Kansas City Royals vs Minnesota Twins, May 21, 2022
May 21, 2022, 7:10 PM ET | Kauffman Stadium
Starting Pitchers
Minnesota Twins
Recorded starter
Kansas City Royals
Recorded starter
Season Comparison
2022Minnesota TwinsKansas City Royals
.718
OPS.686
178
HR138
696
Runs640
3.98
ERA4.70
1.24
WHIP1.47
1336
Strikeouts by pitchers1191
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 and Carlos Correa led Minnesota Twins with 2 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron BuxtonCF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Luis Arraez1B | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos CorreaSS | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jorge Polanco2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Max KeplerRF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary SánchezDH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Gio Urshela3B | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Ryan JeffersC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gilberto CelestinoLF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 31 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
Andrew Benintendi led Kansas City Royals with 3 hits and 1 RBI.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whit MerrifieldRF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dairon BlancoPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Andrew BenintendiLF | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Witt Jr.SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hunter Dozier1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| MJ MelendezC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Carlos SantanaDH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Kyle IsbelCF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Emmanuel Rivera3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nicky Lopez2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 34 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
Pitching
Joe Ryan went 5.2 innings for Minnesota Twins (6 SO, 1 ER); Brad Keller went 7.0 innings for Kansas City Royals (4 SO, 4 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||
| Joe Ryan | 5.2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Caleb Thielbar | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Joe Smith | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cody Stashak | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Brad Keller | 7.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Gabe Speier | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Foster Griffin | 1.0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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- 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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