Gomes, Indians move up in playoff race, beat Twins
Gomes, Indians move up in playoff race, beat Twins
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Cleveland Indians
7
Minnesota Twins
3
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| MIN | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Target Field · 28,316 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 7-3
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-3
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Play Result 7-3
B Dozier homered to left center (398 feet).
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Out 7-2
Pitch 5: in play
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 5: foul
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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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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-2
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Play Result 7-2
Y Gomes homered to right center (417 feet), J Ramirez and L Chisenhall scored.
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Advancing On Force 7-2
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Advancing On Force 6-2
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 5: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-2
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Play Result 4-2
K Vargas grounded out to third, B Dozier scored.
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Advancing On Play 4-2
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-1
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Play Result 4-1
Y Gomes singled to center, M Brantley scored.
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Advancing On Play 4-1
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-1
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Play Result 3-1
J Schafer grounded into fielder's choice to first, T Plouffe scored, O Arcia out at second, K Suzuki to third.
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Batter Fielders Choice Runner Movement 3-1
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 3: 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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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 11: foul
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 10: foul
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 9: foul
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 7: foul
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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
D Santana grounded out to shortstop.
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Ground Out 7-3
Pitch 4: in play
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Strike Looking 7-3
Pitch 3: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 7-3
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 7-3
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-3
D Santana batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-3
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Play Result 7-3
J Schafer struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 7-3
Pitch 4: strike 3 (swinging)
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Ball 7-3
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Strike Swinging 7-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 7-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-3
J Schafer batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-3
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Play Result 7-3
J Pinto struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 7-3
Pitch 5: strike 3 (swinging)
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Strike Swinging 7-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 7-3
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Ball 7-3
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 7-3
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-3
J Pinto batting
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Play Result 7-3
J Pinto hit for C Herrmann.
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Start Inning 7-3
Bottom of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 7-3
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Lineup Change 7-3
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End Inning 7-3
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-3
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Play Result 7-3
C Santana grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, M Brantley out at second.
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Batter Fielders Choice Runner Movement 7-3
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Batters Fielders Choice - Runner Out 7-3
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-3
C Santana batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-3
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Play Result 7-3
M Brantley singled to center.
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Single 7-3
Pitch 5: in play
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Ball 7-3
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Ball 7-3
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Foul Ball 7-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Head to Head
CLE wins series 2-1
Injuries
Minnesota Twins
- Trevor Larnach Out
- Cole Sands Out
- David Festa Out
- Mick Abel Out
- Anthony Banda Out
Cleveland Indians
- Colin Holderman Out
- Kahlil Watson Out
- Andrew Walters Out
Lineups
ConfirmedMIN
Danny SantanaSS22
Brian Dozier2B15
Joe Mauer1B7
Kennys VargasDH92
Trevor Plouffe3B80
Kurt SuzukiC24
Oswaldo ArciaRF34
Eduardo NunezLF12
Jordan SchaferCF19
Substitutes
Chris HerrmannLF43
Josmil PintoPH21
CLE
Michael BournCF1
Jose RamirezSS11
Michael BrantleyLF23
Carlos Santana1B41
Lonnie Chisenhall3B5
Yan GomesDH15
David MurphyRF18
Roberto PerezC20
Mike Aviles2B12
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