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May 20, 2022

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Bottom 9 R H E
Twins 6 7 0
Royals 4 11 2
Bottom 9 R H E
Twins 6 7 0
Royals 4 11 2

Andrew Benintendi Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .304
OBP .250 .364
At Bats 4 138
Hits 1 42
• Singles 1 35
• Doubles 0 3
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 13
RBI’s 0 16

Emilio Pagan Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 0 0
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Kauffman Stadium - May 20, 2022
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Strikeout
Emilio Pagan
Gary Sanchez
Jose Miranda
Jorge Polanco
Giovanny Urshela
Carlos Correa
Gilberto Celestino
Byron Buxton
Max Kepler
Andrew Benintendi
Whit Merrifield
Kyle Isbel

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Minnesota Twins 6 7 0
Kansas City Royals 4 11 2
Winning Pitcher Devin Smeltzer (1-0)
Losing Pitcher Daniel Lynch (2-3)
Save Emilio Pagan (6)
Game Winning RBI
Attendance 25,337
Time of Game 3 hours and 22. minutes
Baseball-Reference Box Score
Count: 3-2, 2 Outs
Count: 3-2, 0 Outs

End of Game

Benintendi is called out on strikes.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Merrifield hits a ground ball, base hit into left field. Isbel moves to 2nd.
Bottom 9 Isbel hits a ground ball, base hit into right field.
Bottom 9 Lopez hits a ground ball towards second. The throw to first, and Lopez is out.
Bottom 9 Rivera hits a drive into left center field. That ball is out of here. A solo home run.
Bottom 9 Emilio Pagan replaces Jhoan Duran as Pitcher. Santana softly hits a ground ball towards the mound. Pagan throws to first, and Santana is out.
Top 9 Sanchez strikes out swinging.
Top 9 That is ball 4. Polanco is on with a walk.
Top 9 Arraez hits a ground ball towards second. The throw to first, and Arraez is out.
Top 9 Correa hits a fly ball towards center. Isbel makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Melendez softly hits a ground ball towards third. The throw to first, and Melendez is out.
Bottom 8 Dozier hits a fly ball towards left. Celestino makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Witt is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Matt Peacock replaces Dylan Coleman as Pitcher. Buxton hits a popup towards second. Lopez makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 That is ball 4. Celestino is on with a walk.
Top 8 Miranda hits a line drive into right center field. That will be extra bases. Miranda is safe at second with a double. Urshela scores. Kepler scores.
Top 8 That is ball 4. Kepler is on with a walk. Urshela moves to 2nd.
Top 8 That is ball 4. Urshela is on with a walk.
Top 8 Sanchez hits a ground ball towards third. The throw to first, and Sanchez is out.
Top 8 Dylan Coleman replaces Foster Griffin as Pitcher. Kyle Isbel moves from Pinch Hitter to Centerfielder. Polanco is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Benintendi is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Jhoan Duran replaces Tyler Duffey as Pitcher. Merrifield hits a line drive towards center. Buxton makes the catch for the out. Rivera scores. That's a sacrifice fly.
Bottom 7 Kyle Isbel pinch hits for Dairon Blanco batting 9th. Isbel hits a line drive into right field. That will be extra bases. Isbel is safe at second with a double. Rivera moves to 3rd.
Bottom 7 Lopez hits a fly ball towards center. Buxton makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Rivera hits a line drive, base hit into center field.
Bottom 7 Tyler Duffey replaces Griffin Jax as Pitcher. Santana hits a drive into right center field. That ball is gone. A solo home run.
Top 7 Arraez hits a line drive deep towards left center field. Blanco is there and makes the catch.
Top 7 Correa hits a ground ball towards short. The throw to first, and Correa is out.
Top 7 Foster Griffin replaces Joel Payamps as Pitcher. Buxton hits a line drive deep towards left. Benintendi makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Melendez strikes out swinging.
Bottom 6 Dozier strikes out swinging.
Bottom 6 There goes Witt , and he's safe at second with a stolen base.
Bottom 6 Griffin Jax replaces Devin Smeltzer as Pitcher. That is ball 4. Witt is on with a walk.
Bottom 6 Benintendi hits a line drive towards center. Buxton makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 There goes Celestino . The throw from Melendez, and he's caught stealing.
Top 6 Celestino hits a ground ball, base hit into right field.
Top 6 Miranda is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Kepler strikes out swinging.
Bottom 5 Merrifield hits a line drive towards right. Kepler is there to make the catch.
Bottom 5 Blanco hits a ground ball, base hit into left field.
Bottom 5 Lopez hits a ground ball towards second. The throw to first, and Lopez is out.
Top 5 Urshela hits a ground ball towards short. The throw to first, and Urshela is out.
Top 5 Sanchez hits a popup towards second. Lopez makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Polanco hits a fly ball towards center. Blanco makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Rivera hits a ground ball towards the mound. Smeltzer throws to first, and Rivera is out.
Bottom 4 Santana hits a ground ball towards third. The throw to first, and Santana is out.
Bottom 4 Melendez hits a fly ball into right field. That ball is in the gap. Melendez rounds second base and makes it to third with a triple
Bottom 4 Luis Arraez pinch hit for DH and is now DH Dozier softly hits a ground ball in front of the plate. There's the throw to first, and Dozier is out.
Top 4 Joel Payamps replaces Daniel Lynch as Pitcher. Luis Arraez pinch hits for Kyle Garlick batting 3rd. Arraez hits a ground ball towards second. The throw to first, and Arraez is out.
Top 4 Correa strikes out swinging.
Top 4 There's a wild pitch. Buxton moves to 3rd.
Top 4 Buxton hits a ground ball towards short. Witt is there, but bobbles the ball. Buxton reaches on the error.
Top 4 Celestino hits a ground ball towards second. The throw to first, and Celestino is out.
Bottom 3 Witt hits a line drive deep towards center. Buxton makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Benintendi hits a ground ball to second. Polanco steps on second for one, and over to first, double play.
Bottom 3 That is ball 4. Merrifield is on with a walk.
Top 3 Miranda hits a ground ball towards third. The throw to first, and Miranda is out.
Top 3 Lynch commits a balk. Kepler moves to 2nd.
Top 3 Kepler hits a ground ball towards third. Rivera has it, but juggles the ball. Kepler reaches on the error. Kepler is on 1st.
Top 3 Urshela hits a line drive deep towards right center field. Blanco is there to make the catch.
Top 3 Sanchez strikes out swinging.
Bottom 2 Blanco softly hits a ground ball towards third. The throw to first, and Blanco is out.
Bottom 2 Lopez hits a ground ball towards second. The throw to first, and Lopez is out.
Bottom 2 Rivera hits a fly ball towards right. Kepler is there to make the catch.
Top 2 Polanco hits a fly ball towards right. Merrifield is there to make the catch.
Top 2 Garlick hits a fly ball towards left. Benintendi makes the catch for the out. Miranda scores. That's a sacrifice fly.
Top 2 That is ball 4. Correa is on with a walk. Miranda moves to 3rd. Celestino moves to 2nd.
Top 2 Buxton hits a line drive towards third. Rivera makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Celestino hits a ball towards second. Lopez can't make the play in time. Celestino gets a base hit. Miranda moves to 2nd.
Top 2 Miranda hits a ground ball, base hit into left field.
Bottom 1 Santana hits a ground ball towards first. Miranda fields it and makes the out, unassisted.
Bottom 1 Melendez hits a ball towards first. Miranda can't make the play in time. Melendez gets a base hit. Benintendi moves to 2nd.
Bottom 1 Dozier hits a fly ball towards center. Buxton makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Witt hits a fly ball towards center. Buxton makes the catch for the out. Merrifield scores. That's a sacrifice fly.
Bottom 1 Benintendi hits a ground ball, base hit into center field. Merrifield moves to 3rd.
Bottom 1 Merrifield hits a ground ball, base hit into left field.
Top 1 Kepler hits a popup beyond short. Witt gets back and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Urshela hits a line drive towards right. Merrifield is there to make the catch. Garlick scores. Sanchez moves to 3rd. That's a sacrifice fly.
Top 1 Sanchez hits a line drive into left field. That will be extra bases. Sanchez is safe at second with a double. Correa scores. Garlick moves to 3rd.
Top 1 Polanco hits a fly ball towards center. Blanco makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Garlick hits a ground ball, base hit into left field. Buxton scores. Correa moves to 2nd.
Top 1 Correa hits a ground ball, base hit into center field. Buxton moves to 2nd.
Top 1 That is ball 4. Buxton is on with a walk.