MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT NEW YORK YANKEES
05/04/2019
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT NEW YORK YANKEES
GAME ID: 809 - SATURDAY, MAY 4TH, 2019 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (15-15) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 8 0
New York Yankees (14-18) 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 4 10 0
Yankees Edge Twins, 4-3
Benefiting from an exceptional performance from Buster Posey, the New York Yankees defeated the Minnesota Twins, 4-3. Posey went 2 for 4 with 2 home runs for the Yankees. New York reliever Wade Davis picked up the win, upping his record to 1-2. Wandy Peralta shouldered the loss. The Twins fall to 15-15 and continue their uneasy start to the 2019 season.

Posey hit 2 home runs against the Twins. With the game tied in the bottom of the ninth inning, he hit a walk-off solo home run that scored 1 and put New York in front, 4-3.

Posey told a New York Gazette 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
W. Merrifield 2B 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 .368 4 13
Z. Borenstein LF 4 0 0 0 1 2 5 .137 1 5
F. Freeman 1B 4 1 1 0 1 3 6 .333 3 20
J. Bruce DH 5 1 1 2 0 3 8 .196 2 8
A. Garcia RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .212 2 10
M. Franco 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .278 6 15
A. Jones CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .278 8 15
C. Iannetta C 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .222 3 16
   a-D. Dietrich PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .279 3 6
   b-R. Perez C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .133 1 1
N. Fontana SS 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .278 1 7
Totals 33 3 8 3 6 14 26      
a - D. Dietrich pinch hit for C. Iannetta in the 9th
b - R. Perez substituted for D. Dietrich in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Fontana (5, 7th Inning off J. Hader, 0 on, 0 outs) W. Merrifield (8, 5th Inning off W. Buehler, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: W. Merrifield (1, 3rd Inning off W. Buehler, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Bruce (2, 4th Inning off W. Buehler, 1 on, 0 outs) D. Dietrich (3, 9th Inning off W. Davis, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: N. Fontana 3 , W. Merrifield 5 , A. Jones , F. Freeman , J. Bruce 4 , D. Dietrich 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Z. Borenstein , A. Garcia , J. Bruce 2
GIDP: A. Jones
Sac Bunt: W. Merrifield
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Merrifield-Fontana-Freeman)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Margot CF 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .232 3 13
S. Gennett 2B 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .279 8 19
W. Calhoun RF 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 .333 9 22
A. Rendon 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .333 8 20
B. Crawford SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .200 2 14
R. Braun LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .261 7 21
J. Abreu 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .233 5 13
G. Stubbs DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .216 1 2
B. Posey C 4 2 2 2 0 1 0 .295 3 16
Totals 33 4 10 4 1 5 13      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Margot (5, 5th Inning off M. Harvey, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: S. Gennett (8, 7th Inning off J. Kelly, 0 on, 2 outs) B. Posey 2 (3, 5th Inning off M. Harvey, 0 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off W. Peralta, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: W. Calhoun , M. Margot 2 , A. Rendon 2 , S. Gennett 5 , B. Crawford , B. Posey 8 , R. Braun
2-out RBI: S. Gennett
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Stubbs , B. Crawford
GIDP: G. Stubbs
Sac Fly: W. Calhoun
Hit by Pitch: J. Abreu
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Crawford-Gennett-Abreu)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Harvey 6.0 7 2 2 1 1 1 95 62 5.09   
J. Kelly 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 1 15 9 2.84   
V. Arano 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 9 1.56   
W. Peralta L (2-1) 0.1 1 1 1 0 1 1 9 6 2.53   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Harvey 50
Batters Faced: M. Harvey 26, J. Kelly 5, V. Arano 3, W. Peralta 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Harvey 4-12, J. Kelly 2-0, V. Arano 1-0, W. Peralta 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Harvey 95-62, J. Kelly 15-9, V. Arano 12-9, W. Peralta 9-6
Hit Batsmen: M. Harvey
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
W. Buehler 4.0 5 2 2 2 6 1 91 54 7.88   
R. Helsley 2.0 0 0 0 1 5 0 35 23 3.00   
J. Hader 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 17 11 3.18   
F. Vazquez H (4) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 12 5 4.22   
W. Davis W (1-2), BS (1) 1.0 2 1 1 1 1 1 16 10 4.85   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Buehler 48
Batters Faced: W. Buehler 19, R. Helsley 7, J. Hader 5, F. Vazquez 3, W. Davis 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Buehler 3-3, R. Helsley 0-1, J. Hader 0-1, F. Vazquez 1-1, W. Davis 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: W. Buehler 91-54, R. Helsley 35-23, J. Hader 17-11, F. Vazquez 12-5, W. Davis 16-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Helsley 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Buster Posey
Ballpark: Yankee Stadium
Weather: Rain (53 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 15 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM EST
Time: 3:27
Attendance: 24847
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