Minnesota Twins vs. Kansas City Royals

Jul 4, 2021

FINAL

Box Score

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

loss:

B. Keller(6-9)win: Minnesota Twins logo

K. Maeda(4-3)

Game Recap

Minnesota Twins vs Kansas City Royals game highlights

Kenta Maeda didn’t think that he’d been pitching very well through his first 12 starts of the season for the Twins. The 33-year-old right-hander came into Sunday sporting a 5.56 ERA, he’d given up 11 home runs in 56 2/3 innings and he hadn’t pitched through the sixth inning since...

Scoring Summary

MINKC

3Trevor Larnach singles on a sharp ground ball to center fielder Jarrod Dyson. Luis Arraez scores. [1 run] 10
6Max Kepler homers (7) on a fly ball to right field. [1 run] 20
7Jorge Polanco homers (10) on a fly ball to left field. Luis Arraez scores. [2 runs] 40
7Alex Kirilloff homers (7) on a fly ball to center field. [1 run] 50
9Trevor Larnach singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Ryan O'Hearn. Luis Arraez scores. [1 run] 60
9Jarrod Dyson singles on a ground ball to left fielder Trevor Larnach. Ryan O'Hearn scores. Hunter Dozier scores. [2 runs] 62

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Luis Arraez3B	3	4	3	0	0	1	0	0	.285
2Jorge Polanco2B	2	5	1	2	0	0	1	3	.253
3Trevor LarnachLF	2	5	0	2	1	0	0	2	.263
4Alex Kirilloff1B	1	5	1	1	1	0	1	4	.263
5Ryan JeffersC	0	3	0	0	2	1	0	0	.187
6Max KeplerRF	1	4	1	1	1	0	1	1	.201
7Miguel SanoDH	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	.190
8Nick GordonCF	0	3	0	0	3	0	0	1	.281
9Andrelton SimmonsSS	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	2	.241


TOTAL	9	35	6	6	9	4	3	13	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	PC	ERA
Kenta MaedaRHP	6.0	2	0	0	10	1	97	5.03
Jorge AlcalaRHP	1.0	1	0	0	2	0	18	4.68
Taylor RogersLHP	1.0	0	0	0	2	1	20	2.65
Hansel RoblesRHP	1.0	2	2	2	1	1	19	4.50
TOTAL	9.0	5	2	2	15	3	154	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	LOB	AVG
1Whit Merrifield2B	0	3	0	0	2	1	1	.284
2Andrew BenintendiLF	0	3	0	0	2	0	1	.279
Hanser AlbertoPH-3B	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	.268
3Carlos Santana1B	0	4	0	0	1	0	1	.244
4Salvador PerezDH	0	4	0	0	2	0	1	.280
5Ryan O'HearnRF	1	4	1	0	1	0	0	.235
6Hunter Dozier3B-LF	1	3	1	0	2	1	0	.172
7Jarrod DysonCF	2	4	0	2	2	0	1	.250
8Sebastian RiveroC	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	.118
Jorge SolerPH	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	.184
9Nicky LopezSS	0	3	0	0	2	0	3	.262
TOTAL	5	32	2	2	15	3	10	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Brad KellerRHP	6.1	5	2	2	7	2	1	96	6.39
Richard LoveladyLHP	0.2	2	3	3	1	2	2	30	6.23
Carlos HernandezRHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	9	5.50
Anthony SwarzakRHP	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	15	9.82
TOTAL	9.0	9	6	6	9	4	3	150	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningMINKC

TOP 1
GROUNDOUT — Luis Arraez grounds out, second baseman Whit Merrifield to first baseman Carlos Santana. [1 out]
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DOUBLE — Jorge Polanco doubles (18) on a line drive to right fielder Ryan O'Hearn.
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STRIKEOUT — Trevor Larnach strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
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FLYOUT — Alex Kirilloff flies out to left fielder Andrew Benintendi in foul territory. [3 outs]
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BOTTOM 1
WALK — Whit Merrifield walks.
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FORCEOUT — Andrew Benintendi grounds into a force out, shortstop Andrelton Simmons to third baseman Luis Arraez. Whit Merrifield out at 2nd. Andrew Benintendi to 1st. [1 out]
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FLYOUT — Carlos Santana flies out to right fielder Max Kepler. [2 outs]
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STRIKEOUT — Salvador Perez strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
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Team Stats

MIN

6Runs2

9Hits5

0Errors0

.257Batting Avg.156

35At Bats32

5Extra-base Hits1

3Home Runs0

6Runs-Batted-In2

4Walks3

1Stolen Bases0

9Strikeouts15

7Left on Base6

20Total Bases6

Game Details

Sunday, July 4, 2021 · 2:10 PM

Kauffman Stadium · Kansas City, MO

attendance: 15,350 (40.5%)

weather: 87 degrees, sunny