Major League Baseball
Minnesota Twins
8
Cincinnati Reds
5
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| CIN | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Torii Hunter homered again after a long delay at the start of the game, and Phil Hughes got his third straight victory, leading the Minnesota Twins to an 8-5 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on T
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Mauer singled to center, Hunter scored.
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 10: in play
Pitch 9: foul
Pitch 8: foul
Pitch 7: foul
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
De Jesús scored, Votto to third on wild pitch by Boyer.
Votto reached on infield single to second, Hamilton to third, De Jesús to second, Hamilton scored, De Jesús to third, Votto to second on throwing error by second baseman Dozier.
De Jesús singled to center, Barnhart scored, Hamilton to second.
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Byrd homered to left center (395 feet).
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Suzuki singled to center, Rosario and Núñez scored.
Núñez singled to right, Plouffe scored, Rosario to third, Núñez to second advancing on throw.
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Plouffe grounded into fielder's choice to second, Dozier scored, Mauer out at second.
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
End of the 9th
Frazier struck out swinging.
Pitch 5: strike 3 (swinging)
Pitch 4: ball 2
Votto to third on wild pitch by Perkins.
Pitch 3: strike 2 (swinging)
Votto to second on fielder's indifference.
Pitch 2: ball 1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Frazier batting
Votto walked.
Pitch 7: ball 4
Pitch 6: ball 3
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 4: ball 2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (swinging)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 1: ball 1
Votto batting
De Jesús flied out to right.
Pitch 3: in play
Pitch 2: ball 1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
De Jesús batting
Hamilton lined out to pitcher.
Pitch 4: in play
Pitch 3: strike 1 (looking)
Pitch 2: ball 2
Pitch 1: ball 1
Hamilton batting
Perkins relieved Fien.
Bottom of the 9th inning
Middle of the 9th
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CIN wins series 2-1
Billy HamiltonCF0
Ivan De Jesus Jr.2B11
Joey Votto1B37
Todd Frazier3B99
Jay BruceRF30
Marlon ByrdLF6
Tucker BarnhartC18
Eugenio SuarezSS28
Anthony DeSclafaniP21
Burke BadenhopP72
J.J. HooverP40
Brayan PenaPH25
Carlos ContrerasP53
Brian Dozier2B15
Torii HunterRF48
Joe Mauer1B7
Trevor Plouffe3B80
Eddie RosarioLF9
Eduardo NunezSS12
Kurt SuzukiC24
Danny SantanaCF22
Phil HughesP59
Blaine BoyerP51
Kennys VargasPH92
Casey FienP54
Glen PerkinsP15
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