KC 5, MIN 6 | May 29, 2021 | The Best Box Score

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Saturday, May 29, 2021•Target Field•61°F, Partly Cloudy

Royals

MIN

Twins

Final

WIN

J.A. Happ

LOSS

Ervin Santana

SAVE

Taylor Rogers

The Twins edged the Royals 6-5 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

Key Moment

Bot 8: Rob Refsnyder singles on a ground ball to left fielder Whit Merrifield. Jorge Polanco scores. Trevor Larnach to 2nd.

Weather: 61°F, Partly CloudyWind: 10 mph, In From RFFirst pitch: 6:10 PM UTCT: 3:04Att: 18,444Venue: Target Field

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87.3%D

19 missed calls

+24.1% KC

+1.62 runs MIN

Win Probability

MIN WinKC Win

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

Game 633944 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Kansas City Royals

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Whit MerrifieldLF	4	0	0	0	0	0	.247/.315/.368	97.1	.312	.345
Carlos Santana1B	2	1	1	0	2	1	.250/.384/.452	102.5	.477	.437
Salvador PerezDH	4	1	1	2	0	1	.277/.307/.487	102.7	.272	.427
Kelvin Gutiérrez3B	3	1	1	0	0	1	.250/.267/.295	106.6	.186	.180
Adalberto MondesiSS	4	1	2	2	0	2	.389/.389/.722	100.2	.362	.511
Hunter DozierRF	4	0	0	0	0	2	.139/.205/.328	97.8	.200	.242
Andrew BenintendiPH	1	0	0	0	0	1	.282/.346/.382	-	-	-
Hanser Alberto2B	4	1	1	0	0	1	.258/.264/.371	105	.502	.660
Cam GallagherC	2	0	1	0	1	0	.189/.244/.243	103.4	.461	.441
Bench
Jorge SolerRF	1	0	0	0	0	0	.178/.257/.314	69.7	.001	-
Michael A. TaylorCF	3	0	0	0	0	3	.248/.304/.376
Totals	32	5	7	4	3	12	-	-	-	-

HR:Perez (3rd off Happ, 1 on, 2 out); Mondesi (9th off Rogers, 1 on, 0 out)

2B:Alberto; Gutiérrez

TB:15

RBI:Mondesi 2; Perez 2

SB:Mondesi

GIDP:Merrifield 2

Team LOB:3

Minnesota Twins

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Miguel Sanó1B	2	0	0	0	1	0	.174/.296/.421	100.5	.016

Pitching

Kansas City Royals

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Ervin SantanaL	3.0	4	3	3	1	2	1	47-30	88.9	3.26
Carlos Hernández	4.1	4	3	3	3	6	0	72-45	90.8	8.22
Greg Holland	0.2	1	0	0	1	0	0	18-11	86.4	4.08
Totals	8.0	9	6	6	5	8	1	137-86	-	-

WP:Hernández

Inherited runners-scored:Hernández 1-1; Holland 2-1

Pitches-strikes:Santana 47-30; Hernández 72-45; Holland 18-11

Groundouts-flyouts:Santana 4-3; Hernández 5-2; Holland 1-1

Minnesota Twins

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
J.A. HappW	5.0	3	2	2	2	5	1	91-57	88.5	5.24

Bot 1 • MIN

0-1

Nelson Cruz hits a ground-rule double (5) on a fly ball down the right-field line. Josh Donaldson scores. Alex Kirilloff to 3rd.

EV: 73.0 mph226 ftLA: 40°

Bot 2 • MIN

0-2

Trevor Larnach homers (3) on a fly ball to center field.

EV: 109.5 mph💣 423 ftLA: 32°

Top 3 • KC

2-2

Salvador Perez homers (10) on a fly ball to left field. Carlos Santana scores.

EV: 100.2 mph💣 375 ftLA: 28°

Bot 4 • MIN

2-3

Rob Refsnyder singles on a fly ball to center fielder Michael A. Taylor. Jorge Polanco scores. Mitch Garver to 3rd. Trevor Larnach to 2nd.

EV: 71.8 mph235 ftLA: 31°

2-4

Josh Donaldson strikes out swinging.

Bot 6 • MIN

2-5

Trevor Larnach reaches on a fielding error by first baseman Carlos Santana. Mitch Garver scores. Trevor Larnach out at 2nd, second baseman Hanser Alberto to shortstop Adalberto Mondesi.

EV: 80.7 mph9 ftLA: -20°

Top 8 • KC

3-5

Whit Merrifield grounds into a double play, shortstop Andrelton Simmons to second baseman Jorge Polanco to first baseman Miguel Sano. Hanser Alberto scores. Cam Gallagher out at 2nd. Whit Merrifield out at 1st.

EV: 94.0 mph23 ftLA: -4°

Bot 8 • MIN

3-6

Rob Refsnyder singles on a ground ball to left fielder Whit Merrifield. Jorge Polanco scores. Trevor Larnach to 2nd.

EV: 94.4 mph122 ftLA: 8°

Top 9 • KC

5-6

Adalberto Mondesi homers (1) on a fly ball to left field. Kelvin Gutierrez scores.

EV: 97.1 mph💣 364 ftLA: 27°

Bench
Max KeplerRF	2	0	0	0	0	0	.212/.303/.424	98.9	.458	.423
J.A. HappP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Jorge AlcalaP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Tyler DuffeyP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Hansel RoblesP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Taylor RogersP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-

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