Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE
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Kansas City 4,
Minnesota 2
When: 7:15 PM ET, Saturday, July 21, 2018
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 91°
Umpires: Home - Jim Reynolds, 1B - John Tumpane, 2B - Nic Lentz, 3B - Mark Wegner
Attendance: 22159
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 91°
Umpires: Home - Jim Reynolds, 1B - John Tumpane, 2B - Nic Lentz, 3B - Mark Wegner
Attendance: 22159
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Minnesota | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Kansas City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 4 | 6 | 0 |
Minnesota
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Joe Mauer | 1B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .283 |
| Eddie Rosario | LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .312 |
| Brian Dozier | 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .225 |
| Eduardo Escobar | 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .272 |
| Jorge Polanco | SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .262 |
| Max Kepler | RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .225 |
| Robbie Grossman | DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .256 |
| Jake Cave | CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | .296 |
| Bobby Wilson | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .176 |
| Totals | 32 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 12 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Joe Mauer (14) | |||||||||
| TB - Joe Mauer 4, Eddie Rosario 2, Eduardo Escobar, Jorge Polanco | |||||||||
| RBI - Eddie Rosario (62), Eduardo Escobar (58) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Jake Cave (3) | |||||||||
| GIDP - Brian Dozier (6), Jorge Polanco (1) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 6 | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Lance Lynn (L 7-8) | 5.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 5.23 |
| Zach Duke | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.31 |
| Ryan Pressly | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.52 |
| Taylor Rogers | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.02 |
| Trevor Hildenberger | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.26 |
| IBB - Lucas Duda (by Lynn) | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - Lance Lynn 118-66, Zach Duke 9-7, Ryan Pressly 15-9, Taylor Rogers 12-4, Trevor Hildenberger 9-6 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Lance Lynn 6-1, Zach Duke 0-0, Ryan Pressly 1-2, Taylor Rogers 0-0, Trevor Hildenberger 2-0 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Lance Lynn 24, Zach Duke 3, Ryan Pressly 6, Taylor Rogers 2, Trevor Hildenberger 4 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Ryan Pressly 1-0, Trevor Hildenberger 2-1 | ||||||||
Kansas City
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Whit Merrifield | 2B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .305 |
| Jorge Bonifacio | RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | .263 |
| Mike Moustakas | 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .247 |
| Salvador Perez | C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .223 |
| Lucas Duda | 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .245 |
| Hunter Dozier | DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .206 |
| Alex Gordon | LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .239 |
| Rosell Herrera | CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .256 |
| Alcides Escobar | SS | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .202 |
| Totals | 29 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 25 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| HR - Salvador Perez (14) | |||||||||
| TB - Whit Merrifield, Mike Moustakas, Salvador Perez 4, Lucas Duda, Alex Gordon, Rosell Herrera | |||||||||
| RBI - Whit Merrifield (31), Salvador Perez 2 (45), Lucas Duda (30) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Salvador Perez 2 (14), Lucas Duda (15) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Whit Merrifield (23), Mike Moustakas (25), Hunter Dozier 4 (22) | |||||||||
| S - Alcides Escobar (3) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 11 | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Jakob Junis | 4.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 5.03 |
| Brian Flynn (W 2-1) | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3.70 |
| Jason Adam (H 2) | 0.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.76 |
| Tim Hill (H 6) | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.79 |
| Wily Peralta (SV 3) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.48 |
| Pitches-Strikes - Jakob Junis 77-53, Brian Flynn 50-32, Jason Adam 15-9, Tim Hill 3-2, Wily Peralta 11-7 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Jakob Junis 5-0, Brian Flynn 2-2, Jason Adam 0-0, Tim Hill 1-0, Wily Peralta 2-0 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Jakob Junis 17, Brian Flynn 11, Jason Adam 3, Tim Hill 1, Wily Peralta 3 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Tim Hill 1-0 | ||||||||