Saturday, August 21st, 2021 12:05PM CST
The New York Yankees defeated the Minnesota Twins by a score of 7-1 on Saturday, August 21, securing their season-high ninth consecutive victory. Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole played a significant part in the win, striking out Josh Donaldson with the bases loaded to conclude the fifth inning and pitching effectively to keep the Twins scoreless through the sixth frame.
Date: Saturday, August 21st, 2021
Time: 12:05PM CST
Stadium: Yankee Stadium
Location: Bronx, New York
Attendance: 35,247
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
NYY |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
MIN |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |

Doubles: Stanton (14, García); Wade (5, Maeda); Voit (6, García)
Home Runs: Velazquez (1, 8th inning off Garza Jr. 0 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: Stanton 2 (61), Wade (5), Voit 2 (28), Velazquez (6)
2-out Runs Batted In: Wade, Voit 2
Team Left On Base: 6
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 4-12 (Higashioka 0-1, Stanton 1-2, LeMahieu 1-2, Odor 0-2, Wade 1-1, Voit 1-2, Velazquez 0-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Stanton 1; LeMahieu 1; Voit 1; Velazquez 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Luetge 5/7; Cole 18/24; Abreu 0/3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Luetge-2-3-5-6; Cole-22-11-15-17; Abreu-4-0-1-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Luetge 2-3; Cole 7-5; Abreu 0-2
Game Scores: G Cole 67

Stolen Bases: Rizzo (6, 2nd base off Maeda/Jeffers)

Doubles: Gordon (4, Cole)
Home Runs: Polanco (22, 8th inning off Luetge 0 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: Polanco (71)
Team Left On Base: 6
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-5 (Donaldson 0-1, Polanco 0-1, Refsnyder 0-1, Astudillo 0-1, Jeffers 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Donaldson 2; Astudillo 2; Jeffers 1

Wild Pitches: Maeda
Hit By Pitch: Rizzo (by Maeda); Odor (by Maeda)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Maeda 12/21; García 2/7; Garza Jr. 5/9
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Maeda-11-10-12-13; García-4-6-2-5; Garza Jr.-5-1-6-6
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Maeda 1-8; García 1-2; Garza Jr. 2-2
Game Scores: K Maeda 39

Errors: Arraez (6, fielding)
Assists: Kepler (Voit at 2nd base)

Stolen Bases: Arraez (2, 2nd base off Cole/Higashioka)
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