Minnesota Twins vs. Kansas City Royals

Jul 2, 2021

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
MIN	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	8	1	8
KC	0	3	2	0	1	0	0	1	-	7	13	2	8

loss:

J. Happwin: Kansas City Royals logo

R. Loveladysave: Kansas City Royals logo

S. Barlow

Game Recap

KANSAS CITY -- With an offense that found production throughout the lineup and a lockdown bullpen that covered six innings, the Royals looked a little like the team they had back at the beginning of the season -- and the result, too. A 7-4 win over the Twins on Friday...

Scoring Summary

MINKC

1
Trevor Larnach singles on a sharp ground ball to pitcher Brady Singer. Luis Arraez scores. Josh Donaldson scores. Trevor Larnach to 2nd. Throwing error by pitcher Brady Singer. [2 runs]
20
1
Alex Kirilloff singles on a ground ball to center fielder Michael A. Taylor. Trevor Larnach scores. [1 run]
30
2
Salvador Perez homers (20) on a fly ball to right field. [1 run]
31
2
Hunter Dozier singles on a sharp ground ball to left fielder Trevor Larnach. Hanser Alberto scores. Hunter Dozier to 2nd. Fielding error by left fielder Trevor Larnach. [1 run]
32
2
Michael A. Taylor doubles (6) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Nick Gordon. Hunter Dozier scores. [1 run]
33
3
Hanser Alberto homers (1) on a fly ball to left field. Salvador Perez scores. [2 runs]
35
5
Carlos Santana singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Trevor Larnach. Whit Merrifield scores. Jorge Soler to 2nd. [1 run]
36
6
Luis Arraez grounds into a double play, shortstop Nicky Lopez to second baseman Hanser Alberto to first baseman Carlos Santana. Max Kepler scores. Nick Gordon to 3rd. Ben Rortvedt out at 2nd. Luis Arraez out at 1st. [1 run] [2 outs]
46
8
Wild pitch by pitcher Taylor Rogers. Nicky Lopez scores. [1 run]
47

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Luis Arraez2B	1	4	1	0	0	1	0	2	.281
2Josh Donaldson3B	1	4	1	0	1	1	0	2	.250
3Trevor LarnachLF	2	5	1	1	2	0	0	1	.248
4Nelson CruzDH	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	.305
5Alex Kirilloff1B	2	4	0	1	2	0	0	2	.271
6Jorge PolancoSS	0	3	0	0	1	1	0	2	.247
7Max KeplerRF	1	4	1	0	3	0	0	4	.200
8Nick GordonCF	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.308
9Ben RortvedtC	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	.125

TOTAL	8	35	4	2	9	4	0	16	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
J.A. HappLHP	4.1	9	6	5	4	1	2	89	6.09
Tyler DuffeyRHP	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	13	3.45
Alex ColomeRHP	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	17	4.85
Danny CoulombeLHP	1.0	2	0	0	1	0	0	16	1.93
Taylor RogersLHP	1.0	1	1	1	2	1	0	22	2.73

TOTAL	8.0	13	7	6	8	3	2	157	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Whit MerrifieldRF	2	5	1	0	0	0	0	2	.289
2Jorge SolerDH	1	4	0	0	0	1	0	1	.184
3Carlos Santana1B	2	5	0	1	1	0	0	1	.246
4Salvador PerezC	3	4	2	1	1	0	1	2	.284
5Hanser Alberto2B	2	4	2	2	0	0	1	4	.263
6Hunter Dozier3B	1	3	1	0	1	1	0	2	.168
7Michael A. TaylorCF	1	4	0	1	2	0	0	5	.237
8Edward OlivaresLF	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	.233
Jarrod DysonLF	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.239
9Nicky LopezSS	1	3	1	0	1	1	0	0	.270
TOTAL	13	36	7	5	8	3	2	18	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	PC	ERA
Brady SingerRHP	3.0	5	3	2	4	2	72	4.74
Richard LoveladyLHP	2.0	1	0	0	1	1	26	0.00
Jake BrentzLHP	0.2	2	1	1	0	1	12	2.89
Kyle ZimmerRHP	1.1	0	0	0	2	0	20	2.53
Greg HollandRHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	12	3.90
Scott BarlowRHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	9	2.04
TOTAL	9.0	8	4	3	9	4	151	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningMINKC

TOP 1
DOUBLE — Luis Arraez doubles (6) on a fly ball to left fielder Edward Olivares.
00
DOUBLE — Josh Donaldson doubles (12) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Michael A. Taylor. Luis Arraez to 3rd.
00
SINGLE — Trevor Larnach singles on a sharp ground ball to pitcher Brady Singer. Luis Arraez scores. Josh Donaldson scores. Trevor Larnach to 2nd. Throwing error by pitcher Brady Singer. [2 runs]
20
LINEOUT — Nelson Cruz lines out to pitcher Brady Singer. [1 out]
20
SINGLE — Alex Kirilloff singles on a ground ball to center fielder Michael A. Taylor. Trevor Larnach scores. [1 run]
30
STRIKEOUT — Jorge Polanco called out on strikes. [2 outs]
30
STRIKEOUT — Max Kepler strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
30
BOTTOM 1
GROUNDOUT — Whit Merrifield grounds out, third baseman Josh Donaldson to first baseman Alex Kirilloff. [1 out]
30
GROUNDOUT — Jorge Soler grounds out, pitcher J. A. Happ to first baseman Alex Kirilloff. [2 outs]
30
POP OUT — Carlos Santana pops out to first baseman Alex Kirilloff in foul territory. [3 outs]
30

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Team Stats

MIN

4Runs7

8Hits13

1Errors2

.229Batting Avg.361

35At Bats36

2Extra-base Hits6

0Home Runs2

2Runs-Batted-In5

4Walks3

0Stolen Bases0

9Strikeouts8

8Left on Base8

10Total Bases23

Game Details

Friday, July 2, 2021 · 8:10 PM

Kauffman Stadium · Kansas City, MO

attendance: 31,824 (84.0%)

weather: 87 degrees, clear