MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT CLEVELAND SPIDERS
05/16/2023
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT CLEVELAND SPIDERS
GAME ID: 1198 - TUESDAY, MAY 16TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (17-25) 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 10 0
Cleveland Spiders (21-21) 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 0 X 6 13 0
Spiders Top Twins to Even Record
Cleveland Spiders starter Lance McCullers Jr. kept the Minnesota Twins hitters in check, leading his team to a comfortable 6-2 win. Cleveland is 21-21 and Minnesota, with the loss, 17-25.

Mike Garland, who is tied for 2nd in the AL in triples with 4, aided the Cleveland cause with a run-scoring ground out in the bottom of the third. For the game, the shortstop went 1 for 2.

Garland attributed the win to "everyone pulling their weight."
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Sierra CF 5 0 1 0 0 2 1 .286 0 16
F. Mejia C 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .220 0 6
D. Godfrey RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .203 2 11
A. Minier DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .284 4 18
F. Freeman 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .290 2 19
A. Cochran LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .294 6 25
T. Dudley 3B 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .396 0 4
L. Carpio 2B 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .270 1 17
D. Downing SS 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .400 1 10
Totals 36 2 10 2 1 13 15      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Dudley (6, 2nd Inning off L. McCullers Jr., 0 on, 2 outs) , F. Mejia (7, 3rd Inning off L. McCullers Jr., 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: T. Dudley (1, 6th Inning off J. Sanchez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Downing (1, 7th Inning off J. Barrett, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Sierra , F. Mejia 4 , A. Minier , T. Dudley 6 , L. Carpio , D. Downing 4
2-out RBI: L. Carpio
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Cochran , L. Carpio
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: F. Mejia (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Buxton CF 5 0 2 1 0 0 1 .279 2 15
J. Wendle 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .290 1 13
M. Garland SS 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 .280 5 23
   a-J. Arauz SS 3 1 2 0 0 0 3 .273 0 7
M. Ozuna RF 5 0 1 1 0 1 4 .267 11 32
E. Jones 3B 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .268 5 19
L. Chu 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .209 7 21
I. Soto DH 2 2 1 2 1 0 3 .235 4 8
T. Polo LF 4 0 3 1 0 0 1 .307 5 19
M. Pentecost C 3 1 0 0 1 1 5 .089 1 1
Totals 36 6 13 6 3 3 24      
a - J. Arauz substituted for M. Garland in the 4th

BATTING
Home Runs: I. Soto (4, 4th Inning off T. Cooney, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Buxton 2 , J. Wendle , M. Garland , J. Arauz 2 , M. Ozuna , E. Jones , L. Chu , I. Soto 4 , T. Polo 3
2-out RBI: M. Ozuna , T. Polo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Arauz , M. Ozuna , E. Jones , M. Pentecost
Sac Fly: I. Soto
Hit by Pitch: J. Wendle
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Garland (3)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Ozuna(Mejia at home))
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Cooney L (1-6) 5.0 7 3 3 1 1 1 89 5.21   
J. López 0.2 1 1 1 1 0 0 21 4.18   
P. Calhoun 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2.37   
A. López 0.1 2 2 2 1 0 0 13 6.06   
L. Romano 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 10 2.38   
S. Bliss 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 15 5.94   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Cooney 41
Batters Faced: T. Cooney 24, J. López 4, P. Calhoun 1, A. López 4, L. Romano 3, S. Bliss 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Cooney 10-4, J. López 1-1, P. Calhoun 0-1, A. López 0-1, L. Romano 0-1, S. Bliss 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Cooney 89-55, J. López 21-11, P. Calhoun 3-1, A. López 13-7, L. Romano 10-7, S. Bliss 15-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Calhoun 1-0 , L. Romano 3-2
WP: T. Cooney
Hit Batsmen: T. Cooney
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. McCullers Jr. W (4-2) 5.1 7 1 1 1 9 0 87 2.55   
J. Sanchez H (3) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 13 2.57   
J. Barrett H (2) 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 13 7.71   
A. Reed 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15 2.38   
J. Medina 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. McCullers Jr. 58
Batters Faced: L. McCullers Jr. 23, J. Sanchez 3, J. Barrett 4, A. Reed 3, J. Medina 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. McCullers Jr. 3-3, J. Sanchez 1-0, J. Barrett 0-2, A. Reed 1-0, J. Medina 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: L. McCullers Jr. 87-56, J. Sanchez 13-9, J. Barrett 13-9, A. Reed 15-10, J. Medina 12-8
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Lance McCullers Jr.
Ballpark: Progressive Field
Weather: Rain (58 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM ET
Time: 3:24
Attendance: 32501
Special Notes: SS Mike Garland was injured while running the bases.
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