MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT CINCINNATI REDS
06/18/2025
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT CINCINNATI REDS
GAME ID: 1683 - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (34-40) 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 2
Cincinnati Reds (34-39) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 0
Twins Handle Cincinnati, Snag 3-1 Win
Steven Matz pitched well, but his team, the Cincinnati Reds, still dropped a 3-1 decision to the Minnesota Twins at Great American Ball Park. Minnesota pitcher Bob McDonald got the win, upping his record to 5-5. Steven Matz got the loss. Today's win puts Minnesota at 34-40, while Cincinnati falls to 34-39.

The Twins got a big at-bat from catcher Francisco Mejia. For the game, Mejia went 1 for 5 with a home run. He drove in 2 runs and scored once. In the top of the first, with a runner on 2nd, he stroked a 2-run home run. His 8th home run of the season gave Minnesota a 2-0 lead.

"Can't say enough about our pitching," said Mejia.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Jiménez SS 5 1 2 0 0 2 0 .269 0 4
F. Mejia C 5 1 1 2 0 1 1 .301 8 32
A. Cochran RF 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .246 6 29
G. Corporan 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .264 9 38
A. Townsend DH 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .336 4 36
R. Fernández LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .220 2 13
S. Jordan 1B 3 0 2 0 1 0 2 .354 1 9
L. Aguilar 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 7 .231 0 11
S. Iwamoto CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .278 9 46
Totals 36 3 9 3 2 7 21      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Jiménez (4, 1st Inning off S. Matz, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Townsend (33, 8th Inning off J. Fernández, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: F. Mejia (8, 1st Inning off S. Matz, 1 on, 0 outs) , A. Cochran (6, 3rd Inning off S. Matz, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Jiménez 3 , F. Mejia 4 , A. Cochran 4 , A. Townsend 4 , S. Jordan 2
2-out RBI: A. Cochran
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Aguilar , S. Iwamoto 2
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: G. Corporan (10) , L. Aguilar (4)
Double Plays: 2 (Corporan-Aguilar-Jordan, Cochran-Corporan)
OF assists: 1 (Cochran(Morán at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Lambright LF, CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .319 11 39
   b-A. Lamb PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265 1 6
L. Garcia SS 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .275 4 20
J. Parra RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .267 14 46
D. Paulino 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .276 9 48
J. Bauers DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291 5 17
J. Adams C 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .308 2 25
J. Morán 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .419 0 4
D. Sheehan CF 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .229 1 12
   a-D. Beggar PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .306 1 9
J. Ramirez 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .294 1 2
Totals 32 1 5 1 1 5 14      
a - D. Beggar pinch hit for D. Sheehan in the 7th
b - A. Lamb pinch hit for M. Lambright in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: D. Paulino (9, 9th Inning off P. Calhoun, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Paulino 4 , J. Adams , J. Morán , D. Sheehan 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Parra , J. Ramirez
GIDP: D. Paulino
Hit by Pitch: L. Garcia
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Morán (3)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Portillo 3.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 43 1.72   
B. McDonald W (5-5) 1.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 27 5.71   
J. González 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 22 5.40   
L. Romano H (16) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17 4.07   
P. Calhoun SV (9) 1.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 14 1.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Portillo 54
Batters Faced: A. Portillo 13, B. McDonald 7, J. González 5, L. Romano 5, P. Calhoun 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Portillo 4-3, B. McDonald 4-0, J. González 2-2, L. Romano 0-4, P. Calhoun 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Portillo 43-27, B. McDonald 27-17, J. González 22-15, L. Romano 17-11, P. Calhoun 14-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. González 2-0 , L. Romano 1-0
WP: B. McDonald
Hit Batsmen: A. Portillo
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Matz L (6-4) 6.0 8 3 3 1 5 2 94 3.68   
J. Fernández 2.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 31 4.21   
A. West 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 6.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Matz 48
Batters Faced: S. Matz 27, J. Fernández 8, A. West 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Matz 7-6, J. Fernández 2-2, A. West 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Matz 94-65, J. Fernández 31-19, A. West 13-9
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Steven Matz
Ballpark: Great American Ball Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (71 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM ET
Time: 3:06
Attendance: 38914
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