MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT CHICAGO WHITE SOX
05/30/2020
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT CHICAGO WHITE SOX
GAME ID: 1438 - SATURDAY, MAY 30TH, 2020 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (31-28) 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 1 2 8 13 0
Chicago White Sox (34-25) 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 12 0
Twins Score Late, Stun White Sox, 8-6
Minnesota and Chicago duked it out and the Twins came out victorious.

Chicago left fielder Eloy Jimenez had a good game in a losing cause. His team fell, 8-6, to Minnesota at Guaranteed Rate Field. Jimenez went 4 for 4 with 2 doubles, 2 singles, and a walk. The win puts Minnesota at 31-28 this season.

Minnesota relied on the bat of Jorge Polanco to get the win. The shortstop ripped a 2-run home run in the top of the ninth inning to put the Twins ahead, 8-6. For the game, Polanco had 1 double and 1 home run in 4 at-bats.

"I just tried to see the ball and put a good swing on it," said Polanco.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Arraez 2B 5 2 3 0 0 1 0 .289 5 17
J. Polanco SS 4 2 2 2 1 1 0 .314 4 15
N. Cruz DH 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .258 18 41
M. Sano 1B 5 2 2 3 0 1 3 .195 15 37
M. Garver C 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .221 4 8
E. Rosario LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .281 11 36
W. Astudillo RF 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .500 1 2
M. Gonzalez 3B 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .185 2 4
B. Buxton CF 3 0 1 1 0 2 1 .242 9 28
   a-M. Kepler PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .187 6 19
   b-J. Cave CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279 2 13
Totals 39 8 13 8 1 11 16      
a - M. Kepler pinch hit for B. Buxton in the 9th
b - J. Cave substituted for M. Kepler in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Arraez (9, 1st Inning off M. Minor, 0 on, 0 outs) E. Rosario (15, 2nd Inning off M. Minor, 0 on, 0 outs) J. Polanco (13, 3rd Inning off M. Minor, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: W. Astudillo (1, 8th Inning off A. Colome, 0 on, 2 outs) J. Polanco (4, 9th Inning off A. Colome, 1 on, 1 out) M. Sano (15, 3rd Inning off M. Minor, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: N. Cruz , L. Arraez 4 , M. Garver , W. Astudillo 5 , B. Buxton , E. Rosario 2 , J. Polanco 6 , M. Sano 5
2-out RBI: W. Astudillo , B. Buxton
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Garver , B. Buxton
Team LOB: 5
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Y. Moncada 2B 5 1 2 2 0 0 1 .274 10 23
T. Anderson SS 4 1 1 0 1 2 2 .305 10 34
E. Jimenez LF 4 1 4 1 1 0 0 .317 2 15
N. Mazara RF 5 0 0 0 0 4 7 .295 5 26
E. Encarnacion 1B 4 1 1 1 1 2 3 .211 1 3
Y. Grandal C 4 1 2 1 1 1 2 .240 11 27
D. Santana CF 5 1 2 1 0 1 2 .296 8 31
Z. Collins DH 4 0 0 0 0 3 5 .180 2 10
   a-E. Escobar DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .282 6 32
C. Cuthbert 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .281 0 0
Totals 39 6 12 6 5 15 26      
a - E. Escobar substituted for Z. Collins in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Jimenez 2 (6, 3rd Inning off L. Thorpe, 2 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off M. Wisler, 0 on, 2 outs) D. Santana (8, 3rd Inning off Z. Littell, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: Y. Moncada 2 , E. Jimenez 6 , T. Anderson , Y. Grandal 2 , D. Santana 3 , E. Encarnacion
2-out RBI: Y. Moncada
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Anderson , N. Mazara , C. Cuthbert , E. Encarnacion , E. Escobar
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Santana (Astudillo at 3rd base))
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Pineda 0.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 12 9 3.50   
L. Thorpe 1.2 5 5 5 1 2 0 44 26 12.86   
Z. Littell 1.0 2 1 1 2 2 0 28 16 2.25   
M. Wisler 2.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 28 17 4.79   
T. Clippard 1.0 1 0 0 1 3 0 20 11 3.12   
T. May 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 17 11 3.86   
F. Romero W (3-0) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 3 4.08   
T. Rogers SV (15) 1.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 25 14 1.73   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Pineda 41
Batters Faced: M. Pineda 4, L. Thorpe 11, Z. Littell 7, M. Wisler 8, T. Clippard 5, T. May 4, F. Romero 1, T. Rogers 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Pineda 0-1, L. Thorpe 2-1, Z. Littell 0-1, M. Wisler 3-2, T. Clippard 0-0, T. May 1-1, F. Romero 0-0, T. Rogers 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Pineda 12-9, L. Thorpe 44-26, Z. Littell 28-16, M. Wisler 28-17, T. Clippard 20-11, T. May 17-11, F. Romero 3-3, T. Rogers 25-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Thorpe 2-0 , Z. Littell 2-2 , M. Wisler 1-0 , T. Clippard 1-0 , T. May 2-0 , F. Romero 1-0
WP: L. Thorpe , T. Rogers
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Minor 6.0 9 5 5 1 7 1 81 59 5.80   
A. Bummer H (8) 1.2 1 0 0 0 3 0 30 20 3.33   
A. Colome L (1-2), BS (2) 0.2 3 3 3 0 0 2 16 9 2.55   
S. Cishek 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 6 2.42   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Minor 40
Batters Faced: M. Minor 27, A. Bummer 6, A. Colome 5, S. Cishek 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Minor 6-4, A. Bummer 1-1, A. Colome 0-2, S. Cishek 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Minor 81-59, A. Bummer 30-20, A. Colome 16-9, S. Cishek 8-6
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Eloy Jimenez
Ballpark: Guaranteed Rate Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 20 mph
Start Time: 1:10 PM ET
Time: 3:50
Attendance: 40307
Special Notes: SP Michael Pineda was injured while pitching.
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