Kansas City Royals vs. Minnesota Twins: game summary
Final · September 10, 2021 at 8:10 p.m.
Target Field
Summary
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kansas City RoyalsKC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 |
 Minnesota TwinsMIN | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
Decisions
- WinnerErvin Santana
- LoserJuan Minaya
- SaveGreg Holland
Scoring plays
- Top 1Andrew Benintendi homers (14) on a fly ball to right field. Nicky Lopez scores. Salvador Perez scores.3-0
- Bot 1Byron Buxton homers (12) on a fly ball to center field.3-1
- Bot 1Josh Donaldson homers (22) on a fly ball to left field. Jorge Polanco scores. Rob Refsnyder scores.3-4
- Top 4Michael A. Taylor doubles (13) on a line drive to left fielder Rob Refsnyder. Andrew Benintendi scores.4-4
- Top 11Andrew Benintendi homers (15) on a fly ball to left center field. Salvador Perez scores.6-4
Box score
Kansas City Royals
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whit Merrifield2B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .275 |
| Nicky LopezSS | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .298 |
| Salvador PerezC | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .274 |
| Andrew BenintendiLF | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .265 |
| Carlos Santana1B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .221 |
| Adalberto Mondesi3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .262 |
| Michael A. TaylorCF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .245 |
| Hunter DozierRF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .203 |
| Ryan O'HearnPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .221 |
| Ervin SantanaP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Hanser AlbertoPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .255 |
| Greg HollandP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Sebastián RiveroC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .130 |
| Edward OlivaresRF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .227 |
| Totals | 41 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 10 |
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Lynch IV | 6.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 98-64 | 5.37 |
| Jake Brentz | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7-5 | 3.22 |
| Josh Staumont | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 19-12 | 3.38 |
| Scott Barlow | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15-9 | 2.41 |
| Ervin Santana | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13-7 | 4.70 |
| Greg Holland | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10-5 | 5.66 |
Minnesota Twins
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron BuxtonCF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .287 |
| Jorge PolancoSS | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .277 |
| Rob RefsnyderLF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .258 |
| Josh Donaldson3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .251 |
| Miguel Sanó1B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .218 |
| Brent RookerDH | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .200 |
| Max KeplerRF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .205 |
| Ryan JeffersC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .197 |
| Nick GordonPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .236 |
| Ben RortvedtC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .138 |
| Andrelton SimmonsSS | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .224 |
| Luis Arraez2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .297 |
| Totals | 40 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Griffin Jax | 6.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 76-57 | 6.72 |
| Tyler Duffey | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11-9 | 3.27 |
| Jorge Alcala | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9-7 | 4.44 |
| Alex Colomé | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12-9 | 3.88 |
| Juan Minaya | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 40-23 | 2.84 |
Game info
- Ballpark
- Target Field
- Attendance
- 20,803
- Duration
- 3 h 37
- Weather
- 80 °F, Partly Cloudy · wind 6 mph, R To L
- Umpires
- Will Little (Home plate) · Greg Gibson (First base) · Ben May (Second base) · Rob Drake (Third base)
About this game
Who won Royals vs Twins?
Royals won 6-4 in extra innings over Twins on Friday, September 10, 2021.
When was Royals vs Twins played?
On Friday, September 10, 2021, at 8:10 PM ET at Target Field.
Where was Royals vs Twins played?
At Target Field.