Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Kansas City 6, Minnesota 1
When: 3:10 PM ET, Sunday, October 4, 2015
Where: Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Temperature: 55°
Umpires: Home - Brian Knight, 1B - Victor Carapazza, 2B - Ron Kulpa, 3B - Larry Vanover
Attendance: 24108
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Kansas City 0320000106101
Minnesota 000100000170
Kansas City
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K LOB Avg
Alcides Escobar SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .257
     Francisco Pena PH-C 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .143
Ben Zobrist 2B 4 0 0 1 0 0 4 .276
Eric Hosmer 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .297
     Cheslor Cuthbert 1B-3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .217
Kendrys Morales DH 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 .290
     Jonny Gomes PH-DH 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .167
Mike Moustakas 3B 2 1 1 0 1 1 1 .284
     Christian Colon PH-3B 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .290
Salvador Perez C 3 2 2 2 0 0 1 .260
     Drew Butera C-1B 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .196
Alex Gordon LF 3 1 1 1 1 1 3 .271
     Paulo Orlando LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .249
Alex Rios RF 5 0 1 2 0 2 5 .255
Jarrod Dyson CF 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .250
Totals 36 6 10 6 7 5 23  
Batting
2B - Alex Gordon (18), Alex Rios (22)
HR - Salvador Perez (21)
TB - Alcides Escobar, Francisco Pena, Jonny Gomes, Mike Moustakas, Christian Colon, Salvador Perez 5, Alex Gordon 2, Alex Rios 2, Jarrod Dyson
RBI - Ben Zobrist (56), Salvador Perez 2 (70), Alex Gordon (48), Alex Rios 2 (32)
2-Out RBI - Salvador Perez 2 (38)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Ben Zobrist 3 (46), Jonny Gomes (5), Alex Rios 2 (40)
SF - Ben Zobrist (5)
Team LOB - 11
Baserunning
SB - Alcides Escobar (17, 2nd off Graham/Fryer)
Fielding
E - Ben Zobrist (7)
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Johnny Cueto (W 4-7) 5.0 6 1 1 4 4 0 4.76
Edinson Volquez 2.0 0 0 0 2 3 0 3.55
Franklin Morales 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.18
Luke Hochevar 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.73
Pitches-Strikes - Johnny Cueto 100-58, Edinson Volquez 37-22, Franklin Morales 16-9, Luke Hochevar 21-15
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Johnny Cueto 6-3, Edinson Volquez 1-1, Franklin Morales 2-1, Luke Hochevar 2-1
Batters Faced - Johnny Cueto 24, Edinson Volquez 8, Franklin Morales 4, Luke Hochevar 4
Minnesota
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K LOB Avg
Byron Buxton CF 4 0 0 0 1 2 2 .209
Shane Robinson LF 5 0 1 0 0 1 6 .250
Max Kepler RF 5 0 1 0 0 1 5 .143
Miguel Sano DH 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .269
Kennys Vargas 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .240
Eduardo Nunez 3B 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .282
Eduardo Escobar 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .262
Eric Fryer C 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 .227
Danny Santana SS 4 0 1 1 0 1 4 .215
Totals 34 1 7 1 6 7 25  
Batting
TB - Shane Robinson, Max Kepler, Miguel Sano, Eduardo Nunez, Eduardo Escobar, Eric Fryer, Danny Santana
RBI - Danny Santana (21)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Shane Robinson (18), Max Kepler 2 (3), Miguel Sano (29), Kennys Vargas 2 (17)
GIDP - Eduardo Escobar (7)
Team LOB - 12
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Ricky Nolasco (L 5-2) 2.2 4 5 5 3 2 1 6.75
Brian Duensing 2.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 4.25
J.R. Graham 1.1 3 0 0 2 1 0 4.95
Ryan O'Rourke 1.2 1 1 1 1 2 0 6.14
Adam Achter 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6.75
WP - J.R. Graham
Pitches-Strikes - Ricky Nolasco 53-31, Brian Duensing 34-22, J.R. Graham 45-25, Ryan O'Rourke 26-16, Adam Achter 8-4
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Ricky Nolasco 4-0, Brian Duensing 5-2, J.R. Graham 3-0, Ryan O'Rourke 1-2, Adam Achter 0-2
Batters Faced - Ricky Nolasco 15, Brian Duensing 9, J.R. Graham 9, Ryan O'Rourke 7, Adam Achter 4
Inherited Runners-Scored - Ryan O'Rourke 3-0