Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Kansas City 11, Minnesota 6
Friday, October 1, 2021 8:10 PM
When: 8:10 PM ET, Friday, October 1, 2021
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 75°
Umpires: Home - Daniel Bellino, 1B - Sean Barber, 2B - Larry Vanover, 3B - Nick Mahrley
Attendance: 14293
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Kansas City 20222300-11151
Minnesota
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K Avg
Luis Arraez 3B 5 1 2 0 0 1 .287
Byron Buxton CF 5 2 3 0 0 1 .305
Jorge Polanco 2B 4 1 0 1 1 0 .269
Josh Donaldson DH 4 0 1 1 0 0 .248
Max Kepler RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .211
Miguel Sano 1B 4 0 3 2 0 0 .221
Brent Rooker LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .208
Nick Gordon SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .245
Ryan Jeffers C 4 2 2 1 0 0 .202
Totals 38 6 13 5 1 3  
Batting
2B - Byron Buxton 2 (21), Josh Donaldson (26)
HR - Ryan Jeffers (14)
TB - Luis Arraez 2, Byron Buxton 5, Josh Donaldson 2, Miguel Sano 3, Brent Rooker, Nick Gordon, Ryan Jeffers 5
RBI - Jorge Polanco (95), Josh Donaldson (71), Miguel Sano 2 (74), Ryan Jeffers (35)
2-Out RBI - Josh Donaldson (16), Miguel Sano 2 (28)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Josh Donaldson 2 (37), Max Kepler (47), Brent Rooker (13), Ryan Jeffers (27)
GIDP - Brent Rooker (1)
Team LOB - 7
Baserunning
PO - Brent Rooker (1st by Heasley)
Fielding
Outfield Assists - Max Kepler (Merrifield at 2nd)
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
John Gant (L 1-5) 4.0 8 6 6 2 3 0 5.61
Luke Farrell 1.1 4 4 4 3 2 1 4.74
Jovani Moran 1.2 3 1 1 1 2 0 7.88
Danny Coulombe 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.67
WP - John Gant
HBP - Salvador Perez (by Gant)
Pitches-Strikes - John Gant 71-45, Luke Farrell 38-20, Jovani Moran 38-22, Danny Coulombe 15-10
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - John Gant 3-4, Luke Farrell 1-0, Jovani Moran 1-1, Danny Coulombe 2-0
Batters Faced - John Gant 23, Luke Farrell 11, Jovani Moran 8, Danny Coulombe 3
Inherited Runners-Scored - Jovani Moran 2-2
Kansas City
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K Avg
Whit Merrifield 2B 4 2 3 1 1 0 .279
Nicky Lopez SS 3 2 1 0 2 0 .301
Salvador Perez DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 .275
Andrew Benintendi LF 4 1 2 2 1 0 .277
Carlos Santana 1B 4 1 1 1 1 0 .211
Hunter Dozier RF 5 2 3 2 0 2 .218
Adalberto Mondesi 3B 4 2 2 1 1 1 .244
Michael A. Taylor CF 5 1 1 1 0 2 .244
Cam Gallagher C 5 0 2 2 0 0 .239
Totals 38 11 15 10 6 7  
Batting
2B - Andrew Benintendi (27), Adalberto Mondesi 2 (8)
HR - Hunter Dozier (16)
TB - Whit Merrifield 3, Nicky Lopez, Andrew Benintendi 3, Carlos Santana, Hunter Dozier 6, Adalberto Mondesi 4, Michael A. Taylor, Cam Gallagher 2
RBI - Whit Merrifield (74), Andrew Benintendi 2 (73), Carlos Santana (68), Hunter Dozier 2 (54), Adalberto Mondesi (17), Michael A. Taylor (53), Cam Gallagher 2 (7)
2-Out RBI - Andrew Benintendi 2 (30), Hunter Dozier (22), Adalberto Mondesi (9)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Nicky Lopez (41), Andrew Benintendi 2 (38), Carlos Santana (47), Adalberto Mondesi (13), Michael A. Taylor 2 (63)
Team LOB - 10
Baserunning
SB - Nicky Lopez (22, 2nd off Gant/Jeffers), Hunter Dozier (5, 2nd off Farrell/Jeffers)
Fielding
E - Whit Merrifield (8)
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Jon Heasley (W 1-1) 5.1 6 4 4 1 1 1 4.91
Gabe Speier 1.1 4 2 1 0 1 0 1.29
Greg Holland 1.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 4.85
Ervin Santana 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.68
HBP - Josh Donaldson (by Heasley)
Pitches-Strikes - Jon Heasley 88-50, Gabe Speier 24-18, Greg Holland 27-17, Ervin Santana 20-14
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Jon Heasley 6-4, Gabe Speier 2-0, Greg Holland 2-1, Ervin Santana 0-2
Batters Faced - Jon Heasley 22, Gabe Speier 8, Greg Holland 6, Ervin Santana 4
Inherited Runners-Scored - Gabe Speier 3-2, Greg Holland 1-0