MLB PRO
MINNESOTA TWINS AT COLORADO ROCKIES
10/01/2023
 
MINNESOTA TWINS AT COLORADO ROCKIES
GAME ID: 8207 - SUNDAY, OCTOBER 1ST , 2023
GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (99-63) 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 7 1
Colorado Rockies (105-57) 0 0 0 2 1 3 2 3 X 11 16 0
5 Straight Wins for Rockies
The Colorado Rockies beat the Minnesota Twins, 11-3, at Coors Field. David Kandilas, in particular, was impressive. He was 2-3 with 2 singles and 2 walks. He scored 2 runs and drove in 2. Scott Meeligan, the winning pitcher, improved to 13-9. He pitched 7 innings, giving up 6 hits and 3 runs, while striking out 9 and walking 0. The first-place Rockies, at 105-57, now lead their division by 12 games.

Keston Hiura dealt the Twins a blow in the bottom of the sixth. Batting with the bases loaded and Colorado leading 4-3, Hiura, who is tied for 8th in the NL in RBI with 101, hit a 2-1 curveball for a 2-run single.

"I felt good up there," said Kandilas. "I saw the ball well."
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORES COLORADO BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Marsh RF 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .225 5 11
J. Adell CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .269 26 71
M. López LF 4 1 1 1 0 2 2 .301 36 94
K. Cowart 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .280 36 116
J. McKinley DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .290 6 26
R. Davis 1B 4 2 2 1 0 0 3 .232 14 37
R. Edwards C 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .208 14 38
B. Rodgers 2B 4 0 0 1 0 2 1 .219 14 47
B. Boyce SS 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .174 3 12
Totals 34 3 7 3 1 13 10      
BATTING
Home Runs: R. Davis (14, 4th Inning off S. Meeligan, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. López (36, 6th Inning off S. Meeligan, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Marsh 2 , M. López 4 , K. Cowart , R. Davis 5 , R. Edwards
2-out RBI: R. Davis
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Davis , B. Boyce
Hit by Pitch: J. Adell
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: K. Cowart (18)
Double Plays: 1 (Rodgers-Boyce-Davis)
OF assists: 1 (López(Winter at home))
PB: R. Edwards
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Ayers LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .290 8 41
   a-H. Abe LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 .294 12 69
S. Winter 1B 4 0 2 1 2 0 3 .308 19 93
C. Correa SS 5 2 2 1 0 2 6 .271 26 108
K. Hiura DH 4 1 2 3 1 2 1 .243 30 101
C. Gallagher C 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .264 19 60
T. Murphy CF 5 2 2 0 0 0 3 .249 9 54
F. Frías 2B 3 2 2 1 2 0 0 .280 10 54
D. Kandilas RF 3 2 2 2 2 0 1 .260 14 64
T. Miller 3B 4 0 2 2 1 0 4 .214 2 13
Totals 39 11 16 11 8 5 27      
a - H. Abe substituted for W. Ayers in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Correa (37, 5th Inning off N. Kirby, 1 on, 1 out) , T. Murphy 2 (24, 7th Inning off K. Gausman, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off R. Kandilas, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Correa (26, 4th Inning off N. Kirby, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: W. Ayers , S. Winter 2 , C. Correa 6 , K. Hiura 2 , C. Gallagher , T. Murphy 4 , F. Frías 2 , D. Kandilas 2 , T. Miller 2
2-out RBI: S. Winter , K. Hiura 2 , D. Kandilas
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , S. Winter 2 , C. Correa , K. Hiura , C. Gallagher , T. Murphy , T. Miller
GIDP: W. Ayers
Team LOB: 12
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORES COLORADO PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
N. Kirby 4.2 6 3 3 4 2 1 99 53 4.18
G. Dawson L (6-2) 0.2 4 3 3 1 0 0 27 18 3.34
K. Gausman 1.1 3 2 2 1 1 0 27 14 7.71
M. Rzepczynski 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3.94
R. Kandilas 1.1 2 3 2 2 2 0 38 20 4.57
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Kirby 38
Batters Faced: N. Kirby 22, G. Dawson 7, K. Gausman 8, M. Rzepczynski 1, R. Kandilas 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Kirby 5-5, G. Dawson 1-1, K. Gausman 2-1, M. Rzepczynski 0-0, R. Kandilas 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: N. Kirby 99-53, G. Dawson 27-18, K. Gausman 27-14, M. Rzepczynski 2-1, R. Kandilas 38-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Dawson 1-0 , K. Gausman 3-2 , M. Rzepczynski 2-1 , R. Kandilas 2-0
WP: R. Kandilas
Balk: N. Kirby
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
S. Meeligan W (13-9) 7.0 6 3 3 0 9 2 105 67 4.68
D. Hernández 0.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 22 11 1.80
H. Powell SV (6) 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 15 8 2.81
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Meeligan 62
Batters Faced: S. Meeligan 27, D. Hernández 5, H. Powell 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Meeligan 6-6, D. Hernández 0-0, H. Powell 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Meeligan 105-67, D. Hernández 22-11, H. Powell 15-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Powell 3-0
Hit Batsmen: D. Hernández
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: David Kandilas
Ballpark: Coors Field
Weather: Clear skies (58 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM MT
Time: 3:52
Attendance: 49984
Special Notes: SP Kevin Gausman was injured while pitching. RP Marc Rzepczynski was injured while pitching.
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