Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE
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Minnesota 7,
Kansas City 3
When: 3:10 PM ET, Sunday, October 3, 2021
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 71°
Umpires: Home - Larry Vanover, 1B - Nick Mahrley, 2B - Daniel Bellino, 3B - Sean Barber
Attendance: 17158
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 71°
Umpires: Home - Larry Vanover, 1B - Nick Mahrley, 2B - Daniel Bellino, 3B - Sean Barber
Attendance: 17158
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Minnesota | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 1 |
| Kansas City | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
Minnesota
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Luis Arraez | 3B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .294 |
| Byron Buxton | CF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .306 |
| Jorge Polanco | 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .269 |
| Josh Donaldson | DH | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .247 |
| Max Kepler | RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .211 |
| Miguel Sano | 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .223 |
| Brent Rooker | LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .201 |
| Andrelton Simmons | SS | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .223 |
| Nick Gordon | SS-LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .240 |
| Ryan Jeffers | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .199 |
| Totals | 35 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 8 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Byron Buxton (23) | |||||||||
| HR - Byron Buxton (19), Jorge Polanco (33) | |||||||||
| TB - Luis Arraez 3, Byron Buxton 6, Jorge Polanco 4, Max Kepler, Miguel Sano, Andrelton Simmons | |||||||||
| RBI - Byron Buxton 2 (32), Jorge Polanco 3 (98), Miguel Sano (75), Nick Gordon (23) | |||||||||
| GIDP - Ryan Jeffers (6) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 2 | |||||||||
| Fielding | |||||||||
| E - Ryan Jeffers (4) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Charlie Barnes | 2.2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5.92 |
| Juan Minaya | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.48 |
| Nick Vincent (W 1-0) | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.71 |
| Kyle Barraclough | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5.54 |
| Jorge Alcala (SV 1) | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.92 |
| WP - Juan Minaya | ||||||||
| HBP - Salvador Perez (by Barnes) | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - Charlie Barnes 54-35, Juan Minaya 27-22, Nick Vincent 15-11, Kyle Barraclough 36-23, Jorge Alcala 19-15 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Charlie Barnes 1-3, Juan Minaya 1-0, Nick Vincent 1-2, Kyle Barraclough 0-0, Jorge Alcala 0-1 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Charlie Barnes 16, Juan Minaya 5, Nick Vincent 6, Kyle Barraclough 7, Jorge Alcala 4 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Juan Minaya 1-0, Jorge Alcala 2-0 | ||||||||
Kansas City
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Whit Merrifield | RF-2B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .277 |
| Nicky Lopez | SS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .300 |
| Kyle Isbel | PR-LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .276 |
| Salvador Perez | DH | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .273 |
| Carlos Santana | 1B | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .214 |
| Hunter Dozier | LF-3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | .216 |
| Adalberto Mondesi | 3B-SS | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .230 |
| Michael A. Taylor | CF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .244 |
| Hanser Alberto | 2B-SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .270 |
| Ryan O'Hearn | PH-RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .225 |
| Cam Gallagher | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Sebastian Rivero | C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .175 |
| Andrew Benintendi | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .276 |
| Totals | 35 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 16 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Hanser Alberto (20) | |||||||||
| TB - Nicky Lopez, Kyle Isbel, Carlos Santana 3, Michael A. Taylor 2, Hanser Alberto 2, Sebastian Rivero | |||||||||
| RBI - Carlos Santana (69), Michael A. Taylor (54) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Michael A. Taylor (20) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Whit Merrifield (51), Hunter Dozier (54), Hanser Alberto (33), Ryan O'Hearn (34) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 8 | |||||||||
| Baserunning | |||||||||
| CS - Michael A. Taylor (7, 2nd by Barnes/Jeffers) | |||||||||
| SB - Adalberto Mondesi (15, 2nd off Barnes/Jeffers) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Jackson Kowar (L 0-6) | 4.0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 11.27 |
| Joel Payamps | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.40 |
| Dylan Coleman | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1.42 |
| Scott Barlow | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.42 |
| Josh Staumont | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.88 |
| Pitches-Strikes - Jackson Kowar 75-47, Joel Payamps 21-15, Dylan Coleman 26-17, Scott Barlow 12-9, Josh Staumont 11-6 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Jackson Kowar 2-3, Joel Payamps 2-0, Dylan Coleman 1-1, Scott Barlow 0-0, Josh Staumont 1-0 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Jackson Kowar 18, Joel Payamps 5, Dylan Coleman 7, Scott Barlow 3, Josh Staumont 3 | ||||||||