Inside Edge
Twins 4, Royals 0 — Oct 2, 2021 Recap
Minnesota Twins beat Kansas City Royals 4-0 on Oct 2, 2021.
Game FAQ — score, spread, and total
Who won Minnesota Twins vs Kansas City Royals on Oct 2, 2021?
Minnesota Twins won 4-0 on Oct 2, 2021.
See methodology for grading rules and ROI calculation.
Betting Results
Spread
Twins covered
Royals -1.5
Total
Under
4 / 9
Moneyline
Twins
+110
Loading probability
Pre-Game Notes
KCRLost 4 straight
Royals cold
Starting PitchersConfirmed
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Twins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 |
| Royals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Box Score — Hitting
Twins| Batter | POS | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitch Garver | C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Miguel Sanó | DH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Willians Astudillo | 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Cave | LF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brent Rooker | LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Luis Arraez | 2B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrelton Simmons | SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Byron Buxton | CF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Josh Donaldson | 3B | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Max Kepler | RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 35 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
Royals| Batter | POS | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hunter Dozier | RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Whit Merrifield | 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos Santana | 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael A. Taylor | CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nicky Lopez | SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Salvador Perez | DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Andrew Benintendi | LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Adalberto Mondesi | 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cam Gallagher | C | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
Box Score — Pitching
Twins| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Griffin JaxW | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 74 |
| Caleb ThielbarH | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
| Tyler DuffeyH | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 |
| Alex Colomé | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Royals| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kris BubicL | 6.2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 92 |
| Gabe Speier | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Domingo Tapia | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Kyle Zimmer | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 |
Scoring
Team
RPG
Scored
OPP
Allowed
MARGIN
Per game
4.7★
4.6★
0.0★
3.8★
4.4★
-0.6★
Edge
Twins +0.9
Royals +0.2
Twins +0.6
Last 10 · Trend
Twins4.4avg
Royals2.5avg
Head-to-Head
Twins1VS
Royals2Recent Form
Straight-Up
Twins
6-460%
W
L
W
L
L
W
W
L
W
W
RoyalsL4
1-910%
L
L
L
L
L
W
L
L
L
L
Against the Spread
Twins
8-280%
W
L
W
W
W
W
W
L
W
W
Royals
2-820%
L
L
L
L
L
W
L
L
W
L
Season Records
Team
SU
ATS
O/U
Twins
Overall
47%24-27
53%27-24
60%28-19
Royals
Overall
39%20-31
39%20-31
44%22-28
Matchup Venue
Team
SU
ATS
O/U
Twins
On Road
41%9-13
45%10-12
64%14-8
Royals
At Home
48%13-14
44%12-15
52%14-13