Kansas City Royals vs Minnesota Twins, July 3, 2021
July 3, 2021, 4:10 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
Box Score
Batting
Jorge Polanco and Trevor Larnach led Minnesota Twins with 2 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jorge Polanco2B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Donaldson3B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nick GordonPR/CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nelson CruzDH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Alex KirilloffRF/LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan JeffersC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Miguel Sanó1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Gilberto CelestinoCF/RF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor LarnachPH/LF | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Luis ArraezLF/3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Andrelton SimmonsSS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 35 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
Hanser Alberto and Michael A. Taylor led Kansas City Royals with 2 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whit MerrifieldRF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Jorge SolerDH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Carlos Santana1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Salvador PerezC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hanser Alberto2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hunter Dozier3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Michael A. TaylorCF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Edward OlivaresLF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jarrod DysonLF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nicky LopezSS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 31 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
Pitching
Griffin Jax went 5.0 innings for Minnesota Twins (3 SO, 6 ER); Danny Duffy went 4.0 innings for Kansas City Royals (2 SO, 2 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||
| Griffin Jax | 5.0 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Derek Law | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Danny Coulombe | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Danny Duffy | 4.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Kyle Zimmer | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Staumont | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jake Brentz | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Greg Holland | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Scott Barlow | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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- H
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- runs batted in
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- SO
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- home runs
- IP
- innings pitched
- ER
- earned runs
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