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Royals
@ Twins
Target Field
September 12, 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 September 12, 2021 at Target Field.
Game Summary
| Date | September 12, 2021 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
|
| Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 12, 2021 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Kris Bubic |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bailey Ober |
| Ballpark | Target Field |
| City | Minneapolis |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 19,496 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 31 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ben May 1B: Rob Drake 2B: Will Little 3B: Greg Gibson |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Whit Merrifield | Second Baseman |
| Nicky Lopez | Shortstop |
| Salvador Perez | DH |
| Andrew Benintendi | Left Fielder |
| Carlos Santana | First Baseman |
| Adalberto Mondesi | Third Baseman |
| Ryan O'Hearn | Right Fielder |
| Kyle Isbel | Center Fielder |
| Sebastian Rivero | Catcher |
| Mike Matheny | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Byron Buxton | Center Fielder |
| Rob Refsnyder | Right Fielder |
| Luis Arraez | Second Baseman |
| Josh Donaldson | Third Baseman |
| Miguel Sano | DH |
| Brent Rooker | Left Fielder |
| Ryan Jeffers | Catcher |
| Willians Astudillo | First Baseman |
| Andrelton Simmons | Shortstop |
| Rocco Baldelli | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Twins
Target Field
September 12, 2021
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Merrifield vs.
Merrifield hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Buxton. Merrifield reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Lopez vs.
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Simmons fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Merrifield moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Perez vs.
Perez hits a fly ball into right field. Refsnyder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Merrifield tags and scores. Lopez tags and moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Benintendi vs.
Benintendi hits a fly ball into left field. Rooker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Santana vs.
Santana hits a fly ball into center field. Buxton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Buxton vs. Bubic
Buxton hits a line drive into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Refsnyder vs. Bubic
The ball gets by for a passed ball. Buxton moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Refsnyder vs. Bubic
Refsnyder hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lopez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Arraez vs. Bubic
Arraez hits a fly ball into left field. Benintendi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Buxton tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Donaldson vs. Bubic
Donaldson 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
Top 2
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Royals, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Mondesi vs.
Mondesi hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
O'Hearn vs.
O'Hearn strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
vs.
strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
vs.
strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sano vs. Bubic
Sano strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Rooker vs. Bubic
Rooker hits a fly ball into right field. O'Hearn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Jeffers vs. Bubic
Jeffers strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Merrifield vs.
Merrifield hits a ball on the ground towards third. Donaldson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lopez vs.
Lopez strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Perez vs.
Perez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Astudillo vs. Bubic
Astudillo 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, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Bubic
Simmons hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buxton vs. Bubic
Buxton is hit by the pitch. Simmons moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Refsnyder vs. Bubic
Refsnyder hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Merrifield settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Arraez vs. Bubic
Arraez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Merrifield settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Benintendi vs.
Benintendi strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Santana vs.
Santana hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Arraez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Mondesi vs.
Mondesi hits a fly ball into center field. Buxton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Donaldson vs. Bubic
Donaldson strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sano vs. Bubic
Sano strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Rooker vs. Bubic
Rooker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mondesi fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
O'Hearn vs.
O'Hearn hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
vs.
hits a line drive into left field. Rooker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
vs.
hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. O'Hearn moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Merrifield vs.
Unknown Player now pitching.
Merrifield hits a popup into right field, out of the reach of Refsnyder. Merrifield reaches second base with a double. O'Hearn scores. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -23
Lopez vs.
Lopez strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Perez vs.
Perez hits a line drive into right field. Refsnyder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Jeffers vs. Bubic
Jeffers strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Astudillo vs. Bubic
Astudillo hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Merrifield reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Bubic
Simmons strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Benintendi vs.
Benintendi hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Santana vs.
Santana strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Mondesi vs.
Mondesi hits a fly ball into right field. Refsnyder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
O'Hearn vs.
O'Hearn takes first base on ball four. Benintendi moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
vs.
takes first base on ball four. Benintendi moves to third. O'Hearn moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
vs.
Unknown Player now pitching.
hits a ball on the ground towards third. Donaldson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Buxton vs. Bubic
Buxton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Refsnyder vs. Bubic
Refsnyder hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Buxton moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Arraez vs. Bubic
Arraez hits a line drive into left field. Benintendi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Donaldson vs. Bubic
Donaldson takes first base on ball four. Buxton moves to third. Refsnyder moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Sano vs. Tapia
Domingo Tapia now pitching.
Sano strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Rooker vs. Tapia
Rooker hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Benintendi. Rooker reaches second base with a double. Buxton scores. Refsnyder scores. Donaldson moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kepler vs. Tapia
Max Kepler pinch hits for Ryan Jeffers.
Kepler hits a popup, foul, towards third. Mondesi settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Merrifield vs.
Rob Refsnyder now playing left field. Unknown Player now catching. Max Kepler now playing right field.
Merrifield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Simmons scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lopez vs.
Lopez strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs.
Perez hits a popup towards first. Astudillo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Astudillo vs.
Unknown Player now pitching.
Astudillo hits a fly ball into center field. settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Simmons vs.
Simmons strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Buxton vs.
Buxton strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Benintendi vs. Alcala
Jorge Alcala now pitching.
Benintendi hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Santana vs. Alcala
Santana takes first base on ball four. Benintendi moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Mondesi vs. Alcala
Hunter Dozier pinch runs for Carlos Santana.
Mondesi bunts towards the mound. Alcala fields it and throws to first for the out. Benintendi moves to third. Dozier moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
O'Hearn vs. Alcala
O'Hearn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Arraez fields it and throws to home to get Benintendi. Dozier moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
vs. Alcala
Edward Olivares pinch runs for Ryan O'Hearn.
hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Dozier scores. Olivares moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
vs. Alcala
strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Refsnyder vs. Staumont
Hunter Dozier now playing first base. Edward Olivares now playing right field. Josh Staumont now pitching.
Refsnyder hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mondesi fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Arraez vs. Staumont
Arraez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mondesi juggles the ball. That's an error on Mondesi. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Donaldson vs. Staumont
Donaldson takes first base on ball four. Arraez moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Sano vs. Staumont
Sano hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lopez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Merrifield vs. Minaya
Juan Minaya now pitching.
Merrifield hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Minaya
Lopez bunts towards first. Astudillo scoops it up and throws to first, with Arraez covering, for the out. Merrifield moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Perez vs. Minaya
Perez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Merrifield moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Benintendi vs. Minaya
Benintendi hits a fly ball into left field. Refsnyder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Merrifield tags and scores. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Dozier vs. Minaya
Dozier strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 5 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Polanco vs. Barlow
Scott Barlow now pitching. Jorge Polanco pinch hits for Unknown Player.
Polanco strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Kepler vs. Barlow
Kepler hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Astudillo vs. Barlow
Astudillo hits a popup towards short. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
vs. Barlow
Unknown Player pinch hits for Andrelton Simmons.
strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/12/2021 -- Kansas City at Minnesota (D)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
Merrifield W, 2b 5 2 3 1 Buxton B, cf 3 2 2 0
Lopez N, ss 4 0 1 0 Refsnyder R, rf-lf 4 1 1 0
Perez S, dh 4 0 1 1 Arraez L, 2b 3 0 0 1
Benintendi A, lf 4 0 2 1 Donaldson J, 3b 2 0 0 0
Santana C, 1b 3 0 0 0 Sano M, dh 4 0 0 0
Dozier H, pr-1b 1 1 0 0 Rooker B, lf 3 0 1 2
Mondesi A, 3b 3 1 1 1 Rortvedt B, c 0 0 0 0
O'Hearn R, rf 3 1 1 0 Polanco J, ph 1 0 0 0
Olivares E, pr-rf 0 0 0 0 Jeffers R, c 2 0 0 0
Isbel K, cf 3 0 1 1 Kepler M, ph-rf 2 0 1 0
Rivero S, c 4 0 1 0 Astudillo W, 1b 4 0 0 0
Simmons A, ss 3 0 1 0
Gordon N, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 5 11 5 32 3 6 3
Kansas City 110 010 011 -- 5
Minnesota 100 002 000 -- 3
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Bubic K 5.1 4 3 2 1 6
Tapia D 0.2 1 0 0 0 1
Brentz J (W) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Staumont J 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Barlow S (S) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Ober B 4.1 5 3 3 0 6
Moran J 1.1 2 0 0 2 2
Garza R 1.1 0 0 0 0 1
Alcala J (L) 1.0 2 1 1 1 1
Minaya J 1.0 2 1 1 0 1
E -- Mondesi A
DP -- Kansas City 1
LOB -- Kansas City 9, Minnesota 6
2B -- Merrifield W 2, Buxton B, Rooker B
HR -- Mondesi A
SH -- Mondesi A, Lopez N
SF -- Perez S, Arraez L, Benintendi A
HBP -- by Bubic K (Buxton B)
PB -- Rivero S
T -- 3:31
A -- 19496
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