Minnesota Twins vs. Kansas City Royals

Jun 3, 2021

FINAL

Box Score

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

loss:

H. Robles(1-2)win: Kansas City Royals logo

J. Junis(2-3)save: Kansas City Royals logo

S. Barlow(2)

Game Recap

Minnesota Twins vs Kansas City Royals game highlights

KANSAS CITY -- Perched on the top step of the Royals’ dugout at Kauffman Stadium, watching his team close out a back-and-forth 6-5 win over the Twins on Thursday night, manager Mike Matheny described a different feeling than most have in one-run games. “It’s amazing how you can feel in...

Scoring Summary

MINKC

1Josh Donaldson homers (6) on a line drive to left field. [1 run] 10
1Salvador Perez homers (13) on a fly ball to center field. [1 run] 11
3Andrew Benintendi hit by pitch. Cam Gallagher scores. Whit Merrifield to 3rd. Carlos Santana to 2nd. [1 run] 12
4Nick Gordon singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jorge Soler. Miguel Sano scores. Ryan Jeffers to 2nd. [1 run] 22
4Hunter Dozier homers (7) on a fly ball to left field. [1 run] 23
4Whit Merrifield out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Trevor Larnach. Hanser Alberto scores. [1 run] [2 outs] 24
5Jorge Polanco doubles (13) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Andrew Benintendi. Josh Donaldson scores. [1 run] 34
5Miguel Sano out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Michael A. Taylor. Jorge Polanco scores. [1 run] [2 outs] 44
5Salvador Perez homers (14) on a fly ball to right field. [1 run] 45
7Josh Donaldson homers (7) on a fly ball to center field. [1 run] 55
7Andrew Benintendi reaches on a fielding error by center fielder Gilberto Celestino. Jarrod Dyson scores. Throwing error by center fielder Gilberto Celestino. [1 run] 56

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Kyle GarlickRF-CF	0	3	0	0	1	2	0	2	.244
2Josh Donaldson3B	3	5	3	2	1	0	2	2	.250
3Jorge PolancoSS	3	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	.238
4Nelson CruzDH	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	.273
5Trevor LarnachLF	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	3	.224
6Miguel Sano1B	0	2	1	1	2	1	0	0	.154
7Ryan JeffersC	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.214
8Gilberto CelestinoCF	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	3	.000
Alex KirilloffPH-RF	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.239
9Nick Gordon2B	1	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	.250

TOTAL	10	34	5	5	9	3	2	15	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
J.A. HappLHP	5.0	9	5	5	2	0	3	76	5.61
Tyler DuffeyRHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	4.43
Hansel RoblesRHP	1.0	0	1	0	1	2	0	20	3.28
Luke FarrellRHP	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	11	1.00
TOTAL	8.0	9	6	5	5	2	3	119	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Whit Merrifield2B	1	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.260
2Carlos Santana1B	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	.253
Jarrod DysonPR-RF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.250
3Salvador PerezDH	2	4	2	2	1	0	2	4	.284
4Andrew BenintendiLF	1	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.292
5Jorge SolerRF	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	4	.174
Nicky LopezPR-SS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.224
6Hunter Dozier3B-1B	1	4	1	1	1	0	1	2	.153
7Michael A. TaylorCF	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	1	.250
8Hanser AlbertoSS-3B	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.258
9Cam GallagherC	2	4	1	0	1	0	0	0	.220
TOTAL	9	32	6	5	5	2	3	12	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Kris BubicLHP	4.1	8	4	3	6	2	1	87	2.12
Kyle ZimmerRHP	1.2	0	0	0	1	0	0	21	2.14
Jakob JunisRHP	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	1	18	5.19
Scott BarlowRHP	2.0	0	0	0	2	1	0	23	1.86
TOTAL	9.0	10	5	4	9	3	2	149	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningMINKC

TOP 1
STRIKEOUT — Kyle Garlick called out on strikes. [1 out]
00
HOME RUN — Josh Donaldson homers (6) on a line drive to left field. [1 run]
10
FLYOUT — Jorge Polanco flies out to center fielder Michael A. Taylor. [2 outs]
10
SINGLE — Nelson Cruz singles on a line drive to left fielder Andrew Benintendi.
10
STRIKEOUT — Trevor Larnach strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
10
BOTTOM 1
GROUNDOUT — Whit Merrifield grounds out, shortstop Jorge Polanco to first baseman Miguel Sano. [1 out]
10
GROUNDOUT — Carlos Santana grounds out, shortstop Jorge Polanco to first baseman Miguel Sano. [2 outs]
10
HOME RUN — Salvador Perez homers (13) on a fly ball to center field. [1 run]
11
FLYOUT — Andrew Benintendi flies out to right fielder Kyle Garlick. [3 outs]
11

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Team Stats

MIN

5Runs6

10Hits9

2Errors1

.294Batting Avg.281

34At Bats32

4Extra-base Hits3

2Home Runs3

5Runs-Batted-In5

3Walks2

0Stolen Bases2

9Strikeouts5

6Left on Base6

18Total Bases18

Game Details

Thursday, June 3, 2021 · 8:10 PM

Kauffman Stadium · Kansas City, MO

attendance: 11,072 (29.2%)

weather: 82 degrees, partly cloudy