MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT CLEVELAND INDIANS
06/17/2018
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT CLEVELAND INDIANS
GAME ID: 1387 - SUNDAY, JUNE 17TH, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Minnesota Twins (27-43) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 4 10 0
Cleveland Indians (26-44) 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 1
Twins Beat Indians in 11
The Twins faced a stiff challenge from Cleveland pitcher Jimmy Nelson, but persevered to claim a win at Progressive Field. The final score was 4-2. Nelson went 7 innings and allowed 1 earned run. Minnesota is now 27-43, Cleveland 26-44.

The Twins got a big at-bat from right fielder Avisail Garcia. For the game, Garcia went 1 for 4 with a double and a walk. In the top of the 11th, with a runner on 2nd, he stroked a run-scoring double. His 10th double of the season gave Minnesota a 3-2 lead.

"At the end of the day, it's always about your starting pitcher," said Minnesota skipper Al Wehr.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Kinsler 2B 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 .286 10 33
W. Merrifield LF, SS 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .275 4 21
F. Freeman 1B 5 1 3 2 0 1 1 .315 17 52
A. Garcia RF 4 1 1 1 1 0 2 .250 13 36
A. Lind DH 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 .245 4 10
M. Franco 3B 4 0 2 1 1 0 1 .257 15 42
A. Jones CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .284 11 42
C. Iannetta C 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .176 4 15
E. Sogard SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .219 0 2
   a-H. Kendrick PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238 5 18
Totals 41 4 10 4 2 5 16      
a - H. Kendrick pinch hit for E. Sogard in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: W. Merrifield (16, 11th Inning off B. Cecil, 0 on, 0 outs) A. Garcia (10, 11th Inning off B. Cecil, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: F. Freeman (17, 6th Inning off J. Nelson, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Lind 2 , W. Merrifield 2 , M. Franco 2 , A. Garcia 2 , F. Freeman 6 , I. Kinsler
GIDP: W. Merrifield , A. Jones , C. Iannetta
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Franco-Kinsler-Freeman, Franco-Kinsler-Freeman)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Ramirez 2B 3 0 1 1 1 0 2 .321 14 50
M. Semien SS 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .284 9 32
C. Yelich LF 3 0 1 0 2 1 1 .277 15 49
S. Souza Jr. RF 5 0 0 0 0 2 5 .211 7 24
E. Hosmer 1B 4 1 2 0 1 1 1 .241 5 25
M. Carpenter 3B 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .239 6 24
J. Kang DH 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 .188 2 10
M. Garver C 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .237 4 10
   a-B. McCann PH, C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 7 23
J. Ellsbury CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .317 3 23
Totals 37 2 7 2 5 9 19      
a - B. McCann pinch hit for M. Garver in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Semien (10, 10th Inning off A. Adams, 0 on, 2 outs) C. Yelich (16, 1st Inning off T. Scott, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Garver , J. Ramirez , M. Semien 2 , C. Yelich 2 , M. Carpenter , E. Hosmer 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Semien , S. Souza Jr. 2
GIDP: J. Kang , M. Semien
Sac Fly: J. Ramirez
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: M. Carpenter (6)
Double Plays: 3 (Hosmer-Semien-Hosmer, Ramirez-Semien-Hosmer, Semien-Ramirez-Hosmer)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
T. Scott 5.0 5 2 2 3 4 0 88 52 4.12   
B. Poyner 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 26 15 5.82   
T. Kahnle 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 14 8 2.14   
A. Ramos 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 10 1.65   
A. Adams W (3-0) 2.0 2 0 0 1 2 0 22 16 0.54   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Scott 50
Batters Faced: T. Scott 22, B. Poyner 6, T. Kahnle 4, A. Ramos 3, A. Adams 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Scott 4-6, B. Poyner 1-4, T. Kahnle 0-2, A. Ramos 2-0, A. Adams 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Scott 88-52, B. Poyner 26-15, T. Kahnle 14-8, A. Ramos 14-10, A. Adams 22-16
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Nelson 7.0 4 2 1 2 2 1 99 58 3.63   
D. Hernandez 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 13 9 3.16   
B. Cecil L (1-5) 3.0 4 2 2 0 3 0 36 25 7.24   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Nelson 63
Batters Faced: J. Nelson 27, D. Hernandez 4, B. Cecil 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Nelson 11-7, D. Hernandez 1-1, B. Cecil 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Nelson 99-58, D. Hernandez 13-9, B. Cecil 36-25
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jimmy Nelson
Ballpark: Progressive Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (72 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:10 PM EST
Time: 3:40
Attendance: 28517
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