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Texas Rangers @ Minnesota Twins
2021-05-03 · Night game · Target Field · Att: 8071 · 60°F, cloudy · Wind 18 mph L to R · 3:05
Minnesota Twins defeated Texas Rangers 6–5. Minnesota Twins opened the scoring in the 2nd — Jorge Polanco flies out to right fielder Joey Gallo. Alex Kirilloff scores. Throwing error by right fielder Joey Gallo. The game's biggest swing came in the 3rd: Twins challenged (home-plate collision), call on the field was upheld: Twins challenged (tag play), call on the field was overturned: Josh Donaldson doubles (4) on a line drive to left fielder David Dahl. Luis Arraez scores — worth 11% in win probability.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | |
| MIN | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 |
W: Kenta Maeda L: Dane Dunning SV: Taylor Rogers
Umpires — HP: Cory Blaser · 1B: Erich Bacchus · 2B: Mark Ripperger · 3B: Phil Cuzzi · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Texas Rangers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Willie Calhoun | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Nick Solak | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Nathaniel Lowe | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Joey Gallo | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
 Adolis Garcia | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
 David Dahl | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Isiah Kiner-Falefa | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Charlie Culberson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Jose Trevino | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Minnesota Twins — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Luis Arraez | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Josh Donaldson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Byron Buxton | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Nelson Cruz | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Alex Kirilloff | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Jorge Polanco | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Max Kepler | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Andrelton Simmons | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ben Rortvedt | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Jake Cave | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Texas Rangers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dane Dunning | 5.2 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
 Kolby Allard | 2.1 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
Minnesota Twins — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kenta Maeda | 5.1 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
 Caleb Thielbar | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Cody Stashak | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Brandon Waddell | 0.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
 Tyler Duffey | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Taylor Rogers | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Willie Calhoun: 63/G4MD+
- Nick Solak: 63/G6
- Nathaniel Lowe: K
Bot 1
- Luis Arraez: 53/G6
- Josh Donaldson: 53/G56
- Byron Buxton: 63/G6
Top 2
- Joey Gallo: K
- Adolis Garcia: W
- David Dahl: S58/L8.1-2
- Isiah Kiner-Falefa: 64(1)/FO/G6M.2-3;B-1
- Charlie Culberson: SB2
- Charlie Culberson: K
Bot 2
- Nelson Cruz: K
- Alex Kirilloff: D9/G3
- Jorge Polanco: 9/F9LD.2-H(E9/TH)(NR)(UR)
- Max Kepler: K
Top 3
- Jose Trevino: 7/F7D
- Willie Calhoun: K
- Nick Solak: W
- Nathaniel Lowe: S9/G34.1-3
- Joey Gallo: SB2
- Joey Gallo: K
Bot 3
- Andrelton Simmons: 43/G4M
- Ben Rortvedt: K
- Luis Arraez: S9/L9LD+
- Josh Donaldson: D7/L7LS.1-H
- Byron Buxton: 6/L56D+
Top 4
- Adolis Garcia: K
- David Dahl: K
- Isiah Kiner-Falefa: 31/G34
Bot 4
- Nelson Cruz: 63/G6
- Alex Kirilloff: K
- Jorge Polanco: W
- Max Kepler: 43/G34D
Top 5
- Charlie Culberson: 53/G5S-
- Jose Trevino: 31/G34S-
- Willie Calhoun: K
Bot 5
- Andrelton Simmons: 63/G56
- Ben Rortvedt: K
- Luis Arraez: 43/G4
Top 6
- Nick Solak: 53/G5+
- Nathaniel Lowe: D7/F78XD+
- Joey Gallo: W
- Adolis Garcia: 8/F8XD.2-3
- David Dahl: 63/G6MD
Bot 6
- Josh Donaldson: 8/F8XD+
- Byron Buxton: W
- Nelson Cruz: SB2
- Nelson Cruz: 63/G6.2-3
- Alex Kirilloff: D7/L7D+.3-H
- Jorge Polanco: T8/F89XD+.2-H
- Max Kepler: S8/L8S.3-H
- Andrelton Simmons: SB2
- Andrelton Simmons: 7/F7D
Top 7
- Isiah Kiner-Falefa: 9/F9D
- Charlie Culberson: S7/L7L
- Jose Trevino: K
- Willie Calhoun: W.1-2
- Nick Solak: 54(1)/FO/G56.B-1
Bot 7
- Ben Rortvedt: 7/F78D
- Jake Cave: K
- Josh Donaldson: 53/G56
Top 8
- Nathaniel Lowe: K
- Joey Gallo: S9/L89+
- Adolis Garcia: HR/F78XD.1-H
- David Dahl: W
- Isiah Kiner-Falefa: D7/L78XD+.1-3
- Charlie Culberson: 63/G6+.3-H;2-3
- Jose Trevino: 3/G34
Bot 8
- Byron Buxton: K
- Nelson Cruz: S7/L7L
- Alex Kirilloff: 6(1)/FO/G4.B-1
- Jorge Polanco: D7/L78XD.1-H
- Max Kepler: 8/L8D
Top 9
- Willie Calhoun: 53/G6M
- Nick Solak: S49/F34D
- Nathaniel Lowe: 6(1)/FO/G6M.B-2(E6/TH)
- Joey Gallo: HR/F9D.2-H
- Adolis Garcia: K
Notes & reviews
- Twins challenged call that Arraez was out at home; call overturned - safe to score run
- Arraez left the game with injured head, suffered in collision at home in 3rd inning; he entered concussion protocol