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FINAL
May 1, 2021

Box Score

123456789RHE
KC20250101011121
MIN000000120352
win:D. Duffy (KC)loss:M. Shoemaker (MIN)
Kansas City Royals logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRAVG
1Whit Merrifield2B1413000.273
Hanser Alberto2B0100000.220
2Carlos Santana1B2421110.258
3Salvador PerezC2323001.280
Cam GallagherPH-C1200000.133
4Jorge SolerRF0301000.198
5Ryan O'HearnDH1511201.167
6Hunter Dozier3B0400200.127
7Andrew BenintendiLF3432002.250
8Michael A. TaylorCF2310000.275
Jarrod DysonCF0100000.286
9Nicky LopezSS0210020.239
TOTAL12361111534
Kansas City Royals logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRERA
Danny DuffyLHP7.02117310.60
Jake BrentzLHP2.03222113.09
TOTAL9.0533942
Minnesota Twins logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRAVG
1Byron BuxtonCF0300000.408
Jake CaveCF0200100.176
2Josh Donaldson3B0200110.273
Willians Astudillo3B1110000.291
3Nelson CruzDH1412001.325
4Jorge Polanco2B1400100.209
5Kyle GarlickRF0400200.241
6Mitch GarverC0200100.167
Ben RortvedtC0200000.200
7Alex Kirilloff1B1411301.176
8Andrelton SimmonsSS1300010.271
9Luis ArraezLF0200020.266
TOTAL53333942
Minnesota Twins logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRERA
Matt ShoemakerRHP3.18980227.83
Cody StashakRHP1.20002008.22
Randy DobnakRHP3.03223128.16
Alex ColomeRHP1.01000007.45
TOTAL9.0121110534

Scoring Summary

kcmin
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    1
    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
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    1
    Jorge Soler out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Luis Arraez. Salvador Perez scores.[1 run]
    20
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    3
    Salvador Perez homers (6) on a fly ball to center field. Carlos Santana scores.[2 runs]
    40
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    4
    Ryan O'Hearn homers (2) on a fly ball to center field.[1 run]
    50
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    4
    Whit 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
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    4
    Carlos Santana grounds out to first baseman Alex Kirilloff. Whit Merrifield scores.[1 run]
    90
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    6
    Andrew Benintendi homers (2) on a fly ball to right field.[1 run]
    100
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    7
    Alex Kirilloff homers (3) on a fly ball to center field.[1 run]
    101
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    8
    Andrew Benintendi homers (3) on a fly ball to left center field.[1 run]
    111
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    8
    Nelson Cruz homers (8) on a fly ball to left center field. Willians Astudillo scores.[2 runs]
    113

Play-by-Play

1st inningkcmin
  • TOP 1
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    GROUNDOUT — Whit Merrifield grounds out, third baseman Josh Donaldson to first baseman Alex Kirilloff.[1 out]
    00
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    WALK — Carlos Santana walks.
    00
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    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
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    SAC FLY — Jorge Soler out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Luis Arraez. Salvador Perez scores.[1 run][2 outs]
    20
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    GROUNDOUT — Ryan O'Hearn grounds out softly to first baseman Alex Kirilloff.[3 outs]
    20
  • BOTTOM 1
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    GROUNDOUT — Byron Buxton grounds out, third baseman Hunter Dozier to first baseman Carlos Santana.[1 out]
    20
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    WALK — Josh Donaldson walks.
    20
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    FLYOUT — Nelson Cruz flies out to right fielder Jorge Soler.[2 outs]
    20
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    SINGLE — Jorge Polanco singles on a sharp ground ball to left fielder Andrew Benintendi. Josh Donaldson to 2nd.
    20
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    FLYOUT — Kyle Garlick flies out to second baseman Whit Merrifield.[3 outs]
    20
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Team Stats

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