Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE
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Minnesota 6,
Kansas City 2
When: 2:10 PM ET, Sunday, July 4, 2021
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 87°
Umpires: Home - Rob Drake, 1B - Dan Merzel, 2B - Greg Gibson, 3B - Will Little
Attendance: 15350
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 87°
Umpires: Home - Rob Drake, 1B - Dan Merzel, 2B - Greg Gibson, 3B - Will Little
Attendance: 15350
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Minnesota | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 0 |
| Kansas City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
Minnesota
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Luis Arraez | 3B | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .285 |
| Jorge Polanco | 2B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .253 |
| Trevor Larnach | LF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .263 |
| Alex Kirilloff | 1B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .263 |
| Ryan Jeffers | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .187 |
| Max Kepler | RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .201 |
| Miguel Sano | DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .190 |
| Nick Gordon | CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .281 |
| Andrelton Simmons | SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .241 |
| Totals | 35 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 13 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Luis Arraez (7), Jorge Polanco (18) | |||||||||
| HR - Jorge Polanco (10), Alex Kirilloff (7), Max Kepler (7) | |||||||||
| TB - Luis Arraez 4, Jorge Polanco 6, Trevor Larnach 2, Alex Kirilloff 4, Max Kepler 4 | |||||||||
| RBI - Jorge Polanco 2 (34), Trevor Larnach 2 (17), Alex Kirilloff (29), Max Kepler (28) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Trevor Larnach (7), Alex Kirilloff (11) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Alex Kirilloff 2 (14), Andrelton Simmons (17) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 7 | |||||||||
| Baserunning | |||||||||
| SB - Luis Arraez (1, 3rd off Keller/Rivero) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Kenta Maeda (W 4-3) | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 5.03 |
| Jorge Alcala | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4.68 |
| Taylor Rogers | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.65 |
| Hansel Robles | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.50 |
| WP - Hansel Robles | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - Kenta Maeda 97-67, Jorge Alcala 18-14, Taylor Rogers 20-11, Hansel Robles 19-11 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Kenta Maeda 5-3, Jorge Alcala 0-1, Taylor Rogers 1-0, Hansel Robles 1-1 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Kenta Maeda 21, Jorge Alcala 4, Taylor Rogers 4, Hansel Robles 6 | ||||||||
Kansas City
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Whit Merrifield | 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .284 |
| Andrew Benintendi | LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .279 |
| Hanser Alberto | PH-3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .268 |
| Carlos Santana | 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .244 |
| Salvador Perez | DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .280 |
| Ryan O'Hearn | RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .235 |
| Hunter Dozier | 3B-LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .172 |
| Jarrod Dyson | CF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .250 |
| Sebastian Rivero | C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .118 |
| Jorge Soler | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .184 |
| Nicky Lopez | SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .262 |
| Totals | 32 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 10 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Ryan O'Hearn (2) | |||||||||
| TB - Ryan O'Hearn 2, Hunter Dozier, Jarrod Dyson 2, Sebastian Rivero | |||||||||
| RBI - Jarrod Dyson 2 (7) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Jarrod Dyson 2 (5) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Nicky Lopez (21) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 6 | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Brad Keller (L 6-9) | 6.1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 6.39 |
| Richard Lovelady | 0.2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6.23 |
| Carlos Hernandez | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.50 |
| Anthony Swarzak | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.95 |
| WP - Brad Keller | ||||||||
| HBP - Nick Gordon (by Keller) | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - Brad Keller 96-59, Richard Lovelady 30-15, Carlos Hernandez 9-5, Anthony Swarzak 15-9 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Brad Keller 6-3, Richard Lovelady 1-0, Carlos Hernandez 1-1, Anthony Swarzak 1-1 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Brad Keller 27, Richard Lovelady 6, Carlos Hernandez 3, Anthony Swarzak 4 | ||||||||