Sunday, September 30th, 2018 2:10PM CST
In the final game of their 2018 season, the Minnesota Twins defeated the Chicago White Sox by a score of 5-4 on September 30th. The evening was notable for featuring Joe Mauer prominently in what many speculated could be his last appearance for his hometown club; the former MVP recorded a double and briefly played his original position behind the plate during the Twins' season-ending win.
Date: Sunday, September 30th, 2018
Time: 2:10PM CST
Stadium: Target Field
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance: 30,144
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MIN |
0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
CHW |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |

Doubles: Kepler (30, Covey); Mauer (27, Minaya)
Home Runs: Cave (13, 4th inning off Covey 0 on, 1 Out); Kepler (20, 6th inning off Covey 1 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: Cave (45), Forsythe 2 (14), Kepler 2 (58)
2-out Runs Batted In: Forsythe 2
Team Left On Base: 4
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-5 (Forsythe 1-1, Cave 0-2, Mauer 0-1, Polanco 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Cave 2; Mauer 1

Pitcher Notes: Hildenberger pitched to 3 batters in the 7th;Belisle pitched to 1 batter in the 9th
Wild Pitches: Drake
Hit By Pitch: Castillo (By Littell)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Littell 13/18; Vasquez 2/3; Magill 1/3; Hildenberger 2/3; Rogers 2/3; Drake 3/4; Belisle 0/1; May 2/3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Littell 15-6-17-11; Vasquez 6-3-2-0; Magill 2-3-3-1; Hildenberger 3-0-1-2; Rogers 0-4-0-2; Drake 3-4-2-1; Belisle 1-0-0-1; May 3-2-3-1
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Littell 3-5; Vasquez 0-0; Magill 0-1; Hildenberger 0-0; Rogers 1-1; Drake 0-0; Belisle 0-0; May 0-1
Game Scores: Z Littell 50

Stolen Bases: Polanco (7, 2nd base off Covey/Castillo)

Doubles: Palka (15, Littell); Cordell (1, Hildenberger); Moncada (32, Belisle)
Runs Batted In: A. García (49), Davidson (62), Cordell (4), Sánchez (55)
Sacrifice Flies: Davidson
Sacrifice Hit: L. García
Team Left On Base: 7
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-12 (Cordell 1-3, Palka 1-2, L. García 0-2, Sánchez 0-2, Castillo 0-1, A. García 1-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Cordell 1; L. García 1; Palka 1; Castillo 1; A. García 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Covey 19/26; Minaya 2/3; Fry 1/1; Jones 2/3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Covey 17-5-21-19; Minaya 2-0-4-2; Fry 1-1-0-1; Jones 0-3-2-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Covey 11-4; Minaya 0-2; Fry 1-0; Jones 1-2
Game Scores: D Covey 41

Passed Balls: Castillo
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