MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT CLEVELAND INDIANS
09/14/2019
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT CLEVELAND INDIANS
GAME ID: 2548 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14TH, 2019 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (55-93) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 6 1
Cleveland Indians (91-58) 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 X 5 11 0
Indians Solve Twins, 5-2
The exploits of third baseman Matt Chapman helped the Cleveland Indians defeat the Minnesota Twins, 5-2. Chapman went 2-4 with a home run and a double, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once. Cleveland goes to 91-58. The win puts them 9½ games up in their division.

The Indians got a big at-bat from first baseman Matt Carpenter. For the game, Carpenter was 1 for 4. In the bottom of the fifth, with runners on 1st and 2nd, he stroked a run-scoring single. His 144th hit of the season gave Cleveland a 2-1 lead.

"This was a good win for us," said Chapman. "It's one more step toward our ultimate goal."
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Merrifield CF 5 0 1 0 0 2 2 .309 15 47
M. Rojas 2B 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .289 9 42
F. Freeman 1B 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .298 22 84
J. Bruce DH 4 1 2 1 0 2 2 .206 16 53
A. Garcia RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .235 20 67
H. Kendrick LF 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .239 8 26
C. Iannetta 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 6 .193 16 49
N. Fontana SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .234 2 26
R. Perez C 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .190 5 16
Totals 32 2 6 2 4 11 18      
BATTING
Doubles: N. Fontana (14, 5th Inning off A. Sanchez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Perez (5, 9th Inning off K. Yates, 0 on, 1 out) J. Bruce (16, 4th Inning off A. Sanchez, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: N. Fontana 2 , W. Merrifield , R. Perez 4 , J. Bruce 5 , H. Kendrick
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , C. Iannetta 2 , N. Fontana , M. Rojas
Hit by Pitch: H. Kendrick 2
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: M. Rojas (1)

FIELDING
Errors: N. Fontana (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Frazier LF 4 1 0 0 0 1 2 .305 8 68
C. Yelich CF 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 .326 30 85
J. Martinez DH 4 0 2 0 0 2 3 .292 16 45
M. Carpenter 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 4 .257 31 85
M. Chapman 3B 4 1 2 3 0 1 0 .231 28 88
M. Gonzalez 2B 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .276 10 52
S. Souza Jr. RF 4 0 0 0 0 4 3 .228 32 82
S. Vogt C 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .312 14 49
M. Semien SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .204 15 64
Totals 33 5 11 5 1 9 15      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Semien (23, 3rd Inning off M. Harvey, 1 on, 0 outs) M. Chapman (24, 8th Inning off W. Peralta, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Chapman (28, 5th Inning off G. Sparkman, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Semien 2 , C. Yelich , J. Martinez 2 , M. Carpenter , S. Vogt , M. Gonzalez 3 , M. Chapman 6
2-out RBI: M. Carpenter , M. Chapman
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Carpenter , S. Vogt 2
Sac Fly: C. Yelich
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: M. Gonzalez 2 (2)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Harvey L (4-18) 4.1 6 2 1 0 5 0 76 53 5.82   
G. Sparkman 0.2 2 3 0 1 1 1 19 11 4.37   
A. Vasquez 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17 11 2.50   
V. Arano 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 15 11 3.55   
W. Peralta 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 17 10 3.48   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Harvey 50
Batters Faced: M. Harvey 19, G. Sparkman 5, A. Vasquez 3, V. Arano 4, W. Peralta 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Harvey 2-5, G. Sparkman 1-0, A. Vasquez 0-2, V. Arano 2-0, W. Peralta 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Harvey 76-53, G. Sparkman 19-11, A. Vasquez 17-11, V. Arano 15-11, W. Peralta 17-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Sparkman 1-1
WP: M. Harvey
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
A. Sanchez 4.1 4 1 1 2 4 1 60 38 3.35   
D. German W (3-5) 1.2 0 0 0 1 3 0 32 17 4.40   
S. Castro 2.0 1 0 0 1 3 0 32 19 3.00   
K. Yates 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 10 6 2.67   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Sanchez 53
Batters Faced: A. Sanchez 18, D. German 7, S. Castro 9, K. Yates 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Sanchez 6-2, D. German 1-1, S. Castro 2-1, K. Yates 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Sanchez 60-38, D. German 32-17, S. Castro 32-19, K. Yates 10-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. German 1-0
WP: A. Sanchez
Hit Batsmen: D. German , S. Castro
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Matt Chapman
Ballpark: Progressive Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (61 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 18 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM EST
Time: 3:15
Attendance: 34687
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