MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT DETROIT TIGERS
09/19/2018
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT DETROIT TIGERS
GAME ID: 2596 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19TH, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (70-83) 3 6 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 12 16 0
Detroit Tigers (74-77) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 8 11 2
Franco 3-4 to Power Twins Offense
Maikel Franco left his imprint on the 12-8 Minnesota win against the Detroit Tigers. Franco went 3-4 with a home run, a double, and a walk, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 4. The Twins improved to 70-83.

The Twins got a big at-bat from designated hitter Kendrys Morales. For the game, Morales was 2-6 with 2 singles. In the top of the first, with runners on 1st and 2nd, he stroked a run-scoring single. His 131st hit of the season gave Minnesota a 1-0 lead.

In comments to the Minnesota Bulletin, Franco admitted that he doesn't always push himself. "But the results," he said, "speak for themselves."
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Merrifield 2B 6 1 2 1 0 1 2 .299 13 60
A. Lind LF 4 2 1 2 2 0 3 .244 6 26
F. Freeman 1B 6 2 2 2 0 0 5 .315 43 121
K. Morales DH 6 1 2 1 0 0 1 .298 30 84
A. Garcia RF 3 2 1 0 0 1 2 .285 22 86
   a-Z. Borenstein PH, RF 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .290 0 4
M. Franco 3B 4 2 3 4 1 0 0 .263 28 88
A. Jones CF 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 .273 21 79
C. Iannetta C 5 0 2 1 0 1 2 .218 17 45
M. Rojas SS 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 .249 6 36
Totals 45 12 16 12 4 6 19      
a - Z. Borenstein pinch hit for A. Garcia in the 6th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Lind (8, 2nd Inning off J. Cotton, 2 on, 0 outs) W. Merrifield (37, 2nd Inning off J. Cotton, 1 on, 0 outs) M. Franco (35, 8th Inning off A. Schugel, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Franco (28, 2nd Inning off J. Cotton, 1 on, 1 out) F. Freeman (43, 2nd Inning off J. Cotton, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Lind 2 , W. Merrifield 3 , M. Franco 7 , M. Rojas , A. Garcia , F. Freeman 5 , K. Morales 2 , A. Jones 2 , C. Iannetta 2
2-out RBI: M. Franco , A. Jones , C. Iannetta
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Lind , F. Freeman 2 , C. Iannetta
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: W. Merrifield (30)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Franco-Merrifield-Freeman)
PB: C. Iannetta
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Segura SS 5 2 2 1 0 0 2 .321 13 57
J. Marisnick CF 3 2 0 0 2 1 2 .247 8 36
G. Springer RF 4 2 3 4 1 1 0 .304 30 109
K. Davis DH 4 0 2 3 0 2 3 .235 37 106
A. Altherr LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .265 22 56
J. Realmuto C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .276 9 53
   a-E. Diaz PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262 2 14
P. Alvarez 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .231 22 53
K. Wong 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .271 10 50
J. Davis 3B 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .241 20 68
Totals 36 8 11 8 3 9 12      
a - E. Diaz pinch hit for J. Realmuto in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Wong (23, 9th Inning off A. Adams, 0 on, 2 outs) K. Davis (24, 6th Inning off A. Meyer, 2 on, 0 outs) J. Davis (19, 3rd Inning off J. Taillon, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: G. Springer (30, 9th Inning off A. Ramos, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: G. Springer 6 , K. Wong 2 , K. Davis 3 , J. Segura 2 , J. Davis 4
2-out RBI: G. Springer , J. Segura
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , A. Altherr 2 , K. Davis , P. Alvarez
GIDP: J. Segura
Sac Fly: K. Davis
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Springer (12) , J. Segura (32)

FIELDING
Errors: K. Wong (5) , J. Davis (15)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Taillon W (10-3) 5.0 3 1 1 1 3 0 88 57 4.73   
A. Meyer 1.0 2 2 2 1 2 0 28 14 3.47   
A. Adams 2.2 5 3 3 0 3 0 46 32 2.60   
A. Ramos 0.0 1 2 2 1 0 1 8 4 2.75   
W. Peralta 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 3 4.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Taillon 59
Batters Faced: J. Taillon 19, A. Meyer 6, A. Adams 12, A. Ramos 2, W. Peralta 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Taillon 6-6, A. Meyer 0-1, A. Adams 4-0, A. Ramos 0-0, W. Peralta 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Taillon 88-57, A. Meyer 28-14, A. Adams 46-32, A. Ramos 8-4, W. Peralta 4-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Ramos 2-2
WP: J. Taillon , A. Meyer
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Cotton L (5-6) 4.0 11 10 10 2 3 2 82 45 4.97   
W. Smith 3.0 2 0 0 2 1 0 44 25 4.36   
A. Schugel 0.2 3 2 2 0 1 0 21 14 3.48   
P. Baez 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 3.20   
Z. Britton 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17 11 1.54   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Cotton 1
Batters Faced: J. Cotton 25, W. Smith 14, A. Schugel 5, P. Baez 1, Z. Britton 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Cotton 4-5, W. Smith 2-6, A. Schugel 1-0, P. Baez 0-1, Z. Britton 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Cotton 82-45, W. Smith 44-25, A. Schugel 21-14, P. Baez 3-2, Z. Britton 17-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Smith 1-1 , P. Baez 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Maikel Franco
Ballpark: Comerica Park
Weather: Clear skies (70 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:10 PM EST
Time: 3:57
Attendance: 36997
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