MIN 9, KC 2 | May 21, 2022 | The Best Box Score

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Saturday, May 21, 2022•Kauffman Stadium•62°F, Partly Cloudy

MIN

Twins

Royals

Final

WIN

Joe Ryan

LOSS

Brad Keller

The Twins cruised past the Royals 9-2 in a dominant performance.

★Andrew Benintendi3-for-3, 1 RBI

Key Moment

Bot 7: Emmanuel Rivera homers (3) on a fly ball to center field.

Weather: 62°F, Partly CloudyWind: 12 mph, L To RFirst pitch: 11:10 PM UTCT: 2:54Att: 17,893Venue: Kauffman Stadium

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93.0%B

11 missed calls

+7.0% MIN

+0.39 runs MIN

Win Probability

KC WinMIN Win

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

Game 662713 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Minnesota Twins

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Byron BuxtonCF	3	1	0	1	1	1	.228/.313/.604	98.5	.178	.141
Luis Arraez1B	3	3	2	2	2	0	.324/.430/.402	96.7	.383	.361
Carlos CorreaSS	5	0	2	2	0	0	.271/.339/.393	102.3	.382	.462
Jorge Polanco2B	4	0	0	1	0	0	.222/.321/.361	104.4	.062	.226
Max KeplerRF	4	1	1	1	1	0	.252/.356/.415	108.3	.243	.290
Gary SánchezDH	4	0	1	1	0	2	.229/.300/.459	103.4	.265	.378
Gio Urshela3B	3	2	1	0	1	1	.228/.298/.333	104.3	.465	.470
Ryan JeffersC	3	1	1	0	0	1	.211/.290/.367	76.5	.336	.324
Gilberto CelestinoLF	2	1	1	0	1	0	.355/.420/.419	106.8	.312	.292
Bench
Joe RyanP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Caleb ThielbarP							.000/.000/.000	-	-
Totals	31	9	9	8	6	5	-	-	-	-

2B:Urshela; Correa; Sánchez

TB:12

RBI:Correa 2; Sánchez; Kepler; Polanco; Arraez 2; Buxton

SB:Kepler

SF:Polanco; Buxton

GIDP:Sánchez

Team LOB:5

Kansas City Royals

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Dairon BlancoPH	1	0	0	0	0	1	.333/.333/.333	76.7	-

Pitching

Minnesota Twins

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Joe RyanW	5.2	5	1	1	2	6	0	79-51	87.2	2.28
Caleb ThielbarH	1.0	1	1	1	1	0	1	18-12	84.1	6.46
Joe SmithH	1.1	1	0	0	0	1	0	21-14	82.3	0.00
Cody Stashak	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	18-10	85.5	3.86
Totals	9.0	7	2	2	3	8	1	136-87	-	-

Inherited runners-scored:Thielbar 3-0; Smith 1-0

Pitches-strikes:Ryan 79-51; Thielbar 18-12; Smith 21-14; Stashak 18-10

Groundouts-flyouts:Ryan 5-6; Thielbar 0-3; Smith 2-1; Stashak 2-0

Kansas City Royals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Brad KellerL	7.0	5	4	4	3	4	0	97-61	89.9	3.20

Top 3 • MIN

2-0

Luis Arraez singles on a ground ball to left fielder Andrew Benintendi. Ryan Jeffers scores.

EV: 96.7 mph133 ftLA: 7°

1-0

Byron Buxton out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Whit Merrifield in foul territory. Gio Urshela scores. Ryan Jeffers to 3rd.

EV: 94.4 mph244 ftLA: 53°

Bot 3 • KC

2-1

Andrew Benintendi singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Byron Buxton. Whit Merrifield scores.

EV: 103.9 mph233 ftLA: 11°

Top 6 • MIN

4-1

Gary Sanchez doubles (13) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Max Kepler scores.

EV: 103.4 mph367 ftLA: 19°

3-1

Max Kepler singles on a ground ball to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Luis Arraez scores.

EV: 106.2 mph26 ftLA: -4°

Bot 7 • KC

4-2

Emmanuel Rivera homers (3) on a fly ball to center field.

EV: 107.6 mph💣 418 ftLA: 26°

Top 8 • MIN

5-2

Gary Sanchez called out on strikes.

Top 9 • MIN

9-2

Jorge Polanco out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Luis Arraez scores.

EV: 104.4 mph308 ftLA: 13°

8-2

Carlos Correa doubles (7) on a fly ball to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Gilberto Celestino scores. Byron Buxton scores. Luis Arraez to 3rd.

EV: 99.6 mph376 ftLA: 29°

6-2

Luis Arraez singles on a ground ball to left fielder Andrew Benintendi. Gio Urshela scores. Gilberto Celestino to 3rd. Byron Buxton to 2nd.

EV: 94.6 mph100 ftLA: 5°

Bench
Whit MerrifieldRF	4	1	1	0	0	1	.208/.243/.283	95.1	.175	.180
Brad KellerP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Gabe SpeierP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Foster GriffinP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-

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