Minnesota Twins vs. Kansas City Royals

Sunday, May 2nd, 2021 1:10PM CST

Minnesota Twins

Twins

MIN

Home

13
vs.
Final

Royals

KC

Away

4
Kansas City Royals

Game Recap

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.

Game Details

Date: Sunday, May 2nd, 2021

Time: 1:10PM CST

Stadium: Target Field

Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota

Attendance: 9,997

Line Score

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Minnesota TwinsMIN 00700303-
Kansas City RoyalsKC 000310000

Game Stats


Minnesota Twins Batting

Twins Batting

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


Minnesota Twins Pitching

Twins Pitching

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


Minnesota Twins Fielding

Twins Fielding

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

Errors: Simmons (2, throw)



Kansas City Royals Batting

Royals Batting

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


Kansas City Royals Pitching

Royals Pitching

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


Kansas City Royals Fielding

Royals Fielding

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

Errors: Dozier 2 (2, fielding, throw)


Kansas City Royals Baserunning

Royals Baserunning

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


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