Kansas City Royals vs Minnesota Twins, October 2, 2021
October 2, 2021, 7:10 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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Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick
Minnesota Twins, MLBDB pick
Minnesota Twins, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
3 players led Minnesota Twins with 2 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron BuxtonCF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mitch GarverC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Josh Donaldson3B | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Miguel SanóDH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Brent RookerLF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Max KeplerRF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luis Arraez2B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willians Astudillo1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrelton SimmonsSS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake CaveRF/LF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 35 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
Cam Gallagher led Kansas City Royals with 2 hits.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whit Merrifield2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nicky LopezSS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Salvador PerezDH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Andrew BenintendiLF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos Santana1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hunter DozierRF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Adalberto Mondesi3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael A. TaylorCF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cam GallagherC | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
Pitching
Griffin Jax went 5.0 innings for Minnesota Twins (3 SO, 0 ER); Kris Bubic went 6.2 innings for Kansas City Royals (5 SO, 2 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||
| Griffin Jax | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Caleb Thielbar | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Duffey | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Alex Colomé | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Kris Bubic | 6.2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Domingo Tapia | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gabe Speier | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Zimmer | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
- AB
- 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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