Friday, August 31st, 2018 7:05PM CST
On Friday night, the Minnesota Twins erased a six-run deficit in dramatic fashion, scoring eight runs in the fifth inning ignited by Jake Cave's tiebreaking homer, ultimately claiming a 10-7 victory over the Texas Rangers.
Date: Friday, August 31st, 2018
Time: 7:05PM CST
Stadium: Choctaw Stadium
Location: Arlington, Texas
Attendance: 22,808
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TEX |
0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
MIN |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |

Doubles: Profar (30, Gonsalves); Tocci (3, Gonsalves)
Home Runs: Mazara (17, 4th inning off Gonsalves 2 on, 2 Out)
Runs Batted In: Profar 2 (67), Odor (60), Mazara 3 (64), Beltré (47)
2-out Runs Batted In: Profar 2, Odor, Mazara 3
Team Left On Base: 9
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-11 (Tocci 0-2, Profar 1-1, Chirinos 0-1, Odor 1-1, Beltré 0-1, Gallo 0-1, Mazara 1-3, Choo 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Tocci 2; Gallo 2

Pitcher Notes: Hutchison pitched to 4 batters in the 5th
Hit By Pitch: Cave (By Hutchison)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Hutchison 12/20; Moore 4/7; Claudio 5/9; M. Pérez 5/9
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Hutchison 14-4-10-15; Moore 4-0-15-5; Claudio 3-2-2-8; M. Pérez 2-2-7-6
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Hutchison 4-6; Moore 1-2; Claudio 5-0; M. Pérez 4-1
Game Scores: D Hutchison 35

Double Plays: 1 (Andrus-Odor-Gallo)
Errors: Gallo (3, bunt); Tocci (1, fly ball)

Stolen Bases: Profar (10, 2nd base off Magill/Garver)

Doubles: Mauer (22, Hutchison); Polanco (12, Hutchison); Garver 2 (17, Claudio, Moore)
Home Runs: Austin (15, 5th inning off Hutchison 0 on, 0 Out); Cave (8, 5th inning off Moore 1 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: Austin (33), Polanco 2 (28), Garver 4 (36), Cave 2 (28)
Sacrifice Hit: Cave; Polanco
Ground Into Double Play: Austin
Team Left On Base: 8
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 4-15 (Garver 1-1, Kepler 1-3, Cave 1-2, Adrianza 0-2, Sanó 0-1, Grossman 0-1, Mauer 0-1, Polanco 1-1, Austin 0-3)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Kepler 2; Adrianza 1; Mauer 1

Hit By Pitch: Chirinos (By May)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Gonsalves 11/22; Magill 3/5; Moya 2/4; May 2/5; Rogers 2/2; Hildenberger 0/5
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Gonsalves 13-4-19-18; Magill 3-4-5-3; Moya 3-2-1-3; May 2-8-11-0; Rogers 3-1-2-0; Hildenberger 3-1-1-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Gonsalves 4-7; Magill 1-1; Moya 1-1; May 0-0; Rogers 0-0; Hildenberger 3-0
Game Scores: S Gonsalves 27

Errors: Polanco 2 (9, ground ball 2); Garver (3, throw)
Passed Balls: Garver
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