KC 4, MIN 13 | May 2, 2021 | The Best Box Score

Sunday, May 2, 2021•Target Field•65°F, Overcast

Royals

MIN

Twins

Final

WIN

José Berríos

LOSS

Brad Keller

The Twins cruised past the Royals 13-4 in a dominant performance.

★Hunter Dozier3 RBI

★Carlos Santana3-for-4, 0 RBI

★Mitch Garver3 RBI

Key Moment

Bot 8: Alex Kirilloff homers (4) on a fly ball to right center field. Luis Arraez scores. Nelson Cruz scores.

Weather: 65°F, OvercastWind: 11 mph, In From LFFirst pitch: 6:10 PM UTCT: 3:02Att: 9,997Venue: Target Field

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92.3%B

11 missed calls

+4.8% KC

+0.41 runs MIN

Win Probability

MIN WinKC Win

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

Game 634341 • 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	1	0	1	.269/.310/.413	102.4	.312	.362
Ryan O'Hearn1B	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167/.286/.500	-	-	-
Salvador PerezDH	4	0	0	0	0	2	.269/.303/.510	104.6	.283	.320
Jorge SolerRF	4	1	0	0	0	1	.188/.283/.341	100.4	.398	.381
Andrew BenintendiLF	4	1	2	0	0	0	.261/.337/.409	102.5	.679	.633
Hunter Dozier3B	4	1	2	3	0	2	.147/.210/.320	110.8	.468	.792
Michael A. TaylorCF	4	0	0	0	0	3	.262/.319/.357	73.2	.078	.070
Jarrod DysonPH	0	0	0	0	1	0	.286/.375/.500	-	-	-
Hanser AlbertoSS	1	0	0	0	0	0	.216/.231/.373	87.3	.036	.032
Bench
Carlos Santana1B	4	0	3	0	0	0	.280/.387/.516	109.4	.369	.473
Cam GallagherC	3	0	0	0	0	1	.111/.105/.167
Totals	34	4	8	4	3	11	-	-	-	-

HR:Dozier (4th off Berríos, 2 on, 2 out)

2B:Merrifield; Dozier

TB:13

RBI:Merrifield; Dozier 3

CS:Benintendi

GIDP:Merrifield

Team LOB:6

Minnesota Twins

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Luis Arraez2B	4	3	3	1	0	0	.289/.400/.373	99.3	.488

Pitching

Kansas City Royals

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Brad KellerL	4.1	6	7	2	1	3	2	72-45	90.7	8.06
Kris Bubic	1.0	3	2	2	0	1	0	20-13	85.9	18.00
Scott Barlow	0.2	2	1	1	0	2	0	13-10	86	2.87
Greg Holland	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	20-12	85.3	4.50
Jake Newberry	1.0	3	3	3	0	1	1	14-11	88	16.62
Totals	8.0	14	13	8	2	8	3	139-91	-	-

WP:Keller

HBP:Arraez (by Keller); Cave (by Keller)

IBB:Keller

Inherited runners-scored:Barlow 1-1

Pitches-strikes:Keller 72-45; Bubic 20-13; Barlow 13-10; Holland 20-12; Newberry 14-11

Groundouts-flyouts:Keller 4-6; Bubic 1-1; Barlow 0-0; Holland 2-0; Newberry 0-2

Minnesota Twins

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
José BerríosW	6.0	6	4	4	1	9	1	95-65	89.9	3.58

Bot 3 • MIN

0-2

Andrelton Simmons homers (1) on a fly ball to left field. Jake Cave scores.

EV: 98.6 mph💣 408 ftLA: 32°

0-3

Byron Buxton singles on a ground ball to third baseman Hunter Dozier. Luis Arraez scores. Josh Donaldson to 3rd. Throwing error by third baseman Hunter Dozier.

EV: 63.7 mph3 ftLA: -47°

0-4

Alex Kirilloff out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Jorge Soler. Josh Donaldson scores. Byron Buxton to 3rd.

EV: 94.2 mph253 ftLA: 53°

0-7

Mitch Garver homers (5) on a fly ball to left center field. Byron Buxton scores. Nelson Cruz scores.

EV: 107.2 mph💣 436 ftLA: 35°

Top 4 • KC

3-7

Hunter Dozier homers (3) on a fly ball to left center field. Jorge Soler scores. Andrew Benintendi scores.

EV: 97.3 mph💣 395 ftLA: 30°

Top 5 • KC

4-7

Whit Merrifield doubles (6) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Jake Cave. Nicky Lopez scores.

EV: 102.4 mph365 ftLA: 20°

Bot 6 • MIN

4-8

Luis Arraez triples (1) on a line drive to center fielder Michael A. Taylor. Andrelton Simmons scores.

EV: 99.3 mph194 ftLA: 12°

4-9

Josh Donaldson doubles (3) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Andrew Benintendi. Luis Arraez scores.

EV: 107.9 mph317 ftLA: 16°

4-10

Byron Buxton doubles (9) on a line drive to center fielder Michael A. Taylor. Josh Donaldson scores.

EV: 115.6 mph393 ftLA: 16°

Bot 8 • MIN

4-13

Alex Kirilloff homers (4) on a fly ball to right center field. Luis Arraez scores. Nelson Cruz scores.

EV: 106.1 mph💣 431 ftLA: 29°

HR:Simmons (3rd off Keller, 1 on, 1 out); Garver (3rd off Keller, 2 on, 2 out); Kirilloff (8th off Newberry, 2 on, 2 out)

2B:Donaldson 2; Kepler; Buxton

3B:Arraez

TB:29

RBI:Simmons 2; Donaldson; Garver 3; Kirilloff 4; Arraez; Buxton

SF:Kirilloff

GIDP:Donaldson

Team LOB:5

Bench
José BerríosP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Hansel RoblesP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Caleb ThielbarP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Jorge AlcalaP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-

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