Minnesota Twins @ Kansas City Royals
34-48, 17-25 Away
6
34-48, 17-25 Away
Final
35-48, 20-20 Home
2
35-48, 20-20 Home
Twins Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
M. SanoDH |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .285 | .357 | .375 |
| 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .253 | .321 | .428 |
| 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .263 | .359 | .436 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .263 | .300 | .447 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .187 | .275 | .374 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .201 | .295 | .402 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .190 | .277 | .417 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .281 | .328 | .368 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .241 | .308 | .324 |
| 35 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
- Batting
- 2BPolanco (18, Keller); Arraez (7, Swarzak)
- HRKepler (7, 6th inning off Keller 0 on, 1 Out); Polanco (10, 7th inning off Lovelady 1 on, 1 Out); Kirilloff (7, 7th inning off Lovelady 0 on, 2 Out)
- RBIKepler (28), Polanco 2 (34), Kirilloff (29), Larnach 2 (17)
- 2Out RBIKirilloff, Larnach
- Team LOB7
- Team RISP2-7 (Simmons 0-1, Polanco 0-1, Kirilloff 0-2, Larnach 2-3)
- Baserunning
- SBArraez (1, 3rd base off Keller/Rivero)
Royals Hitting
a-grounded into fielder's choice to for Benintendi in the 8th
b-struck out swinging for Rivero in the 9th
- Batting
- 2BO'Hearn (2, Robles)
- RBIDyson 2 (7)
- 2Out RBIDyson 2
- Team LOB6
- Team RISP1-2 (Dyson 1-1, Lopez 0-1)
Twins Pitching
- Pitching
- WPRobles
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedRobles 1/6; Rogers 1/4; Maeda 15/21; Alcala 3/4
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesRobles-2-2-3-4; Rogers-4-1-5-1; Maeda-11-18-28-10; Alcala-5-2-5-2
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsRobles 1-1; Rogers 1-0; Maeda 5-3; Alcala 0-1
- Game ScoresK Maeda 77
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
B. Keller(L, 6-9) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 96-59 | 6.39 |
| 0.2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 30-15 | 6.23 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9-5 | 5.50 |
| 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15-9 | 9.82 |
| 9.0 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 150-88 |
- Pitching
- WPKeller
- HBPGordon (by Keller)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedSwarzak 2/4; Keller 20/27; Lovelady 3/6; Hernández 0/3
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesSwarzak-2-0-3-4; Keller-17-16-9-14; Lovelady-4-7-1-3; Hernández-0-2-1-2
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsSwarzak 1-1; Keller 6-6; Lovelady 1-0; Hernández 1-1
- Game ScoresB Keller 60
Scoring Summary
Inning | MIN | KC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | Larnach singled to shallow center, Arraez scored. | 1 | 0 | |
| 6th | Kepler homered to right (395 feet). | 2 | 0 | |
| 7th | Polanco homered to left (387 feet), Arraez scored. | 4 | 0 | |
| 7th | Kirilloff homered to center (433 feet). | 5 | 0 | |
| 9th | Larnach singled to right, Arraez scored. | 6 | 0 | |
| 9th | Dyson singled to shallow left center, O'Hearn scored and Dozier scored. | 6 | 2 | |
KC wins 2-1
Game Information
Kauffman Stadium
7:10 PM, 4 July 2021
Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 15,350
Game Time:3:11
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Rob Drake
- First Base Umpire - Dan Merzel
- Second Base Umpire - Greg Gibson
- Third Base Umpire - Will Little
2025 American League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 88 | 74 | .543 | - | W2 |
| Detroit | 87 | 75 | .537 | 1 | L1 |
| Kansas City | 82 | 80 | .506 | 6 | W2 |
| Minnesota | 70 | 92 | .432 | 18 | L1 |
| Chicago | 60 | 102 | .370 | 28 | W1 |
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