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Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Minnesota 3, Kansas City 2
When: 8:10 PM ET, Wednesday, September 9, 2015
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 82°
Umpires: Home - Greg Gibson, 1B - Chad Fairchild, 2B - Pat Hoberg, 3B - Jim Joyce
Attendance: 32286
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Minnesota
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K LOB Avg
Aaron Hicks RF 4 1 0 0 2 0 1 .265
Brian Dozier 2B 5 0 1 0 1 0 2 .240
Joe Mauer DH 4 0 1 1 1 0 1 .269
Kennys Vargas 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .253
     Danny Santana PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216
     Trevor Plouffe 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .242
Eddie Rosario LF 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 .264
Eduardo Nunez 3B 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 .271
Eduardo Escobar SS 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .263
Kurt Suzuki C 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 .243
     Chris Herrmann C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .156
     Miguel Sano PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .281
     Eric Fryer C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167
Byron Buxton CF 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .192
Totals 42 3 9 3 5 6 15  
Batting
HR - Kurt Suzuki (5), Miguel Sano (16)
TB - Brian Dozier, Joe Mauer, Kennys Vargas, Trevor Plouffe, Eduardo Nunez, Kurt Suzuki 5, Miguel Sano 4, Byron Buxton
RBI - Joe Mauer (59), Kurt Suzuki (44), Miguel Sano (43)
2-Out RBI - Miguel Sano (20)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Brian Dozier (40), Kennys Vargas (15), Byron Buxton 2 (7)
GIDP - Joe Mauer (18), Eddie Rosario (4)
Team LOB - 8
Fielding
E - Kurt Suzuki (2)
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Mike Pelfrey 5.1 5 1 1 1 1 1 4.09
Neal Cotts (H 1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.14
Casey Fien (H 15) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.64
Trevor May (BS 2) 2.0 2 1 1 0 2 0 4.14
Brian Duensing 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4.17
Blaine Boyer (W 3-4) 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.57
Kevin Jepsen (SV 12) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.39
HBP - Lorenzo Cain (by Pelfrey), Alex Gordon (by Duensing)
Pitches-Strikes - Mike Pelfrey 85-49, Neal Cotts 11-6, Casey Fien 11-8, Trevor May 30-20, Brian Duensing 12-6, Blaine Boyer 19-13, Kevin Jepsen 17-11
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Mike Pelfrey 4-3, Neal Cotts 0-1, Casey Fien 1-0, Trevor May 2-1, Brian Duensing 0-1, Blaine Boyer 3-0, Kevin Jepsen 0-2
Batters Faced - Mike Pelfrey 21, Neal Cotts 2, Casey Fien 4, Trevor May 8, Brian Duensing 3, Blaine Boyer 5, Kevin Jepsen 3
Inherited Runners-Scored - Neal Cotts 2-0, Blaine Boyer 2-0
Kansas City
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K LOB Avg
Ben Zobrist 2B 4 2 2 1 1 0 1 .287
     Jarrod Dyson PR-LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257
Alex Gordon LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .293
     Omar Infante PR-2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217
Lorenzo Cain CF 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 .312
Eric Hosmer 1B 4 0 0 0 1 1 4 .309
Kendrys Morales DH 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .291
Mike Moustakas 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .281
     Terrance Gore PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
     Cheslor Cuthbert 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
Salvador Perez C 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 .248
Alex Rios RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .251
     Paulo Orlando RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250
Alcides Escobar SS 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .258
Totals 41 2 8 2 2 6 16  
Batting
3B - Ben Zobrist (3)
HR - Ben Zobrist (12)
TB - Ben Zobrist 7, Alex Gordon, Lorenzo Cain, Kendrys Morales, Mike Moustakas, Alex Rios, Alcides Escobar
RBI - Ben Zobrist (51), Lorenzo Cain (65)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Eric Hosmer (47), Kendrys Morales (61), Alex Rios (33)
SF - Lorenzo Cain (4)
GIDP - Kendrys Morales (23), Mike Moustakas (11)
Team LOB - 8
Baserunning
SB - Jarrod Dyson 2 (25, 2nd off Duensing/Suzuki, 3rd off Boyer/Suzuki), Lorenzo Cain (27, 2nd off Pelfrey/Suzuki), Terrance Gore 2 (2, 2nd off May/Suzuki, 3rd off May/Suzuki)
Fielding
Outfield Assists - Alex Gordon (Dozier at 3rd)
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Kris Medlen 6.0 3 2 2 2 2 1 4.58
Kelvin Herrera 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 2.07
Wade Davis 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.94
Greg Holland 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.64
Ryan Madson 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 2.53
Luke Hochevar 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.19
Franklin Morales (L 3-2) 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 1 2.17
WP - Kris Medlen
Pitches-Strikes - Kris Medlen 90-55, Kelvin Herrera 22-13, Wade Davis 12-5, Greg Holland 7-5, Ryan Madson 13-10, Luke Hochevar 16-9, Franklin Morales 19-9
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Kris Medlen 9-3, Kelvin Herrera 1-0, Wade Davis 2-0, Greg Holland 2-0, Ryan Madson 0-1, Luke Hochevar 1-0, Franklin Morales 2-0
Batters Faced - Kris Medlen 22, Kelvin Herrera 5, Wade Davis 3, Greg Holland 3, Ryan Madson 4, Luke Hochevar 4, Franklin Morales 6