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Kansas City Royals @ Minnesota Twins
2021-05-01 · Day game · Target Field · Att: 9993 · 78°F, cloudy · Wind 10 mph to LF · 2:59
Kansas City Royals defeated Minnesota Twins 11–3. Kansas City Royals opened the scoring in the 1st — Salvador Perez doubles (7) on a line drive to left fielder Luis Arraez, deflected by center fielder Byron Buxton. Carlos Santana scores. Salvador Perez to 3rd. The game's biggest swing came in the 3rd: Salvador Perez homers (6) on a fly ball to center field. Carlos Santana scores — worth 15% in win probability.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCA | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 12 | |
| MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
W: Danny Duffy L: Matt Shoemaker SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Tom Hallion · 1B: Phil Cuzzi · 2B: Cory Blaser · 3B: Erich Bacchus · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Whit Merrifield | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Carlos Santana | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Salvador Perez | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Jorge Soler | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Ryan O'Hearn | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Hunter Dozier | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Andrew Benintendi | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Michael Taylor | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Nicky Lopez | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Cam Gallagher | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jarrod Dyson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Hanser Alberto | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota Twins — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Byron Buxton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Josh Donaldson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Nelson Cruz | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Jorge Polanco | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Kyle Garlick | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Mitch Garver | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Alex Kirilloff | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
 Andrelton Simmons | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Luis Arraez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Ben Rortvedt | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jake Cave | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Willians Astudillo | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Danny Duffy | 7.0 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
 Jake Brentz | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Minnesota Twins — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Matt Shoemaker | 3.1 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
 Cody Stashak | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Randy Dobnak | 3.0 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
 Alex Colome | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Whit Merrifield: 53/G6
- Carlos Santana: W
- Salvador Perez: D87/L8D.1-H;B-3
- Jorge Soler: 7/SF/L7LD.3-H
- Ryan O'Hearn: 3/G34-
Bot 1
- Byron Buxton: 53/G5
- Josh Donaldson: W
- Nelson Cruz: 9/F9S
- Jorge Polanco: S7/G56+.1-2
- Kyle Garlick: 4/F89S
Top 2
- Hunter Dozier: 43/G6M
- Andrew Benintendi: 8/F78XD+
- Michael Taylor: S6/F78S
- Nicky Lopez: PO1(13)
Bot 2
- Mitch Garver: K
- Alex Kirilloff: K
- Andrelton Simmons: 63/G56
Top 3
- Nicky Lopez: 8/L8D
- Whit Merrifield: 53/G56S
- Carlos Santana: S9/G4+
- Salvador Perez: HR/F89XD.1-H
- Jorge Soler: 53/G5S
Bot 3
- Luis Arraez: 8/F78S
- Byron Buxton: 9/F9LF/FL
- Josh Donaldson: K
Top 4
- Ryan O'Hearn: HR/F8XD
- Hunter Dozier: 53/G56
- Andrew Benintendi: S8/L78D
- Michael Taylor: D7/G5.1-3
- Nicky Lopez: W
- Whit Merrifield: D48/G6M.3-H;2-H;1-H;B-3(E8/TH)
- Carlos Santana: 3/G3.3-H(UR)
- Salvador Perez: 3/P3F/FL
Bot 4
- Nelson Cruz: 8/L8
- Jorge Polanco: K
- Kyle Garlick: K
Top 5
- Jorge Soler: 5/P56S
- Ryan O'Hearn: K
- Hunter Dozier: K
Bot 5
- Mitch Garver: 63/G6+
- Alex Kirilloff: K
- Andrelton Simmons: W
- Luis Arraez: W.1-2
- Byron Buxton: 64(1)/FO/G6.B-1
Top 6
- Andrew Benintendi: HR/F9D
- Michael Taylor: 63/G6
- Nicky Lopez: W
- Whit Merrifield: 64(1)3/GDP/G6M-
Bot 6
- Josh Donaldson: 53/G56
- Nelson Cruz: 13/G56S
- Jorge Polanco: E6/TH/G6+.B-1
- Kyle Garlick: K.BX1(23)
Top 7
- Carlos Santana: K
- Cam Gallagher: S9/L89D+
- Jorge Soler: C/E2.1-2;B-1
- Ryan O'Hearn: K
- Hunter Dozier: K
Bot 7
- Ben Rortvedt: 8/F8
- Alex Kirilloff: HR/F78XD
- Andrelton Simmons: 8/L8D
- Luis Arraez: 13/G6MS
Top 8
- Andrew Benintendi: HR/F7D
- Jarrod Dyson: 43/G34
- Nicky Lopez: 43/G4
- Hanser Alberto: 7/L7D+
Bot 8
- Jake Cave: K
- Willians Astudillo: S8/G6M
- Nelson Cruz: HR/F78XD.1-H
- Jorge Polanco: 63/G56
- Kyle Garlick: 63/G6
Top 9
- Carlos Santana: S7/G56
- Cam Gallagher: 8/L8XD
- Jorge Soler: 6/L56
- Ryan O'Hearn: 9/L9+
Bot 9
- Ben Rortvedt: 13/G2-
- Alex Kirilloff: K
- Andrelton Simmons: S8/G6
- Luis Arraez: W.1-2
- Jake Cave: BK.2-3;1-2
- Jake Cave: 53/G56S-