MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT CLEVELAND INDIANS
09/15/2019
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT CLEVELAND INDIANS
GAME ID: 2561 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 15TH, 2019 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (55-94) 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 11 0
Cleveland Indians (92-58) 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 1 X 7 10 1
Twins Lose to Indians, 7-2
Steven Souza Jr. helped his team muscle past the Minnesota Twins, 7-2. In the game, the Cleveland right fielder hit 2 home runs. Max Scherzer, who went 5 innings, was the winning pitcher. He was charged with 1 run on 8 hits, while walking 2 and striking out 6. His record now stands at 8-0. Cleveland improves to 92-58 with the win. They lead their division by 11 games.

J.D. Martinez, who is tied for 3rd in the AL with a 1.002 OPS, chipped in for Cleveland with a run-scoring single in the bottom of the third. For the game, the designated hitter had 2 hits in 4 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 3 RBI.

"The beers will taste better tonight after this win," said the ever-candid Martinez.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Merrifield LF 4 0 1 1 1 0 2 .308 15 48
M. Rojas 2B 5 0 1 0 0 2 7 .288 9 42
F. Freeman 1B 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 .298 23 85
D. Dietrich CF 3 0 2 0 2 0 0 .236 11 32
A. Garcia DH 5 0 0 0 0 3 6 .233 20 67
A. Jones RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .259 16 60
C. Iannetta 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .196 16 49
N. Fontana SS 4 0 2 0 0 2 3 .237 2 26
R. Perez C 4 0 0 0 0 2 7 .185 5 16
Totals 37 2 11 2 4 11 29      
BATTING
Doubles: W. Merrifield (28, 2nd Inning off M. Scherzer, 2 on, 2 outs) D. Dietrich (19, 3rd Inning off M. Scherzer, 0 on, 1 out) A. Jones (22, 2nd Inning off M. Scherzer, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: F. Freeman (23, 7th Inning off Y. Lopez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Iannetta 2 , N. Fontana 2 , W. Merrifield 2 , D. Dietrich 3 , M. Rojas , F. Freeman 4 , A. Jones 3
2-out RBI: W. Merrifield
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Rojas 3 , A. Garcia 2 , A. Jones
GIDP: R. Perez , A. Jones
Team LOB: 12
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Frazier LF 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 .306 8 68
C. Yelich CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .325 30 85
J. Martinez DH 4 1 2 3 0 2 1 .296 17 48
M. Carpenter 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .257 31 85
M. Chapman 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 4 .231 29 89
M. Gonzalez 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .272 10 52
S. Souza Jr. RF 3 2 2 2 1 0 0 .230 34 84
M. Semien SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .203 15 64
D. Jansen C 3 2 1 1 0 2 2 .297 5 14
Totals 34 7 10 7 2 7 14      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Yelich (24, 5th Inning off N. Pivetta, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Jansen (5, 4th Inning off N. Pivetta, 0 on, 2 outs) S. Souza Jr. 2 (34, 4th Inning off N. Pivetta, 0 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off N. Anderson, 0 on, 0 outs) J. Martinez (17, 5th Inning off N. Anderson, 1 on, 0 outs) M. Chapman (29, 8th Inning off S. Kelley, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Jansen 4 , A. Frazier 2 , C. Yelich 2 , S. Souza Jr. 8 , J. Martinez 5 , M. Carpenter , M. Chapman 4
2-out RBI: D. Jansen
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Frazier , M. Chapman 2
Hit by Pitch: D. Jansen
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: M. Semien (16)
Double Plays: 2 (Semien-Gonzalez-Carpenter, Semien-Gonzalez-Carpenter)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
N. Pivetta L (5-9) 4.0 7 4 4 0 2 2 72 51 4.77   
N. Anderson 1.2 2 2 2 0 2 2 26 17 5.59   
J. Kelly 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 4.44   
T. Scott 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 7 4.30   
S. Kelley 0.1 1 1 1 1 1 1 12 7 1.47   
T. Wingenter 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 12 6 5.09   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Pivetta 34
Batters Faced: N. Pivetta 20, N. Anderson 7, J. Kelly 1, T. Scott 3, S. Kelley 3, T. Wingenter 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Pivetta 6-4, N. Anderson 0-3, J. Kelly 1-0, T. Scott 2-0, S. Kelley 0-0, T. Wingenter 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: N. Pivetta 72-51, N. Anderson 26-17, J. Kelly 3-3, T. Scott 11-7, S. Kelley 12-7, T. Wingenter 12-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Anderson 1-1 , T. Wingenter 1-0
Hit Batsmen: N. Pivetta
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Scherzer W (8-0) 5.0 8 1 1 2 6 0 95 56 1.92   
Y. Lopez H (10) 1.0 1 1 1 2 2 1 24 12 4.74   
Z. Rosscup 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 5 3.05   
L. Hendriks 2.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 30 22 2.33   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Scherzer 51
Batters Faced: M. Scherzer 25, Y. Lopez 6, Z. Rosscup 2, L. Hendriks 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Scherzer 3-5, Y. Lopez 1-0, Z. Rosscup 1-0, L. Hendriks 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: M. Scherzer 95-56, Y. Lopez 24-12, Z. Rosscup 7-5, L. Hendriks 30-22
Inherited Runners - Scored: Y. Lopez 2-0 , Z. Rosscup 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Steven Souza Jr.
Ballpark: Progressive Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (62 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:10 PM EST
Time: 3:31
Attendance: 34959
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