Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE
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Minnesota 4,
Kansas City 2
When: 1:35 PM ET, Saturday, August 15, 2020
Where: Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Temperature: 73°
Umpires: Home - John Tumpane, 1B - Erich Bacchus, 2B - John Bacon, 3B - Jeff Nelson
Attendance:
Where: Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Temperature: 73°
Umpires: Home - John Tumpane, 1B - Erich Bacchus, 2B - John Bacon, 3B - Jeff Nelson
Attendance:
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Kansas City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Minnesota | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | 4 | 8 | 0 |
Kansas City
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Whit Merrifield | CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .282 |
| Jorge Soler | DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .253 |
| Salvador Perez | C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .329 |
| Hunter Dozier | RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .231 |
| Ryan McBroom | 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .297 |
| Maikel Franco | 3B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .263 |
| Alex Gordon | LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .167 |
| Adalberto Mondesi | SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .230 |
| Nicky Lopez | 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .233 |
| Totals | 25 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Ryan McBroom (3) | |||||||||
| HR - Maikel Franco (5) | |||||||||
| TB - Salvador Perez, Hunter Dozier, Ryan McBroom 2, Maikel Franco 5 | |||||||||
| RBI - Maikel Franco 2 (13) | |||||||||
| GIDP - Ryan McBroom (1) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 2 | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Ian Kennedy | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6.30 |
| Gabe Speier (L 0-1) | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.20 |
| Tyler Zuber | 0.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5.59 |
| Greg Holland | 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.61 |
| Scott Barlow | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.08 |
| Pitches-Strikes - Ian Kennedy 34-20, Gabe Speier 15-9, Tyler Zuber 26-16, Greg Holland 24-16, Scott Barlow 14-8 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Ian Kennedy 0-2, Gabe Speier 1-0, Tyler Zuber 0-0, Greg Holland 1-3, Scott Barlow 0-1 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Ian Kennedy 8, Gabe Speier 3, Tyler Zuber 5, Greg Holland 7, Scott Barlow 4 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Tyler Zuber 1-1, Greg Holland 2-1 | ||||||||
Minnesota
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Max Kepler | RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .217 |
| Jorge Polanco | SS | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .303 |
| Nelson Cruz | DH | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .342 |
| Eddie Rosario | LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .229 |
| Marwin Gonzalez | 3B-1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .288 |
| Miguel Sano | 1B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .151 |
| Ehire Adrianza | 3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .214 |
| Luis Arraez | 2B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .259 |
| Byron Buxton | CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .286 |
| Alex Avila | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .208 |
| Totals | 25 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 8 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Jorge Polanco (2), Nelson Cruz (4), Eddie Rosario (3) | |||||||||
| HR - Nelson Cruz (5) | |||||||||
| TB - Jorge Polanco 3, Nelson Cruz 6, Eddie Rosario 2, Miguel Sano, Luis Arraez 2 | |||||||||
| RBI - Nelson Cruz 2 (20), Eddie Rosario (18), Byron Buxton (11) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Nelson Cruz 2 (9), Eddie Rosario (4) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Marwin Gonzalez (4) | |||||||||
| SF - Byron Buxton (2) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 5 | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Jake Odorizzi | 4.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5.14 |
| Tyler Duffey (W 1-0) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Sergio Romo (H 5) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.57 |
| Taylor Rogers (SV 5) | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.91 |
| Pitches-Strikes - Jake Odorizzi 79-53, Tyler Duffey 10-7, Sergio Romo 12-9, Taylor Rogers 16-9 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Jake Odorizzi 4-0, Tyler Duffey 1-0, Sergio Romo 0-1, Taylor Rogers 1-0 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Jake Odorizzi 15, Tyler Duffey 3, Sergio Romo 3, Taylor Rogers 4 | ||||||||