Twins beat Indians in manager Ron Gardenhire's 1,000th win
Twins beat Indians 7-3 in Gardenhire's 1,000th win
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Minnesota Twins
7
Cleveland Indians
3
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| CLE | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
Progressive Field · 14,153 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 7-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-3
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Play Result 7-3
Y Gomes hit sacrifice fly to center, M Brantley scored.
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Advancing On Play 7-3
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-2
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Play Result 7-2
A Cabrera doubled to deep right center, C Santana scored, M Brantley to third.
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Advancing On Force 7-2
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-1
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Play Result 7-1
J Kubel singled to right, C Colabello scored, T Plouffe to second, T Plouffe thrown out at third attempting to advance on play.
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Advancing On Force 7-1
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Play Result 6-1
J Mauer scored, C Colabello to second on wild pitch by V Pestano.
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Wild Pitch 6-1
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Out 5-1
Pitch 3: in play
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Play Result 5-1
L Chisenhall scored on K Gibson's wild pitch.
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Wild Pitch 5-1
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Play Result 5-0
T Plouffe scored on Y Gomes' passed ball.
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Passed Ball 5-0
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-0
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Play Result 4-0
T Plouffe doubled to deep right center, C Colabello scored.
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Advancing On Play 4-0
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-0
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Play Result 3-0
J Pinto singled to right, T Plouffe scored, J Kubel to second.
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Advancing On Force 3-0
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-0
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Play Result 2-0
J Kubel singled to center, J Willingham scored, T Plouffe to third.
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Advancing On Play 2-0
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-0
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Play Result 1-0
B Dozier homered to left (360 feet).
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End Inning 7-3
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-3
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Play Result 7-3
M Aviles grounded into fielder's choice to third, A Cabrera out at third.
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Batter Fielders Choice Runner Movement 7-3
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Batters Fielders Choice - Runner Out 7-3
Pitch 4: in play
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Foul Ball 7-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Ball 7-3
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-3
M Aviles batting
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Play Result 7-3
M Aviles hit for L Chisenhall.
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Lineup Change 7-3
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Lineup Change 7-3
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-3
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Play Result 7-3
Y Gomes hit sacrifice fly to center, M Brantley scored.
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Advancing On Play 7-3
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Sacrifice Fly 7-2
Pitch 3: in play
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Ball 7-2
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 7-2
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-2
Y Gomes batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-2
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Play Result 7-2
R Raburn struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 7-2
Pitch 4: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Ball 7-2
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-2
R Raburn batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-2
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Play Result 7-2
A Cabrera doubled to deep right center, C Santana scored, M Brantley to third.
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Advancing On Force 7-2
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Advancing On Force 7-2
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Double 7-1
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-1
A Cabrera batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-1
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Play Result 7-1
M Brantley singled to center, C Santana to third.
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Advancing On Play 7-1
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Single 7-1
Pitch 2: in play
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Strike Looking 7-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-1
M Brantley batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-1
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Play Result 7-1
C Santana walked.
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Head to Head
MIN wins series 2-1
Injuries
Cleveland Indians
- Colin Holderman Out
- Kahlil Watson Out
- Andrew Walters Out
Minnesota Twins
- Trevor Larnach Out
- Cole Sands Out
- David Festa Out
- Mick Abel Out
- Anthony Banda Out
Lineups
ConfirmedCLE
Nyjer MorganCF6
Nick Swisher1B23
Jason Kipnis2B22
Carlos SantanaDH41
Michael BrantleyLF23
Asdrubal CabreraSS3
David MurphyRF18
Yan GomesC15
Lonnie Chisenhall3B5
Substitutes
Ryan RaburnRF18
Mike AvilesPH12
MIN
Brian Dozier2B15
Joe Mauer1B7
Josh WillinghamLF7
Chris ColabelloDH15
Trevor Plouffe3B80
Jason KubelRF13
Josmil PintoC21
Aaron HicksCF12
Pedro FlorimonSS18
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