Sunday, May 2nd, 2021 1:10PM CST
On Sunday, May 2nd, the Minnesota Twins soundly defeated the Kansas City Royals by a score of thirteen to four. A major turning point occurred in the third inning when the Twins scored seven runs, boosted by home runs from Andrelton Simmons and Mitch Garver. Minnesota's rookie player, Alex Kirillof, also hit a long ball during the game, his fourth in the past three contests against the Royals.
Date: Sunday, May 2nd, 2021
Time: 1:10PM CST
Stadium: Target Field
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance: 9,997
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MIN |
0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | - |
KC |
0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

Doubles: Donaldson 2 (3, Keller, Barlow); Kepler (5, Keller); Buxton (9, Barlow)
Triples: Arraez (1, Bubic)
Home Runs: Simmons (1, 3rd inning off Keller 1 on, 1 Out); Garver (5, 3rd inning off Keller 2 on, 2 Out); Kirilloff (4, 8th inning off Newberry 2 on, 2 Out)
Runs Batted In: Donaldson (6), Simmons 2 (6), Buxton (15), Garver 3 (12), Arraez (11), Kirilloff 4 (10)
2-out Runs Batted In: Garver 3, Kirilloff 3
Sacrifice Flies: Kirilloff
Ground Into Double Play: Donaldson
Team Left On Base: 5
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 5-9 (Cruz 0-1, Donaldson 1-1, Buxton 2-3, Cave 0-1, Garver 1-1, Kirilloff 1-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Buxton 1; Cave 1; Kirilloff 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Thielbar 2/4; Robles 2/5; Berríos 14/25; Alcala 3/3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Thielbar-2-6-5-2; Robles-5-0-1-4; Berríos-18-19-13-15; Alcala-1-3-3-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Thielbar 0-1; Robles 2-1; Berríos 6-3; Alcala 1-1
Game Scores: J Berrios 52

Double Plays: 2 (Garver-Arraez , Simmons-Arraez-Kirilloff)
Errors: Simmons (2, throw)

Doubles: Merrifield (6, Berríos); Dozier (2, Thielbar)
Home Runs: Dozier (3, 4th inning off Berríos 2 on, 2 Out)
Runs Batted In: Merrifield (19), Dozier 3 (11)
2-out Runs Batted In: Dozier 3
Ground Into Double Play: Merrifield
Team Left On Base: 6
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-5 (C. Santana 0-1, Pérez 0-2, Taylor 0-1, Dozier 1-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Pérez 2; Taylor 1

Wild Pitches: Keller
Intentional Walks: Cruz (by Keller).
Hit By Pitch: Cave (by Keller); Arraez (by Keller)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Holland 3/4; Barlow 4/4; Keller 10/22; Newberry 3/6; Bubic 1/6
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Holland-4-3-3-2; Barlow-3-2-3-2; Keller-10-6-13-16; Newberry-1-3-2-5; Bubic-3-4-1-5
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Holland 2-0; Keller 4-6; Newberry 0-2; Bubic 1-1
Game Scores: B Keller 35

Double Plays: 1 (Lopez-Merrifield-C. Santana)
Errors: Dozier 2 (2, fielding, throw)

Caught Stealing: Benintendi (4, 2nd base by Berríos/Garver)
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