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Royals
@ Twins
Target Field
May 28, 2021
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Kansas City Royals, played on May 28, 2021 at Target Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 28, 2021 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 28, 2021 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Kris Bubic |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Randy Dobnak |
| Ballpark | Target Field |
| City | Minneapolis |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 14,260 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 12 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Carlos Torres 1B: Tim Timmons 2B: Lance Barrett 3B: Roberto Ortiz |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Whit Merrifield | Second Baseman |
| Carlos Santana | First Baseman |
| Andrew Benintendi | Left Fielder |
| Salvador Perez | Catcher |
| Adalberto Mondesi | Shortstop |
| Kelvin Gutierrez | Third Baseman |
| Jorge Soler | DH |
| Hunter Dozier | Right Fielder |
| Michael Taylor | Center Fielder |
| Mike Matheny | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Kyle Garlick | Right Fielder |
| Josh Donaldson | Third Baseman |
| Nelson Cruz | DH |
| Mitch Garver | Catcher |
| Alex Kirilloff | Left Fielder |
| Miguel Sano | First Baseman |
| Jorge Polanco | Second Baseman |
| Rob Refsnyder | Center Fielder |
| Andrelton Simmons | Shortstop |
| Rocco Baldelli | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Twins
Target Field
May 28, 2021
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Merrifield vs. Dobnak
Merrifield hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sano scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Merrifield for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Santana vs. Dobnak
Santana hits a popup towards first. Sano settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Benintendi vs. Dobnak
Benintendi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Simmons fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Dobnak
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Donaldson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Garlick vs. Bubic
Garlick takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Donaldson vs. Bubic
Donaldson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gutierrez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Bubic
Cruz hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Benintendi. Cruz reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Garver vs. Bubic
Garver takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Kirilloff vs. Bubic
Kirilloff hits a ball on the ground towards first. Santana scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kirilloff for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Mondesi vs. Dobnak
Mondesi hits a fly ball into right field. Garlick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. Dobnak
Gutierrez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Polanco scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Soler vs. Dobnak
Soler hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dozier vs. Dobnak
Dozier hits a popup in front of the plate. Garver settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sano vs. Bubic
Sano strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Polanco vs. Bubic
Polanco hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Refsnyder vs. Bubic
Refsnyder strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Simmons vs. Bubic
Simmons strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Dobnak
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Polanco scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Merrifield vs. Dobnak
Merrifield hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dobnak fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Santana vs. Dobnak
Santana hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Polanco settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Garlick vs. Bubic
Garlick hits a line drive into center field. Taylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Donaldson vs. Bubic
Donaldson hits a fly ball into right field. Dozier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Bubic
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mondesi scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Benintendi vs. Dobnak
Benintendi hits a line drive into left field. Kirilloff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Dobnak
Perez hits a fly ball into center field. Refsnyder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Mondesi vs. Dobnak
Mondesi hits a fly ball into center field. Refsnyder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Garver vs. Bubic
Garver hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Kirilloff vs. Bubic
Kirilloff hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Merrifield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sano vs. Bubic
Sano strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Polanco vs. Bubic
Polanco hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gutierrez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. Dobnak
Gutierrez strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Soler vs. Dobnak
Soler hits a ball on the ground towards third. Donaldson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Dozier vs. Dobnak
Dozier takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Dobnak
Taylor hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Garlick. Taylor reaches second base with a double. Dozier goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Merrifield vs. Dobnak
Merrifield hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Taylor scores. Merrifield moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Santana vs. Dobnak
Santana hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Merrifield scores. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Benintendi vs. Dobnak
Benintendi strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Refsnyder vs. Bubic
Refsnyder strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Bubic
Simmons hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Benintendi. Simmons reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Garlick vs. Bubic
Garlick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gutierrez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Donaldson vs. Bubic
Donaldson hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Benintendi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Dobnak
Perez hits a popup, foul, towards first. Sano settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Mondesi vs. Dobnak
Mondesi hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Kirilloff. Mondesi reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Gutierrez vs. Dobnak
There goes Mondesi. The throw from Garver and he is out, Donaldson applying the tag. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. Dobnak
Gutierrez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Bubic
Cruz hits a fly ball into right field. Dozier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Garver vs. Bubic
Garver hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gutierrez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Kirilloff vs. Bubic
Kirilloff hits a fly ball into left field. Benintendi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Soler vs. Dobnak
Soler hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Dozier vs. Dobnak
Dozier hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Soler moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Taylor vs. Dobnak
Taylor hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Soler moves to third. Dozier moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Merrifield vs. Stashak
Cody Stashak now pitching.
Merrifield hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kirilloff. Merrifield reaches second base with a double. Soler scores. Dozier scores. Taylor moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: -23
Santana vs. Stashak
Santana hits a fly ball into center field. Refsnyder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Taylor tags and scores. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Benintendi vs. Stashak
Benintendi takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Perez vs. Stashak
Perez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Merrifield scores. Benintendi moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Mondesi vs. Stashak
Mondesi hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Benintendi scores. Perez moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Gutierrez vs. Stashak
Gutierrez strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Soler vs. Stashak
Soler hits a fly ball into left field. Kirilloff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 8 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Sano vs. Zuber
Tyler Zuber now pitching.
Sano hits a popup, foul, towards first. Santana settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Polanco vs. Zuber
Polanco takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Refsnyder vs. Zuber
Refsnyder takes first base on ball four. Polanco moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Simmons vs. Zuber
Simmons takes first base on ball four. Polanco moves to third. Refsnyder moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
vs. Zimmer
Unknown Player pinch hits for Kyle Garlick. Kyle Zimmer now pitching.
hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Polanco scores. Refsnyder moves to third. Simmons moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Donaldson vs. Zimmer
Donaldson strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Cruz vs. Zimmer
There's a wild pitch. Refsnyder scores. Simmons moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Cruz vs. Zimmer
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gutierrez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 8 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Dozier vs. Stashak
Unknown Player now playing left field. Alex Kirilloff now playing right field.
Dozier strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Stashak
Taylor strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merrifield vs. Stashak
Merrifield hits a fly ball into right field. Kirilloff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 8 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Garver vs.
Unknown Player now pitching.
Garver hits a popup, foul, towards first. Santana settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Kirilloff vs.
Kirilloff hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mondesi scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Sano vs.
Sano hits a line drive towards third. Gutierrez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 8 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Santana vs. Farrell
Luke Farrell now pitching.
Santana strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Benintendi vs. Farrell
Benintendi hits a fly ball into right field. Kirilloff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Farrell
Perez hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of . Perez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Mondesi vs. Farrell
Mondesi strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 8 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Polanco vs.
Polanco hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Benintendi. Polanco reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Refsnyder vs.
Refsnyder hits a line drive into left field. Benintendi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Simmons vs.
Simmons strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
vs.
takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Donaldson vs.
Donaldson strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/28/2021 -- Kansas City at Minnesota (N)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
Merrifield W, 2b 5 2 2 3 Garlick K, rf 2 0 0 0
Santana C, 1b 4 0 1 2 Larnach T, ph-lf 1 0 1 1
Benintendi A, lf 4 1 1 0 Donaldson J, 3b 5 0 0 0
Perez S, c 5 0 2 1 Cruz N, dh 4 0 1 0
Mondesi A, ss 5 0 2 1 Garver M, c 3 1 1 1
Gutierrez K, 3b 4 0 0 0 Kirilloff A, lf-rf 4 0 0 0
Soler J, dh 4 1 2 0 Sano M, 1b 4 0 0 0
Dozier H, rf 3 2 1 0 Polanco J, 2b 3 1 2 0
Taylor M, cf 4 2 2 1 Refsnyder R, cf 3 1 0 0
Simmons A, ss 3 0 1 0
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38 8 13 8 32 3 6 2
Kansas City 000 030 500 -- 8
Minnesota 000 100 200 -- 3
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Bubic K (W) 6.0 4 1 1 2 5
Zuber T 0.1 0 2 2 3 0
Zimmer K 0.2 1 0 0 0 1
Brentz J 2.0 1 0 0 1 2
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Dobnak R (L)* 6.0 9 6 6 1 3
Stashak C 2.0 3 2 2 1 3
Farrell L 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
* Pitched to 3 batters in 7th
DP -- Kansas City 1
LOB -- Kansas City 6, Minnesota 8
2B -- Cruz N, Taylor M, Simmons A, Mondesi A, Merrifield W, Perez S, Polanco J
HR -- Garver M
CS -- Mondesi A
SF -- Santana C
WP -- Zimmer K
T -- 3:12
A -- 14260
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