Minnesota Twins @ Kansas City Royals
Twins Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .235 | .318 | .622 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .265 | .336 | .382 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .353 | .571 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .313 | .414 | .394 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .229 | .331 | .371 |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .229 | .302 | .457 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .225 | .291 | .324 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .252 | .355 | .420 |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .123 | .167 | .228 |
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .350 | .409 | .417 |
| 33 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
a-grounded to second for Garlick in the 4th
- Batting
- 2BSánchez (12, Lynch); Miranda (3, Coleman)
- RBISánchez (18), Urshela (12), Garlick 2 (8), Miranda 2 (5)
- 2Out RBIMiranda 2
- SFUrshela; Garlick
- Team LOB8
- Team RISP3-11 (Sánchez 1-1, Kepler 0-1, Polanco 0-2, Correa 0-1, Buxton 0-2, Garlick 1-1, Arraez 0-1, Miranda 1-2)
- Baserunning
- CSCelestino (1, 2nd base by Payamps/Melendez)
- Fielding
- DP1 (Polanco-Miranda)
- AssistsCelestino (Blanco at 2nd base)
Royals Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
N. Lopez2B |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .206 | .243 | .277 |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .302 | .361 | .396 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .221 | .267 | .400 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .279 | .321 | .457 |
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .286 | .348 | .500 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .128 | .286 | .233 |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .256 | .304 | .535 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .220 | .308 | .263 |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 |
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .283 | .292 | .348 |
| 34 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
a-doubled to right for Blanco in the 7th
- Batting
- 2BIsbel (3, Duffey)
- 3BMelendez (1, Smeltzer)
- HRSantana (2, 7th inning off Duffey 0 on, 0 Out); Rivera (2, 9th inning off Pagán 0 on, 1 Out)
- RBISantana (7), Merrifield (17), Rivera (8), Witt Jr. (16)
- SFMerrifield; Witt Jr.
- GIDPBenintendi
- Team LOB7
- Team RISP0-7 (Santana 0-2, Dozier 0-1, Benintendi 0-2, Rivera 0-1, Melendez 0-1)
- Baserunning
- SBWitt Jr. (6, 2nd base off Jax/Sánchez)
- Fielding
- ERivera (2, fielding); Witt Jr. (3, throw)
Twins Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
D. Smeltzer(W, 1-0) |
G. Jax(H, 3) |
T. Duffey(H, 5) |
J. Duran(H, 4) |
E. Pagan(S, 6) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 74-47 | 1.74 |
| 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 18-9 | 2.95 |
| 0.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18-13 | 4.11 |
| 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16-10 | 2.79 |
| 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19-14 | 2.13 |
| 9.0 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 145-93 |
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedPagán 4/6; Duffey 1/4; Duran 4/5; Smeltzer 14/20; Jax 2/3
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesPagán-6-0-3-5; Duffey-0-1-8-4; Duran-2-1-4-3; Smeltzer-12-5-11-19; Jax-4-3-2-0
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsPagán 2-0; Duffey 0-1; Duran 1-2; Smeltzer 8-6
- Game ScoresD Smeltzer 53
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
D. Lynch IV(L, 2-3) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 90-51 | 4.01 |
| 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 34-23 | 1.47 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-6 | 0.00 |
| 0.2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 33-16 | 4.02 |
| 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 29-18 | 4.50 |
| 9.0 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 194-114 |
- Pitching
- WPLynch
- BKLynch
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedGriffin 2/3; Payamps 4/7; Lynch 11/20; Peacock 2/5; Coleman 3/6
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesGriffin-3-0-0-3; Payamps-9-3-6-5; Lynch-16-5-14-16; Peacock-6-3-6-3; Coleman-4-5-5-2
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsGriffin 1-2; Payamps 2-2; Lynch 4-7; Peacock 1-2; Coleman 1-0
- Game ScoresD Lynch IV 35
Scoring Summary
Inning | MIN | KC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Garlick singled to left, Buxton scored, Correa to second. | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1st | Sánchez doubled to left, Correa scored, Garlick to third. | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1st | Urshela hit sacrifice fly to right, Garlick scored, Sánchez to third. | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1st | Witt Jr. hit sacrifice fly to center, Merrifield scored. | 3 | 1 | ||
| 2nd | Garlick hit sacrifice fly to left, Miranda scored. | 4 | 1 | ||
| 7th | Santana homered to right center (427 feet). | 4 | 2 | ||
| 7th | Merrifield hit sacrifice fly to center, Rivera scored. | 4 | 3 | ||
| 8th | Miranda doubled to deep right center, Kepler scored and Urshela scored. | 6 | 3 | ||
| 9th | Rivera homered to center (421 feet). | 6 | 4 | ||
MIN wins 3-0
Game Information
Kauffman Stadium
1:10 AM, 21 May 2022
Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 25,337
Game Time:3:22
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Angel Hernandez
- First Base Umpire - James Hoye
- Second Base Umpire - Jeremy Riggs
- Third Base Umpire - D.J. Reyburn
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 |

