Kansas City Royals vs Minnesota Twins, April 21, 2022
April 21, 2022, 2:10 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
Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
Nick Gordon led Minnesota Twins with 2 hits.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron BuxtonDH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos CorreaSS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Luis Arraez2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gio Urshela3B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Max KeplerRF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miguel Sanó1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Kyle GarlickLF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor LarnachPH/LF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ryan JeffersC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nick GordonCF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 31 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
3 players led Kansas City Royals with 1 hit each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicky Lopez2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Whit MerrifieldRF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Andrew BenintendiLF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Salvador PerezC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Carlos Santana1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Hunter DozierDH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bobby Witt Jr.3B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Adalberto MondesiSS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Michael A. TaylorCF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
Pitching
Joe Ryan went 6.0 innings for Minnesota Twins (5 SO, 0 ER); Zack Greinke went 5.0 innings for Kansas City Royals (1 SO, 1 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||
| Joe Ryan | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Jhoan Duran | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Joe Smith | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Emilio Pagán | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Zack Greinke | 5.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Gabe Speier | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taylor Clarke | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Dylan Coleman | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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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