Friday, April 30th, 2021 7:10PM CST
Alex Kirilloff had a memorable night for the Minnesota Twins on Friday, hitting the first two home runs of his major league career during their game against the Kansas City Royals. One of Kirilloff's blasts was a three-run shot in the third inning that helped the Twins pull away. His performance contributed significantly to Minnesota's 9-1 win over the Royals, who were leading the American League Central division at the time.
Date: Friday, April 30th, 2021
Time: 7:10PM CST
Stadium: Target Field
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance: 9,982
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MIN |
0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - |
KC |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

Doubles: Simmons (4, Davis); Polanco (4, E. Santana)
Home Runs: Kirilloff 2 (2, 3rd inning off Zuber 2 on, 0 Out, 5th inning off E. Santana 0 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: Cruz (19), Simmons (4), Arraez (10), Kirilloff 4 (5), Rortvedt (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Cruz
Team Left On Base: 8
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-8 (Donaldson 0-1, Simmons 0-1, Kepler 0-1, Buxton 0-1, Kirilloff 1-3, Rortvedt 1-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Donaldson 2; Simmons 1; Kirilloff 2

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Pineda 11/19; Robles 1/3; Duffey 2/3; Alcala 4/7
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Pineda-14-8-8-12; Robles-2-1-3-2; Duffey-2-0-6-2; Alcala-5-1-2-6
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Pineda 3-6; Robles 1-1; Duffey 1-1; Alcala 3-2
Game Scores: M Pineda 60

Double Plays: 1 (Simmons-Polanco-Kirilloff)

Stolen Bases: Buxton (3, 2nd base off Singer/Pérez)

Home Runs: C. Santana (6, 4th inning off Pineda 0 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: C. Santana (20)
Ground Into Double Play: Dozier
Team Left On Base: 4
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-3 (Merrifield 0-1, Alberto 0-1, O'Hearn 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Merrifield 1; O'Hearn 1

Wild Pitches: Davis
Hit By Pitch: Arraez (by Singer)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: E. Santana 7/16; Davis 2/8; Singer 4/11; Zuber 4/6
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: E. Santana-9-4-11-12; Davis-3-2-6-5; Singer-11-0-7-6; Zuber-2-3-6-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: E. Santana 2-8; Davis 0-3; Singer 1-3; Zuber 0-2
Game Scores: B Singer 46

Double Plays: 1 (Singer-C. Santana-Lopez)

Caught Stealing: Benintendi (3, 2nd base by Pineda/Rortvedt)
Picked Off: Benintendi (1st base, Pineda)
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