Tuesday, September 22nd, 2020 6:40PM CST
In a crucial American League Central division matchup on Tuesday night, the Minnesota Twins secured a narrow 5-4 victory over the Detroit Tigers thanks to late-game heroics from Max Kepler. Kepler first came through in the eighth inning, hitting a home run that tied the game. He later delivered the winning hit in dramatic fashion, singling with two outs in the tenth inning to drive in the decisive run. This hard-fought win pulled the Twins to within just half a game of the division lead, significantly tightening the race.
Date: Tuesday, September 22nd, 2020
Time: 6:40PM CST
Stadium: Target Field
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance: 0
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MIN |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
DET |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

Home Runs: Kepler (9, 8th inning off Farmer 0 on, 1 Out); Buxton (13, 1st inning off Skubal 0 on, 0 Out); Garver (2, 4th inning off Skubal 0 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: Kepler 2 (23), Rosario (37), Buxton (26), Garver (5)
2-out Runs Batted In: Kepler
Ground Into Double Play: Donaldson
Team Left On Base: 8
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-5 (Kepler 1-2, Rosario 1-1, Buxton 0-1, Garver 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Kepler 1; Buxton 2

Pitcher Notes: Bailey pitched to 4 batters in the 4th.
Hit By Pitch: Reyes (by Bailey)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Bailey 7/13; Clippard 1/3; Romo 3/4; May 0/5; Duffey 5/6; Rogers 5/5; Stashak 4/6
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Bailey-7-7-15-8; Clippard-2-1-7-2; Romo-1-1-2-3; May-1-3-6-2; Duffey-4-2-2-6; Rogers-3-3-3-4; Stashak-1-3-4-5
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Bailey 2-4; Clippard 0-2; Romo 1-1; May 0-2; Duffey 3-1; Rogers 1-1; Stashak 1-2
Game Scores: H Bailey 53

Double Plays: 2 (Adrianza-Garver-Donaldson , Adrianza-Gonzalez-Sanó)
Errors: Sanó (3, catch)
Assists: Rosario (Cameron at Home)

Stolen Bases: Rosario (3, 2nd base off B. Garcia/Romine)

Doubles: Cameron 2 (2, Duffey, Stashak)
Runs Batted In: Cabrera (26), Candelario (29), W. Castro (20)
Ground Into Double Play: Cabrera; Dixon
Team Left On Base: 9
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 5-14 (Cabrera 2-2, Romine 0-1, Bonifacio 0-1, H. Castro 0-1, Goodrum 0-2, Candelario 1-1, Dixon 0-1, W. Castro 1-2, Reyes 1-2, Paredes 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Goodrum 2; Paredes 2

Pitcher Notes: B. Garcia pitched to 2 batters in the 10th.
Hit By Pitch: Donaldson (by Cisnero); Adrianza (by Skubal)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Cisnero 1/5; Norris 3/4; Farmer 3/4; Jiménez 0/4; B. Garcia 3/4; Soto 2/3; Skubal 11/18
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Cisnero-4-3-4-2; Norris-2-3-0-4; Farmer-3-2-5-3; Jiménez-0-2-2-4; B. Garcia-1-3-4-2; Soto-3-0-4-2; Skubal-10-12-13-9
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Cisnero 0-1; Norris 3-1; Farmer 2-0; Jiménez 0-3; Soto 2-0; Skubal 1-4
Game Scores: T Skubal 49

Double Plays: 1 (W. Castro-Goodrum-Candelario)
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