Hunter Dozier homered and Whit Merrifield, Edward Olivares, and Jarrod Dyson each collected two hits apiece in the Kansas City Royals’ 6-3 victory over the Minnesota Twins at Target Field. But while Royals bats were hot, their pitching played with fire, and the ultimate deciding factor was the ineptitude of the the Twins offense, who went 0-10 with runners in scoring position and left a combined 23 (twenty-three!) batters on base.
Brad Keller’s 2021 struggles have been well documented. Over his first four games, only comprising 12 innings’ worth of work, Keller posted an ERA of 12.00 (yes, twelve) while giving up a slash line of .