Major League Baseball
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Kansas City 5,
Minnesota 2
When: 7:15 PM ET, Wednesday, September 28, 2016
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 64°
Umpires: Home - Ramon De Jesus, 1B - Mike Winters, 2B - Todd Tichenor, 3B - Mike Muchlinski
Attendance: 23437
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 64°
Umpires: Home - Ramon De Jesus, 1B - Mike Winters, 2B - Todd Tichenor, 3B - Mike Muchlinski
Attendance: 23437
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Minnesota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1 |
| Kansas City | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | 5 | 8 | 0 |
Minnesota
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Brian Dozier | 2B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .270 |
| Jorge Polanco | SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .275 |
| Robbie Grossman | LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .279 |
| Miguel Sano | DH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .238 |
| Kennys Vargas | 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .244 |
| James Beresford | PR-1B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 |
| Max Kepler | RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .234 |
| Eduardo Escobar | 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .240 |
| John Ryan Murphy | C | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .155 |
| Byron Buxton | CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .218 |
| Totals | 34 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Max Kepler (19), John Ryan Murphy 2 (3) | |||||||||
| HR - Kennys Vargas (9) | |||||||||
| TB - Robbie Grossman, Miguel Sano, Kennys Vargas 4, Max Kepler 2, Eduardo Escobar, John Ryan Murphy 4, Byron Buxton | |||||||||
| RBI - Kennys Vargas 2 (19) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Kennys Vargas 2 (6) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Brian Dozier 2 (59), Eduardo Escobar (35), John Ryan Murphy (13) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 8 | |||||||||
| Baserunning | |||||||||
| CS - Eduardo Escobar (3, 2nd by Vargas/Perez) | |||||||||
| SB - Max Kepler (6, 2nd off McCarthy/Perez) | |||||||||
| PO - Eduardo Escobar (1st by Vargas) | |||||||||
| Fielding | |||||||||
| E - Jorge Polanco (15) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Ervin Santana | 5.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3.38 |
| Buddy Boshers | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.33 |
| Alex Wimmers | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.32 |
| Taylor Rogers (L 3-1) | 0.1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.88 |
| J.T. Chargois | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.91 |
| IBB - Salvador Perez (by Rogers) | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - Ervin Santana 77-44, Buddy Boshers 12-10, Alex Wimmers 15-10, Taylor Rogers 23-12, J.T. Chargois 6-4 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Ervin Santana 6-3, Buddy Boshers 2-0, Alex Wimmers 2-0, Taylor Rogers 0-1, J.T. Chargois 0-1 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Ervin Santana 20, Buddy Boshers 4, Alex Wimmers 3, Taylor Rogers 6, J.T. Chargois 2 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - J.T. Chargois 2-0 | ||||||||
Kansas City
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Jarrod Dyson | CF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .268 |
| Whit Merrifield | 2B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .284 |
| Eric Hosmer | 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .268 |
| Kendrys Morales | DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .266 |
| Billy Burns | PR-DH | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .235 |
| Salvador Perez | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .245 |
| Alex Gordon | LF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .224 |
| Paulo Orlando | RF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .301 |
| Alcides Escobar | SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .263 |
| Cheslor Cuthbert | 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .278 |
| Totals | 32 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 10 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Jarrod Dyson (12), Kendrys Morales (23) | |||||||||
| HR - Eric Hosmer (25) | |||||||||
| TB - Jarrod Dyson 3, Eric Hosmer 4, Kendrys Morales 2, Alex Gordon 2, Paulo Orlando 2 | |||||||||
| RBI - Eric Hosmer 2 (103), Kendrys Morales (93), Alex Gordon 2 (40) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Eric Hosmer 2 (34), Kendrys Morales (43), Alex Gordon 2 (22) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Alcides Escobar 2 (53) | |||||||||
| GIDP - Alcides Escobar (16) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 6 | |||||||||
| Baserunning | |||||||||
| SB - Jarrod Dyson (29, 3rd off Rogers/Murphy) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Jason Vargas | 5.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2.25 |
| Kevin McCarthy (BS 1) | 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7.04 |
| Peter Moylan | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.43 |
| Matt Strahm | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.31 |
| Joakim Soria (W 5-8) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.07 |
| Wade Davis (SV 27) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.91 |
| Pitches-Strikes - Jason Vargas 87-53, Kevin McCarthy 28-15, Peter Moylan 5-2, Matt Strahm 16-11, Joakim Soria 18-12, Wade Davis 10-6 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Jason Vargas 3-4, Kevin McCarthy 1-0, Peter Moylan 1-0, Matt Strahm 0-1, Joakim Soria 1-1, Wade Davis 3-0 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Jason Vargas 19, Kevin McCarthy 6, Peter Moylan 1, Matt Strahm 3, Joakim Soria 4, Wade Davis 4 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Peter Moylan 2-0 | ||||||||