MLB PRO
DETROIT TIGERS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
04/20/2024
 
DETROIT TIGERS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 885 - SATURDAY, APRIL 20TH , 2024
GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Tigers (12-9) 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 9 0
Minnesota Twins (8-12) 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 1 X 6 12 1
López Slugs Twins to 6-3 Win
No one was more impactful than Martín López in the 6-3 Minnesota win over Detroit. López, who led the AL in runs with 124 in 2021, was 3-4 with 2 home runs and a walk. He drove in 4 runs and scored twice. A.J. Bentley, now 1-1, picked up the win in relief. He allowed no runs on 3 hits in 1.2 innings. Minnesota, now 8-12, is off to a slow start.

With Minnesota leading 2-0 in the bottom of the fourth, López hit a fastball from Chris Scalise for a 3-run home run. It was his 4th home run of the season and put the Twins ahead, 5-0.

López attributed the win to his team's "hyper resolve."
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORES MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Hines CF 5 1 1 0 0 3 3 .111 0 0
J. Venables LF 5 0 2 2 0 1 1 .338 5 15
E. Jimenez 1B 4 1 1 0 1 3 1 .243 1 3
J. Sherburne RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .143 1 7
J. Skole DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .258 2 13
D. Swanson 3B 4 0 3 1 0 0 2 .250 0 1
T. Callihan 2B 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .257 4 12
R. Luna SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .276 0 1
M. Wieters C 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .208 1 2
Totals 36 3 9 3 3 13 21      
BATTING
Total Bases: C. Hines , J. Venables 2 , E. Jimenez , J. Sherburne , D. Swanson 3 , R. Luna
2-out RBI: D. Swanson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Sherburne , D. Swanson , M. Wieters
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Hines 2 (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Wieters-Callihan, Callihan-Luna-Jimenez, Luna-Callihan-Jimenez)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. López CF 4 2 3 4 1 1 2 .203 4 10
J. Adell RF 4 0 2 0 1 1 1 .244 5 13
K. Cowart 3B 5 0 1 0 0 3 4 .263 7 14
B. Lewis 1B 4 0 1 0 1 1 4 .306 2 11
T. Hallock DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .281 2 11
C. Howard C 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .323 1 9
B. Rodgers 2B 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 .304 1 1
B. Murphy LF 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 .217 1 5
A. Yánez SS 4 1 1 1 0 1 5 .193 0 6
Totals 33 6 12 6 6 7 23      
BATTING
Doubles: K. Cowart (7, 3rd Inning off C. Scalise, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. López 2 (4, 4th Inning off C. Scalise, 2 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off C. Bishop, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. López 9 , J. Adell 2 , K. Cowart 2 , B. Lewis , C. Howard , B. Rodgers , B. Murphy 2 , A. Yánez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. López , B. Lewis , T. Hallock 2
GIDP: B. Lewis , A. Yánez
Hit by Pitch: B. Rodgers
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
CS: M. López (3)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Rodgers (2)
OF assists: 1 (Murphy(Sherburne at home))
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORES MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
C. Scalise L (1-2) 3.1 8 5 5 2 3 1 64 39 5.24
R. Demmitt 1.1 2 0 0 1 1 0 25 14 5.87
J. Doxakis 1.1 0 0 0 1 2 0 18 12 5.23
C. Bishop 2.0 2 1 1 2 1 1 23 13 1.59
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Scalise 23
Batters Faced: C. Scalise 19, R. Demmitt 8, J. Doxakis 5, C. Bishop 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Scalise 4-2, R. Demmitt 1-2, J. Doxakis 2-0, C. Bishop 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Scalise 64-39, R. Demmitt 25-14, J. Doxakis 18-12, C. Bishop 23-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Doxakis 2-0
WP: C. Scalise
Hit Batsmen: R. Demmitt
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
N. Kirby 4.1 5 3 3 2 5 0 81 50 6.87
A. Bentley W (1-1) 1.2 3 0 0 0 2 0 27 19 11.08
G. Dawson H (2) 0.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 21 12 0.00
R. White H (1) 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 15 10 3.95
J. Bannatyne SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13 9 1.80
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Kirby 44
Batters Faced: N. Kirby 21, A. Bentley 7, G. Dawson 4, R. White 4, J. Bannatyne 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Kirby 2-6, A. Bentley 1-1, G. Dawson 0-0, R. White 1-1, J. Bannatyne 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: N. Kirby 81-50, A. Bentley 27-19, G. Dawson 21-12, R. White 15-10, J. Bannatyne 13-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Bentley 2-1 , R. White 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Martín López
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (49 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:10 PM CT
Time: 3:27
Attendance: 33455
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