Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Kansas City 6, Minnesota 4
When: 8:10 PM ET, Friday, September 10, 2021
Where: Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Temperature: 80°
Umpires: Home - Will Little, 1B - Greg Gibson, 2B - Ben May, 3B - Rob Drake
Attendance: 20803
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Kansas City 3001000002680
Minnesota 400000000-471
Kansas City
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K LOB Avg
Whit Merrifield 2B 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .275
Nicky Lopez SS 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .298
Salvador Perez DH-C 4 2 0 0 1 2 4 .274
Andrew Benintendi LF 5 3 4 5 0 0 0 .265
Carlos Santana 1B 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .221
Adalberto Mondesi 3B 4 0 0 0 1 3 2 .262
Michael A. Taylor CF 5 0 1 1 0 0 2 .245
Hunter Dozier RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .203
     Ryan O'Hearn PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .221
     Ervin Santana RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
     Hanser Alberto PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .255
     Greg Holland RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Sebastian Rivero C 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .130
     Edward Olivares PH-RF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .227
Totals 41 6 8 6 3 10 17  
Batting
2B - Nicky Lopez (17), Michael A. Taylor (13), Sebastian Rivero (2)
HR - Andrew Benintendi 2 (15)
TB - Nicky Lopez 3, Andrew Benintendi 10, Michael A. Taylor 2, Sebastian Rivero 2
RBI - Andrew Benintendi 5 (57), Michael A. Taylor (50)
2-Out RBI - Michael A. Taylor (17)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Salvador Perez 2 (39), Hunter Dozier (48), Hanser Alberto (30)
Team LOB - 7
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Daniel Lynch 6.0 7 4 4 0 4 2 5.37
Jake Brentz 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.22
Josh Staumont 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 3.38
Scott Barlow 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.41
Ervin Santana (W 2-2) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4.70
Greg Holland (SV 8) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.66
Pitches-Strikes - Daniel Lynch 98-64, Jake Brentz 7-5, Josh Staumont 19-12, Scott Barlow 15-9, Ervin Santana 13-7, Greg Holland 10-5
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Daniel Lynch 3-8, Jake Brentz 2-0, Josh Staumont 1-0, Scott Barlow 1-0, Ervin Santana 0-1, Greg Holland 0-2
Batters Faced - Daniel Lynch 25, Jake Brentz 3, Josh Staumont 4, Scott Barlow 3, Ervin Santana 4, Greg Holland 3
Minnesota
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K LOB Avg
Byron Buxton CF 5 1 1 1 0 1 5 .287
Jorge Polanco 2B-SS 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .277
Rob Refsnyder LF 5 1 1 0 0 2 2 .258
Josh Donaldson 3B 4 1 1 3 1 0 1 .251
Miguel Sano 1B 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .218
Brent Rooker DH 5 0 0 0 0 3 1 .200
Max Kepler RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .205
Ryan Jeffers C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .197
     Nick Gordon PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236
     Ben Rortvedt C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .138
Andrelton Simmons SS 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 .224
     Luis Arraez PH-2B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .297
Totals 40 4 7 4 2 9 15  
Batting
2B - Jorge Polanco (34)
HR - Byron Buxton (12), Josh Donaldson (22)
TB - Byron Buxton 4, Jorge Polanco 2, Rob Refsnyder, Josh Donaldson 4, Max Kepler, Andrelton Simmons 2
RBI - Byron Buxton (22), Josh Donaldson 3 (62)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Byron Buxton (18), Rob Refsnyder (16), Brent Rooker (11)
Team LOB - 7
Fielding
E - Miguel Sano (15)
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Griffin Jax 6.0 5 4 4 1 4 1 6.72
Tyler Duffey 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.27
Jorge Alcala 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.44
Alex Colome 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.88
Juan Minaya (L 2-1) 2.0 2 2 1 2 2 1 2.84
Pitches-Strikes - Griffin Jax 76-57, Tyler Duffey 11-9, Jorge Alcala 9-7, Alex Colome 12-9, Juan Minaya 40-23
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Griffin Jax 5-7, Tyler Duffey 0-2, Jorge Alcala 1-1, Alex Colome 0-1, Juan Minaya 2-2
Batters Faced - Griffin Jax 24, Tyler Duffey 3, Jorge Alcala 3, Alex Colome 4, Juan Minaya 10