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MINNESOTA TWINS AT CINCINNATI REDS
09/19/2023
 
MINNESOTA TWINS AT CINCINNATI REDS
GAME ID: 2842 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19TH , 2023
GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (95-57) 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 7 2
Cincinnati Reds (73-80) 3 0 0 4 1 2 4 0 X 14 14 0
Posey Goes Deep Twice in 14-6 Reds Win
The Cincinnati Reds bested the Minnesota Twins, 14-6, at Great American Ball Park. Buster Posey was one of the standouts. He hit 2 home runs. He drove in 7 runs and scored twice. Cincinnati has run its win streak to 4 in a row.

Posey contributed a big hit, a 3-run home run, for Cincinnati in the bottom of the fourth. With his team trailing 6-4, Posey took a fastball from Nathan Kirby and stroked the home run to left. His 7th home run of the season allowed the Reds to leap in front, 7-6.

"If the personal accolades come, so be it," said Posey. "I just want to win ballgames."
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORES CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. González CF 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .264 12 59
B. Marsh RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .221 5 11
K. Cowart 3B 5 1 2 3 0 1 2 .281 34 109
J. McKinley 1B 4 0 1 0 1 0 3 .302 4 21
J. Adell LF 4 1 0 0 1 2 2 .266 25 68
B. Wells DH 3 1 1 2 1 1 1 .227 11 42
R. Edwards C 3 0 0 0 1 3 2 .206 12 34
B. Rodgers 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .223 14 45
B. Boyce SS 4 1 1 1 0 2 1 .190 3 12
Totals 34 6 7 6 6 11 16      
BATTING
Doubles: K. Cowart (32, 2nd Inning off C. Wilcox, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: K. Cowart (34, 1st Inning off C. Wilcox, 1 on, 1 out) , B. Wells (11, 1st Inning off C. Wilcox, 1 on, 2 outs) , B. Boyce (3, 4th Inning off D. Espino, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. González , K. Cowart 6 , J. McKinley , B. Wells 4 , B. Rodgers , B. Boyce 4
2-out RBI: K. Cowart , B. Wells
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Cowart , J. McKinley , R. Edwards
Hit by Pitch: B. Marsh
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: M. González 2 (23) , B. Rodgers (2)

FIELDING
Errors: K. Cowart (17) , J. McKinley (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Cahill CF 5 3 3 1 0 0 2 .252 13 36
F. Roxa 1B 5 3 3 3 0 2 3 .252 4 31
B. Posey C 3 2 2 7 1 0 1 .260 7 43
R. Castillo DH 5 1 2 2 0 0 1 .232 37 76
J. Lowe LF 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 .225 13 40
B. Soleimani RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .251 19 51
   a-M. Daum PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .229 5 11
N. Jones 3B 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .230 20 57
F. Leguizamo 2B 3 2 0 0 2 1 1 .215 14 47
L. Garcia SS 4 2 1 0 0 1 1 .381 0 3
Totals 39 14 14 14 3 6 14      
a - M. Daum pinch hit for B. Soleimani in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Cahill (17, 4th Inning off N. Kirby, 2 on, 1 out) , F. Roxa (21, 6th Inning off J. Bauer, 1 on, 1 out) , N. Jones (25, 8th Inning off K. Gausman, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: F. Roxa (4, 1st Inning off N. Kirby, 1 on, 0 outs) , R. Castillo (37, 1st Inning off N. Kirby, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Posey 2 (7, 4th Inning off N. Kirby, 2 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off K. Gausman, 2 on, 2 outs) , J. Lowe (13, 5th Inning off L. Young, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Cahill 4 , F. Roxa 7 , B. Posey 8 , R. Castillo 5 , J. Lowe 5 , N. Jones 2 , L. Garcia
2-out RBI: F. Roxa , B. Posey 2 , R. Castillo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Roxa , B. Soleimani , N. Jones , F. Leguizamo
Sac Fly: B. Posey
Hit by Pitch: B. Soleimani
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Soleimani (28)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORES CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
N. Kirby L (14-7) 3.2 7 7 7 2 2 3 80 48 4.24
L. Young 1.2 1 2 1 0 1 1 25 16 2.84
J. Bauer 1.1 4 4 0 1 1 0 38 22 4.72
K. Gausman 1.1 2 1 1 0 2 1 22 15 6.75
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Kirby 17
Batters Faced: N. Kirby 21, L. Young 7, J. Bauer 10, K. Gausman 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Kirby 3-6, L. Young 1-3, J. Bauer 0-3, K. Gausman 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: N. Kirby 80-48, L. Young 25-16, J. Bauer 38-22, K. Gausman 22-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Bauer 1-1 , K. Gausman 2-2
WP: N. Kirby
Hit Batsmen: N. Kirby
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
C. Wilcox 1.2 5 5 5 2 2 2 35 22 4.86
D. Espino W (1-1) 2.2 1 1 1 2 4 1 44 26 6.48
M. Flowers 2.1 0 0 0 2 4 0 35 18 3.09
J. McMillon 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 23 17 0.00
K. Bowman 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 9 3.57
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Wilcox 19
Batters Faced: C. Wilcox 12, D. Espino 12, M. Flowers 9, J. McMillon 5, K. Bowman 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Wilcox 3-0, D. Espino 3-1, M. Flowers 1-2, J. McMillon 1-3, K. Bowman 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Wilcox 35-22, D. Espino 44-26, M. Flowers 35-18, J. McMillon 23-17, K. Bowman 12-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Espino 2-0 , M. Flowers 1-0 , J. McMillon 1-0
Hit Batsmen: D. Espino
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Buster Posey
Ballpark: Great American Ball Park
Weather: Rain (69 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:56
Attendance: 34994
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