Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Minnesota 4, Kansas City 3
Friday, May 19, 2017 8:10 PM
When: 8:10 PM ET, Friday, May 19, 2017
Where: Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Temperature: 54°
Umpires: Home - Adam Hamari, 1B - Bill Miller, 2B - Ryan Blakney, 3B - Kerwin Danley
Attendance: 23553
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Kansas City
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K Avg
Alcides Escobar SS 5 0 0 0 0 1 .178
Lorenzo Cain CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 .287
Eric Hosmer 1B 5 1 3 0 0 0 .299
Salvador Perez C 5 0 2 0 0 1 .275
Jorge Bonifacio RF 4 1 2 2 1 1 .275
Jorge Soler DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 .146
Whit Merrifield 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 .245
Alex Gordon LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .170
Cheslor Cuthbert 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 .151
Totals 40 3 11 3 1 4  
Batting
HR - Jorge Bonifacio (3)
TB - Lorenzo Cain, Eric Hosmer 3, Salvador Perez 2, Jorge Bonifacio 5, Whit Merrifield, Alex Gordon, Cheslor Cuthbert
RBI - Jorge Bonifacio 2 (8), Cheslor Cuthbert (4)
2-Out RBI - Jorge Bonifacio 2 (5), Cheslor Cuthbert (3)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Alcides Escobar 2 (15), Jorge Soler (6)
GIDP - Whit Merrifield (2)
Team LOB - 8
Baserunning
SB - Whit Merrifield (3, 2nd off Santiago/Castro)
Fielding
Outfield Assists - Jorge Bonifacio (Sano at Home)
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Nate Karns 5.0 5 1 1 0 3 1 4.17
Matt Strahm (H 3) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 6.08
Mike Minor (H 4) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.01
Joakim Soria (H 5) 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.93
Kelvin Herrera (BS 2) 1.0 3 2 2 0 2 1 4.50
Al Alburquerque (L 0-1) 0.0 0 1 1 2 0 0 6.75
Travis Wood 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 10.43
WP - Matt Strahm
Pitches-Strikes - Nate Karns 72-48, Matt Strahm 22-11, Mike Minor 11-5, Joakim Soria 20-13, Kelvin Herrera 21-16, Al Alburquerque 9-1, Travis Wood 7-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Nate Karns 1-7, Matt Strahm 0-1, Mike Minor 1-1, Joakim Soria 1-1, Kelvin Herrera 0-1, Al Alburquerque 0-0, Travis Wood 0-0
Batters Faced - Nate Karns 19, Matt Strahm 4, Mike Minor 4, Joakim Soria 5, Kelvin Herrera 6, Al Alburquerque 2, Travis Wood 2
Inherited Runners-Scored - Travis Wood 2-1
Minnesota
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K Avg
Brian Dozier 2B 5 0 1 0 0 1 .230
Robbie Grossman DH-RF 4 1 2 1 1 1 .261
Joe Mauer 1B 4 1 1 0 1 0 .260
Miguel Sano 3B 4 0 2 0 0 2 .299
(S)  Ehire Adrianza PR-3B 0 0 0 0 1 0 .300
Max Kepler RF-CF 4 0 1 0 1 0 .252
Jorge Polanco SS 4 0 1 1 0 1 .248
Jason Castro C 4 1 1 0 0 0 .202
Byron Buxton CF 2 0 0 0 1 1 .174
(S)  Kennys Vargas PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 .233
(S)  Brandon Kintzler RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Eddie Rosario LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 .270
(S)  Eduardo Escobar PH-LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 .222
Totals 36 4 10 4 5 6  
Batting
2B - Max Kepler (8)
HR - Robbie Grossman (3), Kennys Vargas (5)
TB - Brian Dozier, Robbie Grossman 5, Joe Mauer, Miguel Sano 2, Max Kepler 2, Jorge Polanco, Jason Castro, Kennys Vargas 4
RBI - Robbie Grossman (12), Jorge Polanco (17), Kennys Vargas 2 (15)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Max Kepler 2 (14), Jason Castro 2 (17)
SF - Jorge Polanco (3)
Team LOB - 10
Fielding
E - Miguel Sano (3)
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Hector Santiago 5.0 8 3 3 1 1 1 3.96
Tyler Duffey 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2.53
Matt Belisle 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.80
Taylor Rogers 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.38
Brandon Kintzler (W 2-0) 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.89
Pitches-Strikes - Hector Santiago 94-58, Tyler Duffey 27-19, Matt Belisle 8-7, Taylor Rogers 7-6, Brandon Kintzler 18-11
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Hector Santiago 4-4, Tyler Duffey 3-0, Matt Belisle 1-0, Taylor Rogers 2-1, Brandon Kintzler 1-0
Batters Faced - Hector Santiago 24, Tyler Duffey 7, Matt Belisle 3, Taylor Rogers 3, Brandon Kintzler 4