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Kansas City Royals @ Minnesota Twins
2021-09-10 · Night game · Target Field · 11 innings · Att: 20803 · 80°F, cloudy · Wind 6 mph R to L · 3:37
Kansas City Royals defeated Minnesota Twins 6–4. Kansas City Royals opened the scoring in the 1st — Andrew Benintendi homers (14) on a fly ball to right field. Nicky Lopez scores. Salvador Perez scores. Minnesota Twins took the lead in the 1st — Josh Donaldson homers (22) on a fly ball to left field. Jorge Polanco scores. Rob Refsnyder scores. Kansas City Royals took the lead in the 11th — Andrew Benintendi homers (15) on a fly ball to left center field. Salvador Perez scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 11th: Andrew Benintendi homers (15) on a fly ball to left center field. Salvador Perez scores — worth 33% in win probability.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCA | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | |
| MIN | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
W: Ervin Santana L: Juan Minaya SV: Greg Holland
Umpires — HP: Will Little · 1B: Greg Gibson · 2B: Ben May · 3B: Rob Drake · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Whit Merrifield | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Nicky Lopez | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Salvador Perez | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Andrew Benintendi | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
 Carlos Santana | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Adalberto Mondesi | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
 Michael Taylor | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Hunter Dozier | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Sebastian Rivero | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ryan O'Hearn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Edward Olivares | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Hanser Alberto | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota Twins — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Byron Buxton | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Jorge Polanco | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Rob Refsnyder | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Josh Donaldson | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
 Miguel Sano | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Brent Rooker | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Max Kepler | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ryan Jeffers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Andrelton Simmons | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Nick Gordon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Luis Arraez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Daniel Lynch | 6.0 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
 Jake Brentz | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Josh Staumont | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Scott Barlow | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Ervin Santana | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Greg Holland | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Minnesota Twins — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Griffin Jax | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
 Tyler Duffey | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jorge Alcala | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Alex Colome | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Juan Minaya | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Whit Merrifield: 9/F9
- Nicky Lopez: D7/G5
- Salvador Perez: W
- Andrew Benintendi: HR/F9LD.2-H;1-H
- Carlos Santana: 2/P2F/FL
- Adalberto Mondesi: K
Bot 1
- Byron Buxton: HR/F8XD
- Jorge Polanco: D7/L7LD+
- Rob Refsnyder: S9/L9D+.2-3
- Josh Donaldson: HR/F7LD.3-H;1-H
- Miguel Sano: 9/F9+
- Brent Rooker: K
- Max Kepler: 8/F78S
Top 2
- Michael Taylor: 8/F8XD+
- Hunter Dozier: 53/G56
- Sebastian Rivero: 53/G56
Bot 2
- Ryan Jeffers: 4/F8S-
- Andrelton Simmons: S7/G56
- Byron Buxton: K
- Jorge Polanco: 4/P34D
Top 3
- Whit Merrifield: 9/F9LD
- Nicky Lopez: 9/F9LD
- Salvador Perez: K
Bot 3
- Rob Refsnyder: K
- Josh Donaldson: 9/F9D
- Miguel Sano: 9/F9S
Top 4
- Andrew Benintendi: S9/L9LD
- Carlos Santana: 5/F56D
- Adalberto Mondesi: 8/F8
- Michael Taylor: D7/L78.1-H
- Hunter Dozier: K
Bot 4
- Brent Rooker: 7/F78D
- Max Kepler: S1/G15
- Ryan Jeffers: K
- Andrelton Simmons: S8/F8S-.1-3
- Byron Buxton: 4/P4
Top 5
- Sebastian Rivero: D9/F9LD
- Whit Merrifield: 43/G4.2-3
- Nicky Lopez: FC/G4.3XH(42);B-1
- Salvador Perez: 7/F78D
Bot 5
- Jorge Polanco: 8/F8
- Rob Refsnyder: 43/G4MD
- Josh Donaldson: 43/G4
Top 6
- Andrew Benintendi: 63/G4M
- Carlos Santana: 8/L8XD+
- Adalberto Mondesi: K
Bot 6
- Miguel Sano: 7/F7
- Brent Rooker: 5/L56
- Max Kepler: 31/G3
Top 7
- Michael Taylor: 9/F9D
- Hunter Dozier: K
- Sebastian Rivero: 7/F78S
Bot 7
- Ryan Jeffers: 53/G5
- Andrelton Simmons: K.BX1(23)
- Byron Buxton: 53/G5
Top 8
- Whit Merrifield: 4/F8S
- Nicky Lopez: 1/G23
- Salvador Perez: K
Bot 8
- Jorge Polanco: 3/G3
- Rob Refsnyder: K
- Josh Donaldson: W
- Miguel Sano: K
Top 9
- Andrew Benintendi: S8/G6M+
- Carlos Santana: K
- Adalberto Mondesi: K
- Michael Taylor: 7/F7
Bot 9
- Brent Rooker: K
- Max Kepler: 5/P5F/FL
- Nick Gordon: 63/G6M
Top 10
- Ryan O'Hearn: K
- Edward Olivares: W
- Whit Merrifield: K
- Nicky Lopez: S1/G3S.2-3;1-2
- Salvador Perez: 43/G6M
Bot 10
- Luis Arraez: W
- Byron Buxton: 2/BP2F-/FL
- Jorge Polanco: 7/F7D
- Rob Refsnyder: 6/L6D
Top 11
- Andrew Benintendi: HR/F7D.2-H(UR)
- Carlos Santana: 8/F8XD
- Adalberto Mondesi: W
- Michael Taylor: OA.1-2(E3)
- Michael Taylor: 8/F8
- Hanser Alberto: 43/G6M
Bot 11
- Josh Donaldson: 9/F89S+
- Miguel Sano: 4/F9LSF/FL
- Brent Rooker: K
Notes & reviews
- Michael A. Taylor starts inning at 2nd base.
- Ben Rortvedt starts inning at 2nd base.
- Salvador Perez starts inning at 2nd base.
- Fielding error by first baseman Miguel Sano.
- Rob Refsnyder starts inning at 2nd base.