MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND SPIDERS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
09/23/2023
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND SPIDERS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 2886 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23RD , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Spiders (69-85) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 7 0
Minnesota Twins (65-90) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 3 9 1
Spiders Fall Short at Minnesota, 3-2
The Cleveland Spiders got a superb performance from pitcher Anthony DeSclafani, but the Minnesota Twins still won the game, 3-2. DeSclafani threw 7.0 innings of 5-hit ball. The last-place Twins now have a win-loss record of 65-90.

Andy Townsend was the walk-off hero for Minnesota. With the game tied in the bottom of the ninth inning, the Twins pinch hitter hit a dramatic run-scoring single to send the teams home.

"It's great when the crowd gets into it," Townsend said.
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Wendle 2B 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .253 8 41
E. Jones 3B 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .267 17 71
M. Ozuna RF 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 .242 24 75
L. Chu 1B 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 .251 26 75
J. Abreu DH 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .247 7 25
J. Young CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .270 10 30
   a-L. Thompson PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .280 2 13
   b-J. Pederson CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 11 25
I. Soto LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .216 10 33
S. Moore SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .232 1 5
M. Pentecost C 3 0 1 0 1 1 3 .299 7 36
Totals 33 2 7 2 5 8 18      
a - L. Thompson pinch hit for J. Young in the 8th
b - J. Pederson substituted for L. Thompson in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Thompson (11, 8th Inning off L. Romano, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Wendle , E. Jones , J. Abreu 2 , J. Young , L. Thompson 2 , M. Pentecost
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Jones , M. Ozuna 2 , I. Soto , M. Pentecost
GIDP: I. Soto
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Young (14)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Pederson-Pentecost)
OF assists: 2 (Young(Mejia at 3rd base), Pederson(Freeman at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Mejia C 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .246 4 39
J. Arias CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .229 1 5
F. Freeman 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .271 9 55
A. Cochran RF 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .272 23 74
L. Vargas DH 4 0 2 1 0 2 0 .288 3 10
G. Corporan 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 .242 9 48
T. Martínez LF 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .217 10 21
D. Downing SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .266 3 39
   a-A. Townsend PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .333 0 3
J. Martinez 2B 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .247 0 8
Totals 32 3 9 3 3 5 8      
a - A. Townsend pinch hit for D. Downing in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Martinez (16, 3rd Inning off A. DeSclafani, 0 on, 0 outs) , F. Mejia (27, 5th Inning off A. DeSclafani, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: F. Mejia 2 , J. Arias , F. Freeman , L. Vargas 2 , T. Martínez , A. Townsend , J. Martinez 3
2-out RBI: F. Mejia , A. Townsend
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Downing
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: F. Mejia (4)

FIELDING
Errors: F. Mejia (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Martinez-Downing-Freeman)
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. DeSclafani 7.0 5 1 1 1 5 0 86 5.26   
J. Fuentes H (7) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 2.49   
J. Barrett L (5-8), BS (6) 0.2 4 2 2 2 0 0 21 4.19   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. DeSclafani 67
Batters Faced: A. DeSclafani 25, J. Fuentes 3, J. Barrett 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. DeSclafani 12-2, J. Fuentes 1-2, J. Barrett 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. DeSclafani 86-57, J. Fuentes 8-7, J. Barrett 21-9
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Ynoa 5.0 5 1 1 2 6 0 84 4.17   
P. Calhoun 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 22 3.18   
J. López 0.1 0 1 1 1 0 0 9 4.12   
L. Romano 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 11 3.18   
S. Bliss 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5.24   
A. López W (2-3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 4.44   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Ynoa 57
Batters Faced: H. Ynoa 21, P. Calhoun 8, J. López 3, L. Romano 3, S. Bliss 1, A. López 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Ynoa 5-3, P. Calhoun 2-3, J. López 1-0, L. Romano 1-0, S. Bliss 0-1, A. López 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: H. Ynoa 84-50, P. Calhoun 22-14, J. López 9-4, L. Romano 11-6, S. Bliss 3-2, A. López 8-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Romano 2-1 , S. Bliss 3-0
WP: H. Ynoa , P. Calhoun
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Anthony DeSclafani
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Clear skies (60 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 6:10 PM CT
Time: 3:00
Attendance: 30038
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