Kansas City Royals vs. Minnesota Twins

Sep 12, 2021

FINAL

Box Score

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

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J. Alcalawin: Kansas City Royals logo

J. Brentzsave: Kansas City Royals logo

S. Barlow

Game Recap

MINNEAPOLIS -- It might have taken Kyle Isbel longer to find the correct entrance to Target Field than it did to take the 25-minute Uber ride from where Triple-A Omaha was staying in St. Paul, Minn., on Sunday. When the 24-year-old outfielder did find where he was supposed to be,...

Scoring Summary

KCMIN

1
Salvador Perez out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Rob Refsnyder. Whit Merrifield scores. Nicky Lopez to 2nd. [1 run] [1 out]
10
1
Luis Arraez out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Andrew Benintendi. Byron Buxton scores. [1 run] [2 outs]
11
2
Adalberto Mondesi homers (6) on a fly ball to right field. [1 run]
21
5
Whit Merrifield doubles (35) on a pop up to right fielder Rob Refsnyder. Ryan O'Hearn scores. Sebastian Rivero to 3rd. [1 run]
31
6
Brent Rooker doubles (8) on a line drive to left fielder Andrew Benintendi. Byron Buxton scores. Rob Refsnyder scores. Josh Donaldson to 3rd. [2 runs]
33
8
Kyle Isbel singles on a sharp ground ball to right fielder Max Kepler. Hunter Dozier scores. Edward Olivares to 2nd. [1 run]
43
9
Andrew Benintendi out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Rob Refsnyder. Whit Merrifield scores. [1 run] [2 outs]
53

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Whit Merrifield2B	3	5	2	1	0	0	0	0	.277
2Nicky LopezSS	1	4	0	0	3	0	0	2	.300
3Salvador PerezDH	1	4	0	1	1	0	0	2	.274
4Andrew BenintendiLF	2	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	.269
5Carlos Santana1B	0	3	0	0	1	1	0	2	.218
Hunter DozierPR-1B	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	.205
6Adalberto Mondesi3B	1	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	.265
7Ryan O'HearnRF	1	3	1	0	1	1	0	2	.223
Edward OlivaresPR-RF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.217
8Kyle IsbelCF	1	3	0	1	1	1	0	1	.270
9Sebastian RiveroC	1	4	0	0	2	0	0	5	.148


TOTAL	11	34	5	5	11	3	1	17	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	PC	ERA
Kris BubicLHP	5.1	4	3	2	6	1	86	4.99
Domingo TapiaRHP	0.2	1	0	0	1	0	7	1.82
Jake BrentzLHP	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	14	3.17
Josh StaumontRHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	17	3.32
Scott BarlowRHP	1.0	1	0	0	2	0	15	2.37
TOTAL	9.0	6	3	2	11	2	139	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	LOB	AVG
1Byron BuxtonCF	2	3	2	0	1	0	0	.297
2Rob RefsnyderRF-LF	1	4	1	0	0	0	3	.258
3Luis Arraez2B	0	3	0	1	0	0	4	.292
4Josh Donaldson3B	0	2	0	0	1	2	0	.249
5Miguel SanoDH	0	4	0	0	3	0	5	.214
6Brent RookerLF	1	3	0	2	0	0	0	.203
Ben RortvedtC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.155
Jorge PolancoPH	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.280
7Ryan JeffersC	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	.195
Max KeplerPH-RF	1	2	0	0	0	0	2	.210
8Willians Astudillo1B	0	4	0	0	0	0	1	.244
9Andrelton SimmonsSS	1	3	0	0	2	0	0	.225
Nick GordonPH	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	.236
TOTAL	6	32	3	3	11	2	16	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Bailey OberRHP	4.1	5	3	3	6	0	1	75	4.12
Jovani MoranLHP	1.1	2	0	0	2	2	0	37	0.00
Ralph Garza Jr.RHP	1.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	11	2.81
Jorge AlcalaRHP	1.0	2	1	1	1	1	0	18	4.53
Juan MinayaRHP	1.0	2	1	1	1	0	0	17	3.03
TOTAL	8.3	11	5	5	11	3	1	158	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningKCMIN

TOP 1
DOUBLE — Whit Merrifield doubles (34) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Byron Buxton.
00
SINGLE — Nicky Lopez singles on a ground ball to shortstop Andrelton Simmons. Whit Merrifield to 3rd.
00
SAC FLY — Salvador Perez out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Rob Refsnyder. Whit Merrifield scores. Nicky Lopez to 2nd. [1 run] [1 out]
10
FLYOUT — Andrew Benintendi flies out to left fielder Brent Rooker. [2 outs]
10
FLYOUT — Carlos Santana flies out to center fielder Byron Buxton. [3 outs]
10
BOTTOM 1
DOUBLE — Byron Buxton hits a ground-rule double (14) on a line drive down the left-field line.
10
PASSED BALL — Passed ball by catcher Sebastian Rivero. Byron Buxton to 3rd.
10
GROUNDOUT — Rob Refsnyder grounds out, shortstop Nicky Lopez to first baseman Carlos Santana. [1 out]
10
SAC FLY — Luis Arraez out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Andrew Benintendi. Byron Buxton scores. [1 run] [2 outs]
11
GROUNDOUT — Josh Donaldson grounds out sharply, second baseman Whit Merrifield to first baseman Carlos Santana. [3 outs]
11

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Team Stats

MIN

5Runs3

11Hits6

1Errors0

.324Batting Avg.188

34At Bats32

3Extra-base Hits2

1Home Runs0

5Runs-Batted-In3

3Walks2

0Stolen Bases0

11Strikeouts11

9Left on Base6

16Total Bases8

Game Details

Sunday, September 12, 2021 · 2:10 PM

Target Field · Minneapolis, MN

attendance: 19,496 (50.6%)

weather: 64 degrees, cloudy