Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE
| RECAP
Minnesota 4,
Kansas City 3
When: 2:15 PM ET, Saturday, September 28, 2019
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 67°
Umpires: Home - Paul Nauert, 1B - John Libka, 2B - Ed Hickox, 3B - Carlos Torres
Attendance: 21995
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 67°
Umpires: Home - Paul Nauert, 1B - John Libka, 2B - Ed Hickox, 3B - Carlos Torres
Attendance: 21995
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Minnesota | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 |
| Kansas City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
Minnesota
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Luis Arraez | 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .334 |
| Ronald Torreyes | SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .154 |
| Jorge Polanco | SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .296 |
| Ryan LaMarre | RF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .227 |
| Nelson Cruz | DH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .311 |
| Eddie Rosario | RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .276 |
| C.J. Cron | 1B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .253 |
| Mitch Garver | C | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .273 |
| LaMonte Wade Jr | LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .212 |
| Willians Astudillo | 1B-3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .271 |
| Jonathan Schoop | 2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .259 |
| Ian Miller | CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .214 |
| Totals | 35 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 12 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Nelson Cruz (26), Mitch Garver 2 (16), Willians Astudillo (9), Ian Miller (1) | |||||||||
| HR - Nelson Cruz (41) | |||||||||
| TB - Nelson Cruz 6, Mitch Garver 4, Willians Astudillo 3, Jonathan Schoop 2, Ian Miller 2 | |||||||||
| RBI - Jorge Polanco (79), Nelson Cruz (108), Willians Astudillo 2 (21) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Willians Astudillo 2 (9) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Eddie Rosario (52), Ian Miller (1) | |||||||||
| SF - Jorge Polanco (7) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 6 | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Cody Stashak | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3.24 |
| Kyle Gibson | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4.85 |
| Zack Littell | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.68 |
| Lewis Thorpe (H 1) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.93 |
| Trevor May (H 17) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.94 |
| Tyler Duffey (W 5-1; BS 2) | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2.50 |
| Sergio Romo (H 16) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.18 |
| Taylor Rogers (SV 30) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.61 |
| Pitches-Strikes - Cody Stashak 24-19, Kyle Gibson 32-18, Zack Littell 11-7, Lewis Thorpe 17-11, Trevor May 17-10, Tyler Duffey 19-13, Sergio Romo 13-7, Taylor Rogers 11-6 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Cody Stashak 0-2, Kyle Gibson 1-0, Zack Littell 0-1, Lewis Thorpe 0-1, Trevor May 0-1, Tyler Duffey 0-0, Sergio Romo 0-1, Taylor Rogers 1-0 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Cody Stashak 8, Kyle Gibson 6, Zack Littell 3, Lewis Thorpe 4, Trevor May 4, Tyler Duffey 5, Sergio Romo 3, Taylor Rogers 3 | ||||||||
Kansas City
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Whit Merrifield | RF | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .303 |
| Brett Phillips | PR-RF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 |
| Jorge Soler | DH | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .265 |
| Hunter Dozier | 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .279 |
| Alex Gordon | LF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .267 |
| Cheslor Cuthbert | 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .249 |
| Ryan O'Hearn | PH-1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .193 |
| Erick Mejia | CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .222 |
| Humberto Arteaga | SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .185 |
| Nicky Lopez | 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .240 |
| Ryan McBroom | PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .296 |
| Nick Dini | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .173 |
| Totals | 33 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| HR - Jorge Soler 2 (47) | |||||||||
| TB - Whit Merrifield 3, Jorge Soler 8, Alex Gordon 2 | |||||||||
| RBI - Jorge Soler 3 (116) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Jorge Soler 2 (47) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Hunter Dozier (58), Cheslor Cuthbert 2 (33) | |||||||||
| GIDP - Nick Dini (1) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 6 | |||||||||
| Baserunning | |||||||||
| SB - Whit Merrifield (20, 2nd off Thorpe/Garver) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Glenn Sparkman | 5.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6.02 |
| Tim Hill | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.63 |
| Randy Rosario | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Jacob Barnes (L 0-4) | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8.31 |
| Scott Barlow | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.22 |
| Pitches-Strikes - Glenn Sparkman 90-60, Tim Hill 19-13, Randy Rosario 14-9, Jacob Barnes 22-12, Scott Barlow 14-8 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Glenn Sparkman 4-3, Tim Hill 1-0, Randy Rosario 1-2, Jacob Barnes 2-0, Scott Barlow 2-0 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Glenn Sparkman 21, Tim Hill 5, Randy Rosario 3, Jacob Barnes 4, Scott Barlow 4 | ||||||||