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Minnesota Twins @
Cleveland Guardians
2021-09-07 Β· Night game Β· Progressive Field Β· Att: 10448 Β· 85Β°F, cloudy Β· Wind 8 mph L to R Β· 3:39
Minnesota Twins defeated Cleveland Indians 3β0. Minnesota Twins opened the scoring in the 5th β Andrelton Simmons singles on a sharp ground ball to center fielder Myles Straw. Max Kepler scores. Andrelton Simmons to 2nd. The game's biggest swing came in the 5th: Andrelton Simmons singles on a sharp ground ball to center fielder Myles Straw. Max Kepler scores. Andrelton Simmons to 2nd β worth 14% in win probability.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |
| CLE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
W: John Gant L: Aaron Civale SV: Alex Colome
Umpires β HP: Fieldin Culbreth Β· 1B: Dan Merzel Β· 2B: D.J. Reyburn Β· 3B: Brian O'Nora Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)
Minnesota Twins β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Luis Arraez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Byron Buxton | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Josh Donaldson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Jorge Polanco | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Max Kepler | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Brent Rooker | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Ben Rortvedt | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Andrelton Simmons | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Jake Cave | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Cleveland Guardians β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Myles Straw | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Andres Gimenez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Jose Ramirez | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Franmil Reyes | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Harold Ramirez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bradley Zimmer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Yu Chang | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Owen Miller | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Austin Hedges | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Oscar Mercado | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Amed Rosario | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bobby Bradley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Minnesota Twins β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
John Gant | 5.0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
Jorge Alcala | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Juan Minaya | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Caleb Thielbar | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Alex Colome | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Cleveland Guardians β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaron Civale | 4.2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
Trevor Stephan | 1.1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Bryan Shaw | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Blake Parker | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Luis Arraez: 43/G4
- Byron Buxton: 4/P8S
- Josh Donaldson: S8/G6M+
- Jorge Polanco: K
Bot 1
- Myles Straw: K
- Andres Gimenez: 7/F78D
- Jose Ramirez: W
- Franmil Reyes: SB2
- Franmil Reyes: K
Top 2
- Miguel Sano: S7/L7S+
- Max Kepler: 46(1)/FO/G34.B-1
- Brent Rooker: 8/L8D
- Ben Rortvedt: K
Bot 2
- Harold Ramirez: 13/G1S
- Bradley Zimmer: 13/G6MS+
- Yu Chang: K
Top 3
- Andrelton Simmons: 53/G5
- Luis Arraez: 3/G3
- Byron Buxton: K
Bot 3
- Owen Miller: S5/G5
- Austin Hedges: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
- Myles Straw: S9/G34
- Andres Gimenez: S7/G56.1-2
- Jose Ramirez: W.2-3;1-2
- Franmil Reyes: 8/F78XD
Top 4
- Josh Donaldson: 8/F8S
- Jorge Polanco: 3/G3
- Miguel Sano: K
Bot 4
- Harold Ramirez: 53/G5
- Bradley Zimmer: K
- Yu Chang: W
- Owen Miller: 53/G5
Top 5
- Max Kepler: W
- Brent Rooker: SB2
- Brent Rooker: K
- Ben Rortvedt: K
- Andrelton Simmons: S8/G6M+.2-H;B-2
- Luis Arraez: W
- Byron Buxton: 8/F8S
Bot 5
- Austin Hedges: W
- Myles Straw: K
- Andres Gimenez: K
- Jose Ramirez: K
Top 6
- Josh Donaldson: K
- Jorge Polanco: 7/F78S
- Miguel Sano: W
- Max Kepler: K
Bot 6
- Franmil Reyes: K
- Harold Ramirez: 63/G6D+
- Bradley Zimmer: W
- Yu Chang: 53/G56+
Top 7
- Brent Rooker: HR/F8XD
- Ben Rortvedt: 31/G34
- Andrelton Simmons: S7/G56
- Luis Arraez: WP.1-2
- Luis Arraez: 43/G4.2-3
- Byron Buxton: 63/G6+
Bot 7
- Owen Miller: 3/L34D
- Austin Hedges: K
- Myles Straw: S8/L89S
- Andres Gimenez: K
Top 8
- Josh Donaldson: 9/F9S
- Jorge Polanco: 8/F8XD
- Miguel Sano: S8/L8+
- Max Kepler: K
Bot 8
- Jose Ramirez: S1/G23-
- Franmil Reyes: K
- Harold Ramirez: 6/P8S
- Oscar Mercado: D7/L7LD+.1-3
- Yu Chang: K
Top 9
- Jake Cave: K
- Ben Rortvedt: 9/F89D
- Andrelton Simmons: W
- Luis Arraez: T9/L9L.1-H
- Byron Buxton: 8/F78D
Bot 9
- Owen Miller: 63/G6
- Amed Rosario: S8/F8S
- Myles Straw: 8/F8D
- Bobby Bradley: K





























