Minnesota Twins vs Kansas City Royals, April 30, 2021
April 30, 2021, 8:10 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
Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
4 players led Kansas City Royals with 1 hit each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whit Merrifield2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Carlos Santana1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ryan McBroomPH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Salvador PerezC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Cam GallagherPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jorge SolerRF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Hanser AlbertoPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan O'HearnDH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Hunter Dozier3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Andrew BenintendiLF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael A. TaylorCF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nicky LopezSS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 29 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
Alex Kirilloff and Jorge Polanco led Minnesota Twins with 2 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis ArraezLF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Donaldson3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Byron BuxtonCF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jake CaveCF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nelson CruzDH | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Kirilloff1B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Jorge Polanco2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Max KeplerRF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Andrelton SimmonsSS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Ben RortvedtC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 29 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 2 |
Pitching
Ervin Santana went 4.0 innings for Kansas City Royals (2 SO, 1 ER); Michael Pineda went 5.0 innings for Minnesota Twins (5 SO, 1 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Brady Singer | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Tyler Zuber | 1.0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Ervin Santana | 4.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Wade Davis | 1.0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||
| Michael Pineda | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| Tyler Duffey | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Hansel Robles | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jorge Alcala | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
- AB
- at-bats
- 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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