KC 1, MIN 9 | Apr 30, 2021 | The Best Box Score

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Saturday, May 1, 2021•Target Field•59°F, Partly Cloudy

Royals

MIN

Twins

Final

WIN

Michael Pineda

LOSS

Brady Singer

The Twins cruised past the Royals 9-1 in a dominant performance.

★Alex Kirilloff2 HR, 4 RBI

Key Moment

Bot 8: Andrelton Simmons doubles (4) on a line drive to center fielder Michael A. Taylor. Max Kepler scores.

Weather: 59°F, Partly CloudyWind: 6 mph, R To LFirst pitch: 12:10 AM UTCT: 3:09Att: 9,982Venue: Target Field

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89.0%C

19 missed calls

+1.3% KC

+0.51 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	0	1	4	0
MIN	0	1	3	0	1	0	0

Game 634391 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Kansas City Royals

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Whit Merrifield2B	4	0	0	0	0	1	.274/.318/.411	97.2	.232	.277
Ryan McBroomPH	1	0	1	0	0	0	.167/.286/.167	91.6	.391	.352
Cam GallagherPH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.077/.071/.154	79.1	.054	.052
Hanser AlbertoPH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.224/.240/.388	81	.085	.077
Ryan O'HearnDH	3	0	0	0	1	1	.154/.313/.385	109	.270	.249
Hunter Dozier3B	2	0	0	0	1	1	.134/.205/.269	100.8	.215	.194
Andrew BenintendiLF	3	0	1	0	0	0	.225/.311/.313	103.7	.366	.595
Michael A. TaylorCF	3	0	0	0	0	0	.260/.321/.351	97.4	.204	.188
Nicky LopezSS	2	0	0	0	1	0	.246/.324/.338	91.2	.013	.013
Bench
Carlos Santana1B	3	1	1	1	0	0	.247/.363/.506	104.9	.431	.703
Salvador PerezC	3	0	1	0	0	2	.268/.304/.485
Totals	29	1	4	1	3	7	-	-	-	-

HR:Santana (4th off Pineda, 0 on, 1 out)

TB:7

RBI:Santana

CS:Benintendi

GIDP:Dozier

Team LOB:4

Minnesota Twins

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Luis ArraezLF	3	1	0	1	1	0	.273/.374/.338	97.5	.307

Pitching

Kansas City Royals

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Brady SingerL	2.0	2	1	1	3	1	0	48-24	90.6	3.09
Tyler Zuber	1.0	1	3	3	2	1	1	28-14	89.5	4.91
Ervin Santana	4.0	2	1	1	2	2	1	60-36	88.8	4.00
Wade Davis	1.0	2	4	4	3	0	0	34-16	87.9	8.31
Totals	8.0	7	9	9	10	4	2	170-90	-	-

WP:Davis

HBP:Arraez (by Singer)

Pitches-strikes:Singer 48-24; Zuber 28-14; Santana 60-36; Davis 34-16

Groundouts-flyouts:Singer 1-3; Zuber 0-2; Santana 2-8; Davis 0-3

Minnesota Twins

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Michael PinedaW	5.0	3	1	1	2	5	1	71-42	86.7	2.30

Bot 2 • MIN

0-1

Luis Arraez hit by pitch. Jorge Polanco scores. Andrelton Simmons to 3rd. Ben Rortvedt to 2nd.

Bot 3 • MIN

0-4

Alex Kirilloff homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field. Byron Buxton scores. Nelson Cruz scores.

EV: 104.5 mph💣 394 ftLA: 32°

Top 4 • KC

1-4

Carlos Santana homers (6) on a fly ball to right center field.

EV: 104.9 mph💣 424 ftLA: 31°

Bot 5 • MIN

1-5

Alex Kirilloff homers (2) on a fly ball to center field.

EV: 105.5 mph💣 416 ftLA: 29°

Bot 8 • MIN

1-6

Andrelton Simmons doubles (4) on a line drive to center fielder Michael A. Taylor. Max Kepler scores.

EV: 96.4 mph263 ftLA: 12°

1-7

Ben Rortvedt singles on a line drive to left fielder Andrew Benintendi. Andrelton Simmons scores.

EV: 58.0 mph167 ftLA: 38°

1-9

Nelson Cruz out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Michael A. Taylor. Luis Arraez scores.

EV: 99.0 mph290 ftLA: 39°

Bench
Byron BuxtonCF	4	1	1	0	1	1	.426/.466/.897	102.2	.410	.418
Michael PinedaP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Tyler DuffeyP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Hansel RoblesP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Jorge AlcalaP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-

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