Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE
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Kansas City 6,
Minnesota 5
When: 8:10 PM ET, Thursday, June 3, 2021
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 82°
Umpires: Home - Ryan Wills, 1B - Manny Gonzalez, 2B - Mike Estabrook, 3B - Jeff Nelson
Attendance: 11072
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 82°
Umpires: Home - Ryan Wills, 1B - Manny Gonzalez, 2B - Mike Estabrook, 3B - Jeff Nelson
Attendance: 11072
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Minnesota | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 2 |
| Kansas City | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 6 | 9 | 1 |
Minnesota
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Kyle Garlick | RF-CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .244 |
| Josh Donaldson | 3B | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .250 |
| Jorge Polanco | SS | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .238 |
| Nelson Cruz | DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .273 |
| Trevor Larnach | LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .224 |
| Miguel Sano | 1B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .154 |
| Ryan Jeffers | C | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .214 |
| Gilberto Celestino | CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .000 |
| Alex Kirilloff | PH-RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .239 |
| Nick Gordon | 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 |
| Totals | 34 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 15 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Josh Donaldson (11), Jorge Polanco (13) | |||||||||
| HR - Josh Donaldson 2 (7) | |||||||||
| TB - Josh Donaldson 10, Jorge Polanco 4, Nelson Cruz, Ryan Jeffers 2, Nick Gordon | |||||||||
| RBI - Josh Donaldson 2 (22), Jorge Polanco (23), Miguel Sano (23), Nick Gordon (1) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Nick Gordon (1) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Kyle Garlick (12), Nelson Cruz (13) | |||||||||
| SF - Miguel Sano (1) | |||||||||
| GIDP - Josh Donaldson (10), Nelson Cruz (4), Gilberto Celestino (1) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 6 | |||||||||
| Fielding | |||||||||
| E - Gilberto Celestino 2 (2) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| J.A. Happ | 5.0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5.61 |
| Tyler Duffey | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.43 |
| Hansel Robles (L 1-2) | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3.28 |
| Luke Farrell | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.00 |
| HBP - Andrew Benintendi (by Happ) | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - J.A. Happ 76-54, Tyler Duffey 12-6, Hansel Robles 20-8, Luke Farrell 11-7 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - J.A. Happ 4-6, Tyler Duffey 1-1, Hansel Robles 0-1, Luke Farrell 0-1 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - J.A. Happ 25, Tyler Duffey 3, Hansel Robles 5, Luke Farrell 3 | ||||||||
Kansas City
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Whit Merrifield | 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .260 |
| Carlos Santana | 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .253 |
| Jarrod Dyson | PR-RF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Salvador Perez | DH | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .284 |
| Andrew Benintendi | LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .292 |
| Jorge Soler | RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .174 |
| Nicky Lopez | PR-SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .224 |
| Hunter Dozier | 3B-1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .153 |
| Michael A. Taylor | CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .250 |
| Hanser Alberto | SS-3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .258 |
| Cam Gallagher | C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .220 |
| Totals | 32 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| HR - Salvador Perez 2 (14), Hunter Dozier (7) | |||||||||
| TB - Whit Merrifield, Carlos Santana, Salvador Perez 8, Andrew Benintendi, Hunter Dozier 4, Hanser Alberto, Cam Gallagher 2 | |||||||||
| RBI - Whit Merrifield (30), Salvador Perez 2 (38), Andrew Benintendi (24), Hunter Dozier (18) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Salvador Perez (11), Andrew Benintendi (5) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Jorge Soler 2 (17), Michael A. Taylor (24) | |||||||||
| SF - Whit Merrifield (6) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 6 | |||||||||
| Baserunning | |||||||||
| CS - Andrew Benintendi (6, 2nd by Robles/Jeffers) | |||||||||
| SB - Jarrod Dyson (4, 2nd off Robles/Jeffers), Andrew Benintendi (7, 2nd off Happ/Jeffers) | |||||||||
| Fielding | |||||||||
| E - Kris Bubic (1) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Kris Bubic | 4.1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2.12 |
| Kyle Zimmer | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.14 |
| Jakob Junis (W 2-3; BS 2) | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.19 |
| Scott Barlow (SV 2) | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1.86 |
| Pitches-Strikes - Kris Bubic 87-54, Kyle Zimmer 21-17, Jakob Junis 18-13, Scott Barlow 23-14 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Kris Bubic 3-3, Kyle Zimmer 2-2, Jakob Junis 1-1, Scott Barlow 3-0 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Kris Bubic 23, Kyle Zimmer 5, Jakob Junis 4, Scott Barlow 6 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Kyle Zimmer 2-1 | ||||||||