Minnesota Twins vs. Kansas City Royals

Friday, April 30th, 2021 7:10PM CST

Minnesota Twins

Twins

MIN

Home

9
vs.
Final

Royals

KC

Away

1
Kansas City Royals

Game Recap

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.

Game Details

Date: Friday, April 30th, 2021

Time: 7:10PM CST

Stadium: Target Field

Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota

Attendance: 9,982

Line Score

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Minnesota TwinsMIN 01301004-
Kansas City RoyalsKC 000100000

Game Stats


Minnesota Twins Batting

Twins Batting

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


Minnesota Twins Pitching

Twins Pitching

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


Minnesota Twins Fielding

Twins Fielding

Double Plays: 1 (Simmons-Polanco-Kirilloff)


Minnesota Twins Baserunning

Twins Baserunning

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



Kansas City Royals Batting

Royals Batting

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


Kansas City Royals Pitching

Royals Pitching

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


Kansas City Royals Fielding

Royals Fielding

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


Kansas City Royals Baserunning

Royals Baserunning

Caught Stealing: Benintendi (3, 2nd base by Pineda/Rortvedt)

Picked Off: Benintendi (1st base, Pineda)


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