Minnesota Twins vs. Kansas City Royals - Oct 1, 2021

MIN

71-89

74-86

FINAL

Kauffman Stadium

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
MIN	0	0	0	1	0	3	2	0	0	6	13	0
KC	2	0	2	2	2	3	0	0	X	11	15	1

WIN

Jonathan Heasley

5.1 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 1 K, 1 BB

LOSS

John Gant

4.0 IP, 8 H, 6 ER, 3 K, 2 BB

Box Score

MIN BATTING
PLAYER	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
1L. Arraez3B	2-5	1	0	0	.287
2B. BuxtonCF	3-5	2	0	0	.305
3J. Polanco2B	0-4	1	0	1	.269
4J. DonaldsonDH	1-4	0	0	1	.248
5M. KeplerRF	0-4	0	0	0	.211
6M. Sanó1B	3-4	0	0	2	.221
7B. RookerLF	1-4	0	0	0	.208
8N. GordonSS	1-4	0	0	0	.245
9R. JeffersC	2-4	2	1	1	.202

MIN PITCHING
PLAYER	IP	H	ER	BB	K	P-S	ERA
J. Gant(L, 5-11)	4.0	8	6	2	3	71-45	4.09
L. Farrell	1.1	4	4	3	2	38-20	4.74
J. Morán	1.2	3	1	1	2	38-22	7.88
D. Coulombe	1.0	0	0	0	0	15-10	3.67

FULL BOX SCORE

Team Totals

MIN		KC
13	HITS	15
1	HOME RUNS	1
19	TOTAL BASES	21
1	WALKS	6
3	STRIKEOUTS	7
17	RUNNERS LOB	20

Win Probability

KC 100.0%

MINEVENKC

10050100

TOP 9 · MIN 6-11 KC · KC 100.0%Josh Donaldson flies out sharply to center fielder Michael A. Taylor.

Scoring Summary

BOT 1Andrew Benintendi walks.0-1
BOT 1Carlos Santana 1-run force-out grounder, second baseman Jorge Polanco to shortstop Nick Gordon. Nicky Lopez scores. Salvador Perez to 3rd. Andrew Benintendi out at 2nd. Carlos Santana to 1st.0-2
BOT 3Hunter Dozier 1-run single on a ground ball to right fielder Max Kepler. Andrew Benintendi scores. Carlos Santana to 2nd.0-3
BOT 3Adalberto Mondesi 1-run double on a sharp line drive to center fielder Byron Buxton. Carlos Santana scores. Hunter Dozier to 3rd.0-4
TOP 4Josh Donaldson 1-run double on a sharp line drive to left fielder Andrew Benintendi. Byron Buxton scores.1-4
BOT 4Andrew Benintendi 2-run double on a fly ball to shortstop Nick Gordon. Whit Merrifield scores. Nicky Lopez scores.1-6
BOT 5Hunter Dozier solo 422' homer on a fly ball to center field.1-7

Season Series

KC LEADS 10-9

Box Score

MIN BATTING
PLAYER	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
1L. Arraez3B	2-5	1	0	0	.287
2B. BuxtonCF	3-5	2	0	0	.305
3J. Polanco2B	0-4	1	0	1	.269
4J. DonaldsonDH	1-4	0	0	1	.248
5M. KeplerRF	0-4	0	0	0	.211
6M. Sanó1B	3-4	0	0	2	.221
7B. RookerLF	1-4	0	0	0	.208
8N. GordonSS	1-4	0	0	0	.245
9R. JeffersC	2-4	2	1	1	.202

MIN PITCHING
PLAYER	IP	H	ER	BB	K	P-S	ERA
J. Gant(L, 5-11)	4.0	8	6	2	3	71-45	4.09
L. Farrell	1.1	4	4	3	2	38-20	4.74
J. Morán	1.2	3	1	1	2	38-22	7.88
D. Coulombe	1.0	0	0	0	0	15-10	3.67

FULL BOX SCORE

Team Totals

MIN		KC
13	HITS	15
1	HOME RUNS	1
19	TOTAL BASES	21
1	WALKS	6
3	STRIKEOUTS	7
17	RUNNERS LOB	20

Win Probability

KC 100.0%

MINEVENKC

10050100

TOP 9 · MIN 6-11 KC · KC 100.0%Josh Donaldson flies out sharply to center fielder Michael A. Taylor.

Scoring Summary

BOT 1Andrew Benintendi walks.0-1
BOT 1Carlos Santana 1-run force-out grounder, second baseman Jorge Polanco to shortstop Nick Gordon. Nicky Lopez scores. Salvador Perez to 3rd. Andrew Benintendi out at 2nd. Carlos Santana to 1st.0-2
BOT 3Hunter Dozier 1-run single on a ground ball to right fielder Max Kepler. Andrew Benintendi scores. Carlos Santana to 2nd.0-3
BOT 3Adalberto Mondesi 1-run double on a sharp line drive to center fielder Byron Buxton. Carlos Santana scores. Hunter Dozier to 3rd.0-4
TOP 4Josh Donaldson 1-run double on a sharp line drive to left fielder Andrew Benintendi. Byron Buxton scores.1-4
BOT 4Andrew Benintendi 2-run double on a fly ball to shortstop Nick Gordon. Whit Merrifield scores. Nicky Lopez scores.1-6
BOT 5Hunter Dozier solo 422' homer on a fly ball to center field.1-7

Season Series

KC LEADS 10-9

Cam Gallagher 1-run single on a line drive to left fielder Brent Rooker. Adalberto Mondesi scores.

TOP 6Ryan Jeffers solo 429' no-doubter on a fly ball to left field.2-8

TOP 6Miguel Sano 2-run single on a line drive to center fielder Michael A. Taylor. Byron Buxton scores. Jorge Polanco scores. Josh Donaldson to 2nd.4-8

BOT 6Michael A. Taylor 1-run single on a sharp line drive to center fielder Byron Buxton. Hunter Dozier scores. Adalberto Mondesi to 3rd.4-9

BOT 6Cam Gallagher 1-run single on a soft bunt ground ball to first baseman Miguel Sano. Adalberto Mondesi scores. Michael A. Taylor to 2nd.4-10

BOT 6Whit Merrifield 1-run single on a line drive to right fielder Max Kepler. Michael A. Taylor scores. Whit Merrifield out at 2nd on the throw, right fielder Max Kepler to shortstop Nick Gordon. Cam Gallagher to 3rd.4-11

TOP 7Jorge Polanco 2-run force-out grounder, third baseman Adalberto Mondesi to second baseman Whit Merrifield. Ryan Jeffers scores. Luis Arraez scores. Byron Buxton out at 2nd. Throwing error by second baseman Whit Merrifield.6-11

AL Central Standings

AMERICAN LEAGUE

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Chicago	93	69	.574	-	L1
Cleveland	80	82	.494	13.0	W1
Detroit	77	85	.475	16.0	W1
Kansas City	74	88	.457	19.0	L2
Minnesota	73	89	.451	20.0	W2

FULL STANDINGS

Minnesota Twins at Kansas City Royals, Oct 1, 2021