Twins 5-2 Pirates (15 Aug, 2018) Play-by-Play

Minnesota Twins

55-63, 34-24 home


PIT
MIN

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	7	0
0	0	0	3	0	0	0	2	-	5	10	0

PiratesTop 1st
- J. Odorizzi pitching for MIN
  PIT
  MIN
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Foul Ball
  Four-seam FB 90
  2
  Foul Ball
  Four-seam FB 90
  3
  Foul Ball
  Four-seam FB 91
  4
  Fly Out
  Splitter 84
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 1st
- J. Taillon pitching for PIT
  PIT
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 2nd
- J. Odorizzi pitching for MIN
  PIT
  MIN
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 2nd
- J. Taillon pitching for PIT
  PIT
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 3rd
- J. Odorizzi pitching for MIN
  PIT
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 3rd
- J. Taillon pitching for PIT
  PIT
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 4th
- J. Odorizzi pitching for MIN
  PIT
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 4th
- J. Taillon pitching for PIT
  PIT
  MIN
- 3 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 5th
- J. Odorizzi pitching for MIN
  PIT
  MIN
- Hechavarria hit for Mercer.
  2
  3
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 5th
- J. Taillon pitching for PIT
  PIT
  MIN
- Hechavarria at shortstop.
  2
  3
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 6th
- J. Odorizzi pitching for MIN
  PIT
  MIN
- T. Duffey pitching for MIN
  PIT
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 6th
- J. Taillon pitching for PIT
  PIT
  MIN
- Kepler caught stealing second, catcher to second.
  2
  3
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 7th
- T. Duffey pitching for MIN
  PIT
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 7th
- R. Rodríguez pitching for PIT
  PIT
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 8th
- Ta. Rogers pitching for MIN
  PIT
  MIN
- M. Magill pitching for MIN
  PIT
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 8th
- R. Rodríguez pitching for PIT
  PIT
  MIN
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 9th
- T. Hildenberger pitching for MIN
  PIT
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Foul Ball	Four-seam FB	90
2 Foul Ball	Four-seam FB	90
3 Foul Ball	Four-seam FB	91
4 Fly Out	Splitter	84

Pirates
2
Twins
5

Game 1

15/8

Pirates
4
Twins
6

Game 2

15/8

Target Field

1:10 AM, 15 August 2018

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Attendance: 28,515

Game Time:2:45

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Joe West
First Base Umpire - Doug Eddings
Second Base Umpire - Marty Foster
Third Base Umpire - Mark Ripperger

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	93	69	.574	-	L1
St. Louis	83	79	.512	10	W1
Chicago	83	79	.512	10	L1
Cincinnati	77	85	.475	16	W1
Pittsburgh	76	86	.469	17	L1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	92	69	.571	-	L2
Kansas City	86	76	.531	6.5	W1
Detroit	86	76	.531	6.5	L2
Minnesota	82	80	.506	10.5	L4
Chicago	41	121	.253	51.5	W2

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Minnesota Twins

J. Odorizzi5-7

J. Taillon9-9

T. Hildenberger2

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