MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT NEW YORK YANKEES
04/26/2018
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT NEW YORK YANKEES
GAME ID: 695 - THURSDAY, APRIL 26TH, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (9-15) 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 2 6 9 0
New York Yankees (14-12) 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 1 X 7 9 0
Yankees Clip Twins, 7-6
New York withstood an impressive performance by Minnesota third baseman Maikel Franco to defeat the Twins, 7-6, at Yankee Stadium. Franco was 2-4 with 2 home runs. Martin Perez earned the win to go to 4-2. He allowed 3 earned runs on 6 hits, with 1 walk and 1 strikeout. The Twins fall to 9-15 and continue their uneasy start to the 2018 season.

Willie Calhoun aided the New York cause with a solo home run in the bottom of the eighth. For the game, the designated hitter was 1 for 3 with a home run and a walk, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once.

Calhoun told a New York Times reporter that he was "satisfied" with the win.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Kinsler 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .294 4 8
H. Kendrick LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .323 3 7
A. Garcia RF 4 2 2 1 0 0 1 .255 7 18
K. Morales DH 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .250 4 10
A. Jones CF 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 .276 4 12
F. Freeman 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .239 3 12
M. Franco 3B 4 2 2 2 0 1 0 .212 7 11
C. Iannetta C 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .213 2 4
   a-A. Lind PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .206 1 4
M. Rojas SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .244 2 9
Totals 34 6 9 5 1 4 9      
a - A. Lind pinch hit for C. Iannetta in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Garcia 2 (5, 4th Inning off M. Perez, 1 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off M. Perez, 0 on, 0 outs) H. Kendrick (2, 1st Inning off M. Perez, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: F. Freeman (1, 9th Inning off B. Brach, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Franco 2 (7, 7th Inning off J. Hader, 0 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off B. Brach, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Franco 8 , M. Rojas , A. Garcia 4 , F. Freeman 3 , H. Kendrick 2 , K. Morales , C. Iannetta
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Kendrick , K. Morales
GIDP: F. Freeman
Sac Fly: A. Jones
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
PB: C. Iannetta
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Margot CF 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .277 0 10
A. Rendon 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .269 3 14
R. Braun LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .317 6 17
W. Calhoun DH 3 1 1 2 1 0 1 .253 6 17
B. Posey C 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .259 3 8
L. Morrison 1B 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 .176 1 4
D. Travis 2B 4 1 2 3 0 1 0 .212 3 13
B. Crawford SS 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .271 1 4
B. McKinney RF 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 .219 1 5
Totals 32 7 9 6 2 5 7      
BATTING
Doubles: B. McKinney (3, 3rd Inning off J. Hammel, 1 on, 0 outs) D. Travis (5, 2nd Inning off J. Hammel, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: W. Calhoun (6, 8th Inning off B. Poyner, 0 on, 0 outs) D. Travis (3, 4th Inning off J. Hammel, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: W. Calhoun 4 , M. Margot 2 , B. McKinney 2 , D. Travis 6 , B. Crawford , L. Morrison 2
2-out RBI: D. Travis
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Posey
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Margot (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Crawford-Travis-Morrison)
PB: B. Posey
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Hammel L (0-2) 6.0 8 6 6 2 3 1 87 59 9.30   
V. Arano 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15 9 5.06   
B. Poyner 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 3 2 4.91   
A. Meyer 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 6 5.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Hammel 33
Batters Faced: J. Hammel 27, V. Arano 3, B. Poyner 1, A. Meyer 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Hammel 7-7, V. Arano 1-1, B. Poyner 0-0, A. Meyer 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Hammel 87-59, V. Arano 15-9, B. Poyner 3-2, A. Meyer 6-6
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Perez W (4-2) 6.0 6 3 3 1 1 0 76 53 5.03   
J. Hader H (7) 2.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 22 15 2.55   
B. Brach SV (6) 1.0 2 2 2 0 1 1 17 12 5.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Perez 48
Batters Faced: M. Perez 24, J. Hader 7, B. Brach 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Perez 4-12, J. Hader 4-0, B. Brach 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Perez 76-53, J. Hader 22-15, B. Brach 17-12
WP: M. Perez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Maikel Franco
Ballpark: Yankee Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (52 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM EST
Time: 2:43
Attendance: 27146
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