Kansas City Royals vs Minnesota Twins, July 4, 2021
July 4, 2021, 2:10 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
Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick
Minnesota Twins, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
Luis Arraez led Minnesota Twins with 3 hits.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Arraez3B | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jorge Polanco2B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Trevor LarnachLF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Alex Kirilloff1B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ryan JeffersC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Max KeplerRF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Miguel SanóDH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick GordonCF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Andrelton SimmonsSS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 35 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 3 |
Jarrod Dyson led Kansas City Royals with 2 hits and 2 RBI.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whit Merrifield2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Andrew BenintendiLF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Hanser AlbertoPH/3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos Santana1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Salvador PerezDH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ryan O'HearnRF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Hunter Dozier3B/LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Jarrod DysonCF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Sebastián RiveroC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jorge SolerPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nicky LopezSS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 32 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 0 |
Pitching
Kenta Maeda went 6.0 innings for Minnesota Twins (10 SO, 0 ER); Brad Keller went 6.1 innings for Kansas City Royals (7 SO, 2 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||
| Kenta Maeda | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| Jorge Alcala | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Taylor Rogers | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Hansel Robles | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Brad Keller | 6.1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| Richard Lovelady | 0.2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Carlos Hernández | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Anthony Swarzak | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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- at-bats
- R
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- H
- hits
- RBI
- runs batted in
- BB
- walks
- SO
- strikeouts
- HR
- home runs
- IP
- innings pitched
- ER
- earned runs
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