Minnesota Twins vs Kansas City Royals, May 2, 2021
May 2, 2021, 2:10 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
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Minnesota Twins, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
Carlos Santana led Kansas City Royals with 3 hits.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whit Merrifield2B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Carlos Santana1B | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan O'Hearn1B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Salvador PerezDH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jorge SolerRF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Andrew BenintendiLF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hunter Dozier3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Michael A. TaylorCF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Cam GallagherC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jarrod DysonPH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nicky LopezSS | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Hanser AlbertoSS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 34 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 1 |
Luis Arraez led Minnesota Twins with 3 hits and 1 RBI.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Arraez2B | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Donaldson3B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Byron BuxtonCF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Nelson CruzDH | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Alex Kirilloff1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Mitch GarverC | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Max KeplerRF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake CaveLF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Andrelton SimmonsSS | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 37 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 3 |
Pitching
Brad Keller went 4.1 innings for Kansas City Royals (3 SO, 2 ER); José Berríos went 6.0 innings for Minnesota Twins (9 SO, 4 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Brad Keller | 4.1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Kris Bubic | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Scott Barlow | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Greg Holland | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jake Newberry | 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||
| José Berríos | 6.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 1 |
| Hansel Robles | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Caleb Thielbar | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jorge Alcala | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 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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