Minnesota Twins vs. Detroit Tigers

Tuesday, September 22nd, 2020 6:40PM CST

Minnesota Twins

Twins

MIN

Home

5
vs.
Final
Extra Innings

Tigers

DET

Away

4
Detroit Tigers

Game Recap

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.

Game Details

Date: Tuesday, September 22nd, 2020

Time: 6:40PM CST

Stadium: Target Field

Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota

Attendance: 0

Line Score

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Game Stats


Minnesota Twins Batting

Twins Batting

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


Minnesota Twins Pitching

Twins Pitching

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


Minnesota Twins Fielding

Twins Fielding

Double Plays: 2 (Adrianza-Garver-Donaldson , Adrianza-Gonzalez-Sanó)

Errors: Sanó (3, catch)

Assists: Rosario (Cameron at Home)


Minnesota Twins Baserunning

Twins Baserunning

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



Detroit Tigers Batting

Tigers Batting

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


Detroit Tigers Pitching

Tigers Pitching

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


Detroit Tigers Fielding

Tigers Fielding

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


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