Sunday, June 6th, 2021 1:10PM CST
In Sunday's baseball action, the Minnesota Twins secured a 2-1 victory over the Kansas City Royals. A pivotal defensive play highlighted the game when Minnesota first baseman Miguel Sanó made a memorable catch of a popped-up bunt, which remarkably initiated a triple play.
Date: Sunday, June 6th, 2021
Time: 1:10PM CST
Stadium: Kauffman Stadium
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 14,046
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
KC |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
MIN |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

Doubles: Merrifield (14, Robles)
Triples: Merrifield (1, Ober)
Runs Batted In: Benintendi (29)
Team Left On Base: 4
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-7 (C. Santana 0-2, Benintendi 1-2, Olivares 0-1, Gutiérrez 0-1, Lopez 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Olivares 1; Gutiérrez 1; Lopez 1

Wild Pitches: Singer
Hit By Pitch: Larnach (by Singer)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Barlow 2/4; Zimmer 1/1; Brentz 2/3; Staumont 2/4; Singer 14/27
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Barlow-2-3-5-3; Zimmer-0-1-1-1; Brentz-1-3-0-2; Staumont-2-1-2-2; Singer-17-12-25-16
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Barlow 2-0; Zimmer 0-1; Brentz 1-1; Staumont 0-2; Singer 4-4
Game Scores: B Singer 49

Double Plays: 1 (Merrifield-Lopez-C. Santana)
Assists: Benintendi (Kirilloff at Home)

Doubles: Sanó (4, Singer)
Runs Batted In: Sanó (28), Larnach (8)
2-out Runs Batted In: Sanó, Larnach
Ground Into Double Play: Jeffers
Team Left On Base: 10
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-11 (Sanó 1-3, Polanco 1-2, Astudillo 0-1, Garlick 0-1, Kirilloff 0-1, Larnach 0-1, Jeffers 0-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Sanó 1; Polanco 1; Astudillo 2; Garlick 1; Larnach 1; Jeffers 1

Pitcher Notes: Robles pitched to 1 batter in the 9th.
Intentional Walks: Perez (by Rogers).
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Robles 2/4; Duffey 2/3; Rogers 3/4; Farrell 1/3; Alcala 3/3; Ober 11/15
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Robles-2-2-4-2; Duffey-2-2-5-2; Rogers-4-1-1-2; Farrell-1-4-2-1; Alcala-1-2-4-2; Ober-9-8-9-11
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Robles 1-0; Duffey 0-2; Rogers 1-1; Farrell 0-1; Alcala 1-1; Ober 1-5
Game Scores: B Ober 52

Triple Plays: (Sanó-Simmons-Gordon)

Stolen Bases: Gordon (3, 2nd base off Staumont/Gallagher)
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