Minnesota Twins vs Kansas City Royals, September 11, 2021
September 11, 2021, 7:10 PM ET | Target Field
Starting Pitchers
Kansas City Royals
Recorded starter
Minnesota Twins
Recorded starter
Season Comparison
2021Kansas City RoyalsMinnesota Twins
.702
OPS.737
163
HR228
686
Runs729
4.64
ERA4.83
1.39
WHIP1.32
1344
Strikeouts by pitchers1317
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
Minnesota Twins, MLBDB pick
Minnesota Twins, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
4 players led Kansas City Royals with 2 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whit Merrifield2B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nicky LopezSS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Salvador PerezC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sebastián RiveroC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew BenintendiLF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos SantanaDH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Michael A. TaylorCF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Edward OlivaresRF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Hanser Alberto3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Hunter Dozier1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 35 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
Jorge Polanco led Minnesota Twins with 3 hits and 2 home runs and 3 RBI.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Arraez3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Byron BuxtonCF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jorge Polanco2B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Josh DonaldsonDH | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Max KeplerRF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Nick GordonSS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Miguel Sanó1B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jake CaveLF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ben RortvedtC | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 36 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 5 |
Pitching
Brady Singer went 4.2 innings for Kansas City Royals (7 SO, 6 ER); Michael Pineda went 5.0 innings for Minnesota Twins (3 SO, 1 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Brady Singer | 4.2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 5 |
| Tyler Zuber | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Wade Davis | 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Zimmer | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||
| Michael Pineda | 5.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Caleb Thielbar | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Luke Farrell | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Coulombe | 2.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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- 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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