Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Minnesota 8, Kansas City 5
When: 7:15 PM ET, Monday, May 28, 2018
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 89°
Umpires: Home - Tom Hallion, 1B - Adam Hamari, 2B - Brian Knight, 3B - Dan Bellino
Attendance: 18572
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Minnesota
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K LOB Avg
Brian Dozier 2B 5 2 3 1 0 1 1 .243
Eddie Rosario LF 4 0 1 3 1 2 2 .297
Miguel Sano 3B 5 1 1 2 0 3 3 .200
Logan Morrison 1B 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 .196
Eduardo Escobar SS 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 .263
Max Kepler RF 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .259
Robbie Grossman DH 4 2 2 0 1 0 0 .227
Mitch Garver C 3 2 2 2 1 1 2 .235
Byron Buxton CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 5 .159
Totals 39 8 12 8 5 10 18  
Batting
2B - Eddie Rosario (15), Max Kepler (16), Mitch Garver (5)
3B - Max Kepler (2)
HR - Miguel Sano (6)
TB - Brian Dozier 3, Eddie Rosario 2, Miguel Sano 4, Max Kepler 5, Robbie Grossman 2, Mitch Garver 3, Byron Buxton
RBI - Brian Dozier (20), Eddie Rosario 3 (32), Miguel Sano 2 (16), Mitch Garver 2 (8)
2-Out RBI - Brian Dozier (8), Eddie Rosario 3 (14), Mitch Garver 2 (2)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Miguel Sano (9), Eduardo Escobar 2 (20), Mitch Garver (8), Byron Buxton (7)
Team LOB - 10
Baserunning
SB - Eddie Rosario (5, 3rd off Smith/Perez)
Fielding
E - Zach Duke (2)
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Lance Lynn (W 3-4) 6.0 6 2 2 3 5 0 5.94
Trevor Hildenberger (H 4) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.24
Taylor Rogers (H 1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.49
Ryan Pressly (H 4) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.98
Zach Duke 0.2 2 2 1 0 0 0 4.08
Fernando Rodney (SV 11) 1.1 3 1 1 0 3 1 3.00
HBP - Alcides Escobar (by Duke)
Pitches-Strikes - Lance Lynn 91-53, Trevor Hildenberger 5-5, Taylor Rogers 4-2, Ryan Pressly 2-2, Zach Duke 20-12, Fernando Rodney 25-14
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Lance Lynn 6-6, Trevor Hildenberger 1-0, Taylor Rogers 0-0, Ryan Pressly 1-0, Zach Duke 0-2, Fernando Rodney 0-1
Batters Faced - Lance Lynn 27, Trevor Hildenberger 2, Taylor Rogers 1, Ryan Pressly 2, Zach Duke 5, Fernando Rodney 7
Inherited Runners-Scored - Taylor Rogers 1-0, Ryan Pressly 1-0, Fernando Rodney 2-1
Kansas City
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K LOB Avg
Jon Jay CF 5 1 4 0 0 0 0 .305
Whit Merrifield 2B 4 1 1 1 1 1 2 .288
Mike Moustakas DH 5 0 1 2 0 2 4 .275
Salvador Perez C 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 .250
Jorge Soler RF 4 1 1 1 1 0 3 .271
Hunter Dozier 1B 4 0 0 0 1 2 3 .250
Alex Gordon LF 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 .283
Alcides Escobar SS 4 1 0 0 0 2 6 .228
Ramon Torres 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 5 .267
Totals 40 5 13 4 3 8 25  
Batting
2B - Jon Jay 3 (8), Mike Moustakas (12)
HR - Jorge Soler (7)
TB - Jon Jay 7, Whit Merrifield, Mike Moustakas 2, Salvador Perez 2, Jorge Soler 4, Alex Gordon 3, Ramon Torres
RBI - Whit Merrifield (22), Mike Moustakas 2 (35), Jorge Soler (22)
2-Out RBI - Whit Merrifield (9)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Mike Moustakas (11), Salvador Perez (14), Jorge Soler (13), Hunter Dozier (2), Alcides Escobar (16), Ramon Torres 3 (3)
Team LOB - 12
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Jakob Junis (L 5-4) 6.0 6 3 3 4 7 1 3.61
Burch Smith 2.0 3 3 3 1 2 0 4.88
Blaine Boyer 1.0 3 2 2 0 1 0 11.76
HBP - Mitch Garver (by Junis)
Pitches-Strikes - Jakob Junis 93-57, Burch Smith 39-27, Blaine Boyer 17-12
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Jakob Junis 4-4, Burch Smith 1-0, Blaine Boyer 1-0
Batters Faced - Jakob Junis 29, Burch Smith 10, Blaine Boyer 6