Royals Hitting
a-singled to center for C. Santana in the 9th
b-grounded to third for Pérez in the 9th
c-grounded to shortstop for Soler in the 9th
- Batting
- HRC. Santana (6, 4th inning off Pineda 0 on, 1 Out)
- RBIC. Santana (20)
- GIDPDozier
- Team LOB4
- Team RISP0-3 (Alberto 0-1, O'Hearn 0-1, Merrifield 0-1)
- Baserunning
- CSBenintendi (3, 2nd base by Pineda/Rortvedt)
- Picked OffBenintendi (1st base, Pineda)
- Fielding
- DP1 (Singer-C. Santana-Lopez)
Twins Hitting
- Batting
- 2BSimmons (4, Davis); Polanco (4, E. Santana)
- HRKirilloff 2 (2, 3rd inning off Zuber 2 on, 0 Out, 5th inning off E. Santana 0 on, 1 Out)
- RBICruz (19), Simmons (4), Arraez (10), Kirilloff 4 (5), Rortvedt (1)
- SFCruz
- Team LOB8
- Team RISP2-8 (Donaldson 0-1, Kepler 0-1, Buxton 0-1, Rortvedt 1-1, Kirilloff 1-3, Simmons 0-1)
- Baserunning
- SBBuxton (3, 2nd base off Singer/Pérez)
- Fielding
- DP1 (Simmons-Polanco-Kirilloff)
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
B. Singer(L, 1-3) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 48-24 | 3.09 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 28-14 | 4.91 |
| 4.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 60-36 | 4.00 |
| 1.0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 34-16 | 8.31 |
| 8.0 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 170-90 |
- Pitching
- WPDavis
- HBPArraez (by Singer)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedE. Santana 7/16; Davis 2/8; Singer 4/11; Zuber 4/6
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesE. Santana-9-4-11-12; Davis-3-2-6-5; Singer-11-0-7-6; Zuber-2-3-6-3
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsE. Santana 2-8; Davis 0-3; Singer 1-3; Zuber 0-2
- Game ScoresB Singer 46
Twins Pitching
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedPineda 11/19; Robles 1/3; Duffey 2/3; Alcala 4/7
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesPineda-14-8-8-12; Robles-2-1-3-2; Duffey-2-0-6-2; Alcala-5-1-2-6
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsPineda 3-6; Robles 1-1; Duffey 1-1; Alcala 3-2
- Game ScoresM Pineda 60
Scoring Summary
Inning | KC | MIN | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | Arraez hit by pitch, Polanco scored, Rortvedt to second, Simmons to third. | 0 | 1 | |
| 3rd | Kirilloff homered to left (394 feet), Buxton scored and Cruz scored. | 0 | 4 | |
| 4th | C. Santana homered to right center (424 feet). | 1 | 4 | |
| 5th | Kirilloff homered to center (416 feet). | 1 | 5 | |
| 8th | Simmons doubled to deep right, Kepler scored. | 1 | 6 | |
| 8th | Rortvedt singled to shallow left, Simmons scored. | 1 | 7 | |
| 8th | Rortvedt scored on Davis wild pitch, Donaldson to second on wild pitch by Davis, Arraez to third on wild pitch by Davis. | 1 | 8 | |
| 8th | Cruz hit sacrifice fly to center, Arraez scored. | 1 | 9 | |
MIN wins 2-1
Game Information
Target Field
1:10 AM, 1 May 2021
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance: 9,982
Game Time:3:09
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Erich Bacchus
- First Base Umpire - Tom Hallion
- Second Base Umpire - Phil Cuzzi
- Third Base Umpire - Cory Blaser
2024 American League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 17 | 7 | .708 | - | L1 |
| Kansas City | 14 | 10 | .583 | 3 | W1 |
| Detroit | 14 | 10 | .583 | 3 | W3 |
| Minnesota | 9 | 13 | .409 | 7 | W2 |
| Chicago | 3 | 20 | .130 | 13.5 | L5 |
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