Wednesday, August 18th, 2021 12:10PM CST
On Wednesday, August 18th, 2021, the Minnesota Twins secured an 8-7 victory over the Cleveland Indians in the 11th inning. The game concluded when Jorge Polanco hit a bases-loaded single, driving in the winning run. This walk-off hit was notable as it marked the third time in his past four games that Polanco had delivered the decisive run.
Date: Wednesday, August 18th, 2021
Time: 12:10PM CST
Stadium: Target Field
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance: 19,949
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MIN |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
CLE |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |

Doubles: Sanó (18, Plesac); Simmons (11, Young)
Home Runs: Sanó (20, 4th inning off Plesac 0 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: Sanó 3 (52), Simmons (26), Polanco 2 (67), Gordon (6), Arraez (31)
2-out Runs Batted In: Sanó 2, Simmons, Gordon, Arraez
Team Left On Base: 11
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 6-14 (Sanó 1-2, Simmons 1-2, Kepler 0-3, Polanco 2-2, Gordon 1-2, Arraez 1-2, Jeffers 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Sanó 1; Kepler 3; Jeffers 1

Wild Pitches: Colomé
Intentional Walks: Reyes (by Coulombe).
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Colomé 3/6; Thielbar 2/3; Thorpe 4/8; Coulombe 2/4; Duffey 3/4; Minaya 5/10; García 4/8; Garza Jr. 6/7
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Colomé-2-2-10-4; Thielbar-1-2-2-2; Thorpe-7-0-9-4; Coulombe-1-0-2-3; Duffey-5-0-2-2; Minaya-6-1-7-8; García-6-2-3-5; Garza Jr.-8-3-1-5
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Colomé 2-1; Thielbar 2-0; Thorpe 3-0; Coulombe 0-3; Duffey 1-1; Minaya 4-2; García 3-1; Garza Jr. 2-2
Game Scores: L Thorpe 42

Errors: Simmons (12, throw); Jeffers (3, throw)

Caught Stealing: Arraez (2, 2nd base by Parker/Hedges)

Doubles: Ramírez (25, Colomé); Rosario (21, Minaya); Straw (19, Colomé); Miller (3, García)
Home Runs: Ramírez (27, 1st inning off Thorpe 0 on, 2 Out); Reyes (21, 5th inning off Minaya 0 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: Ramírez 2 (75), Rosario (39), Reyes (55), Straw (39), Miller (8)
2-out Runs Batted In: Ramírez, Rosario, Straw, Miller
Sacrifice Hit: Hedges
Team Left On Base: 12
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-17 (Hedges 0-1, Ramírez 1-4, Rosario 1-4, Reyes 0-1, Zimmer 0-1, Chang 0-2, Straw 0-1, Miller 0-1, Clement 0-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Hedges 1; Ramírez 2; Rosario 2; Zimmer 1; Chang 1; Straw 2; Miller 1

Pitcher Notes: Young pitched to 1 batter in the 7th. ; Garza pitched to 4 batters in the 11th.
Intentional Walks: Sanó (by Wittgren).
Hit By Pitch: Rooker (by Plesac); Jeffers (by Plesac)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Parker 1/2; Shaw 1/3; Wittgren 0/4; Young 4/8; Clase 2/3; Plesac 12/24; Garza 2/4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Parker-2-1-0-2; Shaw-1-2-2-2; Wittgren-3-2-1-2; Young-3-1-0-6; Clase-1-2-3-2; Plesac-8-4-14-17; Garza-0-1-2-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Parker 0-2; Shaw 1-1; Wittgren 0-2; Young 2-1; Clase 2-0; Plesac 5-7; Garza 1-1
Game Scores: Z Plesac 30

Errors: Miller (2, fielding); Plesac (2, throw)

Stolen Bases: Zimmer (10, 2nd base off Colomé/Jeffers); Straw (21, 2nd base off Minaya/Jeffers); Miller (1, 2nd base off Thorpe/Jeffers)
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