Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE
| RECAP
Kansas City 7,
Minnesota 4
When: 8:10 PM ET, Friday, July 2, 2021
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 87°
Umpires: Home - Greg Gibson, 1B - Will Little, 2B - Rob Drake, 3B - Dan Merzel
Attendance: 31824
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 87°
Umpires: Home - Greg Gibson, 1B - Will Little, 2B - Rob Drake, 3B - Dan Merzel
Attendance: 31824
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Minnesota | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
| Kansas City | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 7 | 13 | 2 |
Minnesota
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Luis Arraez | 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .281 |
| Josh Donaldson | 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .250 |
| Trevor Larnach | LF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .248 |
| Nelson Cruz | DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .305 |
| Alex Kirilloff | 1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .271 |
| Jorge Polanco | SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .247 |
| Max Kepler | RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .200 |
| Nick Gordon | CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .308 |
| Ben Rortvedt | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .125 |
| Totals | 35 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 16 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Luis Arraez (6), Josh Donaldson (12) | |||||||||
| TB - Luis Arraez 2, Josh Donaldson 2, Trevor Larnach 2, Alex Kirilloff 2, Max Kepler, Nick Gordon | |||||||||
| RBI - Trevor Larnach (14), Alex Kirilloff (28) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Josh Donaldson (20), Max Kepler 2 (18) | |||||||||
| GIDP - Luis Arraez (4) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 8 | |||||||||
| Fielding | |||||||||
| E - Trevor Larnach (2) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| J.A. Happ (L 4-4) | 4.1 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6.09 |
| Tyler Duffey | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.45 |
| Alex Colome | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.85 |
| Danny Coulombe | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.93 |
| Taylor Rogers | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.73 |
| WP - Taylor Rogers 2 | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - J.A. Happ 89-57, Tyler Duffey 13-7, Alex Colome 17-10, Danny Coulombe 16-10, Taylor Rogers 22-12 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - J.A. Happ 6-1, Tyler Duffey 0-1, Alex Colome 1-1, Danny Coulombe 1-1, Taylor Rogers 0-0 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - J.A. Happ 22, Tyler Duffey 3, Alex Colome 4, Danny Coulombe 5, Taylor Rogers 5 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Tyler Duffey 2-0 | ||||||||
Kansas City
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Whit Merrifield | RF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .289 |
| Jorge Soler | DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .184 |
| Carlos Santana | 1B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .246 |
| Salvador Perez | C | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .284 |
| Hanser Alberto | 2B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .263 |
| Hunter Dozier | 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .168 |
| Michael A. Taylor | CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .237 |
| Edward Olivares | LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .233 |
| Jarrod Dyson | LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .239 |
| Nicky Lopez | SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .270 |
| Totals | 36 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 18 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Whit Merrifield (20), Hanser Alberto (12), Michael A. Taylor (6), Nicky Lopez (7) | |||||||||
| HR - Salvador Perez (20), Hanser Alberto (1) | |||||||||
| TB - Whit Merrifield 3, Jorge Soler, Carlos Santana 2, Salvador Perez 6, Hanser Alberto 6, Hunter Dozier, Michael A. Taylor 2, Nicky Lopez 2 | |||||||||
| RBI - Carlos Santana (47), Salvador Perez (49), Hanser Alberto 2 (11), Michael A. Taylor (30) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Hanser Alberto 2 (5) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Whit Merrifield (22), Michael A. Taylor 3 (34) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 8 | |||||||||
| Baserunning | |||||||||
| CS - Michael A. Taylor (3, 3rd by Happ/Rortvedt) | |||||||||
| Fielding | |||||||||
| E - Brady Singer (6), Hanser Alberto (5) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Brady Singer | 3.0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4.74 |
| Richard Lovelady (W 1-0) | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Jake Brentz (H 8) | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.89 |
| Kyle Zimmer (H 7) | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.53 |
| Greg Holland (H 5) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.90 |
| Scott Barlow (SV 3) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.04 |
| Pitches-Strikes - Brady Singer 72-49, Richard Lovelady 26-17, Jake Brentz 12-8, Kyle Zimmer 20-14, Greg Holland 12-7, Scott Barlow 9-8 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Brady Singer 2-1, Richard Lovelady 4-0, Jake Brentz 1-0, Kyle Zimmer 1-1, Greg Holland 1-1, Scott Barlow 3-0 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Brady Singer 16, Richard Lovelady 8, Jake Brentz 4, Kyle Zimmer 4, Greg Holland 3, Scott Barlow 4 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Kyle Zimmer 1-0 | ||||||||