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Kansas City Royals @ Minnesota Twins

2021-09-11 · Night game · Target Field · Att: 19532 · 78°F, cloudy · Wind 9 mph L to R · 3:13

Minnesota Twins defeated Kansas City Royals 9–2. Minnesota Twins opened the scoring in the 1st — Byron Buxton homers (13) on a fly ball to center field. The game's biggest swing came in the 1st: Byron Buxton homers (13) on a fly ball to center field — worth 10% in win probability. Also of note: Ejection — Vance Wilson (C): Balls and strikes.

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Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KCA	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	10
MIN	2	1	0	1	2	0	3	0		9	12

W: Michael Pineda L: Brady Singer SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Greg Gibson · 1B: Ben May · 2B: Rob Drake · 3B: Will Little · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Kansas City Royals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Whit Merrifield	5	0	1	0	0	0
Nicky Lopez	4	1	2	0	0	0
Salvador Perez	3	0	1	0	0	1
Andrew Benintendi	4	0	2	1	0	0
Carlos Santana	4	0	0	0	0	1
Michael Taylor	3	0	0	0	1	1
Edward Olivares	4	0	0	0	0	1
Hanser Alberto	4	1	2	0	0	1
Hunter Dozier	4	0	2	1	0	1

Minnesota Twins — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Luis Arraez	4	0	0	0	1	1
Byron Buxton	5	2	2	1	0	0
Jorge Polanco	5	2	3	3	0	0
Josh Donaldson	5	1	1	0	0	4
Max Kepler	3	2	2	1	1	0
Nick Gordon	3	1	1	1	1	1
Miguel Sano	3	1	0	0	1	1
Jake Cave	4	0	1	2	0	1
Ben Rortvedt	4	0	2	1	0	1

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Brady Singer	4.2	7	2	7
Tyler Zuber	1.0	1	0	1
Wade Davis	1.0	3	2	0
Kyle Zimmer	1.1	1	0	1

Minnesota Twins — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Michael Pineda	5.0	5	0	3
Caleb Thielbar	1.0	1	1	2
Luke Farrell	1.0	0	0	0
Danny Coulombe	2.0	4	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Whit Merrifield: S7/L7L+
Nicky Lopez: 7/F7D
Salvador Perez: 9/F89D
Andrew Benintendi: CS2(16)

Bot 1

Luis Arraez: K
Byron Buxton: HR/F78XD
Jorge Polanco: HR/F9LD
Josh Donaldson: K
Max Kepler: 7/L78D

Top 2

Andrew Benintendi: 43/G3D
Carlos Santana: 43/G34D+
Michael Taylor: 8/F8D

Bot 2

Nick Gordon: HR/F89XD
Miguel Sano: 63/G56D+
Jake Cave: 7/L7D+
Ben Rortvedt: K

Top 3

Edward Olivares: 53/G5
Hanser Alberto: S7/L7S
Hunter Dozier: K
Whit Merrifield: 53/G5

Bot 3

Luis Arraez: 63/G6
Byron Buxton: 53/G5
Jorge Polanco: S4/G3
Josh Donaldson: K

Top 4

Nicky Lopez: S9/G34
Salvador Perez: HP.1-2
Andrew Benintendi: S8/L8S.2-H;1-2
Carlos Santana: 4/L4-
Michael Taylor: 64(1)/FO/G6.2-3;B-1
Edward Olivares: K

Bot 4

Max Kepler: HR/F9D
Nick Gordon: W
Miguel Sano: K+SB2
Jake Cave: K
Ben Rortvedt: 43/G4

Top 5

Hanser Alberto: K
Hunter Dozier: D7/L7LD
Whit Merrifield: 43/G4.2-3
Nicky Lopez: 3/G3

Bot 5

Luis Arraez: 7/F7S
Byron Buxton: S8/F8-
Jorge Polanco: HR/F9D.1-H
Josh Donaldson: K
Max Kepler: W
Nick Gordon: K

Top 6

Salvador Perez: K
Andrew Benintendi: D8/L78XD+
Carlos Santana: K
Michael Taylor: W
Edward Olivares: 8/F89

Bot 6

Miguel Sano: 63/G56
Jake Cave: 7/F7
Ben Rortvedt: S8/L89D
Luis Arraez: W.1-2
Byron Buxton: 9/F89D

Top 7

Hanser Alberto: 8/F8XD
Hunter Dozier: 53/G56
Whit Merrifield: 3/L34

Bot 7

Jorge Polanco: 31/G3
Josh Donaldson: S67/G56
Max Kepler: D9/F89XD+.1-3
Nick Gordon: 3/G3+
Miguel Sano: W
Jake Cave: S9/L89S-.3-H;2-H;1-2
Ben Rortvedt: S5/G6M.2-H;1-2
Luis Arraez: 63/G6S

Top 8

Nicky Lopez: S8/L4MD+
Salvador Perez: S8/G4M.1-2
Andrew Benintendi: 56(1)/FO/G56S-.2-3;B-1
Carlos Santana: 64(1)3/GDP/G6

Bot 8

Byron Buxton: 7/F7S
Jorge Polanco: 43/G34
Josh Donaldson: K

Top 9

Michael Taylor: K
Edward Olivares: 7/L7D
Hanser Alberto: D7/G5
Hunter Dozier: D7/G5.2-H
Whit Merrifield: 8/F8D

Notes & reviews

Twins challenged call that Taylor was safe at 1st; call upheld - force out, not double play
Royals coach Wilson ejected by HP umpire Gibson for arguing balls and strikes during 7th inning stretch

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