Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Kansas City 3, Minnesota 2
When: 8:05 PM ET, Friday, August 7, 2020
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 84°
Umpires: Home - John Tumpane, 1B - Jose Navas, 2B - Jeff Nelson, 3B - CB Bucknor
Attendance:
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Minnesota 001100000250
Kansas City 00101100-380
Minnesota
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K LOB Avg
Max Kepler RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .224
Jorge Polanco SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .309
Miguel Sano 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .135
Eddie Rosario DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .217
Jake Cave LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .130
Marwin Gonzalez 2B 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .297
Mitch Garver C 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .111
Ehire Adrianza 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .200
     Nelson Cruz PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .365
Byron Buxton CF 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 .192
Totals 32 2 5 2 3 7 7  
Batting
HR - Marwin Gonzalez (2), Byron Buxton (2)
TB - Jorge Polanco 2, Marwin Gonzalez 5, Byron Buxton 4
RBI - Marwin Gonzalez (4), Byron Buxton (4)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Eddie Rosario (6), Ehire Adrianza (4)
Team LOB - 6
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Devin Smeltzer 4.1 4 2 2 1 2 0 8.00
Matt Wisler (L 0-1) 1.2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1.23
Caleb Thielbar 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.40
Sean Poppen 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Pitches-Strikes - Devin Smeltzer 62-37, Matt Wisler 25-17, Caleb Thielbar 13-7, Sean Poppen 15-9
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Devin Smeltzer 3-3, Matt Wisler 1-3, Caleb Thielbar 3-0, Sean Poppen 2-0
Batters Faced - Devin Smeltzer 17, Matt Wisler 7, Caleb Thielbar 4, Sean Poppen 5
Inherited Runners-Scored - Matt Wisler 1-0
Kansas City
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K LOB Avg
Whit Merrifield RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .283
Jorge Soler DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .255
Salvador Perez C 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .290
Ryan McBroom 1B 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 .267
     Ryan O'Hearn PH-1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .265
Adalberto Mondesi SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .268
Alex Gordon LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .213
Maikel Franco 3B 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .254
Nicky Lopez 2B 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .214
Nick Heath CF 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .333
     Brett Phillips CF 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .286
Totals 30 3 8 3 2 4 11  
Batting
2B - Adalberto Mondesi (5), Maikel Franco (7)
HR - Ryan McBroom (2)
TB - Salvador Perez, Ryan McBroom 4, Adalberto Mondesi 2, Alex Gordon, Maikel Franco 2, Nicky Lopez, Nick Heath, Brett Phillips
RBI - Ryan McBroom (3), Nicky Lopez (2), Nick Heath (2)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Whit Merrifield (7), Jorge Soler (2), Alex Gordon 2 (6)
S - Nicky Lopez (1)
Team LOB - 6
Baserunning
CS - Whit Merrifield (2, 2nd by Smeltzer/Garver)
SB - Brett Phillips (2, 2nd off Thielbar/Garver)
PO - Whit Merrifield (1st by Smeltzer)
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Jakob Junis 4.2 5 2 2 2 2 2 4.00
Greg Holland (W 2-0) 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.57
Josh Staumont (H 1) 0.2 0 0 0 1 2 0 1.59
Scott Barlow (H 1) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.00
Trevor Rosenthal (SV 2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1.59
WP - Jakob Junis
IBB - Miguel Sano (by Junis)
Pitches-Strikes - Jakob Junis 76-49, Greg Holland 12-7, Josh Staumont 15-8, Scott Barlow 16-9, Trevor Rosenthal 14-10
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Jakob Junis 7-3, Greg Holland 4-0, Josh Staumont 0-0, Scott Barlow 1-2, Trevor Rosenthal 0-0
Batters Faced - Jakob Junis 21, Greg Holland 4, Josh Staumont 3, Scott Barlow 4, Trevor Rosenthal 3
Inherited Runners-Scored - Greg Holland 2-0, Scott Barlow 1-0