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Detroit Tigers @ Minnesota Twins

2021-07-08 · Night game · Target Field · Att: 18192 · 71°F, cloudy · Wind 4 mph from CF · 2:23

Minnesota Twins defeated Detroit Tigers 5–3. Detroit Tigers opened the scoring in the 4th — Eric Haase homers (13) on a fly ball to left field. Jonathan Schoop scores. Minnesota Twins took the lead in the 7th — Jorge Polanco out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Niko Goodrum. Gilberto Celestino scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 7th: Miguel Sano homers (15) on a fly ball to right center field — worth 22% in win probability.

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Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
DET	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	3	8
MIN	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	0		5	6

W: J.A. Happ L: Tarik Skubal SV: Taylor Rogers

Umpires — HP: Rob Drake · 1B: Dan Merzel · 2B: Greg Gibson · 3B: Will Little · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Niko Goodrum	4	0	0	0	0	2
Jonathan Schoop	4	2	2	0	0	0
Eric Haase	4	1	2	2	0	0
Miguel Cabrera	4	0	2	0	0	2
Jeimer Candelario	4	0	1	0	0	1
Zack Short	3	0	0	1	1	2
Willi Castro	4	0	0	0	0	1
Nomar Mazara	3	0	1	0	0	1
Jake Rogers	3	0	0	0	0	1

Minnesota Twins — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jorge Polanco	3	1	1	1	0	0
Josh Donaldson	3	0	0	0	1	2
Nelson Cruz	4	0	0	0	0	1
Trevor Larnach	4	0	1	1	0	2
Ryan Jeffers	3	1	1	1	1	1
Miguel Sano	4	1	1	1	0	0
Max Kepler	3	1	2	0	0	1
Gilberto Celestino	3	1	0	0	0	1
Andrelton Simmons	2	0	0	0	0	0

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Tarik Skubal	6.0	6	1	5
Jose Cisnero	1.0	0	0	1
Buck Farmer	1.0	0	1	2

Minnesota Twins — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
J. A. Happ	7.0	8	1	8
Tyler Duffey	1.0	0	0	1
Taylor Rogers	1.0	0	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Niko Goodrum: K
Jonathan Schoop: 3/P3F/FL
Eric Haase: 3/P3F/FL

Bot 1

Jorge Polanco: 4/F3D
Josh Donaldson: 63/G6
Nelson Cruz: 9/F9LD

Top 2

Miguel Cabrera: K
Jeimer Candelario: D7/L5D
Zack Short: K
Willi Castro: 4/L4

Bot 2

Trevor Larnach: K
Ryan Jeffers: K
Miguel Sano: 53/G56S

Top 3

Nomar Mazara: 3/G3
Jake Rogers: K
Niko Goodrum: 53/G56S

Bot 3

Max Kepler: K
Gilberto Celestino: K
Andrelton Simmons: 63/G56D

Top 4

Jonathan Schoop: S8/L8S
Eric Haase: HR/F7LD.1-H
Miguel Cabrera: S7/L7+
Jeimer Candelario: 8/F8XD/DP.1X2(84)
Zack Short: K

Bot 4

Jorge Polanco: 63/G56D
Josh Donaldson: K
Nelson Cruz: 7/L7

Top 5

Willi Castro: 53/G56S+
Nomar Mazara: S9/G34+
Jake Rogers: 8/F8XD+
Niko Goodrum: K

Bot 5

Trevor Larnach: 63/G4M
Ryan Jeffers: HR/F7D
Miguel Sano: 8/F8
Max Kepler: S9/L89+
Gilberto Celestino: 9/F9D

Top 6

Jonathan Schoop: S7/L7
Eric Haase: S8/L8.1-2
Miguel Cabrera: S9/L9.2-3;1-2
Jeimer Candelario: K
Zack Short: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Willi Castro: 46(1)3/GDP/G4M

Bot 6

Andrelton Simmons: 9/F89S
Jorge Polanco: S1/BG2-
Josh Donaldson: W.1-2
Nelson Cruz: 54(1)/FO/G5.2-3;B-1
Trevor Larnach: S7/G5.3-H;1-2
Ryan Jeffers: 8/F8XD

Top 7

Nomar Mazara: K
Jake Rogers: 13/G25
Niko Goodrum: 53/G5

Bot 7

Miguel Sano: HR/F89XD
Max Kepler: S4/G4+
Gilberto Celestino: FC6/G6M.1X2(6E4);B-1
Andrelton Simmons: 53/SH/BG1S.2-3;1-2
Jorge Polanco: WP.3-H(NR)(UR);2-3
Jorge Polanco: 8/SF/F8D.3-H(UR)
Josh Donaldson: K

Top 8

Jonathan Schoop: 13/G1
Eric Haase: 53/G56S
Miguel Cabrera: K

Bot 8

Nelson Cruz: K
Trevor Larnach: K
Ryan Jeffers: W
Miguel Sano: 7/F78XD+

Top 9

Jeimer Candelario: 9/L89D
Zack Short: 31/G34S
Willi Castro: K

Notes & reviews

Twins challenged call that Cabrera was safe at 2nd; call overturned - out advancing to complete DP
Tigers challenged call that Kepler was safe at 2nd; call upheld - safe on dropped catch error

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