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

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B. Kellerwin: Minnesota Twins logo

K. Maeda

Game Recap

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

3
Trevor Larnach singles on a sharp ground ball to center fielder Jarrod Dyson. Luis Arraez scores. [1 run]
10
6
Max Kepler homers (7) on a fly ball to right field. [1 run]
20
7
Jorge Polanco homers (10) on a fly ball to left field. Luis Arraez scores. [2 runs]
40
7
Alex Kirilloff homers (7) on a fly ball to center field. [1 run]
50
9
Trevor Larnach singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Ryan O'Hearn. Luis Arraez scores. [1 run]
60
9
Jarrod 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.
00
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