Monday, July 5th, 2021 6:00PM CST
On Monday night the Minnesota Twins defeated the Chicago White Sox by a score of eight to five, a game highlighted by rookie pitcher Bailey Ober throwing five scoreless innings to secure his first major league victory and Max Kepler hitting two home runs.
Date: Monday, July 5th, 2021
Time: 6:00PM CST
Stadium: Target Field
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance: 20,321
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MIN |
0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | - |
CHW |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |

Doubles: Sanó 2 (8, Cease, Burr); Kirilloff (11, Cease)
Triples: Gordon (1, Cease)
Home Runs: Kepler 2 (9, 2nd inning off Cease 1 on, 0 Out, 8th inning off Burr 0 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: Simmons (18), Kepler 3 (31), Gordon 2 (4), Larnach (18)
Sacrifice Hit: Simmons
Ground Into Double Play: Simmons
Team Left On Base: 7
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-13 (Sanó 0-1, Simmons 0-1, Kepler 1-2, Polanco 0-2, Gordon 1-3, Kirilloff 0-2, Rortvedt 0-1, Larnach 1-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Simmons 1; Kepler 2; Polanco 2; Kirilloff 1

Pitcher Notes: Thielbar pitched to 3 batters in the 7th.
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Thielbar 5/7; Robles 2/4; Duffey 3/3; Rogers 4/6; Ober 11/20
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Thielbar-6-3-8-4; Robles-2-0-1-3; Duffey-2-0-7-2; Rogers-8-4-7-2; Ober-14-13-20-10
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Robles 2-0; Duffey 1-0; Rogers 1-1; Ober 4-4
Game Scores: B Ober 67

Double Plays: 1 (Arraez-Kirilloff)
Errors: Arraez (4, throw)

Stolen Bases: Larnach (1, 2nd base off Cease/Grandal)

Doubles: Eaton (8, Thielbar); Sheets (3, Ober); Vaughn (17, Thielbar)
Triples: Moncada (1, Duffey)
Home Runs: Abreu (15, 6th inning off Thielbar 0 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: García 2 (34), Abreu (62), Moncada 2 (37)
Ground Into Double Play: Hamilton
Team Left On Base: 8
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-8 (García 1-1, Hamilton 0-1, Eaton 1-1, Abreu 0-1, Moncada 1-2, Sheets 0-1, Vaughn 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Hamilton 1; Moncada 1; Sheets 1; Vaughn 1

Wild Pitches: Fry; Cease; Burr; Crochet
Hit By Pitch: Kirilloff (by Cease)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Fry 0/2; Cease 15/25; Burr 3/8; Crochet 2/4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Fry-1-1-1-2; Cease-17-18-19-14; Burr-5-4-6-3; Crochet-3-1-3-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Fry 1-0; Cease 5-3; Burr 1-0; Crochet 1-1
Game Scores: D Cease 38

Double Plays: 1 (Fry-García-Abreu)
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