MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TEXAS RANGERS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
09/16/2020
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TEXAS RANGERS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 2849 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16TH, 2020 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Texas Rangers (55-97) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 8 1
Minnesota Twins (83-69) 1 0 1 0 1 0 5 0 X 8 14 0
Twins Roll to 8-1 Win Over Rangers
Kenta Maeda pitched a gem to lead Minnesota to victory over the Texas Rangers, 8-1. Maeda got the win, improving to 7-12. He allowed 6 hits and walked 0 over 6.2 innings. Maeda allowed no runs. Minnesota has run its win streak to 5 in a row.

The Twins got a big hit from first baseman Miguel Sano. In the bottom of the seventh, Sano pounded a grand slam home run to left. His 35th home run of the season put the Twins ahead, 8-0.

"Kenta -- his tempo and rhythm were good," said Twins manager Aaron Gleeman. "He was the key to us winning."
TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Lowe 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .232 19 73
   a-I. Kiner-Falefa PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 1 15
   b-T. Frazier 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 11 47
D. Dahl LF 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .372 8 24
B. Anderson 3B 4 0 1 1 0 3 1 .256 7 33
W. Calhoun DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .279 23 80
N. Solak 2B 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 .297 23 96
C. Sisco C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .323 9 28
D. Fowler CF 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .271 10 47
C. Puello RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .269 7 37
E. White SS 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 .241 7 24
Totals 34 1 8 1 0 14 11      
a - I. Kiner-Falefa pinch hit for N. Lowe in the 8th
b - T. Frazier substituted for I. Kiner-Falefa in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Dahl (11, 8th Inning off A. Minter, 0 on, 2 outs) C. Puello (14, 3rd Inning off K. Maeda, 0 on, 0 outs) N. Solak (29, 2nd Inning off K. Maeda, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Anderson , D. Fowler 2 , D. Dahl 3 , C. Puello 2 , N. Solak 3
2-out RBI: B. Anderson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Fowler , W. Calhoun , D. Dahl
GIDP: C. Puello
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Dahl (3)

FIELDING
Errors: N. Lowe (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Arraez 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .308 8 51
J. Polanco SS 5 1 3 0 0 1 2 .314 12 68
N. Cruz DH 4 1 1 0 0 2 3 .260 34 90
J. Donaldson 3B 5 1 1 1 0 1 4 .252 20 56
M. Garver C 4 2 3 1 0 1 0 .257 13 48
W. Astudillo LF 4 1 0 0 0 0 6 .289 4 29
M. Kepler RF 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .251 18 64
M. Sano 1B 3 1 1 4 1 0 0 .205 35 85
L. Wade Jr. CF 4 0 2 0 0 1 3 .206 1 5
Totals 38 8 14 8 1 6 19      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Garver (23, 5th Inning off M. Boyd, 0 on, 0 outs) L. Wade Jr. (2, 7th Inning off J. Hernandez, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Polanco (8, 1st Inning off M. Boyd, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Sano (35, 7th Inning off J. Palumbo, 3 on, 1 out) J. Donaldson (20, 3rd Inning off M. Boyd, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: N. Cruz , L. Arraez , M. Garver 4 , J. Polanco 5 , M. Kepler 2 , M. Sano 4 , J. Donaldson 4 , L. Wade Jr. 3
2-out RBI: M. Garver
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Cruz , W. Astudillo , J. Polanco , L. Wade Jr.
Sac Bunt: W. Astudillo
Hit by Pitch: N. Cruz , M. Garver
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Arraez-Polanco-Sano)
TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Boyd L (3-3) 6.0 9 3 3 1 4 1 97 65 3.71   
J. Palumbo 0.1 3 5 4 0 0 1 17 9 8.80   
J. Hernandez 1.2 2 0 0 0 2 0 21 13 7.66   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Boyd 45
Batters Faced: M. Boyd 29, J. Palumbo 6, J. Hernandez 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Boyd 9-5, J. Palumbo 0-1, J. Hernandez 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Boyd 97-65, J. Palumbo 17-9, J. Hernandez 21-13
Hit Batsmen: M. Boyd , J. Palumbo
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
K. Maeda W (7-12) 6.2 6 0 0 0 10 0 97 68 5.84   
A. Minter H (5) 1.1 2 1 1 0 2 0 21 12 4.70   
T. Rogers 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 8 7 3.43   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Maeda 72
Batters Faced: K. Maeda 25, A. Minter 6, T. Rogers 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Maeda 4-5, A. Minter 1-1, T. Rogers 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Maeda 97-68, A. Minter 21-12, T. Rogers 8-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Minter 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kenta Maeda
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Clear skies (67 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 6:40 PM ET
Time: 3:02
Attendance: 35606
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