Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE
| RECAP
Minnesota 12,
Kansas City 8
When: 2:10 PM ET, Sunday, September 22, 2019
Where: Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Temperature: 65°
Umpires: Home - Roberto Ortiz, 1B - Manny Gonzalez, 2B - Sam Holbrook, 3B - Jim Wolf
Attendance: 31628
Where: Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Temperature: 65°
Umpires: Home - Roberto Ortiz, 1B - Manny Gonzalez, 2B - Sam Holbrook, 3B - Jim Wolf
Attendance: 31628
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Kansas City | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 0 |
| Minnesota | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - | 12 | 13 | 1 |
Kansas City
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Whit Merrifield | LF | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .302 |
| Adalberto Mondesi | SS | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .263 |
| Nicky Lopez | 2B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .232 |
| Jorge Soler | DH | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .260 |
| Hunter Dozier | 3B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | .281 |
| Ryan McBroom | RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .317 |
| Cheslor Cuthbert | 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .252 |
| Bubba Starling | CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .211 |
| Ryan O'Hearn | PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .190 |
| Humberto Arteaga | 2B-SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .191 |
| Alex Gordon | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .266 |
| Nick Dini | C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .188 |
| Meibrys Viloria | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .218 |
| Totals | 38 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 19 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Nicky Lopez 2 (19), Jorge Soler (32), Ryan McBroom (5) | |||||||||
| HR - Nick Dini (2) | |||||||||
| TB - Whit Merrifield 3, Adalberto Mondesi, Nicky Lopez 4, Jorge Soler 2, Hunter Dozier, Ryan McBroom 2, Cheslor Cuthbert, Bubba Starling, Nick Dini 4 | |||||||||
| RBI - Nicky Lopez (27), Jorge Soler (112), Ryan McBroom (6), Cheslor Cuthbert 2 (40), Ryan O'Hearn (35), Nick Dini 2 (5) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Cheslor Cuthbert (21), Ryan O'Hearn (13), Nick Dini 2 (2) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Nicky Lopez (50), Ryan McBroom 2 (8), Cheslor Cuthbert (31), Humberto Arteaga (15), Alex Gordon 2 (51) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 9 | |||||||||
| Baserunning | |||||||||
| SB - Whit Merrifield (19, 3rd off Perez/Garver), Adalberto Mondesi (43, 2nd off Perez/Garver) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Jorge Lopez (L 4-9) | 2.1 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6.35 |
| Gabe Speier | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9.00 |
| Kevin McCarthy | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4.76 |
| Tim Hill | 1.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3.68 |
| Jacob Barnes | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.35 |
| Heath Fillmyer | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8.31 |
| Josh Staumont | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.86 |
| IBB - Nelson Cruz (by Hill) | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - Jorge Lopez 52-34, Gabe Speier 28-17, Kevin McCarthy 13-9, Tim Hill 23-15, Jacob Barnes 16-7, Heath Fillmyer 35-14, Josh Staumont 13-8 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Jorge Lopez 4-2, Gabe Speier 1-1, Kevin McCarthy 1-0, Tim Hill 2-0, Jacob Barnes 1-0, Heath Fillmyer 0-1, Josh Staumont 0-2 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Jorge Lopez 16, Gabe Speier 6, Kevin McCarthy 3, Tim Hill 7, Jacob Barnes 3, Heath Fillmyer 8, Josh Staumont 3 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Kevin McCarthy 1-0, Jacob Barnes 2-1 | ||||||||
Minnesota
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Luis Arraez | 2B | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .343 |
| Jorge Polanco | SS | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .299 |
| Nelson Cruz | DH | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .303 |
| Eddie Rosario | LF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .278 |
| Ian Miller | LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Mitch Garver | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .274 |
| Jason Castro | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .232 |
| Marwin Gonzalez | 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .264 |
| Miguel Sano | 3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .248 |
| Jake Cave | RF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .240 |
| LaMonte Wade Jr | CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .211 |
| Ryan LaMarre | CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .231 |
| Totals | 37 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 15 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Jorge Polanco (40), Eddie Rosario 3 (27) | |||||||||
| HR - Nelson Cruz (40), Miguel Sano 2 (33) | |||||||||
| TB - Luis Arraez, Jorge Polanco 3, Nelson Cruz 5, Eddie Rosario 6, Marwin Gonzalez 2, Miguel Sano 8, LaMonte Wade Jr | |||||||||
| RBI - Luis Arraez (26), Nelson Cruz (105), Eddie Rosario 3 (104), Marwin Gonzalez 3 (55), Miguel Sano 4 (77) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Luis Arraez (12), Eddie Rosario (37), Marwin Gonzalez 3 (30), Miguel Sano 3 (36) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Jorge Polanco (43), Miguel Sano 2 (48), Jake Cave 2 (20) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 10 | |||||||||
| Fielding | |||||||||
| E - Jorge Polanco (21) | |||||||||
| Outfield Assists - LaMonte Wade Jr (Lopez at 3rd) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Martin Perez | 2.1 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.13 |
| Zack Littell (W 6-0) | 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.83 |
| Tyler Duffey (H 15) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2.26 |
| Trevor May (H 16) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.03 |
| Cody Stashak | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.13 |
| Brusdar Graterol | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4.32 |
| Fernando Romero | 0.2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8.03 |
| Sergio Romo | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3.32 |
| Pitches-Strikes - Martin Perez 52-38, Zack Littell 28-18, Tyler Duffey 12-9, Trevor May 30-17, Cody Stashak 16-10, Brusdar Graterol 14-10, Fernando Romero 25-10, Sergio Romo 16-8 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Martin Perez 5-1, Zack Littell 2-0, Tyler Duffey 0-0, Trevor May 1-0, Cody Stashak 0-1, Brusdar Graterol 0-0, Fernando Romero 0-0, Sergio Romo 0-0 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Martin Perez 15, Zack Littell 6, Tyler Duffey 3, Trevor May 5, Cody Stashak 4, Brusdar Graterol 3, Fernando Romero 5, Sergio Romo 3 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Zack Littell 1-0, Sergio Romo 3-2 | ||||||||