Minnesota Twins vs. Kansas City Royals

Oct 1, 2021

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
MIN	0	0	0	1	0	3	2	0	0	6	13	0	7
KC	2	0	2	2	2	3	0	0	-	11	15	1	10

loss:

J. Gant(5-11)win: Kansas City Royals logo

J. Heasley(1-1)

Game Recap

Minnesota Twins vs Kansas City Royals game highlights

KANSAS CITY -- To kick off their final series of the 2021 regular season, the Royals got everybody in on the action. Kansas City knocked around 15 hits in its 11-6 rout over the Twins on Friday night at Kauffman Stadium, taking the series opener over the last-place American League...

Scoring Summary

MINKC

1Wild pitch by pitcher John Gant. Whit Merrifield scores. Nicky Lopez to 3rd. Salvador Perez to 2nd. [1 run] 01
1Carlos Santana grounds into a force out, second baseman Jorge Polanco to shortstop Nick Gordon. Nicky Lopez scores. Salvador Perez to 3rd. Andrew Benintendi out at 2nd. Carlos Santana to 1st. [1 run] [1 out] 02
3Hunter Dozier singles on a ground ball to right fielder Max Kepler. Andrew Benintendi scores. Carlos Santana to 2nd. [1 run] 03
3Adalberto Mondesi doubles (7) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Byron Buxton. Carlos Santana scores. Hunter Dozier to 3rd. [1 run] 04
4Josh Donaldson doubles (26) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Andrew Benintendi. Byron Buxton scores. [1 run] 14
4Andrew Benintendi doubles (27) on a fly ball to shortstop Nick Gordon. Whit Merrifield scores. Nicky Lopez scores. [2 runs] 16
5Hunter Dozier homers (16) on a fly ball to center field. [1 run] 17
5Cam Gallagher singles on a line drive to left fielder Brent Rooker. Adalberto Mondesi scores. [1 run] 18
6Ryan Jeffers homers (14) on a fly ball to left field. [1 run] 28
6Miguel Sano singles on a line drive to center fielder Michael A. Taylor. Byron Buxton scores. Jorge Polanco scores. Josh Donaldson to 2nd. [2 runs] 48
6Michael A. Taylor singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Byron Buxton. Hunter Dozier scores. Adalberto Mondesi to 3rd. [1 run] 49
6Cam Gallagher singles on a soft bunt ground ball to first baseman Miguel Sano. Adalberto Mondesi scores. Michael A. Taylor to 2nd. [1 run] 410
6Whit Merrifield singles on a line drive to right fielder Max Kepler. Michael A. Taylor scores. Whit Merrifield out at 2nd on the throw, right fielder Max Kepler to shortstop Nick Gordon. Cam Gallagher to 3rd. [1 run] [2 outs] 411
7Jorge Polanco grounds into a force out, third baseman Adalberto Mondesi to second baseman Whit Merrifield. Ryan Jeffers scores. Luis Arraez scores. Byron Buxton out at 2nd. Throwing error by second baseman Whit Merrifield. [2 runs] [2 outs] 611

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Luis Arraez3B	2	5	1	0	1	0	0	0	.287
2Byron BuxtonCF	3	5	2	0	1	0	0	1	.305
3Jorge Polanco2B	0	4	1	1	0	1	0	3	.269
4Josh DonaldsonDH	1	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	.248
5Max KeplerRF	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	.211
6Miguel Sano1B	3	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	.221
7Brent RookerLF	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	4	.208
8Nick GordonSS	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.245
9Ryan JeffersC	2	4	2	1	0	0	1	2	.202
TOTAL	13	38	6	5	3	1	1	17	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
John GantRHP	4.0	8	6	6	3	2	0	71	4.09
Luke FarrellRHP	1.1	4	4	4	2	3	1	38	4.74
Jovani MoranLHP	1.2	3	1	1	2	1	0	38	7.88
Danny CoulombeLHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	3.67
TOTAL	8.0	15	11	11	7	6	1	162	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Whit Merrifield2B	3	4	2	1	0	1	0	0	.279
2Nicky LopezSS	1	3	2	0	0	2	0	1	.301
3Salvador PerezDH	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	5	.275
4Andrew BenintendiLF	2	4	1	2	0	1	0	3	.277
5Carlos Santana1B	1	4	1	1	0	1	0	3	.211
6Hunter DozierRF	3	5	2	2	2	0	1	3	.218
7Adalberto Mondesi3B	2	4	2	1	1	1	0	2	.244
8Michael A. TaylorCF	1	5	1	1	2	0	0	3	.244
9Cam GallagherC	2	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	.239
TOTAL	15	38	11	10	7	6	1	20	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Jonathan HeasleyRHP	5.1	6	4	4	1	1	1	88	4.91
Gabe SpeierLHP	1.1	4	2	1	1	0	0	24	1.29
Greg HollandRHP	1.1	2	0	0	0	0	0	27	4.85
Ervin SantanaRHP	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	20	4.68
TOTAL	8.3	13	6	5	3	1	1	159	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningMINKC

TOP 1
GROUNDOUT — Luis Arraez grounds out, shortstop Nicky Lopez to first baseman Carlos Santana. [1 out]
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POP OUT — Byron Buxton pops out sharply to second baseman Whit Merrifield. [2 outs]
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GROUNDOUT — Jorge Polanco grounds out to first baseman Carlos Santana. [3 outs]
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BOTTOM 1
SINGLE — Whit Merrifield singles on a line drive to left fielder Brent Rooker.
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SINGLE — Nicky Lopez singles on a bunt ground ball to first baseman Miguel Sano. Whit Merrifield to 2nd.
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HIT BY PITCH — Salvador Perez hit by pitch. Whit Merrifield to 3rd. Nicky Lopez to 2nd.
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WILD PITCH — Wild pitch by pitcher John Gant. Whit Merrifield scores. Nicky Lopez to 3rd. Salvador Perez to 2nd. [1 run]
01
WALK — Andrew Benintendi walks.
01
FORCEOUT — Carlos Santana grounds into a force out, second baseman Jorge Polanco to shortstop Nick Gordon. Nicky Lopez scores. Salvador Perez to 3rd. Andrew Benintendi out at 2nd. Carlos Santana to 1st. [1 run] [1 out]
02
STRIKEOUT — Hunter Dozier called out on strikes. [2 outs]
02
STRIKEOUT — Adalberto Mondesi strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
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Team Stats

MIN

6Runs11

13Hits15

0Errors1

.342Batting Avg.395

38At Bats38

4Extra-base Hits4

1Home Runs1

5Runs-Batted-In10

1Walks6

0Stolen Bases2

3Strikeouts7

7Left on Base10

19Total Bases21

Game Details

Friday, October 1, 2021 · 8:10 PM

Kauffman Stadium · Kansas City, MO

attendance: 14,293 (37.7%)

weather: 75 degrees, partly cloudy