MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT CLEVELAND INDIANS
08/07/2018
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT CLEVELAND INDIANS
GAME ID: 2024 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 7TH, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (50-64) 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 5 12 0
Cleveland Indians (49-63) 2 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 X 8 13 0
Twins Lose, 8-5, at Progressive Field
Jose Ramirez helped his team muscle past the Minnesota Twins, 8-5. In the game, the Cleveland second baseman went 3-3 with 3 doubles, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once. The Indians saw their win-loss record go to 49-63. At the same time, the Twins fell to 50-64.

Ramirez had a big at-bat with runners on 1st and 2nd in the bottom of the fifth inning, when he hit a run-scoring double. The Indians went on to win.

"Winning the game is always the first objective," Ramirez said.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Merrifield 2B 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 .297 9 41
H. Kendrick LF 5 1 3 2 0 1 1 .299 10 30
F. Freeman 1B 5 1 2 1 0 1 4 .307 31 87
K. Morales DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .283 19 48
A. Garcia RF 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 .266 18 63
A. Jones CF 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .271 17 59
M. Franco 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .265 19 65
C. Iannetta C 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .210 12 30
M. Rojas SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .254 5 27
Totals 37 5 12 5 2 7 14      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Franco (22, 6th Inning off Z. Rosscup, 1 on, 2 outs) A. Garcia (22, 1st Inning off D. Pomeranz, 1 on, 1 out) F. Freeman (20, 1st Inning off D. Pomeranz, 1 on, 0 outs) H. Kendrick 2 (14, 1st Inning off D. Pomeranz, 1 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off S. Castro, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: W. Merrifield 3 , M. Franco 2 , M. Rojas , A. Garcia 2 , F. Freeman 3 , H. Kendrick 5 , A. Jones
2-out RBI: M. Franco
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Franco , M. Rojas , F. Freeman
GIDP: F. Freeman
Team LOB: 7
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Ellsbury CF 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 .281 3 30
M. Carpenter 3B 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 .264 10 39
J. Ramirez 2B 3 1 3 2 0 0 0 .308 23 81
E. Hosmer 1B 3 0 2 2 0 0 2 .249 10 47
M. Joyce RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .256 8 30
S. Souza Jr. DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .230 13 50
C. Yelich LF 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .297 21 72
B. McCann C 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 .251 14 39
M. Semien SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .279 15 51
Totals 35 8 13 7 0 4 9      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Ramirez 3 (28, 3rd Inning off N. Pivetta, 0 on, 2 outs; 5th Inning off N. Pivetta, 2 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off A. Meyer, 0 on, 1 out) M. Carpenter (27, 1st Inning off N. Pivetta, 1 on, 0 outs) E. Hosmer (19, 1st Inning off N. Pivetta, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. McCann (14, 6th Inning off T. Kahnle, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. McCann 4 , J. Ramirez 6 , M. Semien , C. Yelich , M. Carpenter 3 , E. Hosmer 3 , M. Joyce , J. Ellsbury 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Yelich , S. Souza Jr. , E. Hosmer , M. Joyce
Sac Fly: J. Ramirez , E. Hosmer
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Hosmer, Pomeranz-Ramirez-Hosmer)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
N. Pivetta 5.0 8 5 5 0 2 0 65 47 5.70   
T. Kahnle L (3-4) 0.1 2 2 2 0 0 1 14 11 3.02   
A. Meyer 1.0 3 1 1 0 1 0 25 15 3.86   
J. Nicasio 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 7 3.62   
A. Adams 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 4 1.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Pivetta 33
Batters Faced: N. Pivetta 23, T. Kahnle 3, A. Meyer 6, J. Nicasio 2, A. Adams 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Pivetta 5-8, T. Kahnle 1-0, A. Meyer 2-0, J. Nicasio 1-0, A. Adams 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: N. Pivetta 65-47, T. Kahnle 14-11, A. Meyer 25-15, J. Nicasio 10-7, A. Adams 6-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Nicasio 2-0
WP: N. Pivetta
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
D. Pomeranz 5.2 8 5 5 1 4 0 94 60 5.38   
Z. Rosscup W (3-1), BS (2) 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 7 3 4.83   
E. Marshall H (3) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 10 4.57   
S. Castro SV (3) 2.0 2 0 0 0 3 0 37 24 3.32   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Pomeranz 36
Batters Faced: D. Pomeranz 24, Z. Rosscup 3, E. Marshall 4, S. Castro 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Pomeranz 5-6, Z. Rosscup 0-1, E. Marshall 0-3, S. Castro 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Pomeranz 94-60, Z. Rosscup 7-3, E. Marshall 17-10, S. Castro 37-24
Inherited Runners - Scored: Z. Rosscup 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jose Ramirez
Ballpark: Progressive Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (66 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM EST
Time: 3:20
Attendance: 25104
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