Thursday, September 21st, 2017 6:10PM CST
On Thursday night, the Minnesota Twins defeated the Detroit Tigers by a score of twelve to one. This victory helped Minnesota extend their lead in the race for the American League's second wild card position. Key offensive performances for the Twins included Joe Mauer and Jorge Polanco, who each collected three hits during the game.
Date: Thursday, September 21st, 2017
Time: 6:10PM CST
Stadium: Comerica Park
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Attendance: 25,437
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DET |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
MIN |
0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 |

Doubles: Iglesias (32, Mejía); Candelario (7, Mejía)
Runs Batted In: Candelario (9)
Team Left On Base: 7
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-5 (Kinsler 0-1, Cabrera 0-1, Candelario 1-1, Castellanos 0-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Castellanos 2

Wild Pitches: Jaye; Labourt
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Zimmermann 12/17; Saupold 0/4; Hardy 2/3; Alcántara 3/7; Jaye 5/12; Reininger 1/2; Labourt 1/5
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Zimmermann 15-6-17-12; Saupold 4-3-3-1; Hardy 1-1-1-2; Alcántara 4-1-5-6; Jaye 9-2-7-7; Reininger 0-1-4-2; Labourt 3-3-5-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Zimmermann 3-5; Saupold 0-0; Hardy 1-1; Alcántara 2-1; Jaye 3-1; Reininger 0-1; Labourt 0-2
Game Scores: J Zimmermann 43

Double Plays: 1 (Iglesias-Kinsler-Cabrera)

Doubles: Escobar (15, Zimmermann); Mauer (35, Alcántara); Kepler (30, Jaye); Castro (22, Reininger)
Runs Batted In: Escobar (64), Buxton 2 (48), Rosario (73), Mauer 2 (68), Polanco (70), Grossman (41), Kepler 2 (66), Castro 2 (43)
2-out Runs Batted In: Buxton 2, Mauer 2, Polanco, Kepler 2, Castro 2
Sacrifice Flies: Grossman
Ground Into Double Play: Dozier
Team Left On Base: 11
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 8-18 (Buxton 1-2, Kepler 1-3, Rosario 1-2, Adrianza 0-1, Grossman 0-1, Mauer 1-1, Polanco 2-2, Castro 1-2, Escobar 1-3, Dozier 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Kepler 2; Grossman 1; Escobar 1; Dozier 1; Castro 1

Balks: Mejía
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Mejía 11/20; Gee 4/5; Pressly 4/6; Belisle 2/4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Mejía 8-14-20-14; Gee 5-5-4-3; Pressly 2-7-7-3; Belisle 2-0-3-4
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Mejía 3-6; Gee 0-2; Pressly 2-1; Belisle 1-2
Game Scores: A Mejia 56

Errors: Escobar (5, ground ball)

Stolen Bases: Buxton (27, 2nd base off Zimmermann/McCann); Grossman (3, 2nd base off Saupold/McCann)
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