MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT CLEVELAND INDIANS
05/16/2020
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT CLEVELAND INDIANS
GAME ID: 1254 - SATURDAY, MAY 16TH, 2020 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (20-26) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 2
Cleveland Indians (28-20) 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 4 X 9 13 0
Minnesota Roughed Up By Indians
The Cleveland Indians beat the Minnesota Twins, 9-1, at Progressive Field. The Indians got a fine performance from shortstop Francisco Lindor, who went 3 for 5 with 2 home runs and a double, while adding 5 RBI and scoring twice. With the win, Cleveland pushed its record to 28-20.

With Cleveland leading 1-0 in the bottom of the third, Lindor hit a fastball from Randy Dobnak for a 2-run home run. It was his 9th home run of the season and put the Indians ahead, 3-0.

"I thought we played a nice game," Lindor told the Cleveland Citizen. "Good pitching, timely hitting, it was all there."
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Arraez LF 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .333 3 9
J. Polanco SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .206 3 10
N. Cruz DH 3 0 0 0 1 3 2 .283 12 28
M. Sano 1B 3 0 0 0 1 3 1 .223 13 21
M. Kepler RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .240 6 21
M. Garver C 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .188 3 7
J. Cave CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .225 1 8
M. Gonzalez 3B 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .253 4 10
E. Adrianza 2B 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 .269 4 15
Totals 29 1 5 1 4 13 10      
BATTING
Triples: M. Kepler (1, 6th Inning off S. Moss, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: L. Arraez , M. Kepler 3 , E. Adrianza 2 , M. Gonzalez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Cruz , J. Cave
GIDP: L. Arraez , J. Polanco , M. Kepler
Hit by Pitch: M. Garver
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: M. Kepler (3) , M. Sano (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Adrianza-Polanco-Sano)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Mercado CF 5 2 2 0 0 0 3 .335 4 16
F. Lindor SS 5 2 3 5 0 0 0 .231 9 23
J. Ramirez 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .332 10 33
   a-Y. Chang PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .100 1 3
F. Reyes DH 3 0 2 1 0 1 2 .288 14 32
T. Naquin RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .190 1 3
C. Santana 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .293 6 19
D. Santana LF 3 2 3 0 1 0 0 .259 9 24
R. Perez C 4 1 1 1 0 0 4 .216 4 15
C. Hernandez 2B 4 2 2 2 0 1 1 .242 2 13
Totals 36 9 13 9 2 7 15      
a - Y. Chang pinch hit for J. Ramirez in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Lindor (8, 5th Inning off R. Dobnak, 2 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: F. Lindor 2 (9, 3rd Inning off R. Dobnak, 1 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off Z. Littell, 1 on, 2 outs) C. Hernandez (2, 8th Inning off Z. Littell, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: F. Reyes 2 , O. Mercado 2 , F. Lindor 10 , C. Hernandez 5 , D. Santana 3 , R. Perez
2-out RBI: , F. Lindor 2 , C. Hernandez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: O. Mercado , R. Perez
GIDP: T. Naquin
Sac Fly: F. Reyes
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Hernandez-Lindor-Santana, Ramirez-Hernandez-Santana, Lindor-Hernandez-Santana)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Dobnak L (2-4) 4.1 6 5 4 2 5 1 86 53 5.29   
B. Hardy 3.0 3 0 0 0 1 0 39 28 3.78   
Z. Littell 0.1 4 4 4 0 0 2 14 8 3.54   
M. Wisler 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 3 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Dobnak 36
Batters Faced: R. Dobnak 22, B. Hardy 11, Z. Littell 5, M. Wisler 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Dobnak 5-3, B. Hardy 3-4, Z. Littell 0-1, M. Wisler 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Dobnak 86-53, B. Hardy 39-28, Z. Littell 14-8, M. Wisler 3-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Hardy 2-0
WP: R. Dobnak 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
S. Moss W (2-1) 5.2 4 1 1 4 9 0 94 54 2.70   
P. Maton SV (3) 3.1 1 0 0 0 4 0 37 23 1.93   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Moss 62
Batters Faced: S. Moss 24, P. Maton 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Moss 4-2, P. Maton 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Moss 94-54, P. Maton 37-23
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Maton 2-0
WP: S. Moss
Hit Batsmen: S. Moss
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Francisco Lindor
Ballpark: Progressive Field
Weather: Rain (52 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 6:10 PM CT
Time: 3:20
Attendance: 34719
Saturday, May 16th, 2020 - OOTP Baseball 21.3 Build 48