Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Minnesota 6, Kansas City 4
When: 8:15 PM ET, Friday, April 28, 2017
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 56°
Umpires: Home - CB Bucknor, 1B - Manny Gonzalez, 2B - Fieldin Culbreth, 3B - Mark Carlson
Attendance: 27911
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Kansas City 021000100481
Minnesota
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K LOB Avg
Brian Dozier 2B 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .233
Max Kepler RF 3 2 1 0 1 1 2 .278
Miguel Sano 3B 4 2 2 4 0 2 1 .297
Joe Mauer 1B 4 0 1 2 0 0 1 .237
Robbie Grossman DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .267
Jason Castro C 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .200
Jorge Polanco SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .243
Eddie Rosario LF 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .273
Byron Buxton CF 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .138
Totals 34 6 6 6 3 10 13  
Batting
2B - Miguel Sano (6), Joe Mauer (4)
HR - Miguel Sano (6)
TB - Max Kepler, Miguel Sano 6, Joe Mauer 2, Eddie Rosario 2
RBI - Miguel Sano 4 (20), Joe Mauer 2 (8)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Jason Castro (14)
Team LOB - 4
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Kyle Gibson 5.1 5 3 3 3 1 1 8.06
Buddy Boshers 0.2 1 1 1 0 0 1 3.00
Ryan Pressly 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 8.31
Craig Breslow (W 1-0) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.45
Matt Belisle (H 4) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.52
Taylor Rogers (H 5) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.40
Brandon Kintzler (SV 6) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Pitches-Strikes - Kyle Gibson 85-51, Buddy Boshers 12-9, Ryan Pressly 10-6, Craig Breslow 4-2, Matt Belisle 14-11, Taylor Rogers 3-1, Brandon Kintzler 13-8
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Kyle Gibson 6-4, Buddy Boshers 1-0, Ryan Pressly 1-0, Craig Breslow 1-0, Matt Belisle 2-0, Taylor Rogers 1-0, Brandon Kintzler 1-1
Batters Faced - Kyle Gibson 23, Buddy Boshers 3, Ryan Pressly 2, Craig Breslow 1, Matt Belisle 3, Taylor Rogers 1, Brandon Kintzler 4
Inherited Runners-Scored - Taylor Rogers 1-0
Kansas City
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K LOB Avg
Whit Merrifield 2B 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .233
Mike Moustakas 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .275
Lorenzo Cain CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .276
Eric Hosmer 1B 3 1 1 1 1 0 2 .224
Salvador Perez C 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .247
Alex Gordon LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .181
Alcides Escobar SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167
Brandon Moss DH 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .143
Jorge Bonifacio RF 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .300
Totals 34 4 8 4 3 2 12  
Batting
2B - Salvador Perez (2)
HR - Salvador Perez (6), Brandon Moss (4)
TB - Whit Merrifield, Mike Moustakas, Lorenzo Cain, Eric Hosmer, Salvador Perez 6, Brandon Moss 4, Jorge Bonifacio
RBI - Eric Hosmer (6), Salvador Perez 2 (11), Brandon Moss (6)
2-Out RBI - Eric Hosmer (1)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Whit Merrifield (3), Eric Hosmer (11), Alex Gordon (10)
GIDP - Lorenzo Cain (1)
Team LOB - 6
Fielding
E - Jorge Bonifacio (1)
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Ian Kennedy 5.1 2 2 2 2 6 1 2.30
Peter Moylan (H 2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.59
Matt Strahm (H 1) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 15.75
Joakim Soria (L 1-1; BS 2) 0.2 3 4 3 1 1 0 2.53
Scott Alexander 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.74
Pitches-Strikes - Ian Kennedy 100-61, Peter Moylan 4-3, Matt Strahm 21-14, Joakim Soria 25-19, Scott Alexander 14-11
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Ian Kennedy 5-2, Peter Moylan 0-0, Matt Strahm 0-2, Joakim Soria 1-0, Scott Alexander 3-0
Batters Faced - Ian Kennedy 20, Peter Moylan 1, Matt Strahm 4, Joakim Soria 7, Scott Alexander 5
Inherited Runners-Scored - Peter Moylan 1-0, Matt Strahm 1-0, Scott Alexander 1-0