Kansas City Royals vs. Minnesota Twins

May 1, 2021

FINAL

Box Score

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

loss:

M. Shoemaker(1-3)win: Kansas City Royals logo

D. Duffy(4-1)

Game Recap

Kansas City Royals vs Minnesota Twins game highlights

By the end of the first inning against the Twins, the Royals had already doubled their run total from Friday night with two runs home. "This is a team that in the past we've had trouble beating, and after last night, they just beat us down and beat us up,”...

Scoring Summary

KCMIN

1Salvador Perez doubles (7) on a line drive to left fielder Luis Arraez, deflected by center fielder Byron Buxton. Carlos Santana scores. Salvador Perez to 3rd. [1 run] 10
1Jorge Soler out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Luis Arraez. Salvador Perez scores. [1 run] [2 outs] 20
3Salvador Perez homers (6) on a fly ball to center field. Carlos Santana scores. [2 runs] 40
4Ryan O'Hearn homers (2) on a fly ball to center field. [1 run] 50
4Whit Merrifield doubles (5) on a ground ball to center fielder Byron Buxton, deflected by second baseman Jorge Polanco. Andrew Benintendi scores. Michael A. Taylor scores. Nicky Lopez scores. Whit Merrifield to 3rd. Whit Merrifield advances to 3rd, on a throwing error by center fielder Byron Buxton. [3 runs] 80
4Carlos Santana grounds out to first baseman Alex Kirilloff. Whit Merrifield scores. [1 run] [2 outs] 90
6Andrew Benintendi homers (2) on a fly ball to right field. [1 run] 100
7Alex Kirilloff homers (3) on a fly ball to center field. [1 run] 101
8Andrew Benintendi homers (3) on a fly ball to left center field. [1 run] 111
8Nelson Cruz homers (8) on a fly ball to left center field. Willians Astudillo scores. [2 runs] 113

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Whit Merrifield2B	1	4	1	3	0	0	0	1	.273
Hanser Alberto2B	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.220
2Carlos Santana1B	2	4	2	1	1	1	0	0	.258
3Salvador PerezC	2	3	2	3	0	0	1	0	.280
Cam GallagherPH-C	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.133
4Jorge SolerRF	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	.198
5Ryan O'HearnDH	1	5	1	1	2	0	1	3	.167
6Hunter Dozier3B	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	2	.127
7Andrew BenintendiLF	3	4	3	2	0	0	2	0	.250
8Michael A. TaylorCF	2	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	.275
Jarrod DysonCF	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286
9Nicky LopezSS	0	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	.239
TOTAL	12	36	11	11	5	3	4	8	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Danny DuffyLHP	7.0	2	1	1	7	3	1	107	0.60
Jake BrentzLHP	2.0	3	2	2	2	1	1	36	3.09


TOTAL	9.0	5	3	3	9	4	2	143	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Byron BuxtonCF	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	.408
Jake CaveCF	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	2	.176
2Josh Donaldson3B	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	.273
Willians Astudillo3B	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.291
3Nelson CruzDH	1	4	1	2	0	0	1	1	.325
4Jorge Polanco2B	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	.209
5Kyle GarlickRF	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	3	.241
6Mitch GarverC	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	.167
Ben RortvedtC	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200
7Alex Kirilloff1B	1	4	1	1	3	0	1	0	.176
8Andrelton SimmonsSS	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	.271
9Luis ArraezLF	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	.266
TOTAL	5	33	3	3	9	4	2	8	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Matt ShoemakerRHP	3.1	8	9	8	0	2	2	68	7.83
Cody StashakRHP	1.2	0	0	0	2	0	0	21	8.22
Randy DobnakRHP	3.0	3	2	2	3	1	2	41	8.16
Alex ColomeRHP	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	11	7.45
TOTAL	9.0	12	11	10	5	3	4	141	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningKCMIN

TOP 1
GROUNDOUT — Whit Merrifield grounds out, third baseman Josh Donaldson to first baseman Alex Kirilloff. [1 out]
00
WALK — Carlos Santana walks.
00
DOUBLE — Salvador Perez doubles (7) on a line drive to left fielder Luis Arraez, deflected by center fielder Byron Buxton. Carlos Santana scores. Salvador Perez to 3rd. [1 run]
10
SAC FLY — Jorge Soler out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Luis Arraez. Salvador Perez scores. [1 run] [2 outs]
20
GROUNDOUT — Ryan O'Hearn grounds out softly to first baseman Alex Kirilloff. [3 outs]
20
BOTTOM 1
GROUNDOUT — Byron Buxton grounds out, third baseman Hunter Dozier to first baseman Carlos Santana. [1 out]
20
WALK — Josh Donaldson walks.
20
FLYOUT — Nelson Cruz flies out to right fielder Jorge Soler. [2 outs]
20
SINGLE — Jorge Polanco singles on a sharp ground ball to left fielder Andrew Benintendi. Josh Donaldson to 2nd.
20
FLYOUT — Kyle Garlick flies out to second baseman Whit Merrifield. [3 outs]
20

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Team Stats

MIN

11Runs3

12Hits5

1Errors2

.333Batting Avg.152

36At Bats33

7Extra-base Hits2

4Home Runs2

11Runs-Batted-In3

3Walks4

0Stolen Bases0

5Strikeouts9

3Left on Base7

27Total Bases11

Game Details

Saturday, May 1, 2021 · 2:10 PM

Target Field · Minneapolis, MN

attendance: 9,993 (25.9%)

weather: 78 degrees, partly cloudy