Kansas City Royals vs. Minnesota Twins
May 28, 2021
FINAL
Box Score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | LOB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 6 |
| MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 8 |
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R. Dobnakwin:
K. Bubic
R. Dobnakwin:K. BubicGame Recap
Royals third-base coach Vance Wilson was watching three things as Michael A. Taylor made contact off Twins starter Randy Dobnak with two outs in the fifth inning of Kansas City’s eventual 8-3 win on Friday night at Target Field. 1) The ball rolling to the right-center gap. 2) The outfielders...
Scoring Summary
KCMIN
4Mitch Garver homers (8) on a fly ball to left field. [1 run]01- 5Michael A. Taylor doubles (4) on a sharp ground ball to right fielder Kyle Garlick. Hunter Dozier scores. [1 run]11
- 5Whit Merrifield singles on a line drive to left fielder Alex Kirilloff. Michael A. Taylor scores. Whit Merrifield to 2nd. [1 run]21
- 5Carlos Santana singles on a sharp ground ball to right fielder Kyle Garlick. Whit Merrifield scores. [1 run]31
- 7Whit Merrifield doubles (11) on a line drive to left fielder Alex Kirilloff. Jorge Soler scores. Hunter Dozier scores. Michael A. Taylor to 3rd. [2 runs]51
- 7Carlos Santana out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Rob Refsnyder. Michael A. Taylor scores. [1 run] [1 out]61
- 7Salvador Perez singles on a line drive to center fielder Rob Refsnyder. Whit Merrifield scores. Andrew Benintendi to 3rd. [1 run]71
- 7Adalberto Mondesi singles on a sharp ground ball to right fielder Kyle Garlick. Andrew Benintendi scores. Salvador Perez to 2nd. [1 run]81
- 7Trevor Larnach singles on a line drive to right fielder Hunter Dozier. Jorge Polanco scores. Rob Refsnyder to 3rd. Andrelton Simmons to 2nd. [1 run]82
- 7Wild pitch by pitcher Kyle Zimmer. Rob Refsnyder scores. Andrelton Simmons to 3rd. Trevor Larnach to 2nd. [1 run]83
Player Stats
| HITTING | H | AB | R | RBI | K | BB | HR | LOB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Whit Merrifield2B | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .253 |
| 2Carlos Santana1B | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .247 |
| 3Andrew BenintendiLF | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .284 |
| 4Salvador PerezC | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .277 |
| 5Adalberto MondesiSS | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .357 |
| 6Kelvin Gutierrez3B | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .244 |
| 7Jorge SolerDH | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .179 |
| 8Hunter DozierRF | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .144 |
| 9Michael A. TaylorCF | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .253 |
| TOTAL | 13 | 38 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 8 | - |
| PITCHING | IP | H | R | ER | K | BB | HR | PC | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kris BubicLHP | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 98 | 1.52 |
| Tyler ZuberRHP | 0.1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 6.60 |
| Kyle ZimmerRHP | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2.55 |
| Jake BrentzLHP | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 2.28 |
| TOTAL | 9.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 163 | - |
| HITTING | H | AB | R | RBI | K | BB | HR | LOB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kyle GarlickRF | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .253 |
| Trevor LarnachPH-LF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .226 |
| 2Josh Donaldson3B | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .227 |
| 3Nelson CruzDH | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .285 |
| 4Mitch GarverC | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .227 |
| 5Alex KirilloffLF-RF | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .229 |
| 6Miguel Sano1B | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .176 |
| 7Jorge Polanco2B | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .235 |
| 8Rob RefsnyderCF | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .368 |
| 9Andrelton SimmonsSS | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .240 |
| TOTAL | 6 | 32 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 16 | - |
| PITCHING | IP | H | R | ER | K | BB | HR | PC | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy DobnakRHP | 6.0 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 89 | 6.49 |
| Cody StashakRHP | 2.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 6.89 |
| Luke FarrellRHP | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0.00 |
| TOTAL | 9.0 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 140 | - |
Play-by-Play
1st inningKCMIN
- TOP 1
- GROUNDOUT — Whit Merrifield grounds out to first baseman Miguel Sano. [1 out]00
- POP OUT — Carlos Santana pops out to first baseman Miguel Sano. [2 outs]00
- SINGLE — Andrew Benintendi singles on a ground ball to shortstop Andrelton Simmons.00
- FORCEOUT — Salvador Perez grounds into a force out, third baseman Josh Donaldson to second baseman Jorge Polanco. Andrew Benintendi out at 2nd. [3 outs]00
- BOTTOM 1
- WALK — Kyle Garlick walks.00
- GROUNDED INTO DP — Josh Donaldson grounds into a double play, third baseman Kelvin Gutierrez to second baseman Whit Merrifield to first baseman Carlos Santana. Kyle Garlick out at 2nd. Josh Donaldson out at 1st. [2 outs]00
- DOUBLE — Nelson Cruz doubles (4) on a sharp ground ball to left fielder Andrew Benintendi.00
- WALK — Mitch Garver walks.00
- GROUNDOUT — Alex Kirilloff grounds out to first baseman Carlos Santana. [3 outs]00
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Team Stats
Game Details
Friday, May 28, 2021 · 8:10 PM
Target Field · Minneapolis, MN
attendance: 14,260 (37.0%)
weather: 60 degrees, clear