MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT CLEVELAND INDIANS
07/03/2020
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT CLEVELAND INDIANS
GAME ID: 1891 - FRIDAY, JULY 3RD, 2020 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (41-48) 0 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 6 7 1
Cleveland Indians (53-36) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0
Twins Drop Indians, 6-1
Led by Jorge Polanco, the Minnesota Twins downed the Cleveland Indians, 6-1. Polanco went 1 for 4 with a home run, while adding 4 RBI and scoring once for the Twins. Minnesota reliever Matt Wisler picked up the win, upping his record to 2-1. Carlos Carrasco shouldered the loss. The Twins, at 41-48, sit in third place in the American League Central Division.

Minnesota took a 6-1 lead on Polanco's 9th home run of the season. The grand slam home run, which he hit off Carlos Carrasco in the top of the sixth, propelled Minnesota to the win.

"Good baseball players make you a smarter manager," said Minnesota manager Rocco Baldelli.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Buxton CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .239 6 32
L. Arraez LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .341 3 23
N. Cruz DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .233 18 46
M. Sano 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .229 31 64
M. Kepler RF 4 2 2 0 0 2 0 .254 13 37
J. Donaldson 3B 3 2 1 2 0 2 0 .197 6 18
J. Polanco SS 4 1 1 4 0 2 0 .226 9 32
M. Garver C 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .206 4 13
E. Adrianza 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .245 4 29
Totals 33 6 7 6 2 11 8      
BATTING
Home Runs: J. Polanco (9, 6th Inning off C. Carrasco, 3 on, 2 outs) J. Donaldson (6, 2nd Inning off C. Carrasco, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: N. Cruz , L. Arraez 2 , J. Polanco 4 , M. Kepler 2 , J. Donaldson 4
2-out RBI: J. Polanco
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Cruz , M. Sano
Hit by Pitch: B. Buxton , J. Donaldson
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Buxton (18)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Polanco (7)
Double Plays: 1 (Sano-Polanco-Sano)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Lindor SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .271 16 56
O. Mercado CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .304 5 27
J. Ramirez 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .297 18 61
F. Reyes DH 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 .265 21 58
C. Santana 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .287 15 49
J. Luplow LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .251 6 25
C. Hernandez 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .238 5 32
D. Santana RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .250 16 39
R. Perez C 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .198 8 26
Totals 31 1 4 1 1 8 10      
BATTING
Doubles: F. Lindor (19, 5th Inning off T. May, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Ramirez (18, 1st Inning off K. Maeda, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Ramirez 4 , F. Lindor 2 , C. Hernandez , D. Santana
2-out RBI: J. Ramirez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: O. Mercado , R. Perez
GIDP: J. Ramirez
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Lindor-Hernandez)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
K. Maeda 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 11 9 3.13   
M. Wisler W (2-1) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 22 13 3.98   
Z. Littell 2.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 26 16 3.00   
T. May H (5) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 30 20 4.01   
S. Romo 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 32 19 4.18   
T. Rogers 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 7 0.88   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Maeda 42
Batters Faced: K. Maeda 4, M. Wisler 6, Z. Littell 7, T. May 7, S. Romo 6, T. Rogers 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Maeda 0-2, M. Wisler 2-0, Z. Littell 2-2, T. May 1-3, S. Romo 3-2, T. Rogers 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Maeda 11-9, M. Wisler 22-13, Z. Littell 26-16, T. May 30-20, S. Romo 32-19, T. Rogers 12-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: Z. Littell 1-0 , T. May 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
C. Carrasco L (8-2) 5.2 7 6 6 0 6 2 79 51 3.55   
T. Cingrani 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 24 15 2.27   
T. Rosenthal 1.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 20 11 0.00   
N. Wittgren 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 2 3.31   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Carrasco 37
Batters Faced: C. Carrasco 25, T. Cingrani 6, T. Rosenthal 4, N. Wittgren 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Carrasco 5-6, T. Cingrani 2-1, T. Rosenthal 0-0, N. Wittgren 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Carrasco 79-51, T. Cingrani 24-15, T. Rosenthal 20-11, N. Wittgren 8-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Wittgren 1-0
Hit Batsmen: C. Carrasco , T. Cingrani
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jorge Polanco
Ballpark: Progressive Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM CT
Time: 3:24
Attendance: 34937
Special Notes: SP Kenta Maeda was injured while pitching. CL Taylor Rogers was injured while pitching.
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