Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Minnesota 5, Kansas City 1
When: 4:10 PM ET, Saturday, March 30, 2024
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 66°
Umpires: Home - Tripp Gibson III, 1B - Mike Estabrook, 2B - Erich Bacchus, 3B - Lazaro Diaz
Attendance: 19461
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Minnesota
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K LOB Avg
Edouard Julien 2B 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .333
     Kyle Farmer PH-2B 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .000
Alex Kirilloff LF-LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .333
Byron Buxton CF 4 0 2 3 0 0 0 .375
Carlos Correa SS 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 .333
Matt Wallner RF 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 .000
     Austin Martin PR-LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
     Manuel Margot PH-RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .333
Carlos Santana 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .250
Ryan Jeffers DH 3 1 0 0 0 1 3 .000
Willi Castro 3B 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .167
Christian Vazquez C 4 1 1 1 0 1 5 .250
Totals 32 5 7 5 3 6 21  
Batting
2B - Edouard Julien (1), Byron Buxton 2 (2)
TB - Edouard Julien 2, Alex Kirilloff, Byron Buxton 4, Carlos Santana, Willi Castro, Christian Vazquez
RBI - Alex Kirilloff (1), Byron Buxton 3 (3), Christian Vazquez (1)
2-Out RBI - Byron Buxton 2 (2)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Carlos Correa (1), Manuel Margot (1), Carlos Santana (1), Ryan Jeffers (1)
SF - Alex Kirilloff (1)
GIDP - Christian Vazquez (1)
Team LOB - 8
Baserunning
CS - Willi Castro (1, 2nd by Lugo/Perez)
SB - Kyle Farmer (1, 2nd off Smith/Perez)
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Joe Ryan 5.1 3 1 1 1 5 0 1.69
Steven Okert 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0.00
Jorge Alcala 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Griffin Jax (W 1-0) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.00
Brock Stewart 1.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0.00
IBB - Salvador Perez (by Okert)
Pitches-Strikes - Joe Ryan 81-56, Steven Okert 16-13, Jorge Alcala 10-6, Griffin Jax 12-7, Brock Stewart 22-15
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Joe Ryan 3-3, Steven Okert 0-0, Jorge Alcala 0-2, Griffin Jax 1-0, Brock Stewart 0-0
Batters Faced - Joe Ryan 20, Steven Okert 5, Jorge Alcala 2, Griffin Jax 3, Brock Stewart 4
Inherited Runners-Scored - Steven Okert 1-1
Kansas City
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K LOB Avg
Maikel Garcia 3B 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 .125
Bobby Witt Jr. SS 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .500
Vinnie Pasquantino 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .000
Salvador Perez C 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .000
MJ Melendez LF 4 0 2 1 0 1 2 .375
Hunter Renfroe RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .000
Adam Frazier 2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .400
     Garrett Hampson PH-2B 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000
Nick Loftin DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Kyle Isbel CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167
Totals 31 1 5 1 3 11 11  
Batting
2B - Bobby Witt Jr. 2 (3)
TB - Bobby Witt Jr. 4, MJ Melendez 2, Adam Frazier
RBI - MJ Melendez (1)
2-Out RBI - MJ Melendez (1)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - MJ Melendez (2), Hunter Renfroe (1), Kyle Isbel (1)
Team LOB - 6
Baserunning
CS - Bobby Witt Jr. (1, 2nd by Jax/Vazquez)
Fielding
E - Adam Frazier (1), MJ Melendez (1)
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Seth Lugo 6.0 2 0 0 1 4 0 0.00
John Schreiber (H 1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
James McArthur (BS 1) 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 9.00
Will Smith (L 0-1) 1.0 2 4 4 2 0 0 36.00
HBP - Byron Buxton (by Lugo), Matt Wallner (by Schreiber), Willi Castro (by Schreiber), Ryan Jeffers (by Smith)
IBB - Kyle Farmer (by Smith)
Pitches-Strikes - Seth Lugo 86-58, John Schreiber 19-11, James McArthur 16-11, Will Smith 25-15
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Seth Lugo 8-2, John Schreiber 1-0, James McArthur 0-1, Will Smith 1-2
Batters Faced - Seth Lugo 22, John Schreiber 5, James McArthur 5, Will Smith 8