Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE
| RECAP
Minnesota 4,
Kansas City 1
When: 8:10 PM ET, Monday, August 17, 2020
Where: Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Temperature: 76°
Umpires: Home - Jeff Nelson, 1B - John Tumpane, 2B - Jose Navas, 3B - John Bacon
Attendance:
Where: Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Temperature: 76°
Umpires: Home - Jeff Nelson, 1B - John Tumpane, 2B - Jose Navas, 3B - John Bacon
Attendance:
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Kansas City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Minnesota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 4 | 9 | 0 |
Kansas City
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Whit Merrifield | CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .300 |
| Nicky Lopez | 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Salvador Perez | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .307 |
| Meibrys Viloria | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Jorge Soler | DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .244 |
| Hunter Dozier | RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .217 |
| Ryan McBroom | 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .286 |
| Maikel Franco | 3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .256 |
| Alex Gordon | LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .182 |
| Adalberto Mondesi | SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .217 |
| Totals | 32 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 12 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Jorge Soler (3), Maikel Franco (8) | |||||||||
| HR - Hunter Dozier (2) | |||||||||
| TB - Whit Merrifield, Nicky Lopez, Jorge Soler 2, Hunter Dozier 4, Maikel Franco 3, Alex Gordon | |||||||||
| RBI - Hunter Dozier (4) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Whit Merrifield (9), Hunter Dozier (2), Alex Gordon (11) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 7 | |||||||||
| Baserunning | |||||||||
| SB - Hunter Dozier (1, 2nd off Wisler/Garver) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Kris Bubic (L 0-3) | 4.1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5.12 |
| Tyler Zuber | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5.23 |
| Ian Kennedy | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.55 |
| Jake Newberry | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.60 |
| Kyle Zimmer | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| WP - Jake Newberry | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - Kris Bubic 96-53, Tyler Zuber 16-10, Ian Kennedy 14-10, Jake Newberry 24-12, Kyle Zimmer 8-5 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Kris Bubic 2-2, Tyler Zuber 0-0, Ian Kennedy 1-0, Jake Newberry 1-2, Kyle Zimmer 0-1 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Kris Bubic 20, Tyler Zuber 3, Ian Kennedy 4, Jake Newberry 5, Kyle Zimmer 3 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Tyler Zuber 1-0 | ||||||||
Minnesota
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Jorge Polanco | SS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .306 |
| Mitch Garver | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .143 |
| Nelson Cruz | DH | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .354 |
| Eddie Rosario | LF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .228 |
| Marwin Gonzalez | 2B-1B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .250 |
| Miguel Sano | 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .148 |
| Ildemaro Vargas | 2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Max Kepler | RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .231 |
| Byron Buxton | CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .250 |
| Ehire Adrianza | 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .188 |
| Totals | 31 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Miguel Sano (3) | |||||||||
| HR - Nelson Cruz 2 (8) | |||||||||
| TB - Jorge Polanco 2, Nelson Cruz 8, Eddie Rosario 2, Miguel Sano 2, Max Kepler, Byron Buxton | |||||||||
| RBI - Nelson Cruz 2 (23), Max Kepler (15), Byron Buxton (12) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Nelson Cruz (10), Byron Buxton (5) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Marwin Gonzalez 2 (7), Ehire Adrianza (5) | |||||||||
| GIDP - Mitch Garver (1), Ehire Adrianza (2) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 7 | |||||||||
| Fielding | |||||||||
| Outfield Assists - Eddie Rosario (Merrifield at 2nd) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Matt Wisler | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1.50 |
| Devin Smeltzer (W 2-0) | 2.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6.17 |
| Tyler Clippard (H 5) | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.69 |
| Tyler Duffey (H 6) | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Trevor May | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Zack Littell | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9.00 |
| HBP - Salvador Perez (by Wisler) | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - Matt Wisler 30-17, Devin Smeltzer 40-28, Tyler Clippard 20-13, Tyler Duffey 20-14, Trevor May 13-8, Zack Littell 14-8 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Matt Wisler 0-3, Devin Smeltzer 3-0, Tyler Clippard 2-1, Tyler Duffey 1-1, Trevor May 0-1, Zack Littell 0-1 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Matt Wisler 8, Devin Smeltzer 10, Tyler Clippard 5, Tyler Duffey 5, Trevor May 3, Zack Littell 4 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Tyler Clippard 1-0 | ||||||||