Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Minnesota 2, Kansas City 0
When: 4:10 PM ET, Saturday, April 1, 2023
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 55°
Umpires: Home - Brian Knight, 1B - Alex Tosi, 2B - Tony Randazzo, 3B - Todd Tichenor
Attendance: 16633
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Minnesota
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K LOB Avg
Max Kepler RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Carlos Correa SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .125
Byron Buxton DH 4 2 2 0 0 1 1 .444
Trevor Larnach LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .286
Jose Miranda 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .143
Nick Gordon 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000
     Kyle Farmer PH-2B 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 .500
Joey Gallo 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .167
Christian Vazquez C 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .571
Michael A. Taylor CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .143
Totals 31 2 5 2 2 8 11  
Batting
2B - Byron Buxton (1)
TB - Byron Buxton 3, Jose Miranda, Christian Vazquez 2
RBI - Jose Miranda (1), Kyle Farmer (1)
2-Out RBI - Jose Miranda (1)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Nick Gordon (3)
SF - Kyle Farmer (1)
Team LOB - 5
Fielding
E - Jose Miranda (1)
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Sonny Gray (W 1-0) 5.0 3 0 0 4 1 0 0.00
Jorge Alcala (H 1) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00
Griffin Jax (H 2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Caleb Thielbar (H 2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0.00
Jorge Lopez (SV 1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Pitches-Strikes - Sonny Gray 83-52, Jorge Alcala 12-7, Griffin Jax 11-7, Caleb Thielbar 18-14, Jorge Lopez 8-6
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Sonny Gray 6-3, Jorge Alcala 1-1, Griffin Jax 3-0, Caleb Thielbar 0-0, Jorge Lopez 1-0
Batters Faced - Sonny Gray 22, Jorge Alcala 3, Griffin Jax 3, Caleb Thielbar 4, Jorge Lopez 3
Kansas City
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K LOB Avg
Bobby Witt Jr. SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
MJ Melendez RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .000
Salvador Perez C 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .375
Vinnie Pasquantino 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .167
Franmil Reyes DH 2 0 0 0 2 2 4 .000
Hunter Dozier 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000
Kyle Isbel CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .333
Nate Eaton LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000
     Michael Massey PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Nicky Lopez 2B 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .000
Totals 30 0 4 0 5 5 21  
Batting
2B - Salvador Perez (1)
TB - Salvador Perez 3, Vinnie Pasquantino, Kyle Isbel
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Vinnie Pasquantino (1), Franmil Reyes 2 (2), Nate Eaton 2 (2)
GIDP - Kyle Isbel (1), Nicky Lopez (1)
Team LOB - 8
Fielding
PB - Salvador Perez (1)
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Jordan Lyles (L 0-1) 5.1 5 2 1 2 2 0 1.69
Ryan Yarbrough 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Taylor Clarke 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.00
Aroldis Chapman 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.00
Pitches-Strikes - Jordan Lyles 86-51, Ryan Yarbrough 12-9, Taylor Clarke 16-10, Aroldis Chapman 13-9
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Jordan Lyles 3-6, Ryan Yarbrough 3-1, Taylor Clarke 0-0, Aroldis Chapman 0-0
Batters Faced - Jordan Lyles 23, Ryan Yarbrough 5, Taylor Clarke 3, Aroldis Chapman 3
Inherited Runners-Scored - Ryan Yarbrough 2-1