Sunday, September 5th, 2021 12:10PM CST
On Sunday, the Minnesota Twins defeated the AL East-leading Tampa Bay Rays with a final score of six to five. The Twins secured the win behind key hits from Nick Gordon, who hit an RBI single in the seventh inning to tie the game and later provided the go-ahead run-scoring base hit in the ninth inning.
Date: Sunday, September 5th, 2021
Time: 12:10PM CST
Stadium: Tropicana Field
Location: St. Petersburg, Florida
Attendance: 14,165
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TB |
0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
MIN |
0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |

Doubles: Franco (15, Alcala)
Home Runs: Meadows (23, 5th inning off Thielbar 1 on, 2 Out); Lowe (33, 3rd inning off Jax 1 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: Cruz (74), Meadows 2 (96), Lowe 2 (81)
2-out Runs Batted In: Cruz, Meadows 2
Ground Into Double Play: Zunino (2)
Team Left On Base: 7
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-10 (Franco 1-2, Lowe 1-1, Díaz 0-1, Meadows 0-1, Wendle 0-1, Kiermaier 0-1, Cruz 1-3)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Cruz 1; Kiermaier 1; Wendle 1; Meadows 1

Wild Pitches: Kittredge; Patiño
Balks: Patiño
Intentional Walks: Kepler (by Kittredge).
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Robertson 3/4; Conley 4/4; Chargois 1/2; Kittredge 4/7; Feyereisen 3/5; Patiño 13/17; Fairbanks 2/6
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Robertson-3-2-1-3; Conley-2-1-2-4; Chargois-2-0-1-2; Kittredge-1-2-0-6; Feyereisen-2-2-2-5; Patiño-10-7-23-9; Fairbanks-4-1-4-5
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Robertson 1-1; Conley 3-1; Chargois 0-2; Kittredge 3-1; Feyereisen 1-2; Patiño 0-4; Fairbanks 1-2
Game Scores: L Patino 31

Double Plays: 1 (Franco-Wendle)

Caught Stealing: Wendle (6, 2nd base by Duffey/Jeffers)
Stolen Bases: Margot (12, 2nd base off Colomé/Jeffers); Arozarena (13, 2nd base off Thielbar/Rortvedt)

Doubles: Donaldson (20, Kittredge); Buxton (13, Feyereisen); Gordon (6, Patiño)
Runs Batted In: Cave 2 (10), Gordon 2 (10), Arraez 2 (34)
2-out Runs Batted In: Cave 2, Gordon, Arraez 2
Team Left On Base: 12
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 5-16 (Arraez 1-1, Jeffers 0-1, Donaldson 0-2, Astudillo 0-2, Gordon 2-3, Cave 2-2, Refsnyder 0-2, Buxton 0-1, Polanco 0-1, Kepler 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Donaldson 1; Buxton 1; Refsnyder 2; Astudillo 4

Wild Pitches: Jax
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Colomé 1/5; Thielbar 3/5; Duffey 2/3; Alcala 2/5; Jax 9/21
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Colomé-4-1-3-4; Thielbar-1-6-7-2; Duffey-2-1-1-3; Alcala-2-2-2-3; Jax-10-9-13-17
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Colomé 1-1; Thielbar 1-0; Duffey 1-1; Alcala 1-2; Jax 2-9
Game Scores: G Jax 38

Double Plays: 2 (Gordon-Astudillo , Polanco-Gordon-Astudillo)

Stolen Bases: Gordon (6, 2nd base off Fairbanks/Zunino)
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