MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BALTIMORE ORIOLES AT MINNESOTA TWINS
07/07/2018
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BALTIMORE ORIOLES AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 1653 - SATURDAY, JULY 7TH, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Baltimore Orioles (40-51) 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 6 1
Minnesota Twins (35-53) 2 0 1 5 3 2 3 4 X 20 26 1
Merrifield Goes on Rampage Against Orioles
Thanks to Whit Merrifield and his big bat, the Twins derailed the Baltimore Orioles 20-5 today at Target Field. The Minnesota second baseman had a standout game with 5 hits in 6 at-bats. Whit Merrifield singled in the 1st, doubled in the 2nd, hit a two-run double in the 4th, singled in the 5th, flied out in the 6th and hit a two-run home run off Chase Headley in the 8th.

This season Merrifield is swinging the bat at a .297 rate with 77 hits in 259 at-bats. To date he has hit 5 home runs, scored 35 runs and driven in 29.
BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Fowler RF 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .297 13 41
A. Almora CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .272 6 32
R. Devers 3B 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .295 22 67
D. Fisher LF 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .224 11 27
J. Jaso 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .241 2 11
C. Granderson DH 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .226 5 20
J. Camargo SS 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .226 4 17
C. Stewart C 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .158 0 3
B. Ryan 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .186 0 5
Totals 33 5 6 4 3 7 11      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Ryan (5, 3rd Inning off J. Taillon, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: C. Granderson (2, 9th Inning off J. Nicasio, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Fisher (11, 2nd Inning off J. Taillon, 0 on, 0 outs) R. Devers (22, 3rd Inning off J. Taillon, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Fisher 4 , R. Devers 4 , J. Camargo , A. Almora , B. Ryan 2 , C. Granderson 3
2-out RBI: R. Devers
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Stewart , C. Granderson
GIDP: R. Devers
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Fisher (5)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Stewart (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Devers-Ryan-Jaso)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Merrifield 2B 6 4 5 4 0 0 1 .297 5 29
H. Kendrick LF 5 2 1 0 1 0 4 .255 6 19
F. Freeman 1B 6 4 4 3 0 2 3 .302 22 64
A. Garcia RF 6 1 4 2 0 0 1 .273 17 49
A. Lind DH 6 2 2 4 0 0 5 .239 6 17
M. Franco 3B 5 1 3 4 0 2 3 .268 17 52
A. Jones CF 6 1 3 2 0 0 4 .271 14 50
C. Iannetta C 5 2 1 0 1 0 3 .206 7 20
M. Rojas SS 4 3 3 1 1 0 1 .261 4 23
Totals 49 20 26 20 3 4 25      
BATTING
Doubles: W. Merrifield 2 (23, 2nd Inning off C. Rodon, 0 on, 2 outs; 4th Inning off C. Rodon, 2 on, 0 outs) M. Rojas 2 (12, 6th Inning off J. Sherfy, 1 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off C. Headley, 0 on, 0 outs) A. Garcia (15, 3rd Inning off C. Rodon, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Lind (6, 4th Inning off J. Sherfy, 1 on, 2 outs) W. Merrifield (5, 8th Inning off C. Headley, 1 on, 0 outs) M. Franco (17, 7th Inning off J. Sherfy, 2 on, 2 outs) F. Freeman (22, 5th Inning off J. Sherfy, 2 on, 2 outs) A. Jones (14, 6th Inning off J. Sherfy, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Lind 5 , W. Merrifield 10 , M. Franco 6 , M. Rojas 5 , A. Garcia 5 , F. Freeman 7 , H. Kendrick , A. Jones 6 , C. Iannetta
2-out RBI: A. Lind , M. Franco , M. Rojas , A. Garcia , F. Freeman , A. Jones 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Merrifield , H. Kendrick , A. Jones 2 , C. Iannetta
GIDP: M. Rojas
Sac Fly: M. Franco
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: M. Rojas (10)
Double Plays: 1 (Merrifield-Rojas-Freeman)
BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
C. Rodon L (6-10) 3.2 11 7 7 1 2 0 74 45 7.11   
J. Sherfy 3.0 9 9 8 1 1 4 58 36 7.39   
C. Headley 1.1 6 4 4 1 1 1 40 23 27.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Rodon 10
Batters Faced: C. Rodon 22, J. Sherfy 20, C. Headley 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Rodon 3-5, J. Sherfy 2-6, C. Headley 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Rodon 74-45, J. Sherfy 58-36, C. Headley 40-23
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Sherfy 1-1
WP: C. Rodon 2 , C. Headley
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Taillon W (2-1) 7.0 3 3 3 2 5 2 92 58 6.87   
J. Nicasio 2.0 3 2 2 1 2 0 42 25 3.43   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Taillon 62
Batters Faced: J. Taillon 27, J. Nicasio 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Taillon 6-10, J. Nicasio 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Taillon 92-58, J. Nicasio 42-25
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Whit Merrifield
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Clear skies (77 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:10 PM EST
Time: 3:37
Attendance: 31655
Friday, September 7th, 2018 - OOTP Baseball 19.8 Build 79