Minnesota Twins vs. Kansas City Royals

Jun 4, 2021

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
MIN	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	5	11	4	8
KC	9	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	-	14	12	0	7

loss:

M. Shoemakerwin: Kansas City Royals logo

B. Keller

Game Recap

KANSAS CITY -- By the time Whit Merrifield came up to the plate for the second time in the first inning on Friday night, he had already singled, stolen a base and watched his team put up six runs on Twins starter Matt Shoemaker. One swing put an exclamation point...

Scoring Summary

MINKC

1
Andrew Benintendi doubles (6) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Gilberto Celestino. Whit Merrifield scores. Carlos Santana to 3rd. [1 run]
01
1
Salvador Perez singles on a line drive to center fielder Gilberto Celestino. Carlos Santana scores. Andrew Benintendi scores. [2 runs]
03
1
Michael A. Taylor singles on a ground ball to left fielder Trevor Larnach. Salvador Perez scores. Hunter Dozier scores. Jorge Soler to 2nd. [2 runs]
05
1
Nicky Lopez singles on a ground ball to center fielder Gilberto Celestino. Jorge Soler scores. Michael A. Taylor to 3rd. [1 run]
06
1
Whit Merrifield homers (5) on a fly ball to left center field. Michael A. Taylor scores. Nicky Lopez scores. [3 runs]
09
2
Michael A. Taylor singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Alex Kirilloff. Kelvin Gutierrez scores. Jorge Soler to 2nd. [1 run]
010
2
Carlos Santana singles on a ground ball to right fielder Alex Kirilloff. Jorge Soler scores. Michael A. Taylor scores. Nicky Lopez to 3rd. [2 runs]
012
2
Andrew Benintendi grounds into a force out, second baseman Nick Gordon to shortstop Jorge Polanco. Nicky Lopez scores. Carlos Santana out at 2nd. Andrew Benintendi to 1st. [1 run] [2 outs]
013
3
Alex Kirilloff grounds into a force out, third baseman Kelvin Gutierrez to shortstop Nicky Lopez. Jorge Polanco scores. Josh Donaldson out at 2nd. Alex Kirilloff to 1st. [1 run] [1 out]
113
5
Jorge Polanco homers (6) on a fly ball to right center field. [1 run]
213
7
Jarrod Dyson singles on a ground ball to second baseman Nick Gordon. Hanser Alberto scores. [1 run]
214
8
Miguel Sano homers (10) on a line drive to center field. Trevor Larnach scores. [2 runs]
414
8
Nick Gordon homers (1) on a fly ball to center field. [1 run]
514

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Jorge PolancoSS	2	4	2	1	0	1	1	0	.243
2Josh DonaldsonDH	2	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	.258
Kyle GarlickRF	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.241
3Alex KirilloffRF-1B	1	5	0	1	1	0	0	3	.237
4Willians Astudillo3B-P	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	.264
5Trevor LarnachLF	2	3	1	0	0	1	0	2	.243
6Miguel Sano1B-3B	1	4	1	2	1	0	1	3	.157
7Nick Gordon2B	3	4	1	1	1	0	1	0	.375
8Gilberto CelestinoCF	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	3	.000
9Ben RortvedtC	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	3	.147


TOTAL	11	37	5	5	6	3	3	19	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Matt ShoemakerRHP	0.1	6	9	8	1	2	1	38	7.28
Shaun AndersonRHP	3.2	4	4	4	2	2	0	62	9.35
Juan MinayaRHP	2.1	2	1	1	3	0	0	34	4.26
Jorge AlcalaRHP	0.2	0	0	0	1	0	0	7	3.80
Willians AstudilloRHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	12	3.00
TOTAL	8.0	12	14	13	7	5	1	153	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Whit Merrifield2B	2	4	2	3	0	0	1	3	.264
Hanser Alberto2B	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.266
2Carlos Santana1B	1	3	1	2	0	2	0	1	.254
3Andrew BenintendiLF	1	4	1	2	0	0	0	2	.291
Jarrod DysonLF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.268
4Salvador PerezC	1	4	1	2	1	0	0	3	.284
Cam GallagherC	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.214
5Hunter DozierRF	0	3	1	0	2	1	0	3	.150
6Kelvin Gutierrez3B	1	5	1	0	2	0	0	4	.246
7Jorge SolerDH	1	3	2	0	1	1	0	0	.177
8Michael A. TaylorCF	2	5	2	3	1	0	0	1	.255
9Nicky LopezSS	1	4	2	1	0	1	0	2	.225
TOTAL	12	38	14	14	7	5	1	20	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Brad KellerRHP	5.0	7	2	2	5	0	1	86	5.50
Ronald BolanosRHP	1.0	2	0	0	1	0	0	25	0.00
Tyler ZuberRHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	18	6.35
Wade DavisRHP	1.0	2	3	3	0	1	2	21	7.36
Ervin SantanaRHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	3.10
TOTAL	9.0	11	5	5	6	3	3	157	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningMINKC

TOP 1
FLYOUT — Jorge Polanco flies out sharply to center fielder Michael A. Taylor. [1 out]
00
SINGLE — Josh Donaldson singles on a ground ball to right fielder Hunter Dozier, deflected by second baseman Whit Merrifield.
00
SINGLE — Alex Kirilloff singles on a line drive to left fielder Andrew Benintendi. Josh Donaldson to 2nd.
00
FLYOUT — Willians Astudillo flies out to left fielder Andrew Benintendi. [2 outs]
00
GROUNDOUT — Trevor Larnach grounds out to first baseman Carlos Santana. [3 outs]
00
BOTTOM 1
SINGLE — Whit Merrifield singles on a ground ball to right fielder Alex Kirilloff.
00
STOLEN BASE 2B — Whit Merrifield steals (17) 2nd base.
00
WALK — Carlos Santana walks.
00
DOUBLE — Andrew Benintendi doubles (6) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Gilberto Celestino. Whit Merrifield scores. Carlos Santana to 3rd. [1 run]
01
SINGLE — Salvador Perez singles on a line drive to center fielder Gilberto Celestino. Carlos Santana scores. Andrew Benintendi scores. [2 runs]
03
WALK — Hunter Dozier walks. Salvador Perez to 2nd.
03
STRIKEOUT — Kelvin Gutierrez strikes out swinging. [1 out]
03
CATCHER INTERFERENCE — Jorge Soler reaches on catcher interference by Ben Rortvedt. Salvador Perez to 3rd. Hunter Dozier to 2nd. Jorge Soler to 1st.
03
SINGLE — Michael A. Taylor singles on a ground ball to left fielder Trevor Larnach. Salvador Perez scores. Hunter Dozier scores. Jorge Soler to 2nd. [2 runs]
05
SINGLE — Nicky Lopez singles on a ground ball to center fielder Gilberto Celestino. Jorge Soler scores. Michael A. Taylor to 3rd. [1 run]
06
HOME RUN — Whit Merrifield homers (5) on a fly ball to left center field. Michael A. Taylor scores. Nicky Lopez scores. [3 runs]
09
PITCHING SUBSTITUTION — Shaun Anderson replaces Matt Shoemaker.
09
WALK — Carlos Santana walks.
09
FLYOUT — Andrew Benintendi flies out to center fielder Gilberto Celestino. [2 outs]
09
FIELD ERROR — Salvador Perez reaches on a throwing error by shortstop Jorge Polanco. Carlos Santana to 2nd.
09
STRIKEOUT — Hunter Dozier strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
09

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Team Stats

MIN

5Runs14

11Hits12

4Errors0

.297Batting Avg.316

37At Bats38

3Extra-base Hits3

3Home Runs1

5Runs-Batted-In14

3Walks5

0Stolen Bases1

6Strikeouts7

8Left on Base7

20Total Bases17

Game Details

Friday, June 4, 2021 · 8:10 PM

Kauffman Stadium · Kansas City, MO

attendance: 22,612 (59.7%)

weather: 86 degrees, clear