Minnesota Twins @ Pittsburgh Pirates
10-3, 3-2 Away
5
10-3, 3-2 Away
Final
3-10, 2-3 Home
6
3-10, 2-3 Home
Twins Hitting
- Batting
- HRSanó (3, 1st inning off Brubaker 2 on, 2 Out); Rosario (3, 5th inning off Ponce 0 on, 2 Out); Buxton (1, 4th inning off Ponce 0 on, 2 Out)
- RBISanó 3 (6), Rosario (9), Buxton (3)
- 2Out RBISanó (3), Rosario, Buxton
- GIDPAvila
- Team LOB7
- Team RISP1-3 (Gonzalez 0-1, Sanó 1-2)
- Baserunning
- SBPolanco (1, 2nd base off Brubaker/Murphy)
Pirates Hitting
a-singled to center for Riddle in the 9th
- Batting
- 2BReynolds (3, Rogers)
- HRPolanco (1, 2nd inning off Maeda 2 on, 0 Out)
- RBIEvans (5), Polanco 3 (5), Newman 2 (4)
- Team LOB2
- Team RISP2-5 (Evans 0-1, Polanco 1-2, Frazier 0-1, Newman 1-1)
- Baserunning
- SBDyson 2 (2, 3rd base off Romo/Avila, 2nd base off Romo/Avila)
- Fielding
- DP1 (Frazier-Riddle-Moran)
- EEvans (2, fielding)
Twins Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
T. Clippard(H, 3) |
S. Romo(H, 3) |
T. Rogers(L, 1-1, B, 1) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 80-53 | 2.65 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12-10 | 1.29 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15-9 | 1.80 |
| 0.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15-10 | 4.15 |
| 8.1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 122-82 |
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedClippard 2/4; Romo 4/4; Rogers 1/4; Maeda 15/22
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesClippard-2-3-3-2; Romo-3-3-1-2; Rogers-2-5-0-3; Maeda-6-12-18-16
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsClippard 0-1; Romo 1-1; Maeda 6-8
- Game ScoresK Maeda 57
Pirates Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
S. Howard(W, 1-0) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 52-33 | 3.38 |
| 3.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 48-31 | 5.40 |
| 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33-22 | 2.84 |
| 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18-13 | 0.00 |
| 9.0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 151-99 |
- Pitching
- WPBrubaker
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedStratton 6/7; Ponce 7/12; Howard 2/5; Brubaker 9/15
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesStratton-6-3-7-6; Ponce-9-5-9-8; Howard-2-3-4-4; Brubaker-14-2-6-10
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsStratton 2-2; Ponce 3-3; Howard 1-2; Brubaker 4-3
- Game ScoresJ Brubaker 39
Scoring Summary
Inning | MIN | PIT | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Sanó homered to left (365 feet), Polanco scored and Rosario scored. | 3 | 0 | |
| 2nd | Polanco homered to right (446 feet), Moran scored and Reynolds scored. | 3 | 3 | |
| 4th | Buxton homered to center (431 feet). | 4 | 3 | |
| 5th | Rosario homered to right center (386 feet). | 5 | 3 | |
| 8th | Evans grounded out to third, Dyson scored. | 5 | 4 | |
| 9th | Newman singled to center, Tucker scored and Reynolds scored. | 5 | 6 | |
Series tied 1-1
Game Information
PNC Park
6:35 PM, 6 August 2020
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Game Time:3:07
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - CB Bucknor
- First Base Umpire - John Tumpane
- Second Base Umpire - Jose Navas
- Third Base Umpire - Jeff Nelson
2025 American League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 88 | 74 | .543 | - | W2 |
| Detroit | 87 | 75 | .537 | 1 | L1 |
| Kansas City | 82 | 80 | .506 | 6 | W2 |
| Minnesota | 70 | 92 | .432 | 18 | L1 |
| Chicago | 60 | 102 | .370 | 28 | W1 |
2025 National League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee | 97 | 65 | .599 | - | W1 |
| Chicago | 92 | 70 | .568 | 5 | W3 |
| Cincinnati | 83 | 79 | .512 | 14 | L1 |
| St. Louis | 78 | 84 | .481 | 19 | L4 |
| Pittsburgh | 71 | 91 | .438 | 26 | L1 |
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