Lincecum wild, but Giants beat Twins 6-2
Lincecum wild, but Giants beat Twins 6-2
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Minnesota Twins
2
San Francisco Giants
6
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| SF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 2-6
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 2-6
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-6
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-6
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-6
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-6
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-6
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-6
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-6
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-6
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Play Result 2-6
B Hicks hit sacrifice fly to right, B Crawford scored.
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Advancing On Play 2-6
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 2-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-5
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Play Result 2-5
B Hicks homered to left (388 feet).
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-4
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Play Result 2-4
H Pence safe at first on error by shortstop E Escobar, A Pagan scored.
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Error 2-4
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-3
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Play Result 2-3
C Parmelee grounded out to second, J Mauer scored.
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Advancing On Play 2-3
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-3
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Play Result 1-3
J Mauer tripled to deep right center, B Dozier scored.
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Advancing On Force 1-3
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 5: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-3
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Play Result 0-3
P Sandoval homered to right (381 feet), H Pence and B Posey scored.
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Advancing On Force 0-3
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End Inning 2-6
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-6
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Play Result 2-6
T Plouffe grounded out to shortstop.
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Ground Out 2-6
Pitch 3: in play
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Strike Looking 2-6
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 2-6
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-6
T Plouffe batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-6
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Play Result 2-6
J Mauer struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 2-6
Pitch 3: strike 3 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 2-6
Pitch 2: strike 2 (looking)
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Strike Looking 2-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-6
J Mauer batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-6
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Play Result 2-6
B Dozier grounded out to pitcher.
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Ground Out 2-6
Pitch 5: in play
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Ball 2-6
Pitch 4: ball 1
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Foul Ball 2-6
Pitch 3: foul
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Strike Looking 2-6
Pitch 2: strike 2 (looking)
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Strike Looking 2-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-6
B Dozier batting
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Play Result 2-6
J Arias at third base.
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Start Inning 2-6
Top of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 2-6
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Lineup Change 2-6
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End Inning 2-6
End of the 8th
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-6
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Play Result 2-6
P Sandoval grounded out to first.
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Ground Out 2-6
Pitch 6: in play
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Foul Ball 2-6
Pitch 5: foul
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Strike Looking 2-6
Pitch 4: strike 2 (looking)
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Foul Ball 2-6
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Ball 2-6
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 2-6
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-6
P Sandoval batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-6
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Play Result 2-6
B Posey lined out to center.
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Line Out 2-6
Pitch 3: in play
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Foul Ball 2-6
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 2-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Head to Head
SF wins series 3-0
Injuries
San Francisco Giants
- Harrison Bader Out
- Randy Rodriguez Out
- Rowan Wick Out
- Matt Chapman Out
- Rafael Devers Out
Minnesota Twins
- Trevor Larnach Out
- Cole Sands Out
- David Festa Out
- Mick Abel Out
- Anthony Banda Out
Lineups
ConfirmedSF
Angel PaganCF16
Hunter PenceRF8
Buster Posey1B28
Pablo Sandoval3B48
Michael MorseLF38
Hector SanchezC63
Brandon CrawfordSS35
Brandon Hicks2B15
Tim LincecumP44
Substitutes
Joaquin Arias3B1
Jeremy AffeldtP41
Javier LopezP49
Jean MachiP
Gregor BlancoLF7
MIN
Brian Dozier2B15
Joe Mauer1B7
Trevor Plouffe3B80
Chris Mathhew ParmeleeLF89
Kurt SuzukiC24
Jason KubelLF13
Eduardo EscobarSS3
Aaron HicksCF12
Kyle GibsonP48
Substitutes
Chris ColabelloRF15
Eduardo NunezPH12
Caleb ThielbarP24
Josmil PintoPH21
Matt GuerrierP54
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