Major League Baseball

FINAL Friday, September 22, 2023
Los Angeles Angels 6
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Minnesota Twins 8
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Match Report

Minnesota Twins clinch AL Central title with 8-6 win over Angels

— After celebrating on the field and before any bottles were popped in the clubhouse, Minnesota Twins manager Rocco Baldelli had a message for his team: congratulations, enjoy it — but there's more to be done.

Full story at ESPN →

Top Performers

LAA

  • Nolan Schanuel · ·
  • Zach Neto · ·
  • Brandon Drury · ·
  • Logan O'Hoppe · ·

MIN

  • Donovan Solano · ·
  • Alex Kirilloff · ·
  • Jorge Polanco · ·
  • Ryan Jeffers · ·

Recent Plays

  1. · 9th Inning
  2. · 9th Inning Drury grounded out to second.
  3. · 9th Inning Pitch 5 : Ball In Play
  4. · 9th Inning Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Looking
  5. · 9th Inning Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Swinging
  6. · 9th Inning Pitch 2 : Ball 2
  7. · 9th Inning Pitch 1 : Ball 1
  8. · 9th Inning Jhoan Duran pitches to Brandon Drury

Head to Head

MIN wins series 2-1

Injuries

Minnesota Twins

  • Byron Buxton Out
  • Anthony Banda Out
  • Walker Jenkins Out
  • Mike Paredes 60-Day-IL
  • Cole Sands 60-Day-IL

Los Angeles Angels

  • Yoan Moncada 60-Day-IL
  • Robert Stephenson 60-Day-IL
  • Anthony Rendon 60-Day-IL
  • Jack Kochanowicz 60-Day-IL

Lineups

MIN

  1. 16Donovan Solano1B
  2. 11Jorge PolancoDH
  3. 27Ryan JeffersC
  4. 22Max KeplerRF
  5. 3Willi Castro3B
  6. 15Kyle FarmerSS
  7. 6Edouard Julien2B
  8. 21Michael A. TaylorCF
  9. 38Matt WallnerLF

LAA

  1. 18Nolan Schanuel1B
  2. 9Zach NetoSS
  3. 24Brandon DruryDH
  4. 4Logan O'HoppeC
  5. 7Jo AdellCF
  6. 21Jared WalshRF
  7. 34Randal GrichukLF
  8. 22David Fletcher2B
  9. 17Michael Stefanic3B

MLB News

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