Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE
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Kansas City 9,
Tampa Bay 8
When: 8:10 PM ET, Wednesday, April 21, 2021
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 46°
Umpires: Home - Mark Wegner, 1B - Chris Guccione, 2B - Roberto Ortiz, 3B - Ramon De Jesus
Attendance: 5053
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 46°
Umpires: Home - Mark Wegner, 1B - Chris Guccione, 2B - Roberto Ortiz, 3B - Ramon De Jesus
Attendance: 5053
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Tampa Bay | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 1 |
| Kansas City | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 2 |
Tampa Bay
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Austin Meadows | LF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .246 |
| Manuel Margot | PR-LF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .245 |
| Yoshitomo Tsutsugo | DH | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .173 |
| Joey Wendle | 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .365 |
| Brandon Lowe | 2B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .182 |
| Yandy Diaz | 1B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .250 |
| Kevin Kiermaier | CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .240 |
| Francisco Mejia | C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .323 |
| Randy Arozarena | PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .279 |
| Mike Zunino | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .184 |
| Willy Adames | SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .206 |
| Brett Phillips | RF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .174 |
| Totals | 35 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 16 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Austin Meadows (5), Joey Wendle 2 (7), Francisco Mejia (3), Randy Arozarena (3) | |||||||||
| HR - Brandon Lowe (3) | |||||||||
| TB - Austin Meadows 3, Yoshitomo Tsutsugo, Joey Wendle 4, Brandon Lowe 4, Kevin Kiermaier, Francisco Mejia 2, Randy Arozarena 2, Brett Phillips 2 | |||||||||
| RBI - Austin Meadows (7), Joey Wendle 3 (15), Brandon Lowe 2 (10), Francisco Mejia (6), Randy Arozarena (7) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Francisco Mejia (2) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Brandon Lowe 2 (11), Yandy Diaz (7), Willy Adames 2 (8), Brett Phillips (5) | |||||||||
| SF - Joey Wendle (1) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 6 | |||||||||
| Baserunning | |||||||||
| CS - Brett Phillips (2, 2nd by Junis/Perez) | |||||||||
| SB - Kevin Kiermaier (1, 2nd off Barlow/Perez) | |||||||||
| Fielding | |||||||||
| E - Willy Adames (2) | |||||||||
| Outfield Assists - Brett Phillips (Perez at 2nd) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Michael Wacha | 5.2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4.35 |
| Jeffrey Springs (H 2) | 0.2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.35 |
| Ryan Thompson (BS 2) | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.60 |
| Diego Castillo (L 0-1; BS 2) | 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.79 |
| WP - Diego Castillo | ||||||||
| IBB - Carlos Santana (by Castillo) | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - Michael Wacha 76-51, Jeffrey Springs 20-12, Ryan Thompson 17-13, Diego Castillo 16-9 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Michael Wacha 6-5, Jeffrey Springs 3-0, Ryan Thompson 3-1, Diego Castillo 3-0 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Michael Wacha 22, Jeffrey Springs 5, Ryan Thompson 6, Diego Castillo 6 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Jeffrey Springs 1-0, Ryan Thompson 1-1 | ||||||||
Kansas City
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Whit Merrifield | 2B | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .284 |
| Carlos Santana | 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .250 |
| Salvador Perez | C | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .279 |
| Jorge Soler | DH | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .208 |
| Hunter Dozier | 3B-RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .140 |
| Andrew Benintendi | LF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .180 |
| Michael A. Taylor | CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .273 |
| Jarrod Dyson | PR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .375 |
| Kyle Isbel | RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .265 |
| Hanser Alberto | PH-3B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .237 |
| Nicky Lopez | SS | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .292 |
| Totals | 34 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 7 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Jorge Soler (3) | |||||||||
| 3B - Hanser Alberto (2) | |||||||||
| HR - Carlos Santana (4), Jorge Soler (2), Hunter Dozier (1) | |||||||||
| TB - Carlos Santana 4, Salvador Perez 2, Jorge Soler 7, Hunter Dozier 4, Michael A. Taylor, Hanser Alberto 3 | |||||||||
| RBI - Carlos Santana 2 (14), Salvador Perez (12), Jorge Soler (6), Hunter Dozier 2 (5), Hanser Alberto 2 (5), Nicky Lopez (6) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Carlos Santana 2 (8), Salvador Perez (4) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Hunter Dozier (4) | |||||||||
| S - Hanser Alberto (1), Nicky Lopez (2) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 4 | |||||||||
| Baserunning | |||||||||
| SB - Jarrod Dyson (2, 2nd off Castillo/Zunino) | |||||||||
| Fielding | |||||||||
| E - Josh Staumont (1), Salvador Perez (2) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Jakob Junis | 5.0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3.71 |
| Josh Staumont | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Jake Brentz | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Scott Barlow (W 1-0; BS 1) | 1.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.92 |
| WP - Jakob Junis | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - Jakob Junis 83-44, Josh Staumont 27-13, Jake Brentz 10-8, Scott Barlow 27-19 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Jakob Junis 4-4, Josh Staumont 0-1, Jake Brentz 2-0, Scott Barlow 0-2 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Jakob Junis 22, Josh Staumont 7, Jake Brentz 4, Scott Barlow 8 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Jake Brentz 1-0, Scott Barlow 1-1 | ||||||||