Twinkies hold off Royals to gain playoffs

KC- 61 Minnesota 2, 69-Kansas City 1

Jim Kaat pitched the last game of the season and the playoff game with KC without rest. A rain delay on the last game of the season knocked Kaat out early allowing him to come back to pitch 6 innings giving up two hits and no runs to get the win. Lenny Green walked to lead off the game, with 1 out, Battey singles, Green moves to 3^rd. A WP moves Battey to 2^nd. Killebrew hits a ball to 3^rd, Foy commits the error and Green scores. The score remained 1-0 until the 8^th. Rollins pinch hitting for MN draws the walk. Green doubles and Rollins moves to 3^rd. With 1 out and Battey at bat, Cisco throws a wild pitch and Rollins scores. Moore comes in in the 8^th for Minnesota. Kelly leads off with a double. Adair singles and Kelly moves to third with no outs. Piniella walks to load the bases with no outs. Foy strikes out. Next batter, Fiore hits a blopper to 1^st, Harmon Killebrew catches it, dives to first to double off Piniella. With two outs in the 9^th, Hernandez hits a triple for KC. Kirkpatrick singles and Hernandez scores to make it 2-1. The next batter, Kelly, flies out to end the game and move Minnesota into the playoffs.
--submitted by Marvin Sik--