MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND INDIANS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
09/08/2019
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND INDIANS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 2470 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH, 2019 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Indians (88-56) 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 1 6 13 1
Minnesota Twins (53-90) 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 4 8 1
Indians Drop Twins with Late Score
The Cleveland Indians downed the Minnesota Twins, 6-4, at Target Field. Mitch Garver led the way, going 2-for-4 for Cleveland. Cleveland reliever Andrew Heaney picked up the win, upping his record to 9-8. Colin Poche took the loss. Minnesota has now lost 4 consecutive games.

Garver had a game-changing home run in the top of the eighth. On a 1-2 slider from Colin Poche, he banged a 3-run home run to left, giving the Indians a 5-4 lead. It was the 6th home run of the year for Garver.

"This was a good win for us," said Garver. "It's one more step toward our ultimate goal."
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Locastro CF 4 1 0 0 1 0 4 .217 0 2
M. Garver C 4 2 2 3 0 0 0 .281 6 19
J. Martinez LF 3 1 2 1 2 0 0 .286 15 41
M. Carpenter 2B, 1B 4 0 1 0 1 1 3 .257 31 84
S. Souza Jr. RF 5 0 3 1 0 1 3 .231 32 81
M. Chapman 3B 5 1 1 0 0 3 4 .229 25 81
A. Reed 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .333 0 0
   a-M. Gonzalez PR, 2B 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .270 10 51
D. Jansen DH 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .306 4 13
M. Semien SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 3 .202 14 62
Totals 37 6 13 6 5 6 19      
a - M. Gonzalez pinch ran for A. Reed in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Martinez (5, 8th Inning off C. Poche, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: M. Chapman (4, 9th Inning off A. Vasquez, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Garver (6, 8th Inning off C. Poche, 2 on, 2 outs) J. Martinez (15, 7th Inning off T. Wingenter, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Reed , D. Jansen , M. Garver 5 , M. Semien 2 , S. Souza Jr. 3 , J. Martinez 6 , M. Carpenter , M. Chapman 3
2-out RBI: M. Garver , S. Souza Jr.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , T. Locastro 2 , M. Carpenter , M. Chapman
GIDP: M. Semien , S. Souza Jr. , M. Carpenter
Sac Fly: M. Gonzalez
Hit by Pitch: M. Garver
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: M. Garver (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Carpenter-Semien-Reed)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Merrifield LF 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 .308 14 45
M. Rojas 2B 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 .293 9 41
F. Freeman 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .298 21 81
D. Dietrich CF 4 1 2 1 0 1 3 .234 10 30
A. Garcia DH 2 0 0 0 2 2 2 .240 20 67
A. Jones RF 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .253 15 55
   a-C. Correa PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .256 7 25
   b-J. Bruce RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .199 14 49
C. Iannetta 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .186 15 45
N. Fontana SS 2 1 2 1 2 0 0 .234 2 25
R. Perez C 4 0 0 0 0 2 6 .187 4 15
Totals 33 4 8 4 5 8 20      
a - C. Correa pinch hit for A. Jones in the 8th
b - J. Bruce substituted for C. Correa in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: W. Merrifield (25, 5th Inning off A. Heaney, 1 on, 1 out) F. Freeman (42, 1st Inning off A. Sanchez, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: D. Dietrich (3, 6th Inning off A. Heaney, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: N. Fontana 2 , A. Jones , W. Merrifield 2 , D. Dietrich 4 , M. Rojas , F. Freeman 2
2-out RBI: N. Fontana
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Perez , A. Garcia , F. Freeman
GIDP: C. Iannetta
Sac Fly: D. Dietrich
Hit by Pitch: F. Freeman
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Jones (7)

FIELDING
Errors: N. Fontana (3)
Double Plays: 3 (Rojas-Fontana-Freeman, Iannetta-Rojas-Freeman, Waddell-Fontana-Freeman)
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
A. Sanchez 4.0 3 2 2 3 3 0 62 36 3.51   
A. Heaney W (9-8) 5.0 5 2 1 2 5 0 78 48 4.33   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Sanchez 48
Batters Faced: A. Sanchez 17, A. Heaney 23
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Sanchez 4-4, A. Heaney 5-5
Pitches - Strikes: A. Sanchez 62-36, A. Heaney 78-48
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Heaney 1-1
Hit Batsmen: A. Heaney
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
B. Waddell 4.2 6 1 1 4 1 0 83 45 7.16   
G. Sparkman 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 19 11 4.68   
T. Wingenter H (13) 1.0 2 1 1 0 2 1 14 10 4.88   
N. Anderson 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 7 4 4.62   
W. Peralta H (5) 0.2 0 1 1 1 1 0 18 10 3.58   
C. Poche L (3-1), BS (1) 0.1 2 1 1 0 0 1 11 8 2.27   
A. Vasquez 0.1 1 1 1 0 1 0 6 4 2.67   
V. Arano 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 4 3.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Waddell 45
Batters Faced: B. Waddell 23, G. Sparkman 5, T. Wingenter 5, N. Anderson 1, W. Peralta 3, C. Poche 3, A. Vasquez 2, V. Arano 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Waddell 8-2, G. Sparkman 2-1, T. Wingenter 1-0, N. Anderson 0-0, W. Peralta 1-0, C. Poche 0-1, A. Vasquez 0-0, V. Arano 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Waddell 83-45, G. Sparkman 19-11, T. Wingenter 14-10, N. Anderson 7-4, W. Peralta 18-10, C. Poche 11-8, A. Vasquez 6-4, V. Arano 6-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Sparkman 1-0 , W. Peralta 1-0 , C. Poche 2-2 , V. Arano 1-1
Hit Batsmen: B. Waddell
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mitch Garver
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Clear skies (66 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:10 PM EST
Time: 3:44
Attendance: 21054
Special Notes: 1B A.J. Reed was injured while running the bases.
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