Minnesota Twins vs. Kansas City Royals

Oct 3, 2021

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
MIN	5	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	7	9	1	2
KC	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	9	0	8

loss:

J. Kowar(0-6)win: Minnesota Twins logo

N. Vincent(1-0)save: Minnesota Twins logo

J. Alcala(1)

Game Recap

Minnesota Twins vs Kansas City Royals game highlights

KANSAS CITY -- Back in the spring and early summer, when the Twins’ ultimate last-place fate appeared a likelihood but not a certainty, it took some time for club leadership to fully come to terms with the idea that the hopes for a third straight AL Central title wouldn’t even...

Scoring Summary

MINKC

1Jorge Polanco homers (33) on a fly ball to right center field. Luis Arraez scores. Byron Buxton scores. [3 runs] 30
1Miguel Sano singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Hunter Dozier. Josh Donaldson scores. Max Kepler to 3rd. [1 run] 40
1Nick Gordon grounds into a force out, shortstop Nicky Lopez to second baseman Hanser Alberto. Max Kepler scores. Miguel Sano out at 2nd. Nick Gordon to 1st. [1 run] [2 outs] 50
3Carlos Santana singles on a line drive to left fielder Brent Rooker. Kyle Isbel scores. Salvador Perez to 2nd. [1 run] 51
3Adalberto Mondesi steals (15) 2nd base. Salvador Perez scores. Adalberto Mondesi to 3rd. Throwing error by catcher Ryan Jeffers. [1 run] 52
3Michael A. Taylor singles on a ground ball to shortstop Nick Gordon. Adalberto Mondesi scores. [2 runs] 53
5Byron Buxton homers (19) on a fly ball to left field. Luis Arraez scores. [2 runs] 73

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Luis Arraez3B	3	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	.294
2Byron BuxtonCF	2	4	2	2	0	0	1	1	.306
3Jorge Polanco2B	1	4	1	3	0	0	1	1	.269
4Josh DonaldsonDH	0	3	1	0	2	1	0	0	.247
5Max KeplerRF	1	4	1	0	2	0	0	0	.211
6Miguel Sano1B	1	4	0	1	2	0	0	0	.223
7Brent RookerLF	0	3	0	0	3	0	0	2	.201
Andrelton SimmonsSS	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.223
8Nick GordonSS-LF	0	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	.240
9Ryan JeffersC	0	4	0	0	3	0	0	2	.199



TOTAL	9	35	7	7	12	1	2	8	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	PC	ERA
Charlie BarnesLHP	2.2	7	3	2	3	1	54	5.92
Juan MinayaRHP	1.1	1	0	0	2	0	27	2.48
Nick VincentRHP	2.0	0	0	0	2	0	15	0.71
Kyle BarracloughRHP	1.2	1	0	0	4	1	36	5.54
Jorge AlcalaRHP	1.1	0	0	0	3	0	19	3.92
TOTAL	9.0	9	3	2	14	2	151	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	LOB	AVG
1Whit MerrifieldRF-2B	0	5	0	0	3	0	2	.277
2Nicky LopezSS	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	.300
Kyle IsbelPR-LF	1	3	1	0	2	0	0	.276
3Salvador PerezDH	0	2	1	0	1	1	1	.273
4Carlos Santana1B	3	4	0	1	0	0	0	.214
5Hunter DozierLF-RF-3B	0	3	0	0	2	1	4	.216
6Adalberto Mondesi3B-SS	0	4	1	0	2	0	4	.230
7Michael A. TaylorCF	2	4	0	1	1	0	2	.244
8Hanser Alberto2B-SS	1	3	0	0	0	0	1	.270
Ryan O'HearnPH-RF	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	.225
9Cam GallagherC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250
Sebastian RiveroC	1	3	0	0	1	0	0	.175
Andrew BenintendiPH	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.276
TOTAL	9	35	3	2	14	2	16	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Jackson KowarRHP	4.0	5	5	5	6	1	1	75	11.27
Joel PayampsRHP	1.0	2	2	2	1	0	1	21	3.40
Dylan ColemanRHP	2.0	1	0	0	3	0	0	26	1.42
Scott BarlowRHP	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	12	2.42
Josh StaumontRHP	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	11	2.88
TOTAL	9.0	9	7	7	12	1	2	145	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningMINKC

TOP 1
SINGLE — Luis Arraez singles on a fly ball to center fielder Michael A. Taylor.
00
DOUBLE — Byron Buxton doubles (23) on a line drive to left fielder Hunter Dozier. Luis Arraez to 3rd.
00
HOME RUN — Jorge Polanco homers (33) on a fly ball to right center field. Luis Arraez scores. Byron Buxton scores. [3 runs]
30
WALK — Josh Donaldson walks.
30
SINGLE — Max Kepler singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Whit Merrifield. Josh Donaldson to 3rd.
30
SINGLE — Miguel Sano singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Hunter Dozier. Josh Donaldson scores. Max Kepler to 3rd. [1 run]
40
STRIKEOUT — Brent Rooker strikes out swinging. [1 out]
40
FORCEOUT — Nick Gordon grounds into a force out, shortstop Nicky Lopez to second baseman Hanser Alberto. Max Kepler scores. Miguel Sano out at 2nd. Nick Gordon to 1st. [1 run] [2 outs]
50
STRIKEOUT — Ryan Jeffers called out on strikes. [3 outs]
50
BOTTOM 1
FLYOUT — Whit Merrifield flies out to right fielder Max Kepler. [1 out]
50
STRIKEOUT — Nicky Lopez strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
50
WALK — Salvador Perez walks.
50
SINGLE — Carlos Santana singles on a sharp ground ball to center fielder Byron Buxton. Salvador Perez to 2nd.
50
STRIKEOUT — Hunter Dozier strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
50

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Team Stats

MIN

7Runs3

9Hits9

1Errors0

.257Batting Avg.257

35At Bats35

3Extra-base Hits1

2Home Runs0

7Runs-Batted-In2

1Walks2

0Stolen Bases1

12Strikeouts14

2Left on Base8

16Total Bases10

Game Details

Sunday, October 3, 2021 · 3:10 PM

Kauffman Stadium · Kansas City, MO

attendance: 17,158 (45.3%)

weather: 71 degrees, partly cloudy