Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Minnesota 4, Cleveland 2
When: 7:10 PM ET, Thursday, August 17, 2017
Where: Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Temperature: 73°
Umpires: Home - Chad Fairchild, 1B - David Rackley, 2B - Alfonso Marquez, 3B - Sean Barber
Attendance: 22857
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Cleveland
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K LOB Avg
Jason Kipnis 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .228
Francisco Lindor SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
Jay Bruce RF 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .370
Edwin Encarnacion DH 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .252
Carlos Santana 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .248
Austin Jackson LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .317
Abraham Almonte CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .222
Roberto Perez C 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .175
Giovanny Urshela 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .217
Totals 29 2 3 2 3 7 6  
Batting
3B - Carlos Santana (2)
HR - Jay Bruce (1)
TB - Jay Bruce 4, Edwin Encarnacion, Carlos Santana 3
RBI - Jay Bruce (6), Carlos Santana (64)
2-Out RBI - Jay Bruce (3)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Abraham Almonte (13)
GIDP - Giovanny Urshela (3)
Team LOB - 3
Fielding
E - Giovanny Urshela (2)
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Ryan Merritt 3.2 6 2 1 1 1 0 3.12
Dan Otero 1.0 3 0 0 0 2 0 3.22
Mike Clevinger (L 6-5) 2.2 3 2 2 3 5 1 3.75
Trevor Bauer 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.72
Pitches-Strikes - Ryan Merritt 61-41, Dan Otero 20-14, Mike Clevinger 60-30, Trevor Bauer 9-7
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Ryan Merritt 5-2, Dan Otero 0-1, Mike Clevinger 1-1, Trevor Bauer 0-1
Batters Faced - Ryan Merritt 18, Dan Otero 6, Mike Clevinger 14, Trevor Bauer 3
Inherited Runners-Scored - Mike Clevinger 1-0, Trevor Bauer 2-1
Minnesota
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K LOB Avg
Brian Dozier 2B 3 1 2 0 2 0 0 .256
Joe Mauer 1B 5 0 3 0 0 1 2 .283
Miguel Sano DH 3 0 0 0 2 1 4 .263
Eduardo Escobar 3B 5 0 3 2 0 1 3 .256
Eddie Rosario LF 5 0 1 0 0 3 6 .297
Robbie Grossman RF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .243
     Max Kepler PH-RF 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 .252
Byron Buxton CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .234
Chris Gimenez C 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .187
Ehire Adrianza SS 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 .283
Totals 36 4 13 4 4 9 26  
Batting
2B - Eduardo Escobar (11), Ehire Adrianza (6)
HR - Max Kepler (15)
TB - Brian Dozier 2, Joe Mauer 3, Eduardo Escobar 4, Eddie Rosario, Robbie Grossman, Max Kepler 4, Byron Buxton, Ehire Adrianza 2
RBI - Eduardo Escobar 2 (40), Max Kepler (49), Ehire Adrianza (16)
2-Out RBI - Eduardo Escobar (20)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Miguel Sano (53), Eduardo Escobar 2 (37), Eddie Rosario 2 (36), Max Kepler 2 (43), Ehire Adrianza 2 (10)
SF - Ehire Adrianza (6)
GIDP - Eddie Rosario (7)
Team LOB - 13
Baserunning
SB - Byron Buxton (21, 2nd off Merritt/Perez)
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Aaron Slegers 6.1 2 2 2 2 3 1 2.84
Trevor Hildenberger (W 2-1; BS 1) 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.96
Taylor Rogers (H 27) 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.60
Matt Belisle (SV 3) 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 4.63
Pitches-Strikes - Aaron Slegers 82-52, Trevor Hildenberger 12-11, Taylor Rogers 16-11, Matt Belisle 11-9
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Aaron Slegers 7-2, Trevor Hildenberger 3-0, Taylor Rogers 0-0, Matt Belisle 0-0
Batters Faced - Aaron Slegers 22, Trevor Hildenberger 5, Taylor Rogers 3, Matt Belisle 2
Inherited Runners-Scored - Trevor Hildenberger 1-1, Matt Belisle 1-0