Thursday, April 5th, 2018 3:10PM CST
In their chilly home opener on Thursday, the Minnesota Twins defeated the Seattle Mariners by a score of 4-2. The Twins powered their way to victory with key swings, including a two-run home run by Miguel Sano in the sixth inning that tied the game. Just one inning later, Mitch Garver hit the go-ahead home run for Minnesota, securing their win.
Date: Thursday, April 5th, 2018
Time: 3:10PM CST
Stadium: Target Field
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance: 39,214
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MIN |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
SEA |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

Home Runs: Sanó (3, 6th inning off Paxton 1 on, 0 Out); Garver (1, 7th inning off Altavilla 0 on, 1 Out); Rosario (1, 8th inning off Vincent 0 on, 2 Out)
Runs Batted In: Sanó 2 (7), Garver (1), Rosario (1)
2-out Runs Batted In: Rosario
Team Left On Base: 7
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-6 (Adrianza 0-1, Sanó 0-1, Grossman 0-2, Mauer 0-1, Dozier 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Adrianza 2; Grossman 2

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Gibson 14/23; Rogers 2/5; Pressly 2/3; Duke 0/2; Reed 2/3; Rodney 1/4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Gibson 11-4-16-19; Rogers 4-1-3-4; Pressly 2-3-6-1; Duke 1-0-0-2; Reed 4-3-1-1; Rodney 3-2-1-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Gibson 5-5; Rogers 3-2; Pressly 0-0; Duke 2-0; Reed 1-0; Rodney 1-1
Game Scores: K Gibson 45

Double Plays: 1 (Adrianza-Dozier-Mauer)
Errors: Sanó (1, throw); Adrianza (1, ground ball)

Runs Batted In: Haniger (6), Vogelbach (2)
2-out Runs Batted In: Vogelbach
Ground Into Double Play: Healy
Team Left On Base: 11
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-17 (Suzuki 0-1, Vogelbach 1-2, Haniger 0-3, Healy 0-3, Canó 1-4, Segura 0-1, Gordon 0-1, Seager 0-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Suzuki 1; Vogelbach 1; Haniger 1; Healy 1; Canó 1

Pitcher Notes: Paxton pitched to 2 batters in the 6th;Rzepczynski pitched to 1 batter in the 7th
Wild Pitches: Paxton
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Paxton 11/21; Altavilla 5/7; Rzepczynski 1/1; Vincent 3/6
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Paxton 15-15-19-12; Altavilla 3-6-6-4; Rzepczynski 2-0-0-0; Vincent 2-2-2-5
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Paxton 1-7; Altavilla 0-1; Rzepczynski 0-0; Vincent 1-3
Game Scores: J Paxton 57

Errors: Haniger (1, fly ball)
Passed Balls: Freitas

Stolen Bases: Segura (1, 2nd base off Pressly/Garver); Gordon (3, 2nd base off Rodney/Garver)
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