Baltimore Orioles vs Kansas City Royals, September 8, 2021
September 8, 2021, 7:05 PM ET | Oriole Park at Camden Yards
Starting Pitchers
Kansas City Royals
Recorded starter
Baltimore Orioles
Recorded starter
Season Comparison
2021Kansas City RoyalsBaltimore Orioles
.702
OPS.706
163
HR195
686
Runs659
4.64
ERA5.84
1.39
WHIP1.48
1344
Strikeouts by pitchers1234
Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.
Top Performers
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Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick
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Baltimore Orioles, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
Andrew Benintendi led Kansas City Royals with 4 hits and 1 home run and 5 RBI.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whit Merrifield2B | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nicky LopezSS | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Salvador PerezC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Andrew BenintendiLF | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Carlos Santana1B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Adalberto Mondesi3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ryan O'HearnRF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hunter DozierRF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael A. TaylorDH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Edward OlivaresCF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 37 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
Kelvin Gutiérrez led Baltimore Orioles with 3 hits and 2 RBI.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedric MullinsDH/CF | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Mountcastle1B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Austin HaysLF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Pedro SeverinoC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony SantanderRF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jorge MateoSS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DJ StewartPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dillon TateP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler WellsP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan McKennaCF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ramón UríasPH/SS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jahmai Jones2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Kelvin Gutiérrez3B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 37 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
Pitching
Mike Minor went 6.0 innings for Kansas City Royals (3 SO, 0 ER); Matt Harvey went 4.1 innings for Baltimore Orioles (2 SO, 3 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Mike Minor | 6.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Joel Payamps | 1.0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Josh Staumont | 0.1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Brentz | 0.2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Baltimore Orioles | |||||||
| Matt Harvey | 4.1 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Fernando Abad | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Marcos Diplán | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Manny Barreda | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dillon Tate | 0.2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tyler Wells | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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