Minnesota Twins vs Kansas City Royals, September 21, 2019
September 21, 2019, 7:10 PM ET | Target Field
Starting Pitchers
Kansas City Royals
Recorded starter
Minnesota Twins
Recorded starter
Season Comparison
2019Kansas City RoyalsMinnesota Twins
.710
OPS.832
162
HR307
691
Runs939
5.20
ERA4.18
1.48
WHIP1.30
1230
Strikeouts by pitchers1463
Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.
Top Performers
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Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick
Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick
Minnesota Twins, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
Jorge Soler and Ryan O'Hearn led Kansas City Royals with 3 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whit Merrifield2B | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Adalberto MondesiSS | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jorge SolerDH | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nicky LopezPR/DH | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hunter Dozier3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Alex GordonLF | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan McBroomRF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bubba StarlingRF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan O'Hearn1B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Erick MejiaPR/CF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Meibrys ViloriaC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Humberto ArteagaPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick DiniC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brett PhillipsCF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Cheslor CuthbertPH/1B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 40 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
4 players led Minnesota Twins with 2 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Arraez2B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jorge PolancoSS | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nelson CruzDH | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Eddie RosarioLF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miguel Sanó3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Marwin Gonzalez1B/RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jake CaveRF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Willians AstudilloPH/1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason CastroC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Max KeplerPR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mitch GarverC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LaMonte Wade Jr.CF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 37 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 1 |
Pitching
Glenn Sparkman went 4.0 innings for Kansas City Royals (4 SO, 4 ER); José Berríos went 6.0 innings for Minnesota Twins (5 SO, 5 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Glenn Sparkman | 4.0 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Tim Hill | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jesse Hahn | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Scott Barlow | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Randy Rosario | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Kennedy | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||
| José Berríos | 6.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Tyler Duffey | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sergio Romo | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Taylor Rogers | 0.1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Trevor Hildenberger | 0.0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jorge Alcala | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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