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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 5–2. 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.

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Line score

123456789RHE
MIN201011000512
CLE00020000028

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

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Byron Buxton522101
Jorge Polanco524101
Rob Refsnyder401211
Josh Donaldson400001
Miguel Sano400003
Brent Rooker411001
Ryan Jeffers401001
Willians Astudillo201000
Andrelton Simmons400000
Luis Arraez202100

Cleveland Guardians β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Myles Straw403000
Amed Rosario401002
Jose Ramirez411000
Franmil Reyes311211
Bobby Bradley401000
Owen Miller401001
Daniel Johnson400003
Austin Hedges300001
Oscar Mercado300001

Minnesota Twins β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Bailey Ober4.0604
Michael Pineda3.0213
Tyler Duffey1.0001
Alex Colome1.0001

Cleveland Guardians β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Logan Allen5.1814
Justin Garza1.2302
Sam Hentges2.0103

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