Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE
| RECAP
Minnesota 5,
Kansas City 4
When: 4:10 PM ET, Saturday, June 5, 2021
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 85°
Umpires: Home - Mike Estabrook, 1B - Jeff Nelson, 2B - Ryan Wills, 3B - Manny Gonzalez
Attendance: 21574
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 85°
Umpires: Home - Mike Estabrook, 1B - Jeff Nelson, 2B - Ryan Wills, 3B - Manny Gonzalez
Attendance: 21574
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Minnesota | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 1 |
| Kansas City | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
Minnesota
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Kyle Garlick | RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .242 |
| Josh Donaldson | 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .252 |
| Jorge Polanco | 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .238 |
| Nelson Cruz | DH | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .280 |
| Alex Kirilloff | LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .238 |
| Miguel Sano | 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .160 |
| Ryan Jeffers | C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .217 |
| Andrelton Simmons | SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Gilberto Celestino | CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 |
| Totals | 33 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 4 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Nelson Cruz (7) | |||||||||
| HR - Kyle Garlick (5), Miguel Sano (11), Ryan Jeffers (2) | |||||||||
| TB - Kyle Garlick 4, Nelson Cruz 3, Alex Kirilloff, Miguel Sano 4, Ryan Jeffers 4, Andrelton Simmons | |||||||||
| RBI - Kyle Garlick (10), Miguel Sano 2 (27), Ryan Jeffers 2 (5) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Miguel Sano 2 (12), Ryan Jeffers 2 (4) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 2 | |||||||||
| Baserunning | |||||||||
| SB - Nelson Cruz (1, 2nd off Minor/Perez) | |||||||||
| Fielding | |||||||||
| E - Miguel Sano (3) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Jose Berrios (W 6-2) | 6.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3.58 |
| Tyler Duffey (H 7) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.22 |
| Taylor Rogers (H 6) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.70 |
| Hansel Robles (SV 5) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.16 |
| Pitches-Strikes - Jose Berrios 99-62, Tyler Duffey 7-6, Taylor Rogers 12-7, Hansel Robles 10-8 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Jose Berrios 9-4, Tyler Duffey 0-1, Taylor Rogers 1-0, Hansel Robles 1-0 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Jose Berrios 26, Tyler Duffey 3, Taylor Rogers 3, Hansel Robles 3 | ||||||||
Kansas City
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Whit Merrifield | 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .264 |
| Carlos Santana | 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .249 |
| Andrew Benintendi | LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .295 |
| Salvador Perez | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .279 |
| Hunter Dozier | RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .146 |
| Kelvin Gutierrez | 3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .262 |
| Jarrod Dyson | PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .268 |
| Jorge Soler | DH | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .174 |
| Michael A. Taylor | CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .254 |
| Nicky Lopez | SS | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .229 |
| Totals | 33 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Kelvin Gutierrez (3), Nicky Lopez (6) | |||||||||
| 3B - Andrew Benintendi (1) | |||||||||
| HR - Andrew Benintendi (6) | |||||||||
| TB - Whit Merrifield, Andrew Benintendi 7, Kelvin Gutierrez 3, Michael A. Taylor, Nicky Lopez 2 | |||||||||
| RBI - Whit Merrifield 2 (35), Andrew Benintendi 2 (28) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Whit Merrifield 2 (8), Andrew Benintendi 2 (7) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Carlos Santana (13), Salvador Perez (21) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 4 | |||||||||
| Fielding | |||||||||
| Outfield Assists - Michael A. Taylor (Cruz at Home) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Mike Minor (L 4-3) | 7.0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4.84 |
| Greg Holland | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.48 |
| Jake Brentz | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.02 |
| Pitches-Strikes - Mike Minor 90-61, Greg Holland 14-8, Jake Brentz 8-6 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Mike Minor 5-5, Greg Holland 1-1, Jake Brentz 1-1 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Mike Minor 28, Greg Holland 3, Jake Brentz 3 | ||||||||