Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Minnesota 5, Kansas City 4
When: 2:05 PM ET, Sunday, August 23, 2020
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 84°
Umpires: Home - Jordan Baker, 1B - Jerry Meals, 2B - Jeremie Rehak, 3B - Ed Hickox
Attendance:
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Minnesota 2020000015131
Kansas City 002000101490
Minnesota
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K LOB Avg
Jorge Polanco SS 5 0 1 0 0 2 2 .284
Max Kepler RF 4 1 0 0 1 2 3 .216
Nelson Cruz DH 3 2 2 1 2 0 1 .343
Miguel Sano 1B 4 2 3 1 1 0 2 .241
     Ehire Adrianza 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .186
Eddie Rosario LF 5 0 3 1 0 1 3 .248
Marwin Gonzalez 3B-1B 4 0 2 2 1 0 3 .250
Ildemaro Vargas 2B 5 0 0 0 0 0 8 .294
Jake Cave CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .184
Ryan Jeffers C 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .273
Totals 38 5 13 5 5 6 27  
Batting
2B - Jorge Polanco (4), Miguel Sano 2 (10), Marwin Gonzalez (2)
HR - Nelson Cruz (10)
TB - Jorge Polanco 2, Nelson Cruz 5, Miguel Sano 5, Eddie Rosario 3, Marwin Gonzalez 3, Jake Cave, Ryan Jeffers
RBI - Nelson Cruz (26), Miguel Sano (12), Eddie Rosario (23), Marwin Gonzalez 2 (11)
2-Out RBI - Miguel Sano (6), Eddie Rosario (5)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Max Kepler (4), Ildemaro Vargas 3 (4), Jake Cave (4), Ryan Jeffers 2 (3)
GIDP - Miguel Sano (1), Ildemaro Vargas (1)
Team LOB - 11
Fielding
E - Miguel Sano (2)
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Matt Wisler 2.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 1.29
Devin Smeltzer 2.0 3 2 2 0 1 0 6.59
Trevor May (H 5) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 2.45
Sean Poppen (H 1) 1.2 1 1 1 0 2 0 3.86
Sergio Romo (H 7) 0.1 1 0 0 2 1 0 1.93
Tyler Clippard (W 1-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1.42
Taylor Rogers (SV 6) 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 5.23
HBP - Meibrys Viloria (by Smeltzer)
Pitches-Strikes - Matt Wisler 26-19, Devin Smeltzer 34-21, Trevor May 18-9, Sean Poppen 21-14, Sergio Romo 16-8, Tyler Clippard 15-9, Taylor Rogers 21-15
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Matt Wisler 0-2, Devin Smeltzer 3-0, Trevor May 1-0, Sean Poppen 2-0, Sergio Romo 0-0, Tyler Clippard 0-0, Taylor Rogers 1-1
Batters Faced - Matt Wisler 8, Devin Smeltzer 11, Trevor May 5, Sean Poppen 6, Sergio Romo 4, Tyler Clippard 3, Taylor Rogers 5
Inherited Runners-Scored - Sergio Romo 1-1
Kansas City
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K LOB Avg
Whit Merrifield RF 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .303
Nicky Lopez 2B 5 0 0 0 0 3 2 .222
Hunter Dozier 1B 4 3 4 0 1 0 0 .275
Jorge Soler DH 4 0 1 2 1 0 4 .250
Maikel Franco 3B 4 0 2 2 1 2 3 .255
Alex Gordon LF 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 .190
Adalberto Mondesi SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .220
Bubba Starling CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .174
     Brett Phillips PH-CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .226
Meibrys Viloria C 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 .250
     Ryan McBroom PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .271
     Cam Gallagher C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312
Totals 37 4 9 4 4 10 19  
Batting
2B - Hunter Dozier 2 (2), Jorge Soler (5)
TB - Whit Merrifield, Hunter Dozier 6, Jorge Soler 2, Maikel Franco 2, Meibrys Viloria
RBI - Jorge Soler 2 (16), Maikel Franco 2 (15)
2-Out RBI - Jorge Soler 2 (4), Maikel Franco 2 (7)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Whit Merrifield (10), Maikel Franco 2 (17), Alex Gordon (13), Adalberto Mondesi 2 (11)
Team LOB - 11
Baserunning
SB - Whit Merrifield (6, 2nd off Wisler/Jeffers), Maikel Franco (1, 2nd off Romo/Jeffers)
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Kris Bubic (L 0-4) 3.1 9 4 4 2 0 0 5.96
Tyler Zuber 0.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 4.50
Greg Holland 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.21
Jesse Hahn 2.0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0.00
Scott Barlow 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.69
Trevor Rosenthal 1.0 2 1 1 1 1 1 1.59
IBB - Nelson Cruz (by Bubic)
Pitches-Strikes - Kris Bubic 73-45, Tyler Zuber 14-8, Greg Holland 10-6, Jesse Hahn 34-18, Scott Barlow 16-10, Trevor Rosenthal 26-16
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Kris Bubic 3-3, Tyler Zuber 1-0, Greg Holland 1-0, Jesse Hahn 3-0, Scott Barlow 1-1, Trevor Rosenthal 2-0
Batters Faced - Kris Bubic 21, Tyler Zuber 3, Greg Holland 2, Jesse Hahn 8, Scott Barlow 3, Trevor Rosenthal 6
Inherited Runners-Scored - Tyler Zuber 2-0, Greg Holland 2-0