Friday, September 4th, 2020 3:40PM CST
In the opening contest of a Friday doubleheader played on September 4, 2020, the Minnesota Twins secured a 2-0 victory over the Detroit Tigers. The Twins took an immediate lead when Jorge Polanco and Josh Donaldson hit consecutive home runs to begin the bottom of the first inning. Pitcher Randy Dobnak also contributed significantly, bouncing back effectively by throwing five scoreless innings for Minnesota in the win.
Date: Friday, September 4th, 2020
Time: 3:40PM CST
Stadium: Target Field
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance: 0
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DET |
0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
MIN |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |

Triples: Schoop (1, Poppen)
Runs Batted In: Cabrera (21), Schoop (21)
2-out Runs Batted In: Cabrera, Schoop
Team Left On Base: 7
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-10 (Cabrera 1-2, Bonifacio 0-1, Candelario 0-2, W. Castro 1-3, Stewart 0-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Bonifacio 1; W. Castro 2; Stewart 2

Pitcher Notes: Soto pitched to 3 batters in the 7th.
Wild Pitches: Soto
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Cisnero 2/3; Farmer 3/4; Jiménez 3/4; B. Garcia 1/3; Soto 0/3; Alexander 9/18
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Cisnero-2-3-1-1; Farmer-1-0-6-4; Jiménez-0-1-1-4; B. Garcia-1-1-1-3; Soto-1-2-5-1; Alexander-9-8-11-14
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Cisnero 0-1; Farmer 1-2; Jiménez 0-3; B. Garcia 1-1; Alexander 4-3
Game Scores: T Alexander 48

Double Plays: 2 (Schoop-Candelario , Paredes-Schoop-Candelario)
Errors: Hill (1, fielding)

Stolen Bases: Candelario (1, 2nd base off Wisler/Avila)

Runs Batted In: Gonzalez (14), Polanco (18), Rooker (1)
2-out Runs Batted In: Rooker
Ground Into Double Play: Cruz; Sanó
Team Left On Base: 9
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-11 (Cruz 0-1, Gonzalez 1-1, Adrianza 0-1, Sanó 0-1, Rosario 0-2, Polanco 1-1, Buxton 0-2, Astudillo 0-1, Rooker 1-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Adrianza 1; Rosario 1; Astudillo 2

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Clippard 2/3; Romo 3/3; May 3/3; Thielbar 6/11; Wisler 5/7; Poppen 5/5
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Clippard-3-1-2-2; Romo-2-0-2-2; May-3-4-3-0; Thielbar-10-6-6-8; Wisler-6-8-3-2; Poppen-3-4-6-5
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Clippard 1-1; Romo 2-1; Thielbar 2-3; Wisler 0-3; Poppen 0-2
Game Scores: M Wisler 58

Stolen Bases: Polanco (2, 2nd base off Cisnero/Greiner)
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