Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Kansas City 6,
Minnesota 4
When: 2:10 PM ET, Sunday, September 2, 2012
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 86°
Umpires: Home - Paul Schrieber, 1B - Mike Everitt, 2B - Lazaro Diaz, 3B - Tim Welke
Attendance: 23641
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 86°
Umpires: Home - Paul Schrieber, 1B - Mike Everitt, 2B - Lazaro Diaz, 3B - Tim Welke
Attendance: 23641
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Minnesota | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 0 |
| Kansas City | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | 6 | 11 | 0 |
Minnesota
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Ben Revere | CF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .301 |
| Jamey Carroll | 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .255 |
| Joe Mauer | 1B | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .316 |
| Justin Morneau | DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .275 |
| Ryan Doumit | C | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .281 |
| Chris Parmelee | RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .234 |
| Matt Carson | LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .286 |
| Alexi Casilla | 2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .219 |
| Pedro Florimon | SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .259 |
| Trevor Plouffe | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .236 |
| Totals | 36 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 12 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Joe Mauer (27) | |||||||||
| HR - Chris Parmelee (4) | |||||||||
| TB - Ben Revere, Jamey Carroll 2, Joe Mauer 4, Justin Morneau, Chris Parmelee 5, Alexi Casilla 2 | |||||||||
| RBI - Justin Morneau (67), Chris Parmelee (10), Alexi Casilla 2 (27) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Alexi Casilla 2 (6) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Ryan Doumit (54), Pedro Florimon (7) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 6 | |||||||||
| Baserunning | |||||||||
| CS - Jamey Carroll (4, 2nd by Mendoza/Perez) | |||||||||
| PO - Alexi Casilla (1st by Mendoza) | |||||||||
| Fielding | |||||||||
| Outfield Assists - Chris Parmelee (Abreu at 2nd) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Esmerling Vasquez (L 0-1) | 5.2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7.94 |
| Tyler Robertson | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.68 |
| Alex Burnett | 0.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.97 |
| Brian Duensing | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.23 |
| IBB - Eric Hosmer (by Burnett) | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - Esmerling Vasquez 79-52, Tyler Robertson 17-12, Alex Burnett 20-12, Brian Duensing 7-5 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Esmerling Vasquez 3-9, Tyler Robertson 1-1, Alex Burnett 0-0, Brian Duensing 1-0 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Esmerling Vasquez 26, Tyler Robertson 4, Alex Burnett 6, Brian Duensing 2 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Tyler Robertson 1-1, Brian Duensing 3-0 | ||||||||
Kansas City
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| David Lough | RF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .400 |
| Alcides Escobar | SS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .293 |
| Alex Gordon | LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .297 |
| Billy Butler | DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .309 |
| Salvador Perez | C | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .310 |
| Mike Moustakas | 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .254 |
| Lorenzo Cain | CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .249 |
| Eric Hosmer | 1B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .242 |
| Tony Abreu | 2B | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .344 |
| Totals | 33 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 18 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - David Lough (1), Lorenzo Cain (6), Eric Hosmer (20) | |||||||||
| TB - David Lough 3, Billy Butler, Salvador Perez, Mike Moustakas 2, Lorenzo Cain 2, Eric Hosmer 2, Tony Abreu 3 | |||||||||
| RBI - Billy Butler (85), Lorenzo Cain (25), Eric Hosmer (55), Tony Abreu 3 (7) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Billy Butler (32), Tony Abreu (4) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Alcides Escobar 3 (54), Salvador Perez (15) | |||||||||
| SF - Eric Hosmer (3) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 8 | |||||||||
| Baserunning | |||||||||
| SB - Mike Moustakas (4, 3rd off Vasquez/Doumit), Lorenzo Cain (7, 2nd off Vasquez/Doumit) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Luis Mendoza | 5.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4.48 |
| Tim Collins (W 5-2; BS 3) | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3.29 |
| Francisley Bueno (H 1) | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.80 |
| Aaron Crow (H 16) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.48 |
| Greg Holland (SV 10) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2.78 |
| Pitches-Strikes - Luis Mendoza 84-49, Tim Collins 32-19, Francisley Bueno 16-13, Aaron Crow 6-5, Greg Holland 18-13 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Luis Mendoza 7-1, Tim Collins 1-0, Francisley Bueno 2-2, Aaron Crow 0-0, Greg Holland 0-0 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Luis Mendoza 20, Tim Collins 7, Francisley Bueno 6, Aaron Crow 1, Greg Holland 3 | ||||||||