Major League Baseball
Minnesota 8, Kansas City 4
Sunday, May 21, 2017 6:10 PM
When: 6:10 PM ET, Sunday, May 21, 2017
Where: Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Temperature: 49°
Umpires: Home - Ryan Blakney, 1B - Kerwin Danley, 2B - Adam Hamari, 3B - Ryan Additon
Attendance: 27852
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final123456789RHE
Kansas City 200100010470
Minnesota 41020010-8111
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Kansas City 18-25 12-11 6-14 L1
Minnesota 22-18 11-13 11-5 W1
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this win, the Minnesota Twins have a 11-13 record at home this season. The Kansas City Royals have a 6-14 record on the road.
  • Minnesota has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Twins have won 6 of their last 10 games.
  • Kansas City has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Royals have won 6 of their last 10 games.
  • Adalberto Mejia pitched 7.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 4.96. Ian Kennedy took the loss for Kansas City.
  • Robbie Grossman, Max Kepler, Chris Gimenez hit homeruns for Minnesota. Eric Hosmer, Salvador Perez (2) hit homeruns for Kansas City.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Kansas City   Minnesota
Ian Kennedy Player Adalberto Mejia
Loss W/L Win
2.0 IP 7.0
1 Strikeouts 3
3 Hits 5
22.50 ERA 3.86
Hitting
Kansas City   Minnesota
Salvador Perez Player Ehire Adrianza
2 Hits 2
3 RBI 0
2 HR 0
8 TB 2
.500 Avg .667
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
Kansas City 7 3 17 .219 5 4 2 0 0
Minnesota 11 3 22 .324 6 8 6 1 1
Upcoming Games
  • Minnesota will play their next game on the road against Baltimore. The Twins have a W/L % of .524 after a win and .556 after a loss.
  • Kansas City will play their next game on the road against NY Yankees. The Royals have a W/L % of .444 after a win and .400 after a loss.