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Chicago White Sox @ Minnesota Twins
2021-07-05 · Night game · Target Field · Att: 20321 · 94°F, sunny · Wind 10 mph L to R · 3:38
Minnesota Twins defeated Chicago White Sox 8–5. Minnesota Twins opened the scoring in the 2nd — Max Kepler homers (8) on a fly ball to right field. Alex Kirilloff scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 7th: Yoan Moncada triples (1) on a line drive to right fielder Max Kepler. Leury Garcia scores. Tim Anderson scores — worth 25% in win probability.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | |
| MIN | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 |
W: Bailey Ober L: Dylan Cease SV: Hansel Robles
Umpires — HP: Jerry Meals · 1B: Jansen Visconti · 2B: Ed Hickox · 3B: Vic Carapazza · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Chicago White Sox — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tim Anderson | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Yoan Moncada | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Jose Abreu | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Brian Goodwin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Yasmani Grandal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Gavin Sheets | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Andrew Vaughn | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Adam Eaton | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Leury Garcia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
 Billy Hamilton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Zack Collins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jake Burger | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota Twins — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Luis Arraez | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Trevor Larnach | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Jorge Polanco | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Alex Kirilloff | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Max Kepler | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
 Miguel Sano | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Nick Gordon | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
 Ben Rortvedt | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Andrelton Simmons | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Chicago White Sox — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dylan Cease | 5.1 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
 Jace Fry | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Garrett Crochet | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Ryan Burr | 1.0 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Minnesota Twins — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bailey Ober | 5.0 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
 Caleb Thielbar | 1.0 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
 Tyler Duffey | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Taylor Rogers | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
 Hansel Robles | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Tim Anderson: K
- Yoan Moncada: K
- Jose Abreu: K
Bot 1
- Luis Arraez: 7/F7L
- Trevor Larnach: K
- Jorge Polanco: 3/G3+
Top 2
- Brian Goodwin: 9/F9D
- Yasmani Grandal: K
- Gavin Sheets: D7/L7LD
- Andrew Vaughn: K
Bot 2
- Alex Kirilloff: DGR/F8XD+
- Max Kepler: HR/F9LD.2-H
- Miguel Sano: 3/P3
- Nick Gordon: K
- Ben Rortvedt: K
Top 3
- Adam Eaton: 63/G6
- Leury Garcia: 43/G34D
- Tim Anderson: 9/F9L
Bot 3
- Andrelton Simmons: W
- Luis Arraez: S7/L78S.1-2
- Trevor Larnach: S8/G4.2-H;1-3
- Jorge Polanco: K
- Alex Kirilloff: K
- Max Kepler: SB2
- Max Kepler: K
Top 4
- Yoan Moncada: 31/G3
- Jose Abreu: K
- Brian Goodwin: W
- Yasmani Grandal: W.1-2
- Gavin Sheets: 6(1)/FO/G4M.B-1
Bot 4
- Miguel Sano: D9/F9L
- Nick Gordon: K
- Ben Rortvedt: 63/G6M.2-3
- Andrelton Simmons: 23/G2
Top 5
- Andrew Vaughn: K
- Adam Eaton: 7/F7
- Leury Garcia: W
- Tim Anderson: S9/L89+.1-3
- Yoan Moncada: 9/L9D
Bot 5
- Luis Arraez: 5/L56-
- Trevor Larnach: 43/G34D
- Jorge Polanco: 13/G4MS
Top 6
- Jose Abreu: HR/F7LD
- Brian Goodwin: K
- Yasmani Grandal: K
- Gavin Sheets: K
Bot 6
- Alex Kirilloff: HP
- Max Kepler: WP.1-2
- Max Kepler: W
- Miguel Sano: K
- Nick Gordon: T8/L8XD+.2-H;1-H
- Ben Rortvedt: WP.3-H(NR)
- Ben Rortvedt: S6/G6
- Andrelton Simmons: 14(1)3/GDP/G4MS-
Top 7
- Andrew Vaughn: D8/F89XD
- Adam Eaton: D9/L9LD.2-3
- Leury Garcia: S8/G6M.3-H;2-H
- Tim Anderson: W.1-2
- Yoan Moncada: T9/L9LS.2-H;1-H
- Jose Abreu: FC/G5.3XH(52);B-1
- Billy Hamilton: K
- Zack Collins: K
Bot 7
- Luis Arraez: S7/G6
- Trevor Larnach: K
- Jorge Polanco: 6/F6D
- Alex Kirilloff: WP.1-2
- Alex Kirilloff: 43/G4
Top 8
- Jake Burger: 7/F78+
- Andrew Vaughn: E5/TH/G5.B-1
- Adam Eaton: K
- Leury Garcia: K
Bot 8
- Max Kepler: HR/F7LD
- Miguel Sano: D7/L7LD+
- Nick Gordon: K.BX1(23)
- Ben Rortvedt: WP.2-3
- Ben Rortvedt: W
- Andrelton Simmons: 13/SH/BG13-.3-H;1-2
- Luis Arraez: W
- Trevor Larnach: W.2-3;1-2
- Jorge Polanco: K
Top 9
- Tim Anderson: W
- Yoan Moncada: 45(1)/FO/G4D+.B-1
- Jose Abreu: S8/L6MD.1-2
- Billy Hamilton: 5(2)3/GDP/G5+
Notes & reviews
- White Sox challenged call that Rortvedt was safe at 1st; call overturned - ground out
- Grandal left the game with injured leg