Kansas City Royals vs. Minnesota Twins

Sep 10, 2021

FINAL / 11

Box Score

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

loss:

J. Minayawin: Kansas City Royals logo

E. Santanasave: Kansas City Royals logo

G. Holland

Game Recap

MINNEAPOLIS -- Andrew Benintendi doesn’t really know why he has so much success at Target Field, but neither he nor the Royals are complaining about it. The Royals’ outfielder slugged two homers among his four hits, including the game-winning blast, and drove in five runs in Kansas City’s 6-4 win...

Scoring Summary

KCMIN

1
Andrew Benintendi homers (14) on a fly ball to right field. Nicky Lopez scores. Salvador Perez scores. [3 runs]
30
1
Byron Buxton homers (12) on a fly ball to center field. [1 run]
31
1
Josh Donaldson homers (22) on a fly ball to left field. Jorge Polanco scores. Rob Refsnyder scores. [3 runs]
34
4
Michael A. Taylor doubles (13) on a line drive to left fielder Rob Refsnyder. Andrew Benintendi scores. [1 run]
44
11
Andrew Benintendi homers (15) on a fly ball to left center field. Salvador Perez scores. [2 runs]
64

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Whit Merrifield2B	0	5	0	0	1	0	0	3	.275
2Nicky LopezSS	2	5	1	0	0	0	0	1	.298
3Salvador PerezDH-C	0	4	2	0	2	1	0	4	.274
4Andrew BenintendiLF	4	5	3	5	0	0	2	0	.265
5Carlos Santana1B	0	5	0	0	1	0	0	2	.221
6Adalberto Mondesi3B	0	4	0	0	3	1	0	2	.262
7Michael A. TaylorCF	1	5	0	1	0	0	0	2	.245
8Hunter DozierRF	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	1	.203
Ryan O'HearnPH	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	.221
Ervin SantanaP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Hanser AlbertoPH	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.255
Greg HollandP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
9Sebastian RiveroC	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.130
Edward OlivaresPH-RF	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.227
TOTAL	8	41	6	6	10	3	2	17	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Daniel Lynch IVLHP	6.0	7	4	4	4	0	2	98	5.37
Jake BrentzLHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	7	3.22
Josh StaumontRHP	1.0	0	0	0	2	1	0	19	3.38
Scott BarlowRHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	15	2.41
Ervin SantanaRHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	13	4.70
Greg HollandRHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	10	5.66
TOTAL	11.0	7	4	4	9	2	2	162	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Byron BuxtonCF	1	5	1	1	1	0	1	5	.287
2Jorge Polanco2B-SS	1	5	1	0	0	0	0	3	.277
3Rob RefsnyderLF	1	5	1	0	2	0	0	2	.258
4Josh Donaldson3B	1	4	1	3	0	1	1	1	.251
5Miguel Sano1B	0	5	0	0	1	0	0	2	.218
6Brent RookerDH	0	5	0	0	3	0	0	1	.200
7Max KeplerRF	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.205
8Ryan JeffersC	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	.197
Nick GordonPH	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.236
Ben RortvedtC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.138
9Andrelton SimmonsSS	2	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	.224
Luis ArraezPH-2B	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.297


TOTAL	7	40	4	4	9	2	2	15	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Griffin JaxRHP	6.0	5	4	4	4	1	1	76	6.72
Tyler DuffeyRHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	11	3.27
Jorge AlcalaRHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	9	4.44
Alex ColomeRHP	1.0	1	0	0	2	0	0	12	3.88
Juan MinayaRHP	2.0	2	2	1	2	2	1	40	2.84

TOTAL	11.0	8	6	5	10	3	2	148	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningKCMIN

TOP 1
FLYOUT — Whit Merrifield flies out to right fielder Max Kepler. [1 out]
00
DOUBLE — Nicky Lopez doubles (17) on a ground ball to left fielder Rob Refsnyder.
00
WALK — Salvador Perez walks.
00
HOME RUN — Andrew Benintendi homers (14) on a fly ball to right field. Nicky Lopez scores. Salvador Perez scores. [3 runs]
30
POP OUT — Carlos Santana pops out to catcher Ryan Jeffers in foul territory. [2 outs]
30
STRIKEOUT — Adalberto Mondesi called out on strikes. [3 outs]
30
BOTTOM 1
HOME RUN — Byron Buxton homers (12) on a fly ball to center field. [1 run]
31
DOUBLE — Jorge Polanco doubles (33) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Andrew Benintendi.
31
SINGLE — Rob Refsnyder singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Hunter Dozier. Jorge Polanco to 3rd.
31
HOME RUN — Josh Donaldson homers (22) on a fly ball to left field. Jorge Polanco scores. Rob Refsnyder scores. [3 runs]
34
FLYOUT — Miguel Sano flies out sharply to right fielder Hunter Dozier. [1 out]
34
STRIKEOUT — Brent Rooker strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
34
FLYOUT — Max Kepler flies out to center fielder Michael A. Taylor. [3 outs]
34

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Team Stats

MIN

6Runs4

8Hits7

0Errors1

.195Batting Avg.175

41At Bats40

5Extra-base Hits3

2Home Runs2

6Runs-Batted-In4

3Walks2

0Stolen Bases0

10Strikeouts9

7Left on Base7

17Total Bases14

Game Details

Friday, September 10, 2021 · 8:10 PM

Target Field · Minneapolis, MN

attendance: 20,803 (54.0%)

weather: 80 degrees, partly cloudy