Minnesota Twins @ Kansas City Royals

22-35, 10-18 Away

Final

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

Data is currently unavailable.

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	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

Sources: Veteran LHP Steven Matz, Rays agree to 2-year deal

Left-hander Steven Matz and the Rays are in agreement on a two-year contract, pending a physical, sources said.

Tigers add right-hander Drew Anderson on 1-year, $7M deal

Drew Anderson spent spring training with the Tigers in 2024 on a minor league contract before going 23-10 with a 2.91 ERA over parts of two seasons in South Korea.

Boone believes gap between Yankees, Blue Jays not that wide

Speaking to reporters at the MLB winter meetings Monday, New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone lauded the Toronto Blue Jays for defeating his club in the playoffs, but he doesn't believe the gap between the AL East rivals is as wide as the matchup showed.

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Minnesota Twins @ Kansas City Royals

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