Kansas City Royals vs. Minnesota Twins

Apr 30, 2021

FINAL

Box Score

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

loss:

B. Singerwin: Minnesota Twins logo

M. Pineda

Game Recap

MINNEAPOLIS -- Alex Kirilloff has had some rotten luck with batted balls to start his career -- so he decided to take luck out of the equation by just smashing the ball out of the park. Kirilloff, ranked as the Twins’ No. 2 prospect by MLB Pipeline, loudly broke out...

Scoring Summary

KCMIN

2
Luis Arraez hit by pitch. Jorge Polanco scores. Andrelton Simmons to 3rd. Ben Rortvedt to 2nd. [1 run]
01
3
Alex Kirilloff homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field. Byron Buxton scores. Nelson Cruz scores. [3 runs]
04
4
Carlos Santana homers (6) on a fly ball to right center field. [1 run]
14
5
Alex Kirilloff homers (2) on a fly ball to center field. [1 run]
15
8
Andrelton Simmons doubles (4) on a line drive to center fielder Michael A. Taylor. Max Kepler scores. [1 run]
16
8
Ben Rortvedt singles on a line drive to left fielder Andrew Benintendi. Andrelton Simmons scores. [1 run]
17
8
Wild pitch by pitcher Wade Davis. Ben Rortvedt scores. Luis Arraez to 3rd. Josh Donaldson to 2nd. [1 run]
18
8
Nelson Cruz out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Michael A. Taylor. Luis Arraez scores. [2 runs] [2 outs]
19

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Whit Merrifield2B	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	2	.274
2Carlos Santana1B	1	3	1	1	0	0	1	0	.247
Ryan McBroomPH	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167
3Salvador PerezC	1	3	0	0	2	0	0	0	.268
Cam GallagherPH	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.077
4Jorge SolerRF	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	1	.205
Hanser AlbertoPH	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.224
5Ryan O'HearnDH	0	3	0	0	1	1	0	2	.154
6Hunter Dozier3B	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	1	.134
7Andrew BenintendiLF	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.225
8Michael A. TaylorCF	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.260
9Nicky LopezSS	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	.246
TOTAL	4	29	1	1	7	3	1	10	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Brady SingerRHP	2.0	2	1	1	1	3	0	48	3.09
Tyler ZuberRHP	1.0	1	3	3	1	2	1	28	4.91
Ervin SantanaRHP	4.0	2	1	1	2	2	1	60	4.00
Wade DavisRHP	1.0	2	4	4	0	3	0	34	8.31
TOTAL	8.0	7	9	9	4	10	2	170	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Luis ArraezLF	0	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	.273
2Josh Donaldson3B	0	3	0	0	0	2	0	3	.286
3Byron BuxtonCF	1	4	1	0	1	1	0	4	.426
Jake CaveCF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182
4Nelson CruzDH	0	2	1	1	0	2	0	0	.329
5Alex Kirilloff1B	2	4	2	4	0	1	2	3	.167
6Jorge Polanco2B	2	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	.207
7Max KeplerRF	0	3	1	0	1	1	0	2	.220
8Andrelton SimmonsSS	1	3	1	1	1	1	0	1	.267
9Ben RortvedtC	1	3	1	1	1	1	0	0	.333


TOTAL	7	29	9	8	4	10	2	14	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Michael PinedaRHP	5.0	3	1	1	5	2	1	71	2.30
Tyler DuffeyRHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	14	3.38
Hansel RoblesRHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	15	4.82
Jorge AlcalaRHP	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	21	3.60
TOTAL	9.0	4	1	1	7	3	1	121	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningKCMIN

TOP 1
FLYOUT — Whit Merrifield flies out to left fielder Luis Arraez. [1 out]
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LINEOUT — Carlos Santana lines out to right fielder Max Kepler. [2 outs]
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STRIKEOUT — Salvador Perez strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
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BOTTOM 1
LINEOUT — Luis Arraez lines out to left fielder Andrew Benintendi. [1 out]
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GROUNDOUT — Josh Donaldson grounds out, pitcher Brady Singer to first baseman Carlos Santana. [2 outs]
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SINGLE — Byron Buxton singles on a line drive to left fielder Andrew Benintendi.
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STOLEN BASE 2B — Twins challenged (tag play), call on the field was overturned: Byron Buxton steals (3) 2nd base.
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WALK — Nelson Cruz walks.
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FLYOUT — Alex Kirilloff flies out sharply to center fielder Michael A. Taylor. [3 outs]
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Team Stats

MIN

1Runs9

4Hits7

0Errors0

.138Batting Avg.241

29At Bats29

1Extra-base Hits4

1Home Runs2

1Runs-Batted-In8

3Walks10

0Stolen Bases1

7Strikeouts4

4Left on Base8

7Total Bases15

Game Details

Friday, April 30, 2021 · 8:10 PM

Target Field · Minneapolis, MN

attendance: 9,982 (25.9%)

weather: 59 degrees, partly cloudy