Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE
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Minnesota 10,
Kansas City 6
When: 8:10 PM ET, Friday, September 7, 2018
Where: Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Temperature: 75°
Umpires: Home - Kerwin Danley, 1B - Bruce Dreckman, 2B - John Libka, 3B - Chad Fairchild
Attendance: 19944
Where: Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Temperature: 75°
Umpires: Home - Kerwin Danley, 1B - Bruce Dreckman, 2B - John Libka, 3B - Chad Fairchild
Attendance: 19944
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Kansas City | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 1 |
| Minnesota | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 10 | 12 | 0 |
Kansas City
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Whit Merrifield | CF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .303 |
| Adalberto Mondesi | SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .267 |
| Alex Gordon | LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .240 |
| Hunter Dozier | 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .235 |
| Jorge Bonifacio | RF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .244 |
| Salvador Perez | C | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .235 |
| Rosell Herrera | 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .231 |
| Alcides Escobar | 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .220 |
| Cam Gallagher | DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .205 |
| Ryan O'Hearn | PH-DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .258 |
| Totals | 35 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 16 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Alex Gordon (19), Rosell Herrera (10) | |||||||||
| HR - Salvador Perez (24) | |||||||||
| TB - Whit Merrifield, Adalberto Mondesi, Alex Gordon 2, Hunter Dozier, Jorge Bonifacio 3, Salvador Perez 4, Rosell Herrera 2, Alcides Escobar | |||||||||
| RBI - Alex Gordon 2 (39), Jorge Bonifacio (17), Salvador Perez 3 (68) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Whit Merrifield 2 (42), Hunter Dozier (37), Salvador Perez 2 (43) | |||||||||
| S - Alcides Escobar (7) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 10 | |||||||||
| Baserunning | |||||||||
| CS - Jorge Bonifacio (1, 2nd by Gonsalves/Garver) | |||||||||
| PO - Jorge Bonifacio (1st by Gonsalves) | |||||||||
| Fielding | |||||||||
| E - Alcides Escobar (11) | |||||||||
| PB - Salvador Perez (4) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Heath Fillmyer | 2.1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4.75 |
| Kevin McCarthy | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.32 |
| Glenn Sparkman (L 0-3) | 1.1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5.68 |
| Jerry Vasto | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Eric Skoglund | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.45 |
| Wily Peralta | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.12 |
| Pitches-Strikes - Heath Fillmyer 71-40, Kevin McCarthy 7-4, Glenn Sparkman 37-19, Jerry Vasto 16-12, Eric Skoglund 27-16, Wily Peralta 17-9 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Heath Fillmyer 4-1, Kevin McCarthy 2-0, Glenn Sparkman 3-1, Jerry Vasto 0-1, Eric Skoglund 3-1, Wily Peralta 1-1 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Heath Fillmyer 16, Kevin McCarthy 2, Glenn Sparkman 10, Jerry Vasto 2, Eric Skoglund 8, Wily Peralta 5 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Kevin McCarthy 1-0, Jerry Vasto 3-0 | ||||||||
Minnesota
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Joe Mauer | 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | .273 |
| Jorge Polanco | SS | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .276 |
| Eddie Rosario | LF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .293 |
| Logan Forsythe | 2B | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .298 |
| Jake Cave | CF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .265 |
| Mitch Garver | C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .263 |
| Max Kepler | RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .226 |
| Robbie Grossman | DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .260 |
| Ehire Adrianza | 3B | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .251 |
| Totals | 36 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 18 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Jake Cave (12) | |||||||||
| HR - Eddie Rosario (23) | |||||||||
| TB - Jorge Polanco 2, Eddie Rosario 5, Logan Forsythe, Jake Cave 3, Mitch Garver, Max Kepler, Ehire Adrianza 3 | |||||||||
| RBI - Eddie Rosario (75), Logan Forsythe (11), Jake Cave (31), Mitch Garver 2 (38), Max Kepler (48), Ehire Adrianza 3 (30) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Ehire Adrianza 2 (15) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Joe Mauer 2 (28), Eddie Rosario 2 (42) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 9 | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Stephen Gonsalves | 2.1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11.68 |
| Alan Busenitz | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.01 |
| Gabriel Moya | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5.02 |
| Trevor May (W 4-1) | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.63 |
| Matt Magill (H 4) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.78 |
| Taylor Rogers (H 13) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.07 |
| Trevor Hildenberger | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.25 |
| WP - Stephen Gonsalves, Alan Busenitz | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - Stephen Gonsalves 52-30, Alan Busenitz 23-14, Gabriel Moya 28-15, Trevor May 28-19, Matt Magill 16-8, Taylor Rogers 12-8, Trevor Hildenberger 15-9 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Stephen Gonsalves 1-2, Alan Busenitz 0-0, Gabriel Moya 2-0, Trevor May 1-0, Matt Magill 1-0, Taylor Rogers 1-0, Trevor Hildenberger 1-1 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Stephen Gonsalves 14, Alan Busenitz 5, Gabriel Moya 5, Trevor May 9, Matt Magill 4, Taylor Rogers 3, Trevor Hildenberger 3 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Alan Busenitz 2-2 | ||||||||