Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE
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Minnesota 8,
Kansas City 6
When: 4:10 PM ET, Friday, April 28, 2023
Where: Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Temperature: 48°
Umpires: Home - Jerry Layne, 1B - Brock Ballou, 2B - Victor Carapazza, 3B - Nick Mahrley
Attendance: 11754
Where: Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Temperature: 48°
Umpires: Home - Jerry Layne, 1B - Brock Ballou, 2B - Victor Carapazza, 3B - Nick Mahrley
Attendance: 11754
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Kansas City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 0 |
| Minnesota | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 8 | 8 | 0 |
Kansas City
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Bobby Witt Jr. | SS | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .241 |
| Vinnie Pasquantino | DH | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .268 |
| Salvador Perez | C | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .266 |
| MJ Melendez | RF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .176 |
| Edward Olivares | LF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .276 |
| Nick Pratto | 1B | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .333 |
| Kyle Isbel | CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .195 |
| Hunter Dozier | 3B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .172 |
| Michael Massey | 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .173 |
| Totals | 38 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 15 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Bobby Witt Jr. (4), Edward Olivares 2 (4) | |||||||||
| 3B - Edward Olivares (2) | |||||||||
| HR - Salvador Perez (3) | |||||||||
| TB - Bobby Witt Jr. 2, Salvador Perez 6, MJ Melendez, Edward Olivares 7, Nick Pratto 3, Michael Massey | |||||||||
| RBI - Bobby Witt Jr. (10), Salvador Perez 3 (12), Nick Pratto 2 (2) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Salvador Perez (8), Nick Pratto 2 (2) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Nick Pratto 2 (4), Michael Massey (13) | |||||||||
| SF - Salvador Perez (1) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 9 | |||||||||
| Baserunning | |||||||||
| SB - Bobby Witt Jr. (6, 2nd off Jax/Vazquez) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Jordan Lyles (L 0-5) | 4.0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6.11 |
| Josh Taylor | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3.86 |
| Amir Garrett | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.53 |
| Taylor Clarke | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.25 |
| WP - Jordan Lyles | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - Jordan Lyles 94-52, Josh Taylor 32-20, Amir Garrett 8-3, Taylor Clarke 10-8 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Jordan Lyles 0-2, Josh Taylor 1-0, Amir Garrett 1-1, Taylor Clarke 1-0 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Jordan Lyles 23, Josh Taylor 7, Amir Garrett 3, Taylor Clarke 3 | ||||||||
Minnesota
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Max Kepler | RF | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .236 |
| Carlos Correa | SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .195 |
| Jorge Polanco | 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .367 |
| Byron Buxton | DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .247 |
| Trevor Larnach | LF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .241 |
| Donovan Solano | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .281 |
| Willi Castro | LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .161 |
| Jose Miranda | 3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .240 |
| Joey Gallo | 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .265 |
| Christian Vazquez | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .262 |
| Michael A. Taylor | CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .244 |
| Totals | 30 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 12 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Byron Buxton (5), Jose Miranda (3), Michael A. Taylor (3) | |||||||||
| 3B - Joey Gallo (1) | |||||||||
| HR - Max Kepler (3), Jorge Polanco (2), Jose Miranda (3) | |||||||||
| TB - Max Kepler 4, Jorge Polanco 4, Byron Buxton 2, Trevor Larnach, Jose Miranda 6, Joey Gallo 3, Michael A. Taylor 2 | |||||||||
| RBI - Max Kepler 2 (8), Jorge Polanco 3 (9), Jose Miranda (12), Michael A. Taylor 2 (11) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Jorge Polanco 3 (5) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Carlos Correa (10), Trevor Larnach (8) | |||||||||
| SF - Max Kepler (2) | |||||||||
| GIDP - Jose Miranda (7) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 4 | |||||||||
| Baserunning | |||||||||
| SB - Michael A. Taylor (3, 3rd off Lyles/Perez) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Pablo Lopez (W 2-2) | 6.0 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 4.00 |
| Griffin Jax (H 5) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.18 |
| Caleb Thielbar (H 7) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.25 |
| Jorge Lopez (SV 2) | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| WP - Griffin Jax | ||||||||
| HBP - Edward Olivares (by Lopez) | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - Pablo Lopez 92-68, Griffin Jax 16-12, Caleb Thielbar 25-14, Jorge Lopez 20-12 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Pablo Lopez 4-3, Griffin Jax 1-0, Caleb Thielbar 0-0, Jorge Lopez 1-1 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Pablo Lopez 27, Griffin Jax 4, Caleb Thielbar 5, Jorge Lopez 6 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Griffin Jax 2-2 | ||||||||