MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND INDIANS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
09/07/2019
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND INDIANS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 2455 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7TH, 2019 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Indians (87-56) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 7 0
Minnesota Twins (53-89) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 0
Indians Best Twins in Pitching Duel
In a low-scoring tilt between the Cleveland Indians and the Minnesota Twins, Tyler Skaggs was the difference-maker. The Cleveland left-hander earned player of the game honors in the 2-1 win. The first-place Indians have their sights set on making a deep playoff run.

It could have been a different outcome for Cleveland, had it not been for J.D. Martinez, the 2018 AL home run champion . Martinez contributed a run-scoring sacrifice fly in the top of the fifth inning to put Cleveland up, 2-0.

"The old adage is true," said Martinez. "Good pitching stops good hitting."
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Frazier LF 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .310 7 65
J. Martinez DH 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 .280 14 40
M. Carpenter 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .257 31 84
M. Gonzalez 2B 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .270 10 50
S. Souza Jr. RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .227 32 80
J. Kang 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .245 9 27
M. Semien SS 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .200 14 62
T. Locastro CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .227 0 2
M. Garver C 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .275 5 16
Totals 33 2 7 2 1 12 13      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Locastro 2 (8, 5th Inning off J. Taillon, 1 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off C. Poche, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Locastro 4 , M. Garver , A. Frazier , M. Semien , J. Martinez , M. Gonzalez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Frazier , M. Carpenter
Sac Fly: J. Martinez
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Skaggs-Semien-Carpenter)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Merrifield CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .309 14 44
M. Rojas 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .294 9 41
F. Freeman 1B 4 1 2 1 0 2 2 .298 21 81
H. Kendrick LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .241 7 24
A. Garcia RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .241 20 67
J. Bruce DH 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .199 14 49
D. Dietrich 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .230 10 29
R. Perez C 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .192 4 15
N. Fontana SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .229 2 24
Totals 30 1 4 1 2 10 11      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Bruce (20, 4th Inning off T. Skaggs, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: F. Freeman (21, 6th Inning off T. Skaggs, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Rojas , F. Freeman 5 , J. Bruce 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Dietrich
GIDP: A. Garcia
Hit by Pitch: W. Merrifield
Team LOB: 5
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
T. Skaggs W (3-1) 6.0 3 1 1 2 6 1 90 54 4.14   
K. Yates H (21) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13 10 2.66   
Z. Rosscup H (7) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 3 3.21   
D. Betances H (7) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 2.25   
L. Hendriks H (2) 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 5 2.93   
S. Castro SV (1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 5 3.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Skaggs 66
Batters Faced: T. Skaggs 23, K. Yates 3, Z. Rosscup 1, D. Betances 2, L. Hendriks 2, S. Castro 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Skaggs 4-7, K. Yates 0-1, Z. Rosscup 0-0, D. Betances 2-0, L. Hendriks 0-0, S. Castro 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Skaggs 90-54, K. Yates 13-10, Z. Rosscup 5-3, D. Betances 5-3, L. Hendriks 6-5, S. Castro 6-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Castro 1-0
Hit Batsmen: T. Skaggs
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Taillon L (2-11) 4.2 5 2 2 1 4 0 73 50 5.13   
J. Kelly 1.1 0 0 0 0 4 0 18 13 4.59   
C. Poche 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 11 8 2.01   
A. Vasquez 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 13 2.43   
N. Anderson 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 3 4.26   
V. Arano 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 8 3.43   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Taillon 49
Batters Faced: J. Taillon 20, J. Kelly 4, C. Poche 4, A. Vasquez 3, N. Anderson 1, V. Arano 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Taillon 4-6, J. Kelly 0-0, C. Poche 0-1, A. Vasquez 1-1, N. Anderson 0-0, V. Arano 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Taillon 73-50, J. Kelly 18-13, C. Poche 11-8, A. Vasquez 18-13, N. Anderson 3-3, V. Arano 12-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Kelly 1-0 , N. Anderson 1-0
WP: C. Poche
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tyler Skaggs
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Cloudy (59 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph
Start Time: 6:10 PM EST
Time: 3:17
Attendance: 28084
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