Pittsburgh Pirates @ Minnesota Twins
Pirates Hitting
- Batting
- 2BPerez (1, Pineda); Polanco (2, Pineda)
- HRPerez (1, 5th inning off Pineda 0 on, 0 Out); Newman (1, 5th inning off Pineda 0 on, 0 Out)
- RBIT. Frazier (1), Perez 3 (3), Newman 2 (4)
- SFNewman
- GIDPReynolds
- Team LOB5
- Team RISP1-7 (T. Frazier 0-1, Perez 1-1, González 0-1, Moran 0-1, A. Frazier 0-2, Newman 0-1)
- Fielding
- EEvans (3, fielding)
Twins Hitting
- Batting
- 2BCave 2 (3, Underwood Jr., Cahill)
- RBIDonaldson (4), Cave (2)
- 2Out RBICave
- SFDonaldson
- Team LOB4
- Team RISP1-5 (Cruz 0-1, Cave 1-1, Arraez 0-2, Jeffers 0-1)
- Fielding
- DP1 (Polanco-Arraez-Astudillo)
- EPolanco (3, throw); Cave (1, throw)
Pirates Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
T. Cahill(W, 1-2) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 88-54 | 7.11 |
| 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 23-14 | 2.25 |
| 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5-5 | 0.00 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8-6 | 0.00 |
| 9.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 124-79 |
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedCahill 12/22; Crick 2/2; Underwood Jr. 3/6; Rodríguez 3/3
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesCahill-16-11-9-18; Crick-3-1-0-1; Underwood Jr.-5-4-2-3; Rodríguez-3-1-0-2
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsCahill 11-5; Crick 0-1; Underwood Jr. 1-1; Rodríguez 0-2
- Game ScoresT Cahill 64
Twins Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
M. Pineda(L, 1-1) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 90-59 | 2.42 |
| 4.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 52-35 | 0.00 |
| 9.0 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 142-94 |
- Pitching
- HBPT. Frazier (by Smeltzer); Evans (by Smeltzer)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedPineda 13/21; Smeltzer 9/17
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesPineda-15-7-22-15; Smeltzer-8-7-9-11
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsPineda 3-6; Smeltzer 5-5
- Game ScoresM Pineda 37
Scoring Summary
Inning | PIT | MIN | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | González scored on error, T. Frazier safe at first on throwing error by shortstop Polanco, Polanco safe at third on error. | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2nd | Perez doubled to deep right center, Polanco scored and T. Frazier scored. | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2nd | Cave doubled to left center, Polanco scored, Astudillo to third. | 3 | 1 | ||
| 5th | Perez homered to right (408 feet). | 4 | 1 | ||
| 5th | Newman homered to left (400 feet). | 5 | 1 | ||
| 6th | Newman hit sacrifice fly to right, T. Frazier scored, Perez to third. | 6 | 1 | ||
| 8th | Donaldson hit sacrifice fly to center, Cave scored. | 6 | 2 | ||
PIT wins 2-1
Game Information
Target Field
7:10 PM, 24 April 2021
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance: 9,718
Game Time:2:43
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Jeremie Rehak
- First Base Umpire - Scott Barry
- Second Base Umpire - Dan Iassogna
- Third Base Umpire - Jose Navas
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 |
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 |

