Tuesday, September 26th, 2017 6:10PM CST
On Tuesday night, September 26, 2017, the Minnesota Twins staged a comeback, defeating Cleveland with a final score of 8-6. A pivotal play occurred in the eighth inning when Brian Dozier launched a three-run home run. This win moved Minnesota closer to clinching a spot in the playoffs, and notably, it was just the third loss for the Cleveland team in their preceding thirty-two games.
Date: Tuesday, September 26th, 2017
Time: 6:10PM CST
Stadium: Progressive Field
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Attendance: 21,268
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CLE |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
MIN |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |

Doubles: Ramírez (52, Colón)
Home Runs: Encarnación (38, 7th inning off Pressly 0 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: Encarnación 4 (103), Bruce (21), Lindor (88)
Sacrifice Flies: Lindor
Team Left On Base: 6
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-7 (Urshela 0-1, Kipnis 0-1, Santana 0-1, Encarnación 2-2, Bruce 1-1, Pérez 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Santana 1; Pérez 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Tomlin 14/19; Olson 4/5; Clevinger 1/4; Miller 5/5; Shaw 5/6; Breslow 2/3; McAllister 1/2
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Tomlin 13-7-16-16; Olson 3-0-4-4; Clevinger 2-4-3-2; Miller 4-4-3-2; Shaw 3-4-4-4; Breslow 3-0-1-2; McAllister 1-0-1-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Tomlin 3-5; Olson 4-0; Clevinger 0-1; Miller 0-0; Shaw 1-0; Breslow 0-1; McAllister 0-1
Game Scores: J Tomlin 32

Double Plays: 1 (Olson-Lindor-Santana)

Doubles: Dozier (28, Tomlin); Rosario 2 (33, Olson, Tomlin); Kepler (31, Breslow)
Triples: Escobar (5, Tomlin)
Home Runs: Rosario (27, 1st inning off Tomlin 0 on, 2 Out); Dozier (33, 8th inning off Shaw 2 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: Polanco (72), Rosario 3 (78), Dozier 3 (90), Buxton (51)
2-out Runs Batted In: Rosario, Buxton
Ground Into Double Play: Kepler
Team Left On Base: 9
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-16 (Buxton 1-1, Rosario 1-1, Kepler 0-3, Grossman 0-1, Mauer 0-1, Escobar 0-2, Polanco 0-3, Dozier 1-3, Castro 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Kepler 3; Dozier 1; Polanco 2

Pitcher Notes: Moya pitched to 1 batter in the 6th
Wild Pitches: Duffey
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Colón 2/6; Duffey 5/8; Boshers 1/2; Gee 6/7; Moya 1/2; Busenitz 1/4; Pressly 0/2; Rogers 2/2; Hildenberger 3/3; Belisle 1/3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Colón 5-0-2-5; Duffey 5-4-10-6; Boshers 1-0-1-2; Gee 7-3-9-5; Moya 0-0-0-2; Busenitz 4-1-3-2; Pressly 1-0-1-2; Rogers 1-2-0-1; Hildenberger 3-1-0-3; Belisle 4-0-1-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Colón 2-0; Duffey 1-1; Boshers 0-1; Gee 3-1; Moya 0-1; Busenitz 0-2; Pressly 0-1; Rogers 0-1; Hildenberger 2-1; Belisle 0-3
Game Scores: B Colon 40

Assists: Kepler (Encarnación at Home)

Stolen Bases: Buxton (28, 2nd base off Clevinger/Pérez)
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