KC 2, MIN 9 | Sep 11, 2021 | The Best Box Score

Saturday, September 11, 2021•Target Field•78°F, Partly Cloudy

Royals

MIN

Twins

Final

WIN

Michael Pineda

LOSS

Brady Singer

The Twins cruised past the Royals 9-2 in a dominant performance.

★Jorge Polanco2 HR, 3 RBI

Key Moment

Top 9: Hunter Dozier doubles (24) on a ground ball to left fielder Jake Cave. Hanser Alberto scores.

Weather: 78°F, Partly CloudyWind: 9 mph, L To RFirst pitch: 11:10 PM UTCT: 3:13Att: 19,532Venue: Target Field

Ump Audit

Greg Gibson

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91.5%C

13 missed calls

+15.4% KC

+0.83 runs KC

Win Probability

MIN WinKC Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KC	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	10	0
MIN	2	1	0	1	2	0	3

Game 632527 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Kansas City Royals

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Whit Merrifield2B	5	0	1	0	0	0	.275/.317/.394	104.2	.350	.345
Nicky LopezSS	4	1	2	0	0	0	.300/.366/.379	107.9	.449	.430
Sebastián RiveroC	0	0	0	0	0	0	.130/.259/.217	-	-	-
Andrew BenintendiLF	4	0	2	1	0	0	.267/.311/.435	101.4	.403	.437
Carlos SantanaDH	4	0	0	0	0	1	.219/.321/.363	106.8	.340	.309
Michael A. TaylorCF	3	0	0	0	1	1	.243/.298/.351	97.3	.137	.126
Edward OlivaresRF	4	0	0	0	0	1	.217/.277/.391	92.8	.089	.115
Hanser Alberto3B	4	1	2	0	0	1	.259/.280/.389	104.1	.253	.245
Hunter Dozier1B	4	0	2	1	0	1	.206/.278/.359	105.1	.476	.458
Bench
Salvador PerezC	3	0	1	0	0	1	.274/.316/.540	97.5	.109	.103
Brady SingerP							.000/.000/.000	-
Totals	35	2	10	2	1	6	-	-	-	-

2B:Alberto; Benintendi; Dozier 2

TB:14

RBI:Benintendi; Dozier

CS:Merrifield

GIDP:Santana

Team LOB:8

Minnesota Twins

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Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Luis Arraez3B	4	0	0	0	1	1	.294/.363/.379	85.2	.177

Pitching

Kansas City Royals

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Brady SingerL	4.2	7	6	6	2	7	5	97-64	89.9	4.85
Tyler Zuber	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	23-14	90	5.87
Wade Davis	1.0	3	3	3	2	0	0	35-17	88.6	6.75
Kyle Zimmer	1.1	1	0	0	0	1	0	12-11	88.1	4.63
Totals	8.0	12	9	9	4	9	5	167-106	-	-

Inherited runners-scored:Zuber 1-0; Davis 1-0; Zimmer 2-1

Pitches-strikes:Singer 97-64; Zuber 23-14; Davis 35-17; Zimmer 12-11

Groundouts-flyouts:Singer 4-3; Zuber 1-1; Davis 2-1; Zimmer 2-1

Minnesota Twins

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Michael PinedaW	5.0	5	1	1	0	3	0	72-50	87.2	3.87

Game Notes

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T4Replay review: Twins challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was upheld: Michael A. Taylor grounds into a force out, shortstop Nick Gordon to second baseman Jorge Polanco. Salvador Perez to 3rd. Andrew Benintendi out at 2nd. Michael A. Taylor to 1st.

Bot 1 • MIN

0-1

Byron Buxton homers (13) on a fly ball to center field.

EV: 109.7 mph💣 444 ftLA: 29°

0-2

Jorge Polanco homers (28) on a fly ball to right field.

EV: 104.0 mph💣 387 ftLA: 26°

Bot 2 • MIN

0-3

Nick Gordon homers (2) on a fly ball to center field.

EV: 108.2 mph💣 432 ftLA: 23°

Top 4 • KC

1-3

Andrew Benintendi singles on a line drive to center fielder Byron Buxton. Nicky Lopez scores. Salvador Perez to 2nd.

EV: 98.9 mph148 ftLA: 9°

Bot 4 • MIN

1-4

Max Kepler homers (17) on a fly ball to right center field.

EV: 100.5 mph💣 382 ftLA: 23°

Bot 5 • MIN

1-6

Jorge Polanco homers (29) on a fly ball to right center field. Byron Buxton scores.

EV: 104.5 mph💣 406 ftLA: 35°

Bot 7 • MIN

1-8

Jake Cave singles on a soft line drive to right fielder Edward Olivares. Josh Donaldson scores. Max Kepler scores. Miguel Sano to 2nd.

EV: 72.4 mph205 ftLA: 24°

1-9

Ben Rortvedt singles on a ground ball to third baseman Hanser Alberto. Miguel Sano scores. Jake Cave to 2nd.

EV: 62.1 mph5 ftLA: -27°

Top 9 • KC

2-9

Hunter Dozier doubles (24) on a ground ball to left fielder Jake Cave. Hanser Alberto scores.

EV: 87.9 mph111 ftLA: 8°

HR:Buxton (1st off Singer, 0 on, 1 out); Polanco (1st off Singer, 0 on, 1 out); Gordon (2nd off Singer, 0 on, 0 out); Kepler (4th off Singer, 0 on, 0 out); Polanco (5th off Singer, 1 on, 1 out)

2B:Kepler

TB:28

RBI:Rortvedt; Gordon; Cave 2; Kepler; Polanco 3; Buxton

SB:Gordon

Team LOB:7

Bench
Michael PinedaP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Caleb ThielbarP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Luke FarrellP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Danny CoulombeP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-