Kansas City Royals @ Minnesota Twins
Royals Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
N. LopezSS |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .275 | .317 | .394 |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .300 | .366 | .379 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .274 | .316 | .540 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .130 | .259 | .217 |
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .267 | .311 | .435 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .219 | .321 | .363 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .243 | .298 | .351 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .217 | .277 | .391 |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .259 | .280 | .389 |
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .206 | .278 | .359 |
| 35 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
- Batting
- 2BAlberto (16, Coulombe); Dozier 2 (24, Pineda, Coulombe); Benintendi (22, Thielbar)
- RBIDozier (42), Benintendi (58)
- 2Out RBIDozier
- GIDPC. Santana
- Team LOB8
- Team RISP2-12 (C. Santana 0-3, Taylor 0-1, Merrifield 0-2, Dozier 1-1, Benintendi 1-2, Olivares 0-2, Lopez 0-1)
- Baserunning
- CSMerrifield (4, 2nd base by Pineda)
Twins Hitting
- Batting
- 2BKepler (20, Davis)
- HRKepler (17, 4th inning off Singer 0 on, 0 Out); Polanco 2 (29, 1st inning off Singer 0 on, 1 Out, 5th inning off Singer 1 on, 1 Out); Buxton (13, 1st inning off Singer 0 on, 1 Out); Gordon (2, 2nd inning off Singer 0 on, 0 Out)
- RBIKepler (47), Polanco 3 (86), Buxton (23), Cave 2 (12), Gordon (12), Rortvedt (6)
- 2Out RBICave 2, Rortvedt
- Team LOB7
- Team RISP2-7 (Buxton 0-1, Cave 1-2, Gordon 0-1, Arraez 0-1, Rortvedt 1-2)
- Baserunning
- SBGordon (7, 2nd base off Singer/Perez)
- Fielding
- DP1 (Gordon-Polanco-Sanó)
Royals Pitching
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedDavis 3/8; Zimmer 5/5; Singer 12/23; Zuber 2/4
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesDavis-4-0-7-6; Zimmer-1-4-2-4; Singer-21-10-19-14; Zuber-1-5-5-3
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsDavis 2-1; Zimmer 2-1; Singer 4-3; Zuber 1-1
- Game ScoresB Singer 31
Twins Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
M. Pineda(W, 6-8) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 72-50 | 3.87 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 26-14 | 3.72 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12-8 | 1.47 |
| 2.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23-17 | 2.93 |
| 9.0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 133-89 |
- Pitching
- HBPPerez (by Pineda)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedPineda 15/20; Thielbar 4/5; Coulombe 5/9; Farrell 1/3
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesPineda-13-8-13-16; Thielbar-5-3-4-2; Coulombe-1-3-5-8; Farrell-2-0-3-3
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsPineda 7-4; Thielbar 0-1; Coulombe 2-2; Farrell 1-2
- Game ScoresM Pineda 56
Scoring Summary
Inning | KC | MIN | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Buxton homered to center (444 feet). | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1st | Polanco homered to right (387 feet). | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2nd | Gordon homered to right center (432 feet). | 0 | 3 | ||
| 4th | Benintendi singled to shallow center, Lopez scored, Perez to second. | 1 | 3 | ||
| 4th | Kepler homered to right (382 feet). | 1 | 4 | ||
| 5th | Polanco homered to right (406 feet), Buxton scored. | 1 | 6 | ||
| 7th | Cave singled to right center, Donaldson scored and Kepler scored, Sanó to second. | 1 | 8 | ||
| 7th | Rortvedt reached on infield single to shortstop, Sanó scored, Cave to second. | 1 | 9 | ||
| 9th | Dozier doubled to shallow left, Alberto scored. | 2 | 9 | ||
KC wins 2-1
Game Information
Target Field
12:10 AM, 12 September 2021
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance: 19,532
Game Time:3:13
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Greg Gibson
- First Base Umpire - Ben May
- Second Base Umpire - Rob Drake
- 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 |

