MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT LOS ANGELES ANGELS
05/01/2020
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT LOS ANGELES ANGELS
GAME ID: 1055 - FRIDAY, MAY 1ST, 2020 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (14-18) 1 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 6 8 0
Los Angeles Angels (17-14) 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 9 0
Twins Solve Angels, 6-4
Starting pitcher Jake Odorizzi pitched well enough to help the Minnesota Twins beat the Los Angeles Angels, 6-4. Taylor Rogers picked up the save for Minnesota, his 7th of the year. The loss drops the Angels to 17-14.

Minnesota used the bat of Nelson Cruz to get the win. The designated hitter hammered a 3-run home run in the top of the third inning to put the Twins ahead, 4-2. It was his lone hit in 5 at-bats, but it did its damage.

"Jake was able to execute his pitches," said Minnesota manager Aaron Gleeman. "Simple as that."
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Arraez 2B 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 .299 3 12
J. Polanco SS 3 1 1 1 0 1 2 .320 3 13
   a-J. Cave PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219 2 9
   b-E. Adrianza SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250 0 2
N. Cruz DH 5 1 1 3 0 1 3 .288 9 23
J. Donaldson 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .256 9 20
M. Kepler RF 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .188 4 11
M. Sano 1B 4 1 1 1 0 2 2 .162 5 16
E. Rosario LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .324 6 19
B. Buxton CF 4 1 1 0 0 2 3 .191 4 10
A. Avila C 2 1 0 0 2 1 1 .163 3 7
Totals 35 6 8 6 3 12 14      
a - J. Cave pinch ran for J. Polanco in the 7th
b - E. Adrianza substituted for J. Cave in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Buxton (2, 7th Inning off M. Mayers, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: N. Cruz (9, 3rd Inning off D. Bundy, 2 on, 1 out) J. Polanco (3, 1st Inning off D. Bundy, 0 on, 1 out) M. Sano (5, 8th Inning off T. Buttrey, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: N. Cruz 4 , L. Arraez , B. Buxton 2 , E. Rosario , J. Polanco 4 , M. Kepler 2 , M. Sano 4
2-out RBI: L. Arraez , M. Sano
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Cruz , B. Buxton
Hit by Pitch: J. Polanco
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Donaldson-Arraez-Sano)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. La Stella 2B 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 .312 6 14
M. Trout CF 5 0 1 0 0 4 1 .321 9 22
A. Rendon 3B 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 .271 9 29
S. Ohtani DH 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .200 3 13
B. Goodwin RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .281 1 10
J. Adell LF 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .500 0 1
M. Thaiss 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 6 .186 3 7
J. Castro C 3 1 0 0 1 1 5 .213 3 12
A. Simmons SS 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 .325 1 15
Totals 35 4 9 4 4 8 18      
BATTING
Home Runs: A. Simmons (1, 7th Inning off T. Clippard, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Ohtani 2 , J. Adell 2 , B. Goodwin , T. La Stella 2 , A. Simmons 4 , M. Trout
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Castro 2
GIDP: A. Rendon
Team LOB: 8
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Odorizzi W (4-0) 5.1 4 2 2 3 6 0 98 58 3.83   
T. Clippard H (3) 1.1 1 2 2 1 1 1 24 13 5.14   
Z. Littell H (3) 1.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 21 15 2.38   
T. Rogers SV (7) 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 8 1.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Odorizzi 55
Batters Faced: J. Odorizzi 23, T. Clippard 6, Z. Littell 6, T. Rogers 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Odorizzi 7-3, T. Clippard 0-3, Z. Littell 3-0, T. Rogers 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Odorizzi 98-58, T. Clippard 24-13, Z. Littell 21-15, T. Rogers 12-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Clippard 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
D. Bundy L (2-2) 6.0 4 4 4 2 8 2 91 60 3.89   
M. Mayers 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 21 12 7.20   
T. Buttrey 1.0 2 1 1 1 2 1 22 15 4.58   
C. Bedrosian 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 8 2.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Bundy 54
Batters Faced: D. Bundy 24, M. Mayers 6, T. Buttrey 6, C. Bedrosian 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Bundy 7-3, M. Mayers 0-2, T. Buttrey 1-0, C. Bedrosian 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Bundy 91-60, M. Mayers 21-12, T. Buttrey 22-15, C. Bedrosian 12-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Bedrosian 1-0
Hit Batsmen: M. Mayers
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jake Odorizzi
Ballpark: Angel Stadium of Anaheim
Weather: Partly Cloudy (57 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:07 PM EST
Time: 3:27
Attendance: 39773
Special Notes: SS Jorge Polanco was injured being hit by a pitch.
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