Twins

Hitters	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
B. Buxton CF	1-5	5	1	1	0	0	2	15	.303	.356	.632
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 1st: Buxton lined out to right. 3rd: Buxton struck out swinging. 5th: Buxton doubled to deep left. 7th: Buxton lined out to left. 9th: Buxton struck out swinging.
M. Garver C	1-4	4	0	1	1	0	2	14	.256	.358	.517
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 1st: Garver struck out looking. 3rd: Garver struck out swinging. 5th: Garver singled to center, Buxton scored. 8th: Garver flied out to right.
J. Donaldson 3B	1-3	3	2	1	1	1	0	18	.249	.353	.478
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 1st: Donaldson homered to left (435 feet). 4th: Donaldson grounded out to shortstop. 5th: Donaldson grounded out to third. 8th: Donaldson walked.
M. Sano DH	2-4	4	1	2	0	0	1	12	.223	.313	.468
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 1st: Sanó struck out swinging. 4th: Sanó doubled to deep left. 6th: Sanó fouled out to catcher. 8th: Sanó singled to left, Donaldson to second.
B. Rooker LF	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	1	14	.204	.295	.403
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 2nd: Rooker struck out swinging. 4th: Rooker safe at first on fielding error by shortstop Lopez, Sanó safe at third on error. 6th: Rooker flied out to center.
M. Kepler RF	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.211	.307	.415
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 8th: Kepler lined out to left.
L. Arraez 2B	2-3	3	0	2	2	0	0	15	.290	.354	.373
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 2nd: Arraez singled to right. 4th: Arraez hit sacrifice fly to left, Sanó scored, Rooker to second. 6th: Arraez grounded out to shortstop. 8th: Arraez reached on infield single to second, Donaldson scored, Sanó to third.
W. Astudillo 1B	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	9	.236	.259	.375
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 2nd: Astudillo grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Arraez out at second. 4th: Astudillo lined out to right. 7th: Astudillo grounded out to third. 8th: Astudillo lined out to right.
A. Simmons SS	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	18	.221	.282	.273
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 3rd: Simmons grounded out to shortstop. 5th: Simmons grounded out to shortstop. 7th: Simmons lined out to second. 9th: Simmons flied out to left.
J. Cave RF-LF	2-4	4	0	2	0	0	1	14	.189	.249	.293
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 3rd: Cave singled to left center. 5th: Cave grounded out to first. 7th: Cave singled to center. 9th: Cave struck out looking.

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
G. Jax	5.0	1	0	0	2	3	0	74-44	6.37	74
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile No at bats in this game
C. Thielbar	1.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	26-17	3.23	26
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile No at bats in this game
T. Duffey	1.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	15-11	3.18	15
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile No at bats in this game
A. Colome	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	7-6	4.15	7
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile No at bats in this game

Royals

Hitters	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
W. Merrifield 2B	1-4	4	0	1	0	0	0	14	.279	.319	.398
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 1st: Merrifield flied out to center. 3rd: Merrifield flied out to right. 6th: Merrifield flied out to left, Gallagher to third. 9th: Merrifield doubled to left.
N. Lopez SS	0-3	3	0	0	0	1	0	12	.299	.365	.378
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 1st: Lopez flied out to left. 4th: Lopez walked. 6th: Lopez grounded out to first. 9th: Lopez lined out to left.
S. Perez DH	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	1	14	.273	.315	.545
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 1st: Perez struck out swinging. 4th: Perez flied out to right. 6th: Perez flied out to right. 9th: Perez grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Merrifield out at second.
A. Benintendi LF	0-1	1	0	0	0	1	0	24	.276	.325	.443
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 2nd: Benintendi flied out to center. 4th: Benintendi walked. 7th: Benintendi hit by pitch.
C. Santana 1B	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	0	12	.210	.316	.339
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 2nd: C. Santana lined out to right. 4th: C. Santana flied out to left. 7th: C. Santana lined out to second.
H. Dozier RF	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	1	12	.217	.286	.397
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 2nd: Dozier grounded out to shortstop. 5th: Dozier struck out swinging. 7th: Dozier grounded into double play, third to second to first, Benintendi out at second.
A. Mondesi 3B	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	0	9	.238	.279	.467
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 3rd: Mondesi flied out to left. 5th: Mondesi grounded out to first. 8th: Mondesi flied out to center.
M. Taylor CF	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	1	11	.242	.295	.355
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 3rd: Taylor struck out swinging. 5th: Taylor popped out to second. 8th: Taylor grounded out to third.
C. Gallagher C	2-3	3	0	2	0	0	1	14	.250	.298	.330
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 3rd: Gallagher singled to left. 6th: Gallagher doubled to left. 8th: Gallagher struck out looking.

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
K. Bubic	6.2	7	3	2	0	5	1	92-61	4.43	92
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile No at bats in this game
D. Tapia	0.2	1	1	1	1	0	0	14-7	2.67	14
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile No at bats in this game
G. Speier	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	9-5	1.17	9
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile No at bats in this game
K. Zimmer	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	15-10	4.83	15
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile No at bats in this game

Win Probability 100%

MIN

MIN 100%

MIN

Bottom 9

Perez grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Merrifield out at second.

Game Stats

Walks Issued
- MIN2
- 1KC
Stolen Bases
- MIN0
- 0KC
Strikeouts Thrown
- MIN4
- 7KC
Total Bases
- MIN14
- 5KC

Game Information

Kansas City, Missouri 64129

Attendance: 22,321

59%

Capacity: 37,903

Game Time: 2:52

Umpires: Home Plate Umpire - Sean Barber, First Base Umpire - Larry Vanover, Second Base Umpire - Nick Mahrley, Third Base Umpire - Dan Bellino

Jax sharp as Twins stop Perez, shut out Royals 4-0

— Griffin Jax and a trio of relievers combined on a three-hitter and the Minnesota Twins blanked Salvador Perez and the Kansas City Royals 4-0 Saturday night.

10/3/2021 AP

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Twins MIN	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	4	9	0
Royals KC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1

WINGriffin JaxG. Jax(4-5)5.0 IP, 0 ER, 3 K, 2 BB

LOSSKris BubicK. Bubic(6-7)6.2 IP, 2 ER, 5 K, 0 BB

Scoring Summary

		MIN
1st	Donaldson homered to left (435 feet).	1
4th	Arraez hit sacrifice fly to left, Sanó scored, Rooker to second.	2
5th	Garver singled to center, Buxton scored.	3
8th	Arraez reached on infield single to second, Donaldson scored, Sanó to third.	4