Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Kansas City 5, Minnesota 2
When: 7:15 PM ET, Wednesday, September 28, 2016
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 64°
Umpires: Home - Ramon De Jesus, 1B - Mike Winters, 2B - Todd Tichenor, 3B - Mike Muchlinski
Attendance: 23437
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Minnesota 000002000281
Kansas City 00200003-580
Minnesota
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K LOB Avg
Brian Dozier 2B 5 0 0 0 0 3 3 .270
Jorge Polanco SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .275
Robbie Grossman LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .279
Miguel Sano DH 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .238
Kennys Vargas 1B 4 1 1 2 0 1 2 .244
     James Beresford PR-1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
Max Kepler RF 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .234
Eduardo Escobar 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .240
John Ryan Murphy C 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .155
Byron Buxton CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .218
Totals 34 2 8 2 3 10 11  
Batting
2B - Max Kepler (19), John Ryan Murphy 2 (3)
HR - Kennys Vargas (9)
TB - Robbie Grossman, Miguel Sano, Kennys Vargas 4, Max Kepler 2, Eduardo Escobar, John Ryan Murphy 4, Byron Buxton
RBI - Kennys Vargas 2 (19)
2-Out RBI - Kennys Vargas 2 (6)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Brian Dozier 2 (59), Eduardo Escobar (35), John Ryan Murphy (13)
Team LOB - 8
Baserunning
CS - Eduardo Escobar (3, 2nd by Vargas/Perez)
SB - Max Kepler (6, 2nd off McCarthy/Perez)
PO - Eduardo Escobar (1st by Vargas)
Fielding
E - Jorge Polanco (15)
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Ervin Santana 5.0 4 2 2 1 3 1 3.38
Buddy Boshers 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.33
Alex Wimmers 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.32
Taylor Rogers (L 3-1) 0.1 3 3 3 2 0 0 3.88
J.T. Chargois 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.91
IBB - Salvador Perez (by Rogers)
Pitches-Strikes - Ervin Santana 77-44, Buddy Boshers 12-10, Alex Wimmers 15-10, Taylor Rogers 23-12, J.T. Chargois 6-4
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Ervin Santana 6-3, Buddy Boshers 2-0, Alex Wimmers 2-0, Taylor Rogers 0-1, J.T. Chargois 0-1
Batters Faced - Ervin Santana 20, Buddy Boshers 4, Alex Wimmers 3, Taylor Rogers 6, J.T. Chargois 2
Inherited Runners-Scored - J.T. Chargois 2-0
Kansas City
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K LOB Avg
Jarrod Dyson CF 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 .268
Whit Merrifield 2B 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .284
Eric Hosmer 1B 4 1 1 2 0 0 2 .268
Kendrys Morales DH 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .266
     Billy Burns PR-DH 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .235
Salvador Perez C 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .245
Alex Gordon LF 4 0 2 2 0 2 0 .224
Paulo Orlando RF 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .301
Alcides Escobar SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 .263
Cheslor Cuthbert 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .278
Totals 32 5 8 5 3 4 10  
Batting
2B - Jarrod Dyson (12), Kendrys Morales (23)
HR - Eric Hosmer (25)
TB - Jarrod Dyson 3, Eric Hosmer 4, Kendrys Morales 2, Alex Gordon 2, Paulo Orlando 2
RBI - Eric Hosmer 2 (103), Kendrys Morales (93), Alex Gordon 2 (40)
2-Out RBI - Eric Hosmer 2 (34), Kendrys Morales (43), Alex Gordon 2 (22)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Alcides Escobar 2 (53)
GIDP - Alcides Escobar (16)
Team LOB - 6
Baserunning
SB - Jarrod Dyson (29, 3rd off Rogers/Murphy)
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Jason Vargas 5.0 4 0 0 1 6 0 2.25
Kevin McCarthy (BS 1) 0.2 2 2 2 2 1 1 7.04
Peter Moylan 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.43
Matt Strahm 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1.31
Joakim Soria (W 5-8) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.07
Wade Davis (SV 27) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.91
Pitches-Strikes - Jason Vargas 87-53, Kevin McCarthy 28-15, Peter Moylan 5-2, Matt Strahm 16-11, Joakim Soria 18-12, Wade Davis 10-6
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Jason Vargas 3-4, Kevin McCarthy 1-0, Peter Moylan 1-0, Matt Strahm 0-1, Joakim Soria 1-1, Wade Davis 3-0
Batters Faced - Jason Vargas 19, Kevin McCarthy 6, Peter Moylan 1, Matt Strahm 3, Joakim Soria 4, Wade Davis 4
Inherited Runners-Scored - Peter Moylan 2-0