Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Minnesota 6, Kansas City 4
When: 8:10 PM ET, Friday, May 20, 2022
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 67°
Umpires: Home - Angel Hernandez, 1B - James Hoye, 2B - Jeremy Riggs, 3B - D.J. Reyburn
Attendance: 25337
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Minnesota 310000020670
Kansas City 1000002014112
Minnesota
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K LOB Avg
Byron Buxton CF 4 1 0 0 1 0 4 .235
Carlos Correa SS 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 .265
Kyle Garlick DH 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .250
     Luis Arraez PH-DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .313
Jorge Polanco 2B 4 0 0 0 1 1 4 .229
Gary Sanchez C 5 0 1 1 0 2 1 .229
Gio Urshela 3B 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 .225
Max Kepler RF 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .252
Jose Miranda 1B 4 1 2 2 0 1 1 .123
Gilberto Celestino LF 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .350
Totals 33 6 7 6 6 6 13  
Batting
2B - Gary Sanchez (12), Jose Miranda (3)
TB - Carlos Correa, Kyle Garlick, Gary Sanchez 2, Jose Miranda 3, Gilberto Celestino 2
RBI - Kyle Garlick 2 (8), Gary Sanchez (18), Gio Urshela (12), Jose Miranda 2 (5)
2-Out RBI - Jose Miranda 2 (3)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Byron Buxton (5), Luis Arraez (11), Jorge Polanco (12), Max Kepler (14), Jose Miranda (12)
SF - Kyle Garlick (1), Gio Urshela (4)
Team LOB - 8
Baserunning
CS - Gilberto Celestino (1, 2nd by Payamps/Melendez)
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Devin Smeltzer (W 1-0) 5.1 5 1 1 1 0 0 1.74
Griffin Jax (H 3) 0.2 0 0 0 1 2 0 2.95
Tyler Duffey (H 5) 0.1 3 2 2 0 0 1 4.11
Jhoan Duran (H 4) 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.79
Emilio Pagan (SV 6) 1.0 3 1 1 0 1 1 2.13
Pitches-Strikes - Devin Smeltzer 74-47, Griffin Jax 18-9, Tyler Duffey 18-13, Jhoan Duran 16-10, Emilio Pagan 19-14
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Devin Smeltzer 8-3, Griffin Jax 0-0, Tyler Duffey 0-1, Jhoan Duran 1-1, Emilio Pagan 2-0
Batters Faced - Devin Smeltzer 20, Griffin Jax 3, Tyler Duffey 4, Jhoan Duran 5, Emilio Pagan 6
Inherited Runners-Scored - Jhoan Duran 2-1
Kansas City
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K LOB Avg
Whit Merrifield RF 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .206
Andrew Benintendi LF 5 0 1 0 0 2 4 .302
Bobby Witt Jr. SS 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 .221
Hunter Dozier DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .279
MJ Melendez C 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .286
Carlos Santana 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .128
Emmanuel Rivera 3B 4 2 2 1 0 0 1 .256
Nicky Lopez 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .220
Dairon Blanco CF 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500
     Kyle Isbel PH-CF 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .283
Totals 34 4 11 4 2 5 12  
Batting
2B - Kyle Isbel (3)
3B - MJ Melendez (1)
HR - Carlos Santana (2), Emmanuel Rivera (2)
TB - Whit Merrifield 2, Andrew Benintendi, MJ Melendez 4, Carlos Santana 4, Emmanuel Rivera 5, Dairon Blanco, Kyle Isbel 3
RBI - Whit Merrifield (17), Bobby Witt Jr. (16), Carlos Santana (7), Emmanuel Rivera (8)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Andrew Benintendi 2 (11), MJ Melendez (4), Carlos Santana (9), Emmanuel Rivera (5)
SF - Whit Merrifield (5), Bobby Witt Jr. (1)
GIDP - Andrew Benintendi (2)
Team LOB - 7
Baserunning
SB - Bobby Witt Jr. (6, 2nd off Jax/Sanchez)
Fielding
E - Emmanuel Rivera (2), Bobby Witt Jr. (3)
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Daniel Lynch (L 2-3) 3.2 5 4 4 2 2 0 4.01
Joel Payamps 2.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 1.47
Foster Griffin 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Dylan Coleman 0.2 1 2 2 3 1 0 4.02
Matt Peacock 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.00
WP - Daniel Lynch
Pitches-Strikes - Daniel Lynch 90-51, Joel Payamps 34-23, Foster Griffin 8-6, Dylan Coleman 33-16, Matt Peacock 29-18
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Daniel Lynch 4-3, Joel Payamps 2-1, Foster Griffin 1-0, Dylan Coleman 1-0, Matt Peacock 1-1
Batters Faced - Daniel Lynch 20, Joel Payamps 7, Foster Griffin 3, Dylan Coleman 6, Matt Peacock 5
Inherited Runners-Scored - Joel Payamps 1-0, Matt Peacock 2-0