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Minnesota Twins @
Cleveland Guardians
2021-09-06 Β· Night game Β· Progressive Field Β· Att: 12675 Β· 73Β°F, sunny Β· Wind 10 mph L to R Β· 2:52
Minnesota Twins defeated Cleveland Indians 5β2. Minnesota Twins opened the scoring in the 1st β Rob Refsnyder singles on a line drive to right fielder Daniel Johnson. Byron Buxton scores. Jorge Polanco scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 4th: Franmil Reyes homers (27) on a fly ball to left center field. Jose Ramirez scores β worth 17% in win probability.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | |
| CLE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
W: Michael Pineda L: Logan Allen SV: Alex Colome
Umpires β HP: Brian O'Nora Β· 1B: Fieldin Culbreth Β· 2B: Dan Merzel Β· 3B: D.J. Reyburn Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)
Minnesota Twins β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Byron Buxton | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Jorge Polanco | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Rob Refsnyder | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Josh Donaldson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
Brent Rooker | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Ryan Jeffers | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Willians Astudillo | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Andrelton Simmons | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Luis Arraez | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Cleveland Guardians β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Myles Straw | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Amed Rosario | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Jose Ramirez | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Franmil Reyes | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Bobby Bradley | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Owen Miller | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Daniel Johnson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Austin Hedges | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Oscar Mercado | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Minnesota Twins β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Bailey Ober | 4.0 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
Michael Pineda | 3.0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Tyler Duffey | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Alex Colome | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Cleveland Guardians β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.1 | 8 | 1 | 4 | |
| 1.2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |
Sam Hentges | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Byron Buxton: S6/G56
- Jorge Polanco: D7/L7LS+.1-3
- Rob Refsnyder: S9/L9LS.3-H;2-H
- Josh Donaldson: 54(1)3/GDP/G5+
- Miguel Sano: K
Bot 1
- Myles Straw: S8/G6M
- Amed Rosario: K
- Jose Ramirez: 9/F89D
- Franmil Reyes: SB2
- Franmil Reyes: 9/F1
Top 2
- Brent Rooker: 7/F7D
- Ryan Jeffers: 8/F8D
- Willians Astudillo: S7/L78S+
- Andrelton Simmons: 7/F78D
Bot 2
- Bobby Bradley: S8/L89+
- Owen Miller: 54(1)3/GDP/G56S
- Daniel Johnson: K
Top 3
- Byron Buxton: 13/G15-
- Jorge Polanco: HR/F7D
- Rob Refsnyder: W
- Josh Donaldson: 36(1)/FO/G34S.B-1
- Miguel Sano: 53/G5
Bot 3
- Austin Hedges: 53/G5+
- Oscar Mercado: K
- Myles Straw: S7/G56
- Amed Rosario: K
Top 4
- Brent Rooker: K
- Ryan Jeffers: 31/G3
- Willians Astudillo: 63/G6
Bot 4
- Jose Ramirez: S5/BG25-
- Franmil Reyes: HR/F78XD.1-H
- Bobby Bradley: 43/G4
- Owen Miller: D9/F9LD
- Daniel Johnson: FC/G56S-/DP.2X3(35);BX1(53)
Top 5
- Andrelton Simmons: 2/P2F/FL
- Byron Buxton: HR/F78XD
- Jorge Polanco: D8/L78XD
- Rob Refsnyder: 9/F9S
- Josh Donaldson: K
Bot 5
- Austin Hedges: K
- Oscar Mercado: 53/G5
- Myles Straw: S8/L8S+
- Amed Rosario: S7/L7S+.1-2
- Jose Ramirez: 6/P6D
Top 6
- Miguel Sano: K
- Brent Rooker: S8/L8
- Ryan Jeffers: S9/G34+.1-2
- Luis Arraez: S7/G6.2-H;1-2
- Andrelton Simmons: 13/G56S.2-3;1-2
- Byron Buxton: K
Bot 6
- Franmil Reyes: W
- Bobby Bradley: 7/F78D
- Owen Miller: K
- Daniel Johnson: K
Top 7
- Jorge Polanco: D7/F7LD
- Rob Refsnyder: 9/L9
- Josh Donaldson: 153/L15+.2-3
- Miguel Sano: K
Bot 7
- Austin Hedges: 43/G4MD
- Oscar Mercado: 9/F9
- Myles Straw: 8/F89D
Top 8
- Brent Rooker: 9/F89
- Ryan Jeffers: K
- Luis Arraez: S4/G4M
- Andrelton Simmons: 7/F78
Bot 8
- Amed Rosario: 43/G4MD+
- Jose Ramirez: 8/F8XD
- Franmil Reyes: K
Top 9
- Byron Buxton: 7/F78
- Jorge Polanco: K.BX1(23)
- Rob Refsnyder: K
Bot 9
- Bobby Bradley: 7/F7D
- Owen Miller: 8/F8D
- Daniel Johnson: K






















