Saturday's Twins-Kansas City game recap
May 1, 2021 at 10:47PM
IMPACT PLAYER
Danny Duffy, Kansas City
The lefthanded starter lasted seven innings and gave up two hits. He's 4-1, and three of those games were scoreless.
BY THE NUMBERS
425 Nelson Cruz's career home run total after a 439-footer in the eighth inning, giving him sole possession of the 52nd spot on MLB's all-time list.
12 Consecutive batters Duffy retired in the second through fifth innings.
18 Record for home runs by an opposing player at Target Field, belonging to KC's Salvador Perez, who homered in the third inning.
ON DECK
A couple of 2-2 pitchers with vastly different ERAs will go at it Sunday: the Royals' Brad Keller (2-2, 9.00) and the Twins' Jose Berrios (2-2, 3.04)
Megan Ryan
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Emmanuel Rodriguez had an abbreviated season after being hit by the injury bug, but he showed promise as a disciplined hitter.
