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Royals 5, Twins 3 — Sep 12, 2021 Recap
Kansas City Royals beat Minnesota Twins 5-3 on Sep 12, 2021.
Game FAQ — score, spread, and total
Who won Kansas City Royals vs Minnesota Twins on Sep 12, 2021?
Kansas City Royals won 5-3 on Sep 12, 2021.
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Betting Results
Spread
Royals covered
Twins -1.5
Total
Under
8 / 8.5
Moneyline
Royals
+145
Loading probability
Starting PitchersConfirmed
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Royals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 0 |
 Twins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
Box Score — Hitting
Royals| Batter | POS | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salvador Perez | DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Andrew Benintendi | LF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Adalberto Mondesi | 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos Santana | 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Hunter Dozier | 1B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sebastián Rivero | C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Whit Merrifield | 2B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nicky Lopez | SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ryan O'Hearn | RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kyle Isbel | CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 34 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
Twins| Batter | POS | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Arraez | 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miguel Sanó | DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Brent Rooker | LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Jeffers | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rob Refsnyder | LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Donaldson | 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Willians Astudillo | 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrelton Simmons | SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Byron Buxton | CF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jorge Polanco | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Max Kepler | RF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Gordon | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 32 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
Box Score — Pitching
Royals| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kris Bubic | 5.1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 86 |
| Domingo TapiaBS | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Jake BrentzW | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
| Josh StaumontH | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Scott BarlowS | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 |
Twins| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bailey Ober | 4.1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 75 |
| Juan Minaya | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
| Jovani Morán | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 37 |
| Jorge AlcalaL | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18 |
| Ralph Garza Jr. | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
Season Records
Team
SU
ATS
O/U
Royals
Overall
0%0-0
0%0-0
0%0-0
Twins
Overall
0%0-0
0%0-0
0%0-0