MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO WHITE SOX AT MINNESOTA TWINS
05/21/2020
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO WHITE SOX AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 1324 - THURSDAY, MAY 21ST, 2020 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago White Sox (27-22) 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 7 0
Minnesota Twins (22-29) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 X 4 8 1
Twins Get Hard-Earned Win, Stop White Sox, 4-3
In a tight contest at Target Field, the Minnesota Twins edged the Chicago White Sox by the score of 4-3. Minnesota center fielder Max Kepler, who blasted 2 home runs, was a key contributor. Taylor Rogers was called on to finish, recording his 9th save. Minnesota is now 22-29, Chicago 27-22.

Kepler had a timely hit for Minnesota in the bottom of the eighth. With Chicago trailing 3-2, he turned a 0-2 fastball into a 2-run home run. It was his 9th home run of the season, making it 4-3, Minnesota.

"Enjoyed this one," Kepler told the Minnesota Bulletin. "But it's back to work tomorrow."
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Y. Moncada 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .291 16 36
Y. Grandal C 3 1 1 1 1 2 1 .187 8 20
J. Abreu 1B 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .262 5 24
E. Jimenez LF 3 0 1 0 1 1 3 .324 11 34
E. Encarnacion DH 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .259 6 20
T. Anderson SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .265 6 22
N. Mazara RF 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 .281 9 21
   a-L. Garcia PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256 0 9
L. Robert CF 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 .248 6 16
N. Madrigal 2B 4 0 0 1 0 1 1 .277 1 6
Totals 30 3 7 3 5 9 12      
a - L. Garcia pinch hit for N. Mazara in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: Y. Grandal (8, 5th Inning off R. Dobnak, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: Y. Moncada , J. Abreu 2 , E. Jimenez , N. Mazara , Y. Grandal 4 , E. Encarnacion
2-out RBI: Y. Moncada , Y. Grandal
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Jimenez
GIDP: T. Anderson 3
Sac Bunt: L. Robert
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Robert (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Abreu-Anderson-Lopez, Madrigal-Anderson-Abreu)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Arraez LF 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .344 3 10
J. Polanco SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .199 4 11
M. Sano 1B 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 .214 14 23
M. Kepler CF 4 2 2 3 0 0 1 .247 9 27
E. Rosario RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .274 2 7
N. Walker DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .250 0 0
M. Gonzalez 3B 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .261 5 15
W. Astudillo C 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .324 2 7
E. Adrianza 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .264 4 16
Totals 30 4 8 4 3 4 13      
BATTING
Doubles: L. Arraez (11, 3rd Inning off R. Lopez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Kepler 2 (9, 6th Inning off R. Lopez, 0 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off S. Cishek, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: L. Arraez 3 , E. Rosario 2 , M. Kepler 8 , M. Gonzalez , N. Walker
2-out RBI: L. Arraez , M. Kepler
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Polanco , M. Sano
GIDP: M. Gonzalez 2
Hit by Pitch: M. Sano
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: W. Astudillo (1)
Double Plays: 3 (Polanco-Adrianza-Sano, Adrianza-Polanco-Sano, Polanco-Adrianza-Sano)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Lopez 7.0 6 3 3 3 3 1 93 56 3.68   
S. Cishek L (0-1), BS (1) 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 1 15 11 7.79   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Lopez 53
Batters Faced: R. Lopez 30, S. Cishek 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Lopez 12-5, S. Cishek 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Lopez 93-56, S. Cishek 15-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Cishek 1-1
Hit Batsmen: R. Lopez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Dobnak 5.1 4 2 2 4 6 1 92 50 5.11   
Z. Littell 2.0 2 1 1 0 2 0 23 16 3.20   
T. Duffey W (1-2) 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 10 4 4.50   
T. Rogers SV (9) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 7 1.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Dobnak 54
Batters Faced: R. Dobnak 23, Z. Littell 7, T. Duffey 3, T. Rogers 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Dobnak 6-3, Z. Littell 3-0, T. Duffey 1-0, T. Rogers 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Dobnak 92-50, Z. Littell 23-16, T. Duffey 10-4, T. Rogers 9-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: Z. Littell 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Max Kepler
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Rain (59 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 6:40 PM CT
Time: 3:00
Attendance: 23782
Thursday, May 21st, 2020 - OOTP Baseball 21.3 Build 48