Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Minnesota 4, Kansas City 1
When: 8:10 PM ET, Monday, August 17, 2020
Where: Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Temperature: 76°
Umpires: Home - Jeff Nelson, 1B - John Tumpane, 2B - Jose Navas, 3B - John Bacon
Attendance:
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Kansas City
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K LOB Avg
Whit Merrifield CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .300
Nicky Lopez 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250
Salvador Perez C 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .307
     Meibrys Viloria C 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
Jorge Soler DH 4 0 1 0 0 3 1 .244
Hunter Dozier RF 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .217
Ryan McBroom 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .286
Maikel Franco 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .256
Alex Gordon LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .182
Adalberto Mondesi SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .217
Totals 32 1 7 1 2 9 12  
Batting
2B - Jorge Soler (3), Maikel Franco (8)
HR - Hunter Dozier (2)
TB - Whit Merrifield, Nicky Lopez, Jorge Soler 2, Hunter Dozier 4, Maikel Franco 3, Alex Gordon
RBI - Hunter Dozier (4)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Whit Merrifield (9), Hunter Dozier (2), Alex Gordon (11)
Team LOB - 7
Baserunning
SB - Hunter Dozier (1, 2nd off Wisler/Garver)
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Kris Bubic (L 0-3) 4.1 4 2 2 4 4 1 5.12
Tyler Zuber 0.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 5.23
Ian Kennedy 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 6.55
Jake Newberry 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 1 3.60
Kyle Zimmer 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.00
WP - Jake Newberry
Pitches-Strikes - Kris Bubic 96-53, Tyler Zuber 16-10, Ian Kennedy 14-10, Jake Newberry 24-12, Kyle Zimmer 8-5
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Kris Bubic 2-2, Tyler Zuber 0-0, Ian Kennedy 1-0, Jake Newberry 1-2, Kyle Zimmer 0-1
Batters Faced - Kris Bubic 20, Tyler Zuber 3, Ian Kennedy 4, Jake Newberry 5, Kyle Zimmer 3
Inherited Runners-Scored - Tyler Zuber 1-0
Minnesota
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K LOB Avg
Jorge Polanco SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .306
Mitch Garver C 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .143
Nelson Cruz DH 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 .354
Eddie Rosario LF 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .228
Marwin Gonzalez 2B-1B 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 .250
Miguel Sano 1B 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .148
     Ildemaro Vargas 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Max Kepler RF 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .231
Byron Buxton CF 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .250
Ehire Adrianza 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .188
Totals 31 4 9 4 4 7 12  
Batting
2B - Miguel Sano (3)
HR - Nelson Cruz 2 (8)
TB - Jorge Polanco 2, Nelson Cruz 8, Eddie Rosario 2, Miguel Sano 2, Max Kepler, Byron Buxton
RBI - Nelson Cruz 2 (23), Max Kepler (15), Byron Buxton (12)
2-Out RBI - Nelson Cruz (10), Byron Buxton (5)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Marwin Gonzalez 2 (7), Ehire Adrianza (5)
GIDP - Mitch Garver (1), Ehire Adrianza (2)
Team LOB - 7
Fielding
Outfield Assists - Eddie Rosario (Merrifield at 2nd)
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Matt Wisler 2.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 1.50
Devin Smeltzer (W 2-0) 2.2 1 0 0 1 3 0 6.17
Tyler Clippard (H 5) 1.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.69
Tyler Duffey (H 6) 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Trevor May 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.00
Zack Littell 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 1 9.00
HBP - Salvador Perez (by Wisler)
Pitches-Strikes - Matt Wisler 30-17, Devin Smeltzer 40-28, Tyler Clippard 20-13, Tyler Duffey 20-14, Trevor May 13-8, Zack Littell 14-8
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Matt Wisler 0-3, Devin Smeltzer 3-0, Tyler Clippard 2-1, Tyler Duffey 1-1, Trevor May 0-1, Zack Littell 0-1
Batters Faced - Matt Wisler 8, Devin Smeltzer 10, Tyler Clippard 5, Tyler Duffey 5, Trevor May 3, Zack Littell 4
Inherited Runners-Scored - Tyler Clippard 1-0