-0	2	10	5	10	10	17	1	9	4
Last 3 Starts	8.22	2.348	0-1	3	15.3	5.1	14	14	26	1	10	6	2-1	+2	2-1

KANSAS CITY - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
	ERA	WHIP	IP	R	ER	H	HR	BB	SO	W-L	SV	BSV	Pct.
All Games	5.04	1.550	448.3	279	251	465	53	230	392	15-24	32	21	60.4%
Home Games	5.50	1.633	243.7	161	149	286	23	112	210	7-15	14	11	56.0%

Recent Results And Upcoming Games

Here are the most recent results and upcoming schedules for the two teams involved. Game scores and starting pitchers for the respective teams are displayed.

MINNESOTA - Schedule
					Team Stats			Opp Stats
Date	Team Starter	Opponent	Score	W/L	H	LOB	E	H	LOB	E
9/12/2009	MANSHIP(R)	OAKLAND	2-4	L	6	3	0	6	8	0
9/13/2009	DUENSING(L)	OAKLAND	8-0	W	12	5	0	10	12	0
9/14/2009	PAVANO(R)	CLEVELAND	6-3	W	11	8	0	8	6	1
9/15/2009	BAKER(R)	CLEVELAND	5-4	W	10	8	0	8	6	1
9/16/2009	BLACKBURN(R)	CLEVELAND	7-3	W	12	7	0	12	10	1
9/18/2009	DUENSING(L)	DETROIT	3-0	W	9	8	0	5	8	0
9/19/2009	PAVANO(R)	DETROIT	6-2	W	10	4	0	12	10	0
9/20/2009	BAKER(R)	DETROIT	2-6	L	7	7	1	13	11	0
9/21/2009	BLACKBURN(R)	@ CHI WHITE SOX	7-0	W	10	10	0	8	7	1
9/22/2009	MANSHIP(R)	@ CHI WHITE SOX	8-6	W	10	2	0	9	5	0
9/23/2009	DUENSING(L)	@ CHI WHITE SOX	8-6	W	13	11	1	11	8	3
9/25/2009	PAVANO(R)	@ KANSAS CITY	9-4	W	9	7	1	11	8	2
9/26/2009	BAKER(R)	@ KANSAS CITY
9/27/2009		@ KANSAS CITY
9/28/2009		@ DETROIT
9/29/2009		@ DETROIT
9/30/2009		@ DETROIT
10/1/2009		@ DETROIT
10/2/2009		KANSAS CITY
10/3/2009		KANSAS CITY

KANSAS CITY - Schedule
					Team Stats			Opp Stats
Date	Team Starter	Opponent	Score	W/L	H	LOB	E	H	LOB	E
9/12/2009	HOCHEVAR(R)	@ CLEVELAND	6-13	L	12	9	1	17	8	0
9/13/2009	DAVIES(R)	@ CLEVELAND	7-0	W	12	7	0	2	8	2
9/15/2009	TEJEDA(R)	@ DETROIT	11-1	W	10	4	1	4	9	0
9/16/2009	DINARDO(L)	@ DETROIT	3-4	L	10	5	1	10	10	0
9/17/2009	GREINKE(R)	@ DETROIT	9-2	W	12	11	0	7	8	0
9/18/2009	HOCHEVAR(R)	@ CHI WHITE SOX	11-0	W	13	7	0	3	2	1
9/19/2009	HUGHES(L)	@ CHI WHITE SOX	3-13	L	5	3	1	14	7	0
9/20/2009	TEJEDA(R)	@ CHI WHITE SOX	2-1	W	5	3	0	6	8	0
9/21/2009	DINARDO(L)	BOSTON	12-9	W	11	8	0	12	9	1
9/22/2009	GREINKE(R)	BOSTON	5-1	W	9	7	1	2	8	0
9/23/2009	HOCHEVAR(R)	BOSTON	2-9	L	12	12	0	12	9	0
9/24/2009	LEREW(R)	BOSTON	3-10	L	10	8	5	15	14	0
9/25/2009	TEJEDA(R)	MINNESOTA	4-9	L	11	8	2	9	7	1
9/26/2009	DINARDO(L)	MINNESOTA
9/27/2009		MINNESOTA
9/28/2009		@ NY YANKEES
9/29/2009		@ NY YANKEES
9/30/2009		@ NY YANKEES
10/2/2009		@ MINNESOTA
10/3/2009		@ MINNESOTA

Recent Head-to-Head Matchups

Games over the last 3 seasons

MINNESOTA is 29-20 in past games against KANSAS CITY over the last 3 seasons

The average score in these games was MINNESOTA 5, KANSAS CITY 4

Games this season

MINNESOTA is 8-5 in past games against KANSAS CITY this season

The average score in these games was MINNESOTA 6, KANSAS CITY 5

All games at KANSAS CITY over the last 3 seasons

MINNESOTA is 17-8 in past games against KANSAS CITY over the last 3 seasons

The average score in these games was MINNESOTA 5, KANSAS CITY 4

Games played at KANSAS CITY this season.

MINNESOTA is 6-1 in past games against KANSAS CITY this season

The average score in these games was MINNESOTA 6, KANSAS CITY 3

SCOTT BAKER vs. KANSAS CITY since 1997

BAKER is 6-3 when starting against KANSAS CITY with an ERA of 2.95 and a WHIP of 0.927.

LENNY DINARDO vs. MINNESOTA since 1997

DINARDO is 0-1 when starting against MINNESOTA with an ERA of 3.6 and a WHIP of 2.000.

			Team Stats					Starting Pitcher Stats
Date	Teams	Score	H	HR	SB	LOB	ERR	Starter	W/L	IP	ER	H	BB
9/25/2009	MINNESOTA	9	9	2	3	7	1	PAVANO(R)	W	6	4	8	1
	KANSAS CITY	4	11	2	1	8	2	TEJEDA(R)	L	4.3	5	2	7
8/23/2009	MINNESOTA	10	14	2	0	5	0	PAVANO(R)	W	7	2	8	0
	KANSAS CITY	3	10	0	0	7	1	BANNISTER(R)	L	6	4	6	1
8/22/2009	MINNESOTA	8	11	1	0	7	0	DUENSING(L)	W	5	2	6	1
	KANSAS CITY	7	14	0	0	11	0	DAVIES(R)	L	5.7	6	4	3
8/21/2009	MINNESOTA	5	9	0	1	5	1	BLACKBURN(R)		7	3	7	2
	KANSAS CITY	4	12	3	0	8	2	HOCHEVAR(R)		7	3	5	0
8/13/2009	KANSAS CITY	5	8	1	1	5	0	MECHE(R)	W	5	4	7	2
	MINNESOTA	4	7	1	0	9	0	PAVANO(R)	L	7	5	5	3
8/12/2009	KANSAS CITY	1	4	1	0	4	0	BANNISTER(R)	L	6	7	9	1
	MINNESOTA	7	10	1	1	5	1	LIRIANO(L)	W	7	1	3	1
8/11/2009	KANSAS CITY	14	18	1	1	11	1	DAVIES(R)	W	5	1	5	3
	MINNESOTA	6	12	2	0	12	1	BLACKBURN(R)	L	1.7	4	6	2

Key Player Injuries

MINNESOTA

[P] 08/24/2009 - Boof Bonser 60-day DL (4/2) ( Shoulder )

[P] 04/06/2009 - Pat Neshek 60-day DL (2/21), expected to miss the season ( Elbow )

[P] 07/27/2009 - Kevin Slowey 60-day DL (7/4), expected to miss the rest of the season ( Wrist )

[1B] 09/25/2009 - Justin Huber "?" Saturday vs. Kansas City Royals ( Oblique )

[1B] 09/14/2009 - Justin Morneau out for season ( Back )

[3B] 09/14/2009 - Joe Crede out for season ( Back )

KANSAS CITY

[P] 09/05/2009 - Gil Meche likely out for season ( Shoulder )

[LF] 09/04/2009 - Jose Guillen out for season ( Hamstring )

[P] 08/13/2009 - Doug Waechter 60-day DL (8/13) ( Shoulder )

[CF] 07/06/2009 - Coco Crisp 60-day DL (6/13), out for the season ( Shoulder )

[SS] 07/09/2009 - Mike Aviles 60-day DL (5/23), out for the season ( Elbow )

[P] 09/09/2009 - Brian Bannister likely out for season ( Shoulder )

[P] 09/19/2009 - Kyle Davies likely out for season ( Shoulder )

[P] 09/24/2009 - Bruce Chen 60-day DL (9/23) ( Oblique )

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