Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE
| RECAP
Kansas City 6,
Minnesota 3
When: 4:10 PM ET, Saturday, July 3, 2021
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 86°
Umpires: Home - Will Little, 1B - Rob Drake, 2B - Dan Merzel, 3B - Greg Gibson
Attendance: 16133
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 86°
Umpires: Home - Will Little, 1B - Rob Drake, 2B - Dan Merzel, 3B - Greg Gibson
Attendance: 16133
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Minnesota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 1 |
| Kansas City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 6 | 9 | 1 |
Minnesota
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Jorge Polanco | 2B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Josh Donaldson | 3B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .252 |
| Nick Gordon | PR-CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .296 |
| Nelson Cruz | DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .306 |
| Alex Kirilloff | RF-RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .264 |
| Ryan Jeffers | C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .192 |
| Miguel Sano | 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .191 |
| Gilberto Celestino | CF-RF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .163 |
| Trevor Larnach | PH-LF | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .258 |
| Luis Arraez | LF-3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .276 |
| Andrelton Simmons | SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .245 |
| Totals | 35 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 16 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Josh Donaldson (13), Gilberto Celestino (2) | |||||||||
| HR - Trevor Larnach (6) | |||||||||
| TB - Jorge Polanco 2, Josh Donaldson 2, Nelson Cruz, Miguel Sano, Gilberto Celestino 2, Trevor Larnach 5, Andrelton Simmons | |||||||||
| RBI - Jorge Polanco (32), Trevor Larnach (15) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Jorge Polanco (13), Trevor Larnach (6) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Nick Gordon (5), Alex Kirilloff (12), Luis Arraez (22) | |||||||||
| GIDP - Ryan Jeffers (4) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 9 | |||||||||
| Fielding | |||||||||
| E - Luis Arraez (3) | |||||||||
| Outfield Assists - Gilberto Celestino (Dozier at Home) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Griffin Jax (L 1-1) | 5.0 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8.66 |
| Derek Law | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.40 |
| Danny Coulombe | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.59 |
| Pitches-Strikes - Griffin Jax 88-58, Derek Law 34-20, Danny Coulombe 7-6 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Griffin Jax 3-6, Derek Law 2-0, Danny Coulombe 1-0 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Griffin Jax 25, Derek Law 8, Danny Coulombe 3 | ||||||||
Kansas City
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Whit Merrifield | RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .287 |
| Jorge Soler | DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .185 |
| Carlos Santana | 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .247 |
| Salvador Perez | C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .283 |
| Hanser Alberto | 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .270 |
| Hunter Dozier | 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .170 |
| Michael A. Taylor | CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .241 |
| Edward Olivares | LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .242 |
| Jarrod Dyson | LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .236 |
| Nicky Lopez | SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .266 |
| Totals | 31 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 12 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Carlos Santana (8), Salvador Perez (16), Hunter Dozier (14) | |||||||||
| HR - Edward Olivares (1) | |||||||||
| TB - Jorge Soler, Carlos Santana 2, Salvador Perez 2, Hanser Alberto 2, Hunter Dozier 2, Michael A. Taylor 2, Edward Olivares 4 | |||||||||
| RBI - Salvador Perez (50), Hunter Dozier 3 (25), Edward Olivares 2 (2) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Edward Olivares 2 (2) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Whit Merrifield (23), Salvador Perez (29), Hunter Dozier (19), Michael A. Taylor (35) | |||||||||
| SF - Hunter Dozier (1) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 6 | |||||||||
| Baserunning | |||||||||
| SB - Whit Merrifield (23, 2nd off Jax/Jeffers), Nicky Lopez (8, 2nd off Jax/Jeffers) | |||||||||
| Fielding | |||||||||
| E - Hanser Alberto (6) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Danny Duffy | 4.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2.60 |
| Kyle Zimmer (W 4-0) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.45 |
| Josh Staumont | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.82 |
| Jake Brentz | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.82 |
| Greg Holland | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.05 |
| Scott Barlow (SV 4) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.99 |
| IBB - Nelson Cruz (by Duffy) | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - Danny Duffy 69-43, Kyle Zimmer 9-5, Josh Staumont 10-7, Jake Brentz 20-11, Greg Holland 14-9, Scott Barlow 16-11 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Danny Duffy 4-3, Kyle Zimmer 1-1, Josh Staumont 0-1, Jake Brentz 0-2, Greg Holland 2-0, Scott Barlow 1-1 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Danny Duffy 20, Kyle Zimmer 3, Josh Staumont 4, Jake Brentz 4, Greg Holland 4, Scott Barlow 4 | ||||||||