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Twins 7, Royals 3 — Oct 3, 2021 Recap
Minnesota Twins beat Kansas City Royals 7-3 on Oct 3, 2021.
Game FAQ — score, spread, and total
Who won Minnesota Twins vs Kansas City Royals on Oct 3, 2021?
Minnesota Twins won 7-3 on Oct 3, 2021.
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Betting Results
Spread
Twins covered
Royals +1.5
Total
Push
10 / 10
Moneyline
Twins
-115
Loading probability
Starting PitchersConfirmed
Twins5.92 ERA0-338.0 IP20 K1.63 WHIP
vs
Royals11.27 ERA0-630.1 IP29 K2.08 WHIP
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twins | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 0 |
| Royals | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
Box Score — Hitting
Twins| Batter | POS | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrelton Simmons | SS | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Donaldson | DH | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Max Kepler | RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ryan Jeffers | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Luis Arraez | 3B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jorge Polanco | 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brent Rooker | LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Byron Buxton | CF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Miguel Sanó | 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nick Gordon | LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 35 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
Royals| Batter | POS | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whit Merrifield | 2B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Sebastián Rivero | C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Salvador Perez | DH | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Hanser Alberto | SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Benintendi | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nicky Lopez | SS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kyle Isbel | LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Carlos Santana | 1B | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael A. Taylor | CF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Hunter Dozier | 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Adalberto Mondesi | SS | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ryan O'Hearn | RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 35 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 |
Box Score — Pitching
Twins| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Barnes | 2.2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 54 |
| Juan Minaya | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27 |
| Kyle Barraclough | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 36 |
| Nick VincentW | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 |
| Jorge AlcalaS | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 |
Royals| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson KowarL | 4.0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 75 |
| Josh Staumont | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Scott Barlow | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 |
| Dylan Coleman | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 26 |
| Joel Payamps | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 |
Season Records
Team
SU
ATS
O/U
Twins
Overall
0%0-0
0%0-0
0%0-0
Royals
Overall
0%0-0
0%0-0
0%0-0