Cron' 3-run blast helps Twins split doubleheader with Tigers
C.J. Cron broke open the game with a three-run homer, and the Minnesota Twins beat the Detroit Tigers 8-3 on Saturday night to earn a split of a doubleheader.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Detroit Tigers
3
Minnesota Twins
8
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| MIN | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 3-8
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 3-8
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 3-8
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 3-8
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 3-8
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 3-8
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 3-8
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 3-8
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 3-8
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 3-8
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 3-8
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 3-8
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 3-8
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 3-8
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-8
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Play Result 3-8
Gonzalez homered to left (364 feet).
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Home Run 3-8
Pitch 4 : Ball In Play
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Ball 3-7
Pitch 3 : Ball 2
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Strike Swinging 3-7
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Swinging
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Ball 3-7
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Foul Ball 3-7
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 3-7
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 3-7
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 3-7
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 3-7
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 3-7
Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 3-7
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 3-7
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-7
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Play Result 3-7
Cron homered to left (386 feet), Cruz scored and Rosario scored.
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Home Run 3-7
Pitch 2 : Ball In Play
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Ball 3-4
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-4
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Play Result 3-4
Dixon singled to right, Stewart scored, Castellanos to second.
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Single 3-4
Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-4
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Play Result 2-4
Cruz hit sacrifice fly to center, Garver scored, Gonzalez to second.
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Sacrifice Fly 2-4
Pitch 6 : Ball In Play
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Strike Swinging 2-3
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Swinging
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Ball 2-3
Pitch 4 : Ball 3
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul
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Ball 2-3
Pitch 2 : Ball 2
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Ball 2-3
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 4 : Strike 1 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-3
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Play Result 2-3
Garver tripled to deep right center, Buxton scored.
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Triple 2-3
Pitch 4 : Ball In Play
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Ball 2-2
Pitch 3 : Ball 2
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Ball 2-2
Pitch 2 : Ball 1
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Strike Looking 2-2
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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End Inning 3-8
Middle of the 9th inning
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-8
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Play Result 3-8
Jones struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 3-8
Pitch 3 : Strike 3 Swinging
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Strike Swinging 3-8
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging
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Foul Ball 3-8
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-8
Tyler Duffey pitches to JaCoby Jones
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-8
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Play Result 3-8
Greiner struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 3-8
Pitch 6 : Strike 3 Swinging
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Foul Ball 3-8
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Ball 3-8
Pitch 4 : Ball 2
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Ball 3-8
Pitch 3 : Ball 1
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Strike Swinging 3-8
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging
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Foul Ball 3-8
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-8
Tyler Duffey pitches to Grayson Greiner
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-8
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Play Result 3-8
Candelario struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 3-8
Pitch 7 : Strike 3 Swinging
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Foul Ball 3-8
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
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Ball 3-8
Pitch 5 : Ball 3
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Foul Ball 3-8
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Strike Looking 3-8
Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Looking
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Ball 3-8
Pitch 2 : Ball 2
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Ball 3-8
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-8
Tyler Duffey pitches to Jeimer Candelario
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Play Result 3-8
Duffey relieved Morin
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Start Inning 3-8
Top of the 9th inning
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End Inning 3-8
End of the 8th inning
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-8
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Play Result 3-8
Kepler popped out to third.
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Pop Out 3-8
Pitch 5 : Ball In Play
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Strike Swinging 3-8
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Swinging
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Strike Swinging 3-8
Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Swinging
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Play Result 3-8
Cron to second on wild pitch by Ramirez.
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Wild Pitch 3-8
Cron to second on wild pitch by Ramirez.
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Ball 3-8
Pitch 2 : Ball 2
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Ball 3-8
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-8
Nick Ramirez pitches to Max Kepler
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-8
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Head to Head
Injuries
Minnesota Twins
- Cole Sands Out
- David Festa Out
- Mick Abel Out
- Anthony Banda Out
- Jeff Hoffman Out
Detroit Tigers
- Jake Miller Out
- Will Vest Out
- Trey Sweeney Out
- Wenceel Perez Out
- Reese Olson Out
Lineups
ConfirmedMIN
Mitch GarverC18
Marwin Gonzalez3B14
Nelson CruzDH32
Eddie RosarioLF9
C.J. Cron1B28
Max KeplerRF22
Jonathan Schoop2B7
Ehire AdrianzaSS13
Byron BuxtonCF25
DET
Niko Goodrum2B0
Christin StewartLF20
Nick CastellanosRF21
Miguel CabreraDH24
Ronny RodriguezSS65
John Hicks1B29
Jeimer Candelario3B46
Grayson GreinerC99
JaCoby JonesCF21
Substitutes
Brandon DixonDH4
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