Minnesota Twins @ New York Yankees
54-68, 24-35 Away
5
54-68, 24-35 Away
Final
70-52, 37-25 Home
7
70-52, 37-25 Home
Twins Hitting
a-grounded to third for Cave in the 8th
b-struck out looking for Gordon in the 9th
- Batting
- 2BKepler (16, Taillon); Polanco (25, Taillon)
- HRSanó (21, 9th inning off Green 0 on, 1 Out); Cave (2, 6th inning off Taillon 0 on, 1 Out)
- RBISanó (53), Polanco 3 (70), Cave (5)
- 2Out RBIPolanco
- Team LOB2
- Team RISP2-5 (Donaldson 0-1, Kepler 0-1, Polanco 2-2, Arraez 0-1)
- Baserunning
- CSPolanco (5, 2nd base by Taillon/Higashioka)
Yankees Hitting
- Batting
- 2BHigashioka (8, Gant); Gallo (11, Albers); Voit (4, Gant)
- 3BVelazquez (1, Gant)
- HRHigashioka (8, 4th inning off Coulombe 1 on, 2 Out); Stanton (20, 8th inning off Albers 0 on, 2 Out)
- RBIHigashioka 3 (20), Stanton (59), Rizzo (49), Voit 2 (22)
- 2Out RBIHigashioka 2, Stanton
- SFRizzo
- Team LOB2
- Team RISP3-4 (Higashioka 2-2, Stanton 0-1, Voit 1-1)
- Baserunning
- SBVelazquez (2, 2nd base off Coulombe/Jeffers)
Twins Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
J. Gant(L, 4-7) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 61-35 | 3.77 |
| 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19-11 | 3.38 |
| 4.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 63-39 | 2.25 |
| 8.0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 143-85 |
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedAlbers 11/15; Coulombe 1/4; Gant 7/14
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesAlbers-15-7-7-10; Coulombe-3-1-3-4; Gant-8-10-8-9
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsAlbers 5-3; Coulombe 1-1; Gant 4-2
- Game ScoresJ Gant 41
Yankees Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
J. Taillon(W, 8-4) |
W. Peralta(H, 5) |
Z. Britton(H, 11) |
C. Green(S, 6) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 81-55 | 3.94 |
| 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21-13 | 3.75 |
| 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17-10 | 5.89 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 23-15 | 3.13 |
| 9.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 142-93 |
- Pitching
- WPBritton
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedBritton 2/5; Taillon 12/20; Green 1/4; Peralta 3/5
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesBritton-3-3-1-3; Taillon-14-11-15-15; Green-3-6-4-2; Peralta-3-4-2-3
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsBritton 1-0; Taillon 5-5; Green 0-1; Peralta 2-2
- Game ScoresJ Taillon 51
Scoring Summary
Inning | MIN | NYY | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | Higashioka doubled to left, Velazquez scored. | 0 | 1 | |
| 3rd | Voit doubled to shallow left, Wade scored and Higashioka scored, Voit to third. | 0 | 3 | |
| 3rd | Rizzo hit sacrifice fly to center, Voit scored. | 0 | 4 | |
| 4th | Higashioka homered to left (404 feet), Velazquez scored. | 0 | 6 | |
| 6th | Cave homered to left (382 feet). | 1 | 6 | |
| 6th | Polanco hit a ground rule double to right, Kepler scored and Simmons scored. | 3 | 6 | |
| 8th | Polanco singled to center, Simmons scored. | 4 | 6 | |
| 8th | Stanton homered to right (345 feet). | 4 | 7 | |
| 9th | Sanó homered to left (357 feet). | 5 | 7 | |
NYY win 3-0
Game Information
Yankee Stadium
12:05 AM, 20 August 2021
Bronx, New York
Attendance: 30,019
Game Time:2:54
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Shane Livensparger
- First Base Umpire - Ted Barrett
- Second Base Umpire - Angel Hernandez
- Third Base Umpire - Lance Barksdale
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 American League East Standings
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