MLB PRO
DETROIT TIGERS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
06/18/2023
 
DETROIT TIGERS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 1651 - SUNDAY, JUNE 18TH , 2023
GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Tigers (36-34) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 1
Minnesota Twins (47-25) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 X 3 10 0
Tigers Lose Late, 3-1
Minnesota got a first-rate effort from pitcher Lucas Giolito, who frustrated Detroit hitters en route to a 3-1 Twins triumph at Target Field. Minnesota leads the American League Central by 10 games.

Had Martín López not delivered a key base hit in the bottom of the eighth, the outcome might have been different. Instead, with two down and runners on 1st and 2nd, López hit a run-scoring single. That made the score 2-1, in favor of the Twins.

"Tough loss," said Detroit manager Mark Bellhorn. "But we'll learn from it."
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORES MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Rosa RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 2 11
X. Noonan 1B 4 1 3 1 0 1 0 .275 12 42
D. Lewis C 3 0 1 0 1 2 1 .259 8 19
J. Venables DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .250 9 34
L. Edgar LF 3 0 1 0 1 2 4 .258 2 20
R. Aguilera 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .252 2 19
E. Bradfield CF 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .229 1 13
   a-N. Arenado PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 10 44
D. Swanson 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .169 0 2
R. Luna SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .255 4 24
Totals 31 1 5 1 4 12 13      
a - N. Arenado pinch hit for E. Bradfield in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: X. Noonan (12, 3rd Inning off L. Giolito, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: X. Noonan 6 , D. Lewis , L. Edgar
2-out RBI: X. Noonan
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , L. Edgar 2 , R. Aguilera , E. Bradfield
GIDP: D. Swanson
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: R. Rosa (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Aguilera-Luna-Noonan)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. López LF 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .319 13 37
M. González CF 4 0 1 1 1 1 2 .316 6 33
G. Copeland DH 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 .331 14 63
K. Cowart 3B 5 0 0 0 0 1 10 .241 17 47
R. Davis 1B 3 0 2 0 1 0 3 .326 4 13
B. Wells RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .243 5 24
B. Shewmake 2B 4 1 3 1 0 0 1 .265 6 34
R. Edwards C 3 0 0 0 0 2 6 .230 6 21
D. Wilson SS 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .226 1 3
Totals 33 3 10 3 3 8 28      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Shewmake 2 (18, 2nd Inning off J. Johnston, 0 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off J. Groome, 2 on, 2 outs) , D. Wilson (5, 7th Inning off J. Groome, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. López , M. González , G. Copeland 2 , R. Davis 2 , B. Shewmake 5 , D. Wilson 2
2-out RBI: M. López , M. González , B. Shewmake
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , K. Cowart 2 , R. Davis , R. Edwards 2
GIDP: B. Wells
Sac Bunt: R. Edwards
Hit by Pitch: M. López , G. Copeland , D. Wilson
Team LOB: 13

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Davis-Wilson-Davis)
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORES MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
J. Johnston 2.2 3 0 0 1 1 0 52 33 2.73
R. Demmitt 3.0 2 1 1 1 3 0 40 24 3.20
J. Groome L (0-4), BS (6) 1.2 3 1 1 0 3 0 30 22 3.63
R. Mason 0.1 2 1 1 0 0 0 15 8 2.45
K. Muller 0.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 9 4 2.83
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Johnston 48
Batters Faced: J. Johnston 12, R. Demmitt 12, J. Groome 10, R. Mason 4, K. Muller 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Johnston 1-5, R. Demmitt 3-3, J. Groome 2-0, R. Mason 1-0, K. Muller 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Johnston 52-33, R. Demmitt 40-24, J. Groome 30-22, R. Mason 15-8, K. Muller 9-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Demmitt 2-0 , J. Groome 2-1 , R. Mason 1-1 , K. Muller 2-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Johnston , J. Groome , R. Mason
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
L. Giolito 5.1 3 1 1 3 8 1 98 60 4.30
B. Dixon 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 29 17 2.83
M. Rzepczynski W (2-0) 0.2 0 0 0 1 2 0 21 13 3.00
J. Bannatyne SV (21) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 6 1.91
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Giolito 63
Batters Faced: L. Giolito 21, B. Dixon 8, M. Rzepczynski 3, J. Bannatyne 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Giolito 5-2, B. Dixon 4-1, M. Rzepczynski 0-0, J. Bannatyne 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Giolito 98-60, B. Dixon 29-17, M. Rzepczynski 21-13, J. Bannatyne 10-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Dixon 1-0 , M. Rzepczynski 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Lucas Giolito
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Rain (73 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 17 mph
Start Time: 2:15 PM CT
Time: 3:46
Attendance: 39244
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