Minnesota Twins vs. Detroit Tigers

Wednesday, August 16th, 2023 12:10PM CST

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Game Recap

On Wednesday, the Detroit Tigers edged out the Minnesota Twins in an 8-7 contest, managing to secure the victory despite a late rally from Minnesota. Spencer Torkelson delivered a significant performance for Detroit, hitting two home runs against the Twins, marking the second time he accomplished that feat in the span of a week.

Game Details

Date: Wednesday, August 16th, 2023

Time: 12:10PM CST

Stadium: Target Field

Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota

Attendance: 26,716

Line Score

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Minnesota TwinsMIN 130000003
Detroit TigersDET 003000401

Game Stats


Minnesota Twins Batting

Twins Batting

Doubles: Lewis (3, Olson)

Home Runs: Kepler (20, 9th inning off Foley 0 on, 0 Out); Polanco (8, 9th inning off Foley 1 on, 0 Out)

Runs Batted In: Kepler (47), Polanco 3 (26), Lewis (17), Julien 2 (20)

2-out Runs Batted In: Lewis

Sacrifice Flies: Polanco

Ground Into Double Play: Solano

Team Left On Base: 8

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-9 (Solano 0-1, Vázquez 0-1, Kepler 0-1, Gallo 0-1, Farmer 1-1, Lewis 1-1, Wallner 0-2, Julien 1-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Vázquez 2; Kepler 1; Polanco 1


Minnesota Twins Pitching

Twins Pitching

Pitcher Notes: Maeda pitched to 1 batter in the 5th.

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Pagán 4/4; Floro 2/2; Maeda 13/20; Balazovic 1/3; Jax 5/7; Winder 2/4

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Pagán-2-3-2-3; Floro-0-1-1-2; Maeda-14-14-15-13; Balazovic-3-1-6-2; Jax-5-2-8-6; Winder-4-1-8-3

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Pagán 2-0; Floro 1-1; Maeda 1-5; Balazovic 0-2; Jax 3-0; Winder 0-2

Game Scores: K Maeda 41


Minnesota Twins Fielding

Twins Fielding

Double Plays: 1 (Lewis-Julien-Solano)

Errors: Vázquez (9, throw)


Minnesota Twins Baserunning

Twins Baserunning

Stolen Bases: Lewis (2, 3rd base off Olson/Rogers); Wallner (2, 2nd base off Olson/Rogers)



Detroit Tigers Batting

Tigers Batting

Doubles: Cabrera (14, Maeda)

Triples: Greene (4, Jax)

Home Runs: Greene (11, 3rd inning off Maeda 1 on, 0 Out); Carpenter (16, 7th inning off Jax 0 on, 2 Out); Torkelson 2 (21, 3rd inning off Maeda 0 on, 1 Out, 7th inning off Jax 0 on, 2 Out)

Runs Batted In: Vierling (29), Greene 4 (33), Carpenter (42), Torkelson 2 (66)

2-out Runs Batted In: Carpenter, Torkelson

Sacrifice Flies: Greene

Ground Into Double Play: Torkelson

Team Left On Base: 5

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-6 (Ibañez 0-1, McKinstry 0-1, Rogers 0-1, Vierling 0-1, Carpenter 0-1, Torkelson 0-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Ibañez 1; Vierling 1; Torkelson 1


Detroit Tigers Pitching

Tigers Pitching

Wild Pitches: Olson

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Lange 2/3; Vest 3/4; Foley 1/6; Holton 7/7; Olson 6/16; Brieske 2/6

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Lange-0-3-4-1; Vest-4-1-4-3; Foley-1-0-0-6; Holton-5-9-4-2; Olson-12-7-14-12; Brieske-4-3-3-3

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Lange 1-0; Vest 1-2; Foley 1-1; Holton 2-0; Olson 0-4; Brieske 1-1

Game Scores: R Olson 28


Detroit Tigers Fielding

Tigers Fielding

Double Plays: 1 (Short-McKinstry-Torkelson)


Detroit Tigers Baserunning

Tigers Baserunning

Caught Stealing: Vierling (6, 2nd base by Winder/Vázquez)

Stolen Bases: Baddoo (7, 2nd base off Winder/Vázquez)


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