MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS
09/21/2026
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS
GAME ID: 2917 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21ST , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Minnesota Twins (83-74) 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 9 2
San Francisco Giants (74-83) 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 8 1
Twins Get Extra-Inning, 5-4 Win
Behind the hitting of Yasiel Puig, the Minnesota Twins stopped the San Francisco Giants, 5-4, in 10 innings. Puig was 3 for 4 with a home run and 2 doubles. He drove in 3 runs and scored once for the Twins. Bobby Bass picked up the win in relief for Minnesota, while Pat Henderson took the loss. The last-place Giants have dropped 4 straight games.

Puig had a game-changing double in the top of the tenth. On a 1-1 fastball from Pat Henderson, he banged a run-scoring double to left, giving the Twins a 5-4 lead. It was the 32nd double of the year for Puig.

In postgame remarks, Puig said: "I'm proud of our guys, of their fight."
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE SAN FRANCISCO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Smith 2B 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 .299 1 16
Y. Puig 1B, RF 4 1 3 3 0 0 0 .290 15 57
A. Cochran LF 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .295 16 69
C. Curry DH 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .258 4 16
A. Garza RF 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .233 2 11
   a-A. Townsend PH, 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .309 15 58
   d-R. Fernández 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224 1 9
A. Rendon 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .230 8 40
J. Jiménez SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .300 16 72
J. Cota CF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .306 2 7
   b-C. Westerhout PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-J. Ruíz CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279 3 14
F. Mejia C 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .292 5 32
Totals 39 5 9 3 0 5 13      
a - A. Townsend pinch hit for A. Garza in the 8th
b - C. Westerhout pinch hit for J. Cota in the 9th
c - J. Ruíz substituted for C. Westerhout in the 9th
d - R. Fernández substituted for A. Townsend in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Garza (3, 4th Inning off M. Gonzales, 1 on, 1 out) , Y. Puig 2 (32, 5th Inning off M. Gonzales, 0 on, 1 out; 10th Inning off P. Henderson, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Jiménez (43, 6th Inning off M. Gonzales, 0 on, 2 outs) , C. Curry (11, 8th Inning off D. Gallagher, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: L. Smith (1, 1st Inning off M. Gonzales, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: Y. Puig (15, 4th Inning off M. Gonzales, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: L. Smith 3 , Y. Puig 8 , C. Curry 3 , A. Garza 2 , J. Jiménez 2 , J. Cota
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Curry , A. Townsend , J. Jiménez 2 , F. Mejia 2
Sac Fly: Y. Puig
Hit by Pitch: J. Cota
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: A. Garza (2) , A. Townsend (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Zimmer RF 5 2 2 0 0 2 2 .250 10 56
N. Harris 2B 5 2 2 3 0 0 3 .236 8 33
R. Tapia LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .277 11 62
   a-T. Williams PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .228 5 18
   c-A. King LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .257 0 3
G. Jimenez DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .235 21 75
   b-J. González DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .290 4 37
H. Rodríguez SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .282 1 50
   d-M. Pacheco PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .217 0 2
C. Seager 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .265 16 86
N. Arenado 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .253 11 65
S. Perez C 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 .333 6 27
D. Lawrence CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .188 9 43
Totals 39 4 8 3 1 8 16      
a - T. Williams pinch hit for R. Tapia in the 8th
b - J. González inserted as DH in the 8th
c - A. King substituted for T. Williams in the 9th
d - M. Pacheco pinch hit for H. Rodríguez in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Zimmer (25, 3rd Inning off H. Ynoa, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Perez (13, 4th Inning off H. Ynoa, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: N. Harris 2 (8, 3rd Inning off H. Ynoa, 1 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off H. Ynoa, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Zimmer 3 , N. Harris 8 , H. Rodríguez , N. Arenado , S. Perez 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Harris , G. Jimenez , H. Rodríguez , M. Pacheco , D. Lawrence 2
Sac Bunt: S. Perez
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: N. Arenado (12)
PB: S. Perez
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE SAN FRANCISCO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
H. Ynoa 5.2 6 4 3 1 4 2 25 102 5.26   
B. McDonald 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 9 7.54   
T. Meyers 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 17 5.74   
B. Bass W (8-5) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 8 39 3.30   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Ynoa 46
Batters Faced: H. Ynoa 25, B. McDonald 3, T. Meyers 5, B. Bass 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Ynoa 6-7, B. McDonald 0-1, T. Meyers 1-2, B. Bass 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: H. Ynoa 102-67, B. McDonald 9-9, T. Meyers 17-12, B. Bass 39-24
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. McDonald 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
M. Gonzales 5.2 7 4 2 0 3 1 25 93 3.38   
D. Gallagher 2.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 39 4.20   
P. Henderson L (8-9) 2.0 1 1 0 0 2 0 7 26 1.89   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Gonzales 46
Batters Faced: M. Gonzales 25, D. Gallagher 9, P. Henderson 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Gonzales 4-10, D. Gallagher 3-4, P. Henderson 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Gonzales 93-61, D. Gallagher 39-27, P. Henderson 26-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Gallagher 1-0
Hit Batsmen: D. Gallagher
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Yasiel Puig
Ballpark: AT&T Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 6:45 PM PT
Time: 3:44
Attendance: 29254
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