Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE
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Kansas City 11,
Minnesota 6
When: 8:10 PM ET, Friday, October 1, 2021
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 75°
Umpires: Home - Daniel Bellino, 1B - Sean Barber, 2B - Larry Vanover, 3B - Nick Mahrley
Attendance: 14293
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 75°
Umpires: Home - Daniel Bellino, 1B - Sean Barber, 2B - Larry Vanover, 3B - Nick Mahrley
Attendance: 14293
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Minnesota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 0 |
| Kansas City | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | 11 | 15 | 1 |
Minnesota
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Luis Arraez | 3B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .287 |
| Byron Buxton | CF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .305 |
| Jorge Polanco | 2B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .269 |
| Josh Donaldson | DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .248 |
| Max Kepler | RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .211 |
| Miguel Sano | 1B | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .221 |
| Brent Rooker | LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .208 |
| Nick Gordon | SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .245 |
| Ryan Jeffers | C | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .202 |
| Totals | 38 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 17 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Byron Buxton 2 (21), Josh Donaldson (26) | |||||||||
| HR - Ryan Jeffers (14) | |||||||||
| TB - Luis Arraez 2, Byron Buxton 5, Josh Donaldson 2, Miguel Sano 3, Brent Rooker, Nick Gordon, Ryan Jeffers 5 | |||||||||
| RBI - Jorge Polanco (95), Josh Donaldson (71), Miguel Sano 2 (74), Ryan Jeffers (35) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Josh Donaldson (16), Miguel Sano 2 (28) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Josh Donaldson 2 (37), Max Kepler (47), Brent Rooker (13), Ryan Jeffers (27) | |||||||||
| GIDP - Brent Rooker (1) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 7 | |||||||||
| Baserunning | |||||||||
| PO - Brent Rooker (1st by Heasley) | |||||||||
| Fielding | |||||||||
| Outfield Assists - Max Kepler (Merrifield at 2nd) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| John Gant (L 1-5) | 4.0 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5.61 |
| Luke Farrell | 1.1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4.74 |
| Jovani Moran | 1.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7.88 |
| Danny Coulombe | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.67 |
| WP - John Gant | ||||||||
| HBP - Salvador Perez (by Gant) | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - John Gant 71-45, Luke Farrell 38-20, Jovani Moran 38-22, Danny Coulombe 15-10 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - John Gant 3-4, Luke Farrell 1-0, Jovani Moran 1-1, Danny Coulombe 2-0 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - John Gant 23, Luke Farrell 11, Jovani Moran 8, Danny Coulombe 3 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Jovani Moran 2-2 | ||||||||
Kansas City
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Whit Merrifield | 2B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .279 |
| Nicky Lopez | SS | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .301 |
| Salvador Perez | DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .275 |
| Andrew Benintendi | LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .277 |
| Carlos Santana | 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .211 |
| Hunter Dozier | RF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .218 |
| Adalberto Mondesi | 3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .244 |
| Michael A. Taylor | CF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .244 |
| Cam Gallagher | C | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .239 |
| Totals | 38 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 20 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Andrew Benintendi (27), Adalberto Mondesi 2 (8) | |||||||||
| HR - Hunter Dozier (16) | |||||||||
| TB - Whit Merrifield 3, Nicky Lopez, Andrew Benintendi 3, Carlos Santana, Hunter Dozier 6, Adalberto Mondesi 4, Michael A. Taylor, Cam Gallagher 2 | |||||||||
| RBI - Whit Merrifield (74), Andrew Benintendi 2 (73), Carlos Santana (68), Hunter Dozier 2 (54), Adalberto Mondesi (17), Michael A. Taylor (53), Cam Gallagher 2 (7) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Andrew Benintendi 2 (30), Hunter Dozier (22), Adalberto Mondesi (9) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Nicky Lopez (41), Andrew Benintendi 2 (38), Carlos Santana (47), Adalberto Mondesi (13), Michael A. Taylor 2 (63) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 10 | |||||||||
| Baserunning | |||||||||
| SB - Nicky Lopez (22, 2nd off Gant/Jeffers), Hunter Dozier (5, 2nd off Farrell/Jeffers) | |||||||||
| Fielding | |||||||||
| E - Whit Merrifield (8) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Jon Heasley (W 1-1) | 5.1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.91 |
| Gabe Speier | 1.1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.29 |
| Greg Holland | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.85 |
| Ervin Santana | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.68 |
| HBP - Josh Donaldson (by Heasley) | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - Jon Heasley 88-50, Gabe Speier 24-18, Greg Holland 27-17, Ervin Santana 20-14 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Jon Heasley 6-4, Gabe Speier 2-0, Greg Holland 2-1, Ervin Santana 0-2 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Jon Heasley 22, Gabe Speier 8, Greg Holland 6, Ervin Santana 4 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Gabe Speier 3-2, Greg Holland 1-0 | ||||||||