MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT DETROIT TIGERS
05/12/2020
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT DETROIT TIGERS
GAME ID: 1198 - TUESDAY, MAY 12TH, 2020 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (19-23) 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 6 13 0
Detroit Tigers (16-26) 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 5 11 0
Twins Win at Detroit, 6-5
The Minnesota Twins beat the Detroit Tigers, 6-5, at Comerica Park. Nelson Cruz, in particular, was impressive. He went 3 for 5 with a home run and 2 singles, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once. Taylor Rogers closed the door for Minnesota, picking up his 7th save of the year. Minnesota is now 19-23, while Detroit is 16-26.

Cruz had a timely hit for Minnesota in the top of the seventh. With Detroit trailing 5-4, he turned a 1-0 changeup into a 2-run home run. It was his 10th home run of the season, making it 6-5, Minnesota.

"We take it day by day here," said Cruz, "and today was a good one for us."
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Arraez LF 4 2 1 0 1 0 1 .349 3 8
   a-E. Rosario LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 0 3
J. Polanco SS 4 0 2 1 0 1 2 .213 3 10
N. Cruz DH 5 1 3 3 0 1 1 .267 10 24
M. Sano 1B 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .231 12 20
M. Kepler RF 5 0 2 0 0 0 3 .238 5 20
M. Garver C 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 .179 3 7
J. Cave CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .227 1 8
M. Gonzalez 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .226 3 6
E. Adrianza 2B 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .266 4 13
Totals 38 6 13 6 2 7 13      
a - E. Rosario substituted for L. Arraez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Arraez (9, 7th Inning off I. Nova, 1 on, 0 outs) J. Polanco (5, 1st Inning off D. Norris, 1 on, 0 outs) M. Kepler (9, 7th Inning off J. Zimmermann, 0 on, 2 outs) M. Gonzalez (3, 7th Inning off I. Nova, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: E. Adrianza (1, 2nd Inning off D. Norris, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: N. Cruz (10, 7th Inning off I. Nova, 1 on, 1 out) M. Garver (3, 2nd Inning off D. Norris, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: N. Cruz 6 , L. Arraez 2 , M. Garver 4 , J. Polanco 3 , M. Kepler 3 , M. Sano , E. Adrianza 4 , M. Gonzalez 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Arraez , M. Garver , M. Kepler
Sac Fly: J. Polanco
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Polanco-Adrianza-Sano)
OF assists: 1 (Arraez (Schoop at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Maybin RF 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .200 5 12
D. Span LF 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .233 1 4
J. Schoop 2B 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .268 7 24
C. Cron 1B 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 .237 9 18
J. Candelario 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .220 5 16
N. Goodrum SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .210 1 14
V. Reyes CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .278 1 19
M. Cabrera DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .255 2 5
E. Haase C 4 1 2 3 0 1 0 .207 4 10
Totals 36 5 11 5 1 7 14      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Schoop (8, 1st Inning off J. Berrios, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: E. Haase (4, 5th Inning off J. Berrios, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: V. Reyes , J. Candelario , E. Haase 5 , C. Cron 3 , J. Schoop 2 , N. Goodrum , D. Span , C. Maybin
2-out RBI: C. Cron
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Candelario 2 , J. Schoop
GIDP: V. Reyes
Hit by Pitch: J. Schoop
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Maybin (12)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Span (Polanco at home))
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Berrios 4.2 8 5 5 0 4 1 67 46 4.53   
B. Hardy W (1-2) 2.1 2 0 0 0 3 0 30 21 4.61   
T. Duffey H (4) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 9 5.17   
T. Rogers SV (7) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 13 4 1.59   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Berrios 32
Batters Faced: J. Berrios 22, B. Hardy 9, T. Duffey 3, T. Rogers 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Berrios 4-5, B. Hardy 2-2, T. Duffey 1-1, T. Rogers 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Berrios 67-46, B. Hardy 30-21, T. Duffey 14-9, T. Rogers 13-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Hardy 2-0 , T. Duffey 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Berrios
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
D. Norris 6.0 6 2 2 2 5 1 94 58 3.64   
I. Nova L (1-3), BS (2) 0.1 4 4 4 0 0 1 14 7 3.94   
J. Zimmermann 2.1 3 0 0 0 2 0 42 28 7.71   
S. Dyson 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 2.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Norris 55
Batters Faced: D. Norris 25, I. Nova 5, J. Zimmermann 10, S. Dyson 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Norris 7-5, I. Nova 0-1, J. Zimmermann 1-4, S. Dyson 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Norris 94-58, I. Nova 14-7, J. Zimmermann 42-28, S. Dyson 5-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Dyson 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Nelson Cruz
Ballpark: Comerica Park
Weather: Rain (59 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM CT
Time: 3:28
Attendance: 15256
Tuesday, May 12th, 2020 - OOTP Baseball 21.3 Build 48