Minnesota Twins @ Tampa Bay Rays
Twins Hitting
- Batting
- 2BPolanco (29, Archer); Refsnyder (6, Armstrong)
- HRSanó (24, 4th inning off Archer 0 on, 2 Out); Polanco (26, 5th inning off Archer 1 on, 2 Out)
- RBISanó (62), Kepler (46), Polanco 2 (82)
- 2Out RBISanó, Polanco 2
- GIDPAstudillo; Arraez
- Team LOB7
- Team RISP0-6 (Donaldson 0-1, Kepler 0-1, Gordon 0-1, Astudillo 0-1, Arraez 0-1, Jeffers 0-1)
Rays Hitting
- Batting
- 2BFranco (14, Albers)
- 3BArozarena (3, Albers)
- HRCruz (27, 4th inning off Gibaut 0 on, 0 Out); Díaz (10, 2nd inning off Albers 2 on, 2 Out); Margot (10, 3rd inning off Albers 0 on, 0 Out); Arozarena (19, 3rd inning off Albers 0 on, 2 Out); Luplow (9, 2nd inning off Albers 0 on, 2 Out); B. Lowe (32, 4th inning off Gibaut 0 on, 2 Out)
- RBICruz (73), Díaz 4 (49), Margot (54), Arozarena (61), Luplow (22), B. Lowe (79), Franco (36)
- 2Out RBIDíaz 3, Arozarena, Luplow, B. Lowe
- Team LOB8
- Team RISP3-8 (Cruz 0-1, Díaz 2-2, Margot 0-2, Luplow 0-1, Franco 1-2)
- Fielding
- DP2 (Luplow-Franco , Franco-Walls-Luplow)
Twins Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
A. Albers(L, 1-1) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.0 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 68-42 | 7.30 |
| 1.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 47-24 | 2.70 |
| 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 21-14 | 2.83 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11-7 | 4.18 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23-9 | 2.70 |
| 8.0 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 170-96 |
- Pitching
- BKAlbers
- IBBCruz (by Albers).
- HBPArozarena (by Gibaut)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedColomé 1/3; Albers 10/20; Minaya 4/5; Gibaut 3/10; Garza Jr. 1/5
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesColomé-2-2-1-2; Albers-10-4-11-16; Minaya-4-6-3-1; Gibaut-2-7-8-7; Garza Jr.-3-0-3-3
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsColomé 2-0; Albers 1-6; Minaya 1-0; Gibaut 0-4; Garza Jr. 2-1
- Game ScoresA Albers 4
Rays Pitching
- Pitching
- WPArcher
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedArcher 10/22; Armstrong 4/4; Enns 7/12
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesArcher-18-4-9-14; Armstrong-2-2-5-2; Enns-6-4-14-9
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsArcher 3-8; Armstrong 0-1; Enns 2-3
- Game ScoresC Archer 42
Scoring Summary
Inning | MIN | TB | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Franco singled to center, Arozarena scored. | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1st | Díaz singled to right, Franco scored. | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2nd | Arozarena scored on a balk, Franco to third on a balk. | 0 | 3 | ||
| 2nd | Díaz homered to center (439 feet), Franco scored and Cruz scored. | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2nd | Luplow homered to left (378 feet). | 0 | 7 | ||
| 3rd | Margot homered to left (406 feet). | 0 | 8 | ||
| 3rd | Arozarena homered to right (379 feet). | 0 | 9 | ||
| 4th | Kepler grounded out to first, Polanco scored. | 1 | 9 | ||
| 4th | Sanó homered to center (444 feet). | 2 | 9 | ||
| 4th | Cruz homered to center (420 feet). | 2 | 10 | ||
| 4th | Lowe homered to left (383 feet). | 2 | 11 | ||
| 5th | Polanco homered to right (413 feet), Buxton scored. | 4 | 11 | ||
TB wins 2-1
Game Information
Tropicana Field
9:10 PM, 4 September 2021
St. Petersburg, Florida
Attendance: 13,861
Game Time:3:09
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Mike Muchlinski
- First Base Umpire - Jim Wolf
- Second Base Umpire - Junior Valentine
- Third Base Umpire - Sam Holbrook
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 |

