Minnesota Twins vs. Kansas City Royals

Oct 2, 2021

FINAL

Box Score

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

loss:

K. Bubic(6-7)win: Minnesota Twins logo

G. Jax(4-5)

Game Recap

Minnesota Twins vs Kansas City Royals game highlights

KANSAS CITY -- While rookie starters Bailey Ober and Joe Ryan had relatively smooth transitions to the big league level this season, that final step from Triple-A to the Majors is still a tough one -- and Griffin Jax wore many of those lumps in his extended look with the...

Scoring Summary

MINKC

1Josh Donaldson homers (26) on a fly ball to left center field. [1 run] 10
4Luis Arraez out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Andrew Benintendi. Miguel Sano scores. Brent Rooker to 2nd. [1 run] [2 outs] 20
5Mitch Garver singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Michael A. Taylor. Byron Buxton scores. [1 run] 30
8Luis Arraez singles on a ground ball to right fielder Hunter Dozier. Josh Donaldson scores. Miguel Sano to 3rd. [1 run] 40

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Byron BuxtonCF	1	5	1	0	2	0	0	2	.303
2Mitch GarverC	1	4	0	1	2	0	0	1	.256
3Josh Donaldson3B	1	3	2	1	0	1	1	1	.249
4Miguel SanoDH	2	4	1	0	1	0	0	0	.223
5Brent RookerLF	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	.204
Max KeplerRF	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.211
6Luis Arraez2B	2	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	.290
7Willians Astudillo1B	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	.236
8Andrelton SimmonsSS	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.221
9Jake CaveRF-LF	2	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	.189
TOTAL	9	35	4	4	7	1	1	11	-

PITCHING	IP	H	K	BB	PC	ERA
Griffin JaxRHP	5.0	1	3	2	74	6.37
Caleb ThielbarLHP	1.1	1	0	0	26	3.23
Tyler DuffeyRHP	1.2	0	1	0	15	3.18
Alex ColomeRHP	1.0	1	0	0	7	4.15
TOTAL	9.0	3	4	2	122	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Whit Merrifield2B	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.279
2Nicky LopezSS	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	2	.299
3Salvador PerezDH	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	3	.273
4Andrew BenintendiLF	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	.276
5Carlos Santana1B	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	.210
6Hunter DozierRF	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	.217
7Adalberto Mondesi3B	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238
8Michael A. TaylorCF	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	.242
9Cam GallagherC	2	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	.250

TOTAL	3	27	0	0	4	2	0	10	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Kris BubicLHP	6.2	7	3	2	5	0	1	92	4.43
Domingo TapiaRHP	0.2	1	1	1	0	1	0	14	2.67
Gabe SpeierLHP	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	9	1.17
Kyle ZimmerRHP	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	15	4.83
TOTAL	9.0	9	4	3	7	1	1	130	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningMINKC

TOP 1
LINEOUT — Byron Buxton lines out to right fielder Hunter Dozier. [1 out]
00
STRIKEOUT — Mitch Garver called out on strikes. [2 outs]
00
HOME RUN — Josh Donaldson homers (26) on a fly ball to left center field. [1 run]
10
STRIKEOUT — Miguel Sano strikes out on a foul tip. [3 outs]
10
BOTTOM 1
FLYOUT — Whit Merrifield flies out to center fielder Byron Buxton. [1 out]
10
FLYOUT — Nicky Lopez flies out to left fielder Brent Rooker. [2 outs]
10
STRIKEOUT — Salvador Perez strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
10

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Team Stats

MIN

4Runs0

9Hits3

0Errors1

.257Batting Avg.111

35At Bats27

3Extra-base Hits2

1Home Runs0

4Runs-Batted-In0

1Walks2

0Stolen Bases0

7Strikeouts4

6Left on Base3

14Total Bases5

Game Details

Saturday, October 2, 2021 · 7:10 PM

Kauffman Stadium · Kansas City, MO

attendance: 22,321 (58.9%)

weather: 71 degrees, overcast