Kansas City Royals vs. Minnesota Twins

May 2, 2021

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
KC	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	4	8	2	6
MIN	0	0	7	0	0	3	0	3	-	13	14	1	5

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B. Kellerwin: Minnesota Twins logo

J. Berrios

Game Recap

MINNEAPOLIS -- Finally, the offense that was promised. Dormant for much of the Twins’ early-season struggles, the bats have roared to life in a trio of blowout wins over the last week, capped by a seven-run outburst in the third inning of Sunday afternoon’s rubber game against Kansas City that...

Scoring Summary

KCMIN

3
Andrelton Simmons homers (1) on a fly ball to left field. Jake Cave scores. [2 runs]
02
3
Byron Buxton singles on a ground ball to third baseman Hunter Dozier. Luis Arraez scores. Josh Donaldson to 3rd. Throwing error by third baseman Hunter Dozier. [1 run]
03
3
Alex Kirilloff out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Jorge Soler. Josh Donaldson scores. Byron Buxton to 3rd. [1 run] [2 outs]
04
3
Mitch Garver homers (5) on a fly ball to left center field. Byron Buxton scores. Nelson Cruz scores. [3 runs]
07
4
Hunter Dozier homers (3) on a fly ball to left center field. Jorge Soler scores. Andrew Benintendi scores. [3 runs]
37
5
Whit Merrifield doubles (6) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Jake Cave. Nicky Lopez scores. [1 run]
47
6
Luis Arraez triples (1) on a line drive to center fielder Michael A. Taylor. Andrelton Simmons scores. [1 run]
48
6
Josh Donaldson doubles (3) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Andrew Benintendi. Luis Arraez scores. [1 run]
49
6
Byron Buxton doubles (9) on a line drive to center fielder Michael A. Taylor. Josh Donaldson scores. [1 run]
410
8
Alex Kirilloff homers (4) on a fly ball to right center field. Luis Arraez scores. Nelson Cruz scores. [3 runs]
413

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Whit Merrifield2B	1	5	0	1	1	0	0	2	.269
2Carlos Santana1B	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.280
Ryan O'Hearn1B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167
3Salvador PerezDH	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	5	.269
4Jorge SolerRF	0	4	1	0	1	0	0	2	.188
5Andrew BenintendiLF	2	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	.261
6Hunter Dozier3B	2	4	1	3	2	0	1	2	.147
7Michael A. TaylorCF	0	4	0	0	3	0	0	2	.262
8Cam GallagherC	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	.111
Jarrod DysonPH	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.286
9Nicky LopezSS	0	1	1	0	1	2	0	0	.235
Hanser AlbertoSS	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.216
TOTAL	8	34	4	4	11	3	1	16	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Brad KellerRHP	4.1	6	7	2	3	1	2	72	8.06
Kris BubicLHP	1.0	3	2	2	1	0	0	20	18.00
Scott BarlowRHP	0.2	2	1	1	2	0	0	13	2.87
Greg HollandRHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	20	4.50
Jake NewberryRHP	1.0	3	3	3	1	0	1	14	16.62
TOTAL	8.0	14	13	8	8	2	3	139	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Luis Arraez2B	3	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	.289
2Josh Donaldson3B	2	5	2	1	0	0	0	3	.286
3Byron BuxtonCF	2	5	1	1	2	0	0	2	.408
4Nelson CruzDH	1	4	2	0	1	1	0	1	.321
5Alex Kirilloff1B	1	4	1	4	3	0	1	1	.184
6Mitch GarverC	2	5	1	3	0	0	1	0	.185
7Max KeplerRF	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.222
8Jake CaveLF	0	2	1	0	1	1	0	1	.171
9Andrelton SimmonsSS	2	4	2	2	1	0	1	1	.288



TOTAL	14	37	13	12	8	2	3	10	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Jose BerriosRHP	6.0	6	4	4	9	1	1	95	3.58
Hansel RoblesRHP	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	17	4.35
Caleb ThielbarLHP	1.0	1	0	0	2	0	0	23	3.60
Jorge AlcalaRHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	13	3.27

TOTAL	9.0	8	4	4	11	3	1	148	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningKCMIN

TOP 1
GROUNDOUT — Whit Merrifield grounds out, shortstop Andrelton Simmons to first baseman Alex Kirilloff. [1 out]
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SINGLE — Carlos Santana singles on a sharp ground ball to right fielder Max Kepler.
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LINEOUT — Salvador Perez lines out to left fielder Jake Cave. [2 outs]
00
FORCEOUT — Jorge Soler grounds into a force out, shortstop Andrelton Simmons to second baseman Luis Arraez. Carlos Santana out at 2nd. [3 outs]
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BOTTOM 1
HIT BY PITCH — Luis Arraez hit by pitch.
00
GROUNDED INTO DP — Josh Donaldson grounds into a double play, shortstop Nicky Lopez to second baseman Whit Merrifield to first baseman Carlos Santana. Luis Arraez out at 2nd. Josh Donaldson out at 1st. [2 outs]
00
GROUNDOUT — Byron Buxton grounds out sharply, second baseman Whit Merrifield to first baseman Carlos Santana. [3 outs]
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Team Stats

MIN

4Runs13

8Hits14

2Errors1

.235Batting Avg.378

34At Bats37

3Extra-base Hits8

1Home Runs3

4Runs-Batted-In12

3Walks2

0Stolen Bases0

11Strikeouts8

6Left on Base5

13Total Bases29

Game Details

Sunday, May 2, 2021 · 2:10 PM

Target Field · Minneapolis, MN

attendance: 9,997 (25.9%)

weather: 65 degrees, overcast