Kansas City Royals vs. Minnesota Twins

Sep 11, 2021

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
KC	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	10	0	8
MIN	2	1	0	1	2	0	3	0	-	9	12	0	7

loss:

B. Singer(4-10)win: Minnesota Twins logo

M. Pineda(6-8)

Game Recap

Kansas City Royals vs Minnesota Twins game highlights

MINNEAPOLIS -- Once again, Byron Buxton vaporized a baseball to kick-start Minnesota’s offensive attack. This time, the homers didn’t stop coming. Buxton, Nick Gordon and Max Kepler all crushed long homers, but the night -- as it so often has this season -- belonged to Jorge Polanco. Contributing two blasts...

Scoring Summary

KCMIN

1Byron Buxton homers (13) on a fly ball to center field. [1 run] 01
1Jorge Polanco homers (28) on a fly ball to right field. [1 run] 02
2Nick Gordon homers (2) on a fly ball to center field. [1 run] 03
4Andrew Benintendi singles on a line drive to center fielder Byron Buxton. Nicky Lopez scores. Salvador Perez to 2nd. [1 run] 13
4Max Kepler homers (17) on a fly ball to right center field. [1 run] 14
5Jorge Polanco homers (29) on a fly ball to right center field. Byron Buxton scores. [2 runs] 16
7Jake Cave singles on a soft line drive to right fielder Edward Olivares. Josh Donaldson scores. Max Kepler scores. Miguel Sano to 2nd. [2 runs] 18
7Ben Rortvedt singles on a ground ball to third baseman Hanser Alberto. Miguel Sano scores. Jake Cave to 2nd. [1 run] 19
9Hunter Dozier doubles (24) on a ground ball to left fielder Jake Cave. Hanser Alberto scores. [1 run] 29

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	LOB	AVG
1Whit Merrifield2B	1	5	0	0	0	0	3	.275
2Nicky LopezSS	2	4	1	0	0	0	2	.300
3Salvador PerezC	1	3	0	0	1	0	1	.274
Sebastian RiveroC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.130
4Andrew BenintendiLF	2	4	0	1	0	0	2	.267
5Carlos SantanaDH	0	4	0	0	1	0	5	.219
6Michael A. TaylorCF	0	3	0	0	1	1	2	.243
7Edward OlivaresRF	0	4	0	0	1	0	4	.217
8Hanser Alberto3B	2	4	1	0	1	0	0	.259
9Hunter Dozier1B	2	4	0	1	1	0	1	.206
TOTAL	10	35	2	2	6	1	20	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Brady SingerRHP	4.2	7	6	6	7	2	5	97	4.85
Tyler ZuberRHP	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	23	5.87
Wade DavisRHP	1.0	3	3	3	0	2	0	35	6.75
Kyle ZimmerRHP	1.1	1	0	0	1	0	0	12	4.63
TOTAL	8.0	12	9	9	9	4	5	167	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Luis Arraez3B	0	4	0	0	1	1	0	2	.294
2Byron BuxtonCF	2	5	2	1	0	0	1	2	.290
3Jorge Polanco2B	3	5	2	3	0	0	2	0	.280
4Josh DonaldsonDH	1	5	1	0	4	0	0	1	.250
5Max KeplerRF	2	3	2	1	0	1	1	0	.209
6Nick GordonSS	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	3	.238
7Miguel Sano1B	0	3	1	0	1	1	0	1	.216
8Jake CaveLF	1	4	0	2	1	0	0	1	.193
9Ben RortvedtC	2	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	.155

TOTAL	12	36	9	9	9	4	5	11	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	PC	ERA
Michael PinedaRHP	5.0	5	1	1	3	0	72	3.87
Caleb ThielbarLHP	1.0	1	0	0	2	1	26	3.72
Luke FarrellRHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	12	1.47
Danny CoulombeLHP	2.0	4	1	1	1	0	23	2.93
TOTAL	9.0	10	2	2	6	1	133	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningKCMIN

TOP 1
SINGLE — Whit Merrifield singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Jake Cave.
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FLYOUT — Nicky Lopez flies out to left fielder Jake Cave. [1 out]
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FLYOUT — Salvador Perez flies out to right fielder Max Kepler. [2 outs]
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CAUGHT STEALING 2B — Whit Merrifield caught stealing 2nd base, pitcher Michael Pineda to shortstop Nick Gordon. [3 outs]
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BOTTOM 1
STRIKEOUT — Luis Arraez strikes out swinging. [1 out]
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HOME RUN — Byron Buxton homers (13) on a fly ball to center field. [1 run]
01
HOME RUN — Jorge Polanco homers (28) on a fly ball to right field. [1 run]
02
STRIKEOUT — Josh Donaldson strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
02
LINEOUT — Max Kepler lines out to left fielder Andrew Benintendi. [3 outs]
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Team Stats

MIN

2Runs9

10Hits12

0Errors0

.286Batting Avg.333

35At Bats36

4Extra-base Hits6

0Home Runs5

2Runs-Batted-In9

1Walks4

0Stolen Bases1

6Strikeouts9

8Left on Base7

14Total Bases28

Game Details

Saturday, September 11, 2021 · 7:10 PM

Target Field · Minneapolis, MN

attendance: 19,532 (50.7%)

weather: 78 degrees, partly cloudy