Major League Baseball
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Kansas City 6,
Minnesota 4
When: 8:15 PM ET, Thursday, September 13, 2018
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 80°
Umpires: Home - Stu Scheurwater, 1B - Gary Cederstrom, 2B - Ben May, 3B - Cory Blaser
Attendance: 18745
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 80°
Umpires: Home - Stu Scheurwater, 1B - Gary Cederstrom, 2B - Ben May, 3B - Cory Blaser
Attendance: 18745
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Minnesota | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
| Kansas City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | - | 6 | 8 | 0 |
Minnesota
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Jorge Polanco | SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .276 |
| Eddie Rosario | DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .287 |
| Johnny Field | PR-DH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .193 |
| Logan Forsythe | 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .274 |
| Robbie Grossman | LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .263 |
| Jake Cave | CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .265 |
| Ehire Adrianza | 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .247 |
| Max Kepler | RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .229 |
| Tyler Austin | 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .227 |
| Joe Mauer | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .273 |
| Chris Gimenez | C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .182 |
| Totals | 33 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Robbie Grossman (23), Chris Gimenez (1) | |||||||||
| HR - Jake Cave (11) | |||||||||
| TB - Jorge Polanco, Eddie Rosario, Logan Forsythe, Robbie Grossman 2, Jake Cave 5, Chris Gimenez 2 | |||||||||
| RBI - Eddie Rosario (76), Robbie Grossman (40), Jake Cave 2 (35) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Jake Cave (12) | |||||||||
| SF - Robbie Grossman (5) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 4 | |||||||||
| Fielding | |||||||||
| E - Jorge Polanco (12), Chris Gimenez (2) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Gabriel Moya | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.70 |
| Stephen Gonsalves | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 9.39 |
| Alan Busenitz (L 4-1; BS 2) | 0.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7.71 |
| Matt Magill | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.01 |
| Andrew Vasquez | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.50 |
| John Curtiss | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.31 |
| Oliver Drake | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.46 |
| WP - Stephen Gonsalves, John Curtiss | ||||||||
| HBP - Alex Gordon (by Vasquez) | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - Gabriel Moya 38-23, Stephen Gonsalves 69-41, Alan Busenitz 16-11, Matt Magill 21-10, Andrew Vasquez 10-6, John Curtiss 18-9, Oliver Drake 11-7 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Gabriel Moya 3-0, Stephen Gonsalves 2-1, Alan Busenitz 0-0, Matt Magill 1-1, Andrew Vasquez 0-0, John Curtiss 0-1, Oliver Drake 2-0 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Gabriel Moya 7, Stephen Gonsalves 14, Alan Busenitz 3, Matt Magill 5, Andrew Vasquez 2, John Curtiss 5, Oliver Drake 4 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Andrew Vasquez 2-0 | ||||||||
Kansas City
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Whit Merrifield | CF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .302 |
| Adalberto Mondesi | SS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .282 |
| Alex Gordon | LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .238 |
| Hunter Dozier | 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | .233 |
| Salvador Perez | DH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .235 |
| Jorge Bonifacio | RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .232 |
| Alcides Escobar | 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .215 |
| Rosell Herrera | 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .228 |
| Cam Gallagher | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .178 |
| Totals | 32 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 20 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Hunter Dozier (16), Salvador Perez (21) | |||||||||
| HR - Salvador Perez (25), Jorge Bonifacio (3) | |||||||||
| TB - Whit Merrifield, Adalberto Mondesi, Hunter Dozier 2, Salvador Perez 6, Jorge Bonifacio 4, Rosell Herrera 2 | |||||||||
| RBI - Adalberto Mondesi (26), Alex Gordon (42), Salvador Perez 2 (70), Jorge Bonifacio (19) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Adalberto Mondesi (10) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Alex Gordon (45), Hunter Dozier 2 (42), Alcides Escobar 2 (34), Cam Gallagher 2 (8) | |||||||||
| GIDP - Hunter Dozier (11) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 10 | |||||||||
| Baserunning | |||||||||
| SB - Whit Merrifield (36, 2nd off Drake/Gimenez) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Heath Fillmyer (W 3-1) | 7.1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4.76 |
| Brian Flynn | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.04 |
| Brandon Maurer (H 3) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.23 |
| Jerry Vasto (H 1) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Wily Peralta (SV 11) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.62 |
| Pitches-Strikes - Heath Fillmyer 96-66, Brian Flynn 8-4, Brandon Maurer 5-2, Jerry Vasto 5-4, Wily Peralta 9-6 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Heath Fillmyer 5-5, Brian Flynn 0-0, Brandon Maurer 0-1, Jerry Vasto 1-0, Wily Peralta 1-1 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Heath Fillmyer 28, Brian Flynn 2, Brandon Maurer 1, Jerry Vasto 1, Wily Peralta 3 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Brian Flynn 2-1, Brandon Maurer 3-1, Jerry Vasto 2-0 | ||||||||