Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Minnesota 6, Kansas City 5
When: 8:10 PM ET, Wednesday, September 7, 2016
Where: Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Temperature: 74°
Umpires: Home - Lance Barksdale, 1B - Angel Hernandez, 2B - Ted Barrett, 3B - Chris Segal
Attendance: 17972
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Kansas City
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K LOB Avg
Jarrod Dyson CF 4 0 2 1 1 0 1 .257
Paulo Orlando RF 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .302
Eric Hosmer 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .275
Kendrys Morales DH 4 2 3 2 0 0 0 .258
     Terrance Gore PR-DH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Alex Gordon LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .224
Cheslor Cuthbert 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .283
Alcides Escobar SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .267
Whit Merrifield 2B 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .278
Drew Butera C 3 1 2 1 0 1 0 .281
     Daniel Nava PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .231
Totals 35 5 11 5 3 7 11  
Batting
2B - Eric Hosmer (24), Whit Merrifield (16)
HR - Kendrys Morales (26), Drew Butera (4)
TB - Jarrod Dyson 2, Paulo Orlando, Eric Hosmer 2, Kendrys Morales 6, Whit Merrifield 3, Drew Butera 5
RBI - Jarrod Dyson (21), Kendrys Morales 2 (74), Whit Merrifield (19), Drew Butera (14)
2-Out RBI - Jarrod Dyson (14), Whit Merrifield (9)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Paulo Orlando 2 (31), Cheslor Cuthbert (39)
GIDP - Eric Hosmer (15)
Team LOB - 6
Baserunning
SB - Terrance Gore 2 (7, 2nd off Rogers/Murphy, 3rd off Pressly/Murphy)
PO - Jarrod Dyson (1st by Gibson), Paulo Orlando (1st by Gibson)
Fielding
E - Alcides Escobar (14)
PB - Drew Butera (1)
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Danny Duffy 6.0 8 3 2 0 10 1 3.13
Joakim Soria (L 4-8; BS 6) 0.2 2 2 2 1 0 0 4.13
Matt Strahm 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.56
Kelvin Herrera 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1.83
WP - Danny Duffy
Pitches-Strikes - Danny Duffy 96-64, Joakim Soria 15-7, Matt Strahm 12-7, Kelvin Herrera 18-12
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Danny Duffy 5-4, Joakim Soria 1-0, Matt Strahm 1-0, Kelvin Herrera 1-0
Batters Faced - Danny Duffy 27, Joakim Soria 5, Matt Strahm 2, Kelvin Herrera 4
Inherited Runners-Scored - Matt Strahm 2-1
Minnesota
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K LOB Avg
Brian Dozier 2B 5 1 1 0 0 2 1 .278
Jorge Polanco SS 5 0 2 0 0 1 2 .297
Miguel Sano DH 4 2 1 1 0 1 2 .239
Kennys Vargas 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .258
Robbie Grossman LF 4 1 3 2 0 0 2 .275
     Max Kepler RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244
Eduardo Escobar 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .263
Logan Schafer RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .316
     Kurt Suzuki PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .277
     Eddie Rosario LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
John Ryan Murphy C 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .143
Byron Buxton CF 4 2 2 1 0 2 1 .224
Totals 37 6 12 5 1 11 17  
Batting
2B - Jorge Polanco (11), Miguel Sano (20), Robbie Grossman (17), Byron Buxton (17)
HR - Robbie Grossman (10), Byron Buxton (5)
TB - Brian Dozier, Jorge Polanco 3, Miguel Sano 2, Kennys Vargas, Robbie Grossman 7, Eduardo Escobar, John Ryan Murphy, Byron Buxton 6
RBI - Miguel Sano (59), Robbie Grossman 2 (33), Eduardo Escobar (35), Byron Buxton (26)
2-Out RBI - Robbie Grossman (12), Eduardo Escobar (19)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Kennys Vargas (10), Eduardo Escobar (31), Kurt Suzuki (36), John Ryan Murphy (11)
Team LOB - 8
Baserunning
SB - Brian Dozier (14, 2nd off Soria/Butera)
Fielding
E - Byron Buxton (3)
Outfield Assists - Robbie Grossman (Escobar at 3rd)
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Kyle Gibson 6.0 8 4 4 2 4 2 5.34
Alex Wimmers (W 1-1) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 7.11
Taylor Rogers (H 8) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.78
Ryan Pressly (H 13) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.75
Brandon Kintzler (SV 14) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 3.04
WP - Kyle Gibson
Pitches-Strikes - Kyle Gibson 98-61, Alex Wimmers 24-14, Taylor Rogers 10-8, Ryan Pressly 7-5, Brandon Kintzler 19-11
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Kyle Gibson 10-1, Alex Wimmers 0-0, Taylor Rogers 1-0, Ryan Pressly 0-1, Brandon Kintzler 1-1
Batters Faced - Kyle Gibson 25, Alex Wimmers 4, Taylor Rogers 3, Ryan Pressly 1, Brandon Kintzler 5
Inherited Runners-Scored - Ryan Pressly 1-0