Minnesota Twins 9, Kansas City Royals 2 (original) (raw)

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Retrosheet Boxscore: Minnesota Twins 9, Kansas City Royals 2

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Day

Game Played on Saturday, May 21, 2022 (N) at Kauffman Stadium

MIN A 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 4 - 9 9 0 KC A 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 2 7 0

BATTING

Minnesota Twins AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Buxton cf 3 1 0 1 1 1 3 0 Arraez 1b 3 3 2 2 2 0 6 0 Correa ss 5 0 2 2 0 0 1 2 Polanco 2b 4 0 0 1 0 0 3 4 Kepler rf 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 G. Sanchez dh 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 Urshela 3b 3 2 1 0 1 1 2 3 Jeffers c 3 1 1 0 0 1 9 0 Celestino lf 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 Ryan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Thielbar p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Smith p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Stashak p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 31 9 9 8 6 5 27 9

BATTING - 2B: G. Sanchez (13,off Keller); Urshela (3,off Griffin); Correa (7,off Griffin). SH: Celestino (2,off Keller); Jeffers (1,off Griffin). SF: Buxton (1,off Keller); Polanco (2,off Griffin). GDP: G. Sanchez (2,off Keller). Team LOB: 5.

BASERUNNING - SB: Kepler (2,2nd base off Speier/Melendez).

Kansas City Royals AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Merrifield rf 4 1 1 0 0 1 6 0 Blanco ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Benintendi lf 3 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 Witt ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 Dozier 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 7 3 Melendez c 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 1 Santana dh 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 Isbel cf 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 Rivera 3b 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 Lopez 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 Keller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 Speier p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Griffin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 34 2 7 2 3 8 27 11

FIELDING - DP: 1. Rivera-Lopez-Dozier.

BATTING - 2B: Isbel (4,off Ryan); Merrifield (6,off Ryan); Benintendi (4,off Ryan); Santana (4,off Smith). HR: Rivera (3,7th inning off Thielbar 0 on 0 out). Team LOB: 8.

PITCHING

Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Ryan W(5-2) 5.2 5 1 1 2 6 0 24 Thielbar 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 5 Smith 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 Stashak 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 Totals 9 7 2 2 3 8 1 37

Inherited Runners - Scored: Thielbar 3-0; Smith 1-0. .

Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Keller L(1-4) 7 5 4 4 3 4 0 28 Speier 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 5 Griffin 1 3 4 4 2 0 0 8 Totals 9 9 9 9 6 5 0 41

WP: Keller (1), Speier (1).

Umpires: HP - James Hoye, 1B - Jeremy Riggs, 2B - D.J. Reyburn, 3B - Angel Hernandez

Official Scorer: Randy Oliver

Time of Game: 2:54 Attendance: 17893

Starting Lineups:

Minnesota Twins Kansas City Royals

1. Buxton cf Merrifield rf
2. Arraez 1b Benintendi lf
3. Correa ss Witt ss
4. Polanco 2b Dozier 1b
5. Kepler rf Melendez c
6. G. Sanchez dh Santana dh
7. Urshela 3b Isbel cf
8. Jeffers c Rivera 3b
9. Celestino lf Lopez 2b Ryan p Keller p

TWINS 1ST: Buxton popped to second; Arraez grounded out (first to pitcher); Correa grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Merrifield struck out; Benintendi singled to right; Witt forced Benintendi (third to second) [Witt to first]; Dozier struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0.

TWINS 2ND: Polanco flied to right; Kepler grounded out (first to pitcher); G. Sanchez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Melendez popped to catcher in foul territory; Santana struck out; Isbel doubled to right; Rivera struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0.

TWINS 3RD: Urshela walked; Jeffers singled to center [Urshela to second]; Celestino out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Urshela to third, Jeffers to second]; Buxton out on a sacrifice fly to right in foul territory [Urshela scored, Jeffers to third]; Arraez singled to left [Jeffers scored]; Correa grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Lopez flied to center; Merrifield doubled to left; Benintendi singled to center [Merrifield scored]; Witt forced Benintendi (second to shortstop) [Witt to first]; Dozier popped to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Royals 1.

TWINS 4TH: Polanco flied to right; Kepler walked; G. Sanchez grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Kepler out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Royals 1.

ROYALS 4TH: Melendez was called out on strikes; Santana popped to third; Isbel was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Royals 1.

TWINS 5TH: Urshela flied to right; Jeffers popped to first; Celestino singled to center; Buxton lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Royals 1.

ROYALS 5TH: Rivera grounded out (shortstop to first); Lopez flied to left; Merrifield grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Royals 1.

TWINS 6TH: Arraez walked; Correa flied to right; Polanco grounded out (first to pitcher) [Arraez to second]; Kepler singled to center [Arraez scored]; G. Sanchez doubled to center [Kepler scored]; Keller threw a wild pitch [G. Sanchez to third]; Urshela was called out on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Royals 1.

ROYALS 6TH: Benintendi doubled to right; Witt grounded out (third to first); Dozier walked; Melendez popped to third; Santana walked [Benintendi to third, Dozier to second]; THIELBAR REPLACED RYAN (PITCHING); Isbel flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Twins 4, Royals 1.

TWINS 7TH: Jeffers was called out on strikes; Celestino grounded out (shortstop to first); Buxton was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Royals 1.

ROYALS 7TH: Rivera homered to left-center; Lopez lined to center; Merrifield flied to center; Benintendi walked; SMITH REPLACED THIELBAR (PITCHING); Witt forced Benintendi (shortstop to second) [Witt to first]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Royals 2.

TWINS 8TH: SPEIER REPLACED KELLER (PITCHING); Arraez walked; Correa singled to center [Arraez to second]; Polanco flied to right; Kepler forced Correa (second to shortstop) [Arraez to third, Kepler to first]; Kepler stole second [Arraez scored on a wild pitch]; G. Sanchez was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Royals 2.

ROYALS 8TH: Dozier grounded out (second to first); Melendez flied to right; Santana doubled to left; Isbel was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Royals 2.

TWINS 9TH: GRIFFIN REPLACED SPEIER (PITCHING); Urshela doubled to left; Jeffers out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Urshela to third]; Celestino walked; Buxton walked [Celestino to second]; Arraez singled to left [Urshela scored, Celestino to third, Buxton to second]; Correa doubled to center [Celestino scored, Buxton scored, Arraez to third]; Polanco lined out on a sacrifice fly to center [Arraez scored]; Kepler flied to left; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 9, Royals 2.

ROYALS 9TH: STASHAK REPLACED SMITH (PITCHING); Rivera grounded out (second to first); Lopez grounded out (second to first); BLANCO BATTED FOR MERRIFIELD; Blanco was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 9, Royals 2.

Final Totals R H E LOB Twins 9 9 0 5 Royals 2 7 0 8

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