Minnesota Twins vs. Cleveland Indians

Wednesday, August 18th, 2021 12:10PM CST

Minnesota Twins

Twins

MIN

Home

8
vs.
Final
Extra Innings

Guardians

CLE

Away

7
Cleveland Guardians

Game Recap

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.

Game Details

Date: Wednesday, August 18th, 2021

Time: 12:10PM CST

Stadium: Target Field

Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota

Attendance: 19,949

Line Score

Innings:1234567891011
Minnesota TwinsMIN 10015000001
Cleveland GuardiansCLE 11111000200

Game Stats


Minnesota Twins Batting

Twins Batting

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


Minnesota Twins Pitching

Twins Pitching

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


Minnesota Twins Fielding

Twins Fielding

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


Minnesota Twins Baserunning

Twins Baserunning

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



Cleveland Guardians Batting

Guardians Batting

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


Cleveland Guardians Pitching

Guardians Pitching

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


Cleveland Guardians Fielding

Guardians Fielding

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


Cleveland Guardians Baserunning

Guardians Baserunning

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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