Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Minnesota 11, Kansas City 9
When: 8:10 PM ET, Friday, August 2, 2019
Where: Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Temperature: 83°
Umpires: Home - Joe West, 1B - Andy Fletcher, 2B - Jansen Visconti, 3B - Will Little
Attendance: 32431
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Kansas City 1002210309150
Minnesota 22002050-11112
Kansas City
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K LOB Avg
Whit Merrifield RF-2B 5 1 3 0 0 1 0 .303
Alex Gordon LF 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .278
Hunter Dozier 3B-RF 5 2 2 2 0 0 2 .283
Jorge Soler DH 5 2 3 1 0 1 0 .250
Cheslor Cuthbert 1B-3B 5 2 3 0 0 0 1 .296
Bubba Starling CF 3 1 1 1 0 2 1 .279
Humberto Arteaga SS 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 .197
     Ryan O'Hearn PH-1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .177
Nicky Lopez 2B-SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .220
Cam Gallagher C 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .244
Totals 40 9 15 7 0 7 13  
Batting
2B - Whit Merrifield (30), Jorge Soler (23), Cheslor Cuthbert (11), Humberto Arteaga (2)
HR - Hunter Dozier 2 (18), Cam Gallagher (3)
TB - Whit Merrifield 4, Hunter Dozier 8, Jorge Soler 4, Cheslor Cuthbert 4, Bubba Starling, Humberto Arteaga 2, Cam Gallagher 5
RBI - Hunter Dozier 2 (59), Jorge Soler (74), Bubba Starling (4), Humberto Arteaga (4), Cam Gallagher 2 (12)
2-Out RBI - Hunter Dozier (24), Jorge Soler (31), Cam Gallagher (4)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Alex Gordon (36), Hunter Dozier (38), Nicky Lopez (34)
S - Bubba Starling (1)
Team LOB - 5
Baserunning
CS - Humberto Arteaga (1, 3rd by Thorpe/Castro)
SB - Whit Merrifield (16, 2nd off Perez/Castro)
PO - Humberto Arteaga (2nd by Thorpe)
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Glenn Sparkman 4.2 6 6 6 3 4 1 5.58
Richard Lovelady (L 0-1) 1.1 1 2 2 1 0 0 5.06
Kyle Zimmer 0.0 3 3 3 0 0 0 7.50
Tim Hill 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.38
Kevin McCarthy 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 4.81
WP - Glenn Sparkman
Pitches-Strikes - Glenn Sparkman 82-51, Richard Lovelady 21-11, Kyle Zimmer 15-8, Tim Hill 15-10, Kevin McCarthy 16-7
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Glenn Sparkman 6-3, Richard Lovelady 2-1, Kyle Zimmer 0-0, Tim Hill 2-0, Kevin McCarthy 1-0
Batters Faced - Glenn Sparkman 23, Richard Lovelady 6, Kyle Zimmer 3, Tim Hill 4, Kevin McCarthy 4
Inherited Runners-Scored - Richard Lovelady 2-0, Kyle Zimmer 2-2, Tim Hill 2-2
Minnesota
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K LOB Avg
Max Kepler CF 3 3 2 1 2 0 0 .268
Jorge Polanco SS 5 2 2 0 0 1 2 .300
Nelson Cruz DH 4 2 3 5 1 1 0 .289
Eddie Rosario LF 5 1 2 1 0 1 1 .283
Miguel Sano 3B 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .247
Luis Arraez 2B 3 1 0 1 1 0 3 .342
Marwin Gonzalez RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .248
Jason Castro C 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .251
Ehire Adrianza 1B 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 .269
Totals 34 11 11 11 5 6 11  
Batting
2B - Max Kepler 2 (27), Jorge Polanco (30), Nelson Cruz 2 (19)
HR - Nelson Cruz (27)
TB - Max Kepler 4, Jorge Polanco 3, Nelson Cruz 8, Eddie Rosario 2, Miguel Sano, Jason Castro
RBI - Max Kepler (75), Nelson Cruz 5 (67), Eddie Rosario (72), Miguel Sano (39), Luis Arraez (9), Jason Castro (26), Ehire Adrianza (18)
2-Out RBI - Max Kepler (31), Jason Castro (5)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Jorge Polanco (26), Luis Arraez (11)
SF - Ehire Adrianza (3)
Team LOB - 5
Fielding
E - Jorge Polanco (11)
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Martin Perez 5.0 7 5 5 0 3 3 4.58
Lewis Thorpe (BS 1) 1.2 3 1 1 0 1 0 3.18
Trevor May (W 4-3) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.96
Sam Dyson 0.2 4 3 3 0 1 0 81.00
Sergio Romo (SV 1) 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.00
Pitches-Strikes - Martin Perez 68-41, Lewis Thorpe 24-15, Trevor May 1-1, Sam Dyson 24-18, Sergio Romo 25-16
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Martin Perez 8-1, Lewis Thorpe 2-1, Trevor May 0-1, Sam Dyson 1-0, Sergio Romo 0-0
Batters Faced - Martin Perez 22, Lewis Thorpe 7, Trevor May 1, Sam Dyson 6, Sergio Romo 5
Inherited Runners-Scored - Trevor May 1-0, Sergio Romo 1-0