MIN 6, KC 11 | Oct 1, 2021 | The Best Box Score

Saturday, October 2, 2021•Kauffman Stadium•75°F, Partly Cloudy

MIN

Twins

Royals

Final

WIN

Jonathan Heasley

LOSS

John Gant

The Royals cruised past the Twins 11-6 in a dominant performance.

★Miguel Sanó3-for-4, 2 RBI

★Byron Buxton3-for-5, 0 RBI

★Whit Merrifield3-for-4, 1 RBI

Key Moment

Bot 3: Hunter Dozier singles on a ground ball to right fielder Max Kepler. Andrew Benintendi scores. Carlos Santana to 2nd.

Weather: 75°F, Partly CloudyWind: 5 mph, R To LFirst pitch: 12:10 AM UTCT: 3:30Att: 14,293Venue: Kauffman Stadium

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92.6%B

12 missed calls

+25.6% MIN

+0.28 runs MIN

Win Probability

KC WinMIN Win

Team	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

Game 632272 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Minnesota Twins

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Luis Arraez3B	5	1	2	0	0	1	.287/.352/.371	102.8	.575	.554
Byron BuxtonCF	5	2	3	0	0	1	.305/.359/.637	109.4	.653	.644
Jorge Polanco2B	4	1	0	1	1	0	.269/.323/.500	96	.034	.050
Josh DonaldsonDH	4	0	1	1	0	0	.248/.351/.472	105.9	.450	.679
Max KeplerRF	4	0	0	0	0	0	.211/.307/.416	96.4	.093	.101
Miguel Sanó1B	4	0	3	2	0	0	.221/.311/.465	110.4	.336	.327
Brent RookerLF	4	0	1	0	0	1	.208/.300/.410	107.4	.289	.276
Nick GordonSS	4	0	1	0	0	0	.245/.297/.362	99.9	.382	.499
Ryan JeffersC	4	2	2	1	0	0	.202/.273/.407	107	.523	.874
Bench
John GantP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Luke FarrellP							.000/.000/.000	-	-
Totals	38	6	13	5	1	3	-	-	-	-

HR:Jeffers (6th off Heasley, 0 on, 0 out)

2B:Donaldson; Buxton 2

TB:19

RBI:Sanó 2; Donaldson; Jeffers; Polanco

GIDP:Rooker

Team LOB:7

Kansas City Royals

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Whit Merrifield2B	4	2	3	1	1	0	.279/.319/.397	94.6	.458

Pitching

Minnesota Twins

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
John GantL	4.0	8	6	6	2	3	0	71-45	84.5	4.09
Luke Farrell	1.1	4	4	4	3	2	1	38-20	84.8	4.74
Jovani Morán	1.2	3	1	1	1	2	0	38-22	86.2	7.88
Danny Coulombe	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15-10	86.6	3.67
Totals	8.0	15	11	11	6	7	1	162-97	-	-

WP:Gant

HBP:Perez (by Gant)

Inherited runners-scored:Morán 2-2

Pitches-strikes:Gant 71-45; Farrell 38-20; Morán 38-22; Coulombe 15-10

Groundouts-flyouts:Gant 3-6; Farrell 1-1; Morán 1-1; Coulombe 2-1

Kansas City Royals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Jonathan HeasleyW	5.1	6	4	4	1	1	1	88-50	87.3	4.91

Bot 1 • KC

0-1

Andrew Benintendi walks.

0-2

Carlos Santana grounds into a force out, second baseman Jorge Polanco to shortstop Nick Gordon. Nicky Lopez scores. Salvador Perez to 3rd. Andrew Benintendi out at 2nd. Carlos Santana to 1st.

EV: 97.1 mph11 ftLA: -16°

Bot 3 • KC

0-3

Hunter Dozier singles on a ground ball to right fielder Max Kepler. Andrew Benintendi scores. Carlos Santana to 2nd.

EV: 64.0 mph69 ftLA: 7°

0-4

Adalberto Mondesi doubles (7) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Byron Buxton. Carlos Santana scores. Hunter Dozier to 3rd.

EV: 109.5 mph322 ftLA: 17°

Top 4 • MIN

1-4

Josh Donaldson doubles (26) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Andrew Benintendi. Byron Buxton scores.

EV: 105.9 mph329 ftLA: 19°

Bot 4 • KC

1-6

Andrew Benintendi doubles (27) on a fly ball to shortstop Nick Gordon. Whit Merrifield scores. Nicky Lopez scores.

EV: 87.5 mph201 ftLA: 62°

Bot 5 • KC

1-7

Hunter Dozier homers (16) on a fly ball to center field.

EV: 106.3 mph💣 422 ftLA: 23°

1-8

Cam Gallagher singles on a line drive to left fielder Brent Rooker. Adalberto Mondesi scores.

EV: 92.2 mph264 ftLA: 17°

Top 6 • MIN

4-8

Miguel Sano singles on a line drive to center fielder Michael A. Taylor. Byron Buxton scores. Jorge Polanco scores. Josh Donaldson to 2nd.

EV: 89.5 mph278 ftLA: 21°

2-8

Ryan Jeffers homers (14) on a fly ball to left field.

EV: 107.0 mph💣 429 ftLA: 33°

Bot 6 • KC

4-9

Michael A. Taylor singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Byron Buxton. Hunter Dozier scores. Adalberto Mondesi to 3rd.

EV: 108.4 mph313 ftLA: 12°

4-10

Cam Gallagher singles on a soft bunt ground ball to first baseman Miguel Sano. Adalberto Mondesi scores. Michael A. Taylor to 2nd.

EV: 35.7 mph3 ftLA: -76°

4-11

Whit Merrifield singles 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.

EV: 90.3 mph168 ftLA: 10°

Top 7 • MIN

6-11

Jorge Polanco grounds into a force out, 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.

EV: 73.1 mph11 ftLA: -13°

Bench
Jonathan HeasleyP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Gabe SpeierP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Greg HollandP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Ervin SantanaP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-

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