Saturday, September 11th, 2021 6:10PM CST
Minnesota defeated the Kansas City Royals 9-2 on Saturday night, powered by five home runs including two from Jorge Polanco and five effective innings pitched by Michael Pineda in his return to the rotation.
Date: Saturday, September 11th, 2021
Time: 6:10PM CST
Stadium: Target Field
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance: 19,532
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MIN |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - |
KC |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

Doubles: Kepler (20, Davis)
Home Runs: Kepler (17, 4th inning off Singer 0 on, 0 Out); Polanco 2 (29, 1st inning off Singer 0 on, 1 Out, 5th inning off Singer 1 on, 1 Out); Buxton (13, 1st inning off Singer 0 on, 1 Out); Gordon (2, 2nd inning off Singer 0 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: Kepler (47), Polanco 3 (86), Buxton (23), Cave 2 (12), Gordon (12), Rortvedt (6)
2-out Runs Batted In: Cave 2, Rortvedt
Team Left On Base: 7
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-7 (Buxton 0-1, Cave 1-2, Gordon 0-1, Arraez 0-1, Rortvedt 1-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Buxton 1; Arraez 1; Rortvedt 1

Hit By Pitch: Perez (by Pineda)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Pineda 15/20; Thielbar 4/5; Coulombe 5/9; Farrell 1/3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Pineda-13-8-13-16; Thielbar-5-3-4-2; Coulombe-1-3-5-8; Farrell-2-0-3-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Pineda 7-4; Thielbar 0-1; Coulombe 2-2; Farrell 1-2
Game Scores: M Pineda 56

Double Plays: 1 (Gordon-Polanco-Sanó)

Stolen Bases: Gordon (7, 2nd base off Singer/Perez)

Doubles: Alberto (16, Coulombe); Dozier 2 (24, Pineda, Coulombe); Benintendi (22, Thielbar)
Runs Batted In: Dozier (42), Benintendi (58)
2-out Runs Batted In: Dozier
Ground Into Double Play: C. Santana
Team Left On Base: 8
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-12 (C. Santana 0-3, Taylor 0-1, Merrifield 0-2, Dozier 1-1, Benintendi 1-2, Olivares 0-2, Lopez 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: C. Santana 1; Merrifield 1; Olivares 2; Lopez 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Davis 3/8; Zimmer 5/5; Singer 12/23; Zuber 2/4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Davis-4-0-7-6; Zimmer-1-4-2-4; Singer-21-10-19-14; Zuber-1-5-5-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Davis 2-1; Zimmer 2-1; Singer 4-3; Zuber 1-1
Game Scores: B Singer 31

Caught Stealing: Merrifield (4, 2nd base by Pineda)
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