MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT CHICAGO WHITE SOX
08/22/2018
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT CHICAGO WHITE SOX
GAME ID: 2223 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22ND, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (57-70) 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 0
Chicago White Sox (68-59) 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 7 0
Twins Edge White Sox, 3-2
The Minnesota Twins downed the Chicago White Sox, 3-2, at Guaranteed Rate Field. The Twins were led by Kendrys Morales, who captured player of the game honors. He was 2-4 with a home run and a walk, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once. With the win, the Twins have a record of 57-70.

Avisail Garcia, who is tied for 8th in the AL in triples with 6, aided the Minnesota cause with a run-scoring walk in the top of the first. For the game, the right fielder drew 1 walk.

"We put some tough at-bats on some tough pitches," said Minnesota manager Al Wehr.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Merrifield 2B 4 1 2 0 1 1 1 .298 11 47
H. Kendrick LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .296 10 35
F. Freeman 1B 3 1 2 0 1 1 1 .318 36 103
K. Morales DH 4 1 2 2 1 1 1 .285 24 61
A. Garcia RF 3 0 0 1 1 0 2 .274 21 75
A. Jones CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .267 17 62
M. Franco 3B 2 0 0 0 2 1 3 .264 22 71
C. Iannetta C 4 0 1 0 0 3 1 .221 16 42
M. Rojas SS 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .251 6 28
Totals 31 3 9 3 7 9 17      
BATTING
Doubles: F. Freeman (24, 3rd Inning off R. Stripling, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: K. Morales (24, 3rd Inning off R. Stripling, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: W. Merrifield 2 , F. Freeman 3 , H. Kendrick , K. Morales 5 , A. Jones , C. Iannetta
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Franco , K. Morales , A. Jones
GIDP: A. Garcia , H. Kendrick
Sac Bunt: H. Kendrick
Hit by Pitch: F. Freeman
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: F. Freeman (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Scott-Rojas-Freeman, Merrifield-Rojas-Freeman, Rojas-Merrifield-Freeman)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Turner 3B 3 1 1 0 2 1 1 .296 19 61
M. Brantley LF 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 .303 19 76
C. Blackmon CF 4 0 1 1 0 1 4 .323 26 88
J. Martinez DH 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .286 43 124
D. Murphy 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .309 16 73
J. Lucroy C 2 1 0 0 2 0 3 .318 10 56
C. Seager SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .275 14 61
B. Belt 1B 4 0 0 0 0 4 3 .229 11 43
M. Hernandez RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .318 5 24
Totals 31 2 7 1 7 6 21      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Seager (28, 6th Inning off V. Arano, 0 on, 0 outs) J. Turner (17, 5th Inning off T. Scott, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Seager 3 , C. Blackmon , J. Turner 2 , J. Martinez , M. Brantley , D. Murphy
2-out RBI: C. Blackmon
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. Belt 2 , J. Turner , J. Martinez , J. Lucroy
GIDP: C. Seager , C. Blackmon , D. Murphy
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Murphy (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Murphy-Seager-Belt, Alvarado-Seager-Belt)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
T. Scott 4.2 4 2 2 7 3 0 85 42 5.43   
V. Arano W (3-1) 2.1 3 0 0 0 2 0 27 19 5.51   
A. Adams SV (1) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 25 15 1.96   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Scott 44
Batters Faced: T. Scott 23, V. Arano 9, A. Adams 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Scott 7-2, V. Arano 2-2, A. Adams 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. Scott 85-42, V. Arano 27-19, A. Adams 25-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: V. Arano 3-0
WP: T. Scott 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Stripling L (12-8) 4.0 5 3 3 4 4 1 84 47 4.19   
C. Lewis 2.0 2 0 0 2 1 0 30 14 5.81   
J. Alvarado 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 9 4.88   
Y. Petit 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 19 11 2.51   
J. Rhame 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 11 6 4.47   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Stripling 40
Batters Faced: R. Stripling 21, C. Lewis 8, J. Alvarado 4, Y. Petit 3, J. Rhame 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Stripling 2-6, C. Lewis 1-2, J. Alvarado 1-1, Y. Petit 0-0, J. Rhame 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Stripling 84-47, C. Lewis 30-14, J. Alvarado 15-9, Y. Petit 19-11, J. Rhame 11-6
Hit Batsmen: J. Alvarado
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kendrys Morales
Ballpark: Guaranteed Rate Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:10 PM EST
Time: 3:26
Attendance: 39652
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