Royals 14-5 Twins (5 Jun, 2021) Final Score

Kansas City Royals

29-26, 16-13 home

hitters	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
J. PolancoSS	2-4	2	1	1	.243
J. DonaldsonDH	2-3	0	0	0	.258
K. GarlickRF	0-1	0	0	0	.241
A. KirilloffRF-1B	1-5	0	0	1	.237
W. Astudillo3B-P	0-5	0	0	0	.264
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 1st: Astudillo flied out to left. 3rd: Astudillo flied out to center. 5th: Astudillo popped out to shortstop. 7th: Astudillo grounded into double play, second to first, Kirilloff out at second. 9th: Astudillo lined out to left.
T. LarnachLF	2-3	1	0	0	.243
M. Sano1B-3B	1-4	1	1	2	.157
N. Gordon2B	3-4	1	1	1	.375
G. CelestinoCF	0-4	0	0	0	.000
B. RortvedtC	0-4	0	0	0	.147

pitchers	IP	H	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
M. Shoemaker	0.1	6	8	2	1	38-20	7.28
S. Anderson	3.2	4	4	2	2	62-40	9.35
J. Minaya	2.1	2	1	0	3	34-25	4.26
J. Alcala	0.2	0	0	0	1	7-6	3.80
W. Astudillo	1.0	0	0	1	0	12-7	3.00
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile No at bats in this game

According to ESPN Analytics

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Kauffman Stadium

1:10 AM, 5 June 2021

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 22,612

Game Time:3:16

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Manny Gonzalez
First Base Umpire - Mike Estabrook
Second Base Umpire - Jeff Nelson
Third Base Umpire - Ryan Wills

Royals score 9 in 1st, rout Twins 14-5 for 5th straight win

— Whit Merrifield capped a nine-run first inning with a three-run homer and the Kansas City Royals beat the Minnesota Twins 14-5 Friday night for their fifth straight win.

Jun 5, 2021, 05:05 am - AP


MIN
KC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	5	11	4
9	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	-	14	12	0

B. Keller6-4

5.0 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 5 K, 0 BB

M. Shoemaker2-7

0.1 IP, 6 H, 8 ER, 1 K, 2 BB

Scoring Summary

		MIN	KC
1st	Benintendi doubled to deep center, Merrifield scored, C. Santana to third.	0	1
1st	Perez singled to center, C. Santana scored and Benintendi scored.	0	3
1st	Taylor singled to left, Dozier scored and Perez scored, Soler to second.	0	5
1st	Lopez singled to center, Soler scored, Taylor to third.	0	6
1st	Merrifield homered to left (389 feet), Taylor scored and Lopez scored.	0	9
2nd	Taylor singled to right, Gutiérrez scored, Soler to second.	0	10
2nd	C. Santana singled to right, Soler scored and Taylor scored, Lopez to third.	0	12
2nd	Benintendi grounded into fielder's choice to second, Lopez scored, C. Santana out at second.	0	13
3rd	Kirilloff grounded into fielder's choice to third, Polanco scored, Donaldson out at second.	1	13
5th	Polanco homered to right (435 feet).	2	13
7th	Dyson reached on infield single to second, Alberto scored.	2	14
8th	Sanó homered to center (428 feet), Larnach scored.	4	14
8th	Gordon homered to center (423 feet).	5	14

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Twins
5
Royals
6

Game 1

4/6

Twins
5
Royals
14

Game 2

5/6

Twins
5
Royals
4

Game 3

5/6

Twins
2
Royals
1

Game 4

6/6

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	92	69	.571	-	L2
Kansas City	86	76	.531	6.5	W1
Detroit	86	76	.531	6.5	L2
Minnesota	82	80	.506	10.5	L4
Chicago	41	121	.253	51.5	W2

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