Kansas City Royals vs Minnesota Twins, October 3, 2021
October 3, 2021, 3:10 PM ET | Kauffman Stadium
Starting Pitchers
Minnesota Twins
Recorded starter
Kansas City Royals
Recorded starter
Season Comparison
2021Minnesota TwinsKansas City Royals
.737
OPS.702
228
HR163
729
Runs686
4.83
ERA4.64
1.32
WHIP1.39
1317
Strikeouts by pitchers1344
Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.
Top Performers
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Minnesota Twins, MLBDB pick
Minnesota Twins, MLBDB pick
Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
Luis Arraez led Minnesota Twins with 3 hits.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Arraez3B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Byron BuxtonCF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jorge Polanco2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Josh DonaldsonDH | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Max KeplerRF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Miguel Sanó1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Brent RookerLF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Andrelton SimmonsSS | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick GordonSS/LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan JeffersC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Totals | 35 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 2 |
Carlos Santana led Kansas City Royals with 3 hits and 1 RBI.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whit MerrifieldRF/2B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Nicky LopezSS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kyle IsbelPR/LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Salvador PerezDH | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Carlos Santana1B | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hunter DozierLF/RF/3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Adalberto Mondesi3B/SS | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Michael A. TaylorCF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Hanser Alberto2B/SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan O'HearnPH/RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cam GallagherC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sebastián RiveroC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Andrew BenintendiPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 35 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 0 |
Pitching
Charlie Barnes went 2.2 innings for Minnesota Twins (3 SO, 2 ER); Jackson Kowar went 4.0 innings for Kansas City Royals (6 SO, 5 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||
| Charlie Barnes | 2.2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Juan Minaya | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Nick Vincent | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Kyle Barraclough | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Jorge Alcala | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Jackson Kowar | 4.0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| Joel Payamps | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dylan Coleman | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Scott Barlow | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Josh Staumont | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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- at-bats
- R
- runs
- H
- hits
- RBI
- runs batted in
- BB
- walks
- SO
- strikeouts
- HR
- home runs
- IP
- innings pitched
- ER
- earned runs
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