Kansas City Royals vs Minnesota Twins, October 1, 2021
October 1, 2021, 8:10 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
Picked by MLBDB from this game's box score. MLB's own list of top performers can differ.
Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick
Minnesota Twins, MLBDB pick
Minnesota Twins, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
Byron Buxton and Miguel Sanó led Minnesota Twins with 3 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Arraez3B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Byron BuxtonCF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jorge Polanco2B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh DonaldsonDH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Max KeplerRF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miguel Sanó1B | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brent RookerLF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nick GordonSS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan JeffersC | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 38 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Whit Merrifield and Hunter Dozier led Kansas City Royals with 3 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whit Merrifield2B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nicky LopezSS | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Salvador PerezDH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Andrew BenintendiLF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos Santana1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Hunter DozierRF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Adalberto Mondesi3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Michael A. TaylorCF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Cam GallagherC | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 38 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 1 |
Pitching
John Gant went 4.0 innings for Minnesota Twins (3 SO, 6 ER); Jonathan Heasley went 5.1 innings for Kansas City Royals (1 SO, 4 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||
| John Gant | 4.0 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Luke Farrell | 1.1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Jovani Morán | 1.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Danny Coulombe | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Jonathan Heasley | 5.1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Gabe Speier | 1.1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Greg Holland | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ervin Santana | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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
Scoring Summary
No scoring plays available.
Play-by-Play
Play-by-play not available yet.