KC 5, MIN 3 | Sep 12, 2021 | The Best Box Score

Sunday, September 12, 2021•Target Field•64°F, Cloudy

Royals

MIN

Twins

Final

WIN

Jake Brentz

LOSS

Jorge Alcala

SAVE

Scott Barlow

The Royals defeated the Twins 5-3.

★Whit Merrifield3-for-5, 1 RBI

Key Moment

Top 8: Kyle Isbel singles on a sharp ground ball to right fielder Max Kepler. Hunter Dozier scores. Edward Olivares to 2nd.

Weather: 64°F, CloudyWind: 5 mph, R To LFirst pitch: 6:10 PM UTCT: 3:31Att: 19,496Venue: Target Field

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94.8%B

8 missed calls

+3.2% KC

+0.30 runs KC

Win Probability

MIN WinKC Win

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

Game 632519 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Kansas City Royals

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Whit Merrifield2B	5	2	3	1	0	0	.277/.320/.399	102.2	.413	.486
Nicky LopezSS	4	0	1	0	0	3	.300/.365/.377	74.2	.166	.191
Salvador PerezDH	4	0	1	1	0	1	.274/.315/.538	112	.442	.501
Andrew BenintendiLF	4	0	2	1	0	1	.269/.312/.436	96.7	.519	.472
Hunter Dozier1B	1	1	0	0	0	1	.205/.278/.358	110.2	-	-
Adalberto Mondesi3B	3	1	1	1	0	0	.265/.286/.603	107.2	.372	.716
Edward OlivaresRF	0	0	0	0	0	0	.217/.277/.391	-	-	-
Kyle IsbelCF	3	0	1	1	1	1	.270/.325/.324	107.3	.356	.354
Sebastián RiveroC	4	0	1	0	0	2	.148/.258/.222	94.4	.187	.177
Bench
Carlos Santana1B	3	0	0	0	1	1	.218/.320/.360	84.6	.072	.067
Ryan O'HearnRF	3	1	1	0	1	1	.223/.256/.377
Totals	34	5	11	5	3	11	-	-	-	-

HR:Mondesi (2nd off Ober, 0 on, 0 out)

2B:Merrifield 2

TB:16

RBI:Mondesi; Perez; Merrifield; Benintendi; Isbel

SF:Perez; Benintendi

Team LOB:9

Minnesota Twins

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Byron BuxtonCF	3	2	2	0	0	1	.297/.337/.618	106.1	.801

Pitching

Kansas City Royals

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	P-S	Velo	ERA
Kris Bubic	5.1	4	3	2	1	6	86-54	85.8	4.99
Domingo TapiaBS	0.2	1	0	0	0	1	7-6	95.8	1.82
Jake BrentzW	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	14-9	93.5	3.17
Josh StaumontH	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	17-8	90.6	3.32
Scott BarlowS	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	15-9	84.8	2.37
Totals	9.0	6	3	2	2	11	139-86	-	-

HBP:Buxton (by Bubic)

Inherited runners-scored:Tapia 3-2

Pitches-strikes:Bubic 86-54; Tapia 7-6; Brentz 14-9; Staumont 17-8; Barlow 15-9

Groundouts-flyouts:Bubic 4-6; Tapia 0-1; Brentz 0-1; Staumont 3-0; Barlow 0-1

Minnesota Twins

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Bailey Ober	4.1	5	3	3	0	6	1	75-49	88.5	4.12

Top 1 • KC

1-0

Salvador Perez out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Rob Refsnyder. Whit Merrifield scores. Nicky Lopez to 2nd.

EV: 97.3 mph335 ftLA: 32°

Bot 1 • MIN

1-1

Luis Arraez out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Andrew Benintendi. Byron Buxton scores.

EV: 96.9 mph354 ftLA: 26°

Top 2 • KC

2-1

Adalberto Mondesi homers (6) on a fly ball to right field.

EV: 107.2 mph💣 403 ftLA: 24°

Top 5 • KC

3-1

Whit Merrifield doubles (35) on a pop up to right fielder Rob Refsnyder. Ryan O'Hearn scores. Sebastian Rivero to 3rd.

EV: 60.2 mph164 ftLA: 31°

Bot 6 • MIN

3-3

Brent Rooker doubles (8) on a line drive to left fielder Andrew Benintendi. Byron Buxton scores. Rob Refsnyder scores. Josh Donaldson to 3rd.

EV: 99.2 mph189 ftLA: 12°

Top 8 • KC

4-3

Kyle Isbel singles on a sharp ground ball to right fielder Max Kepler. Hunter Dozier scores. Edward Olivares to 2nd.

EV: 107.3 mph44 ft0

Top 9 • KC

5-3

Andrew Benintendi out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Rob Refsnyder. Whit Merrifield scores.

EV: 95.4 mph352 ftLA: 34°

Bench
Brent RookerLF	3	0	1	2	0	0	.203/.291/.392	99.2	.379	.364
Ryan JeffersC	2	0	0	0	0	2	.195/.271/.390	72	-	-
Andrelton SimmonsSS	3	0	1	0	0	2	.225/.288/.277	103.4	.847	.866
Bailey OberP							.500/.500/.500	-	-	-
Jovani MoránP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Ralph Garza Jr.P							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Jorge AlcalaP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Juan MinayaP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-

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