MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS
09/23/2026
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS
GAME ID: 2934 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23RD , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (85-74) 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 10 2
San Francisco Giants (74-85) 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 12 0
San Francisco Downed, 4-3, by Twins
The San Francisco Giants got a sterling performance from pitcher Gerrit Cole, but the Minnesota Twins still prevailed, 4-3. Cole threw 5.0 innings allowing 2 runs. Randy Lewis converted his 3rd save in 6 tries. The Twins have a winning streak of 5 games.

Minnesota needed the clutch hitting of Lou Smith to seal the deal. The shortstop swatted a solo home run in the top of the ninth inning to put the Twins on top, 4-3. For the game, Smith had 1 home run and 1 single in 5 at-bats.

"I like the roll we're on," said Minnesota manager Robin Ventura.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE SAN FRANCISCO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Smith SS 5 2 2 1 0 1 2 .304 2 17
J. Cota CF 5 0 2 0 0 1 0 .339 2 7
A. Cochran LF 5 1 1 2 0 2 3 .294 18 73
A. Garza RF 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .224 2 11
A. Martin C 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .263 15 53
J. Jiménez 3B, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .296 16 72
C. Westerhout DH 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 .125 0 1
   a-F. Mejia DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .289 5 32
J. Ruíz 2B 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 .282 3 14
   b-C. Curry PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 4 17
   d-A. Rendon 2B, 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 8 40
R. Fernández 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .215 1 9
   c-Y. Puig PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .287 15 57
   e-A. Townsend 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 15 58
Totals 37 4 10 4 2 7 14      
a - F. Mejia inserted as DH in the 8th
b - C. Curry pinch hit for J. Ruíz in the 9th
c - Y. Puig pinch hit for R. Fernández in the 9th
d - A. Rendon substituted for C. Curry in the 9th
e - A. Townsend substituted for Y. Puig in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Cota (2, 9th Inning off C. Greene, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Cochran (18, 1st Inning off G. Cole, 1 on, 1 out) , L. Smith (2, 9th Inning off C. Greene, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: L. Smith 5 , J. Cota 3 , A. Cochran 4 , A. Martin 2 , C. Westerhout , J. Ruíz 2
2-out RBI: L. Smith , C. Westerhout
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , A. Cochran 2 , F. Mejia , R. Fernández
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Garza (1)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Jiménez (9) , J. Ruíz (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Jiménez-Smith-Townsend)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Harris 2B, 1B 5 1 3 0 0 1 0 .238 8 33
J. González RF, 2B 5 0 1 1 0 0 5 .287 4 38
R. Tapia LF 4 0 2 1 0 2 1 .278 11 63
G. Jimenez DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .234 21 75
H. Rodríguez SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .279 1 50
C. Seager 1B 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .270 16 86
   a-T. Williams PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233 5 18
   b-A. King PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .243 0 3
   c-D. Lawrence PR, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 9 43
N. Arenado 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .253 11 65
B. Zimmer CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .248 10 57
S. Perez C 3 1 2 0 0 1 2 .339 6 27
   d-M. Pacheco PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208 0 2
Totals 38 3 12 3 0 8 17      
a - T. Williams pinch hit for C. Seager in the 6th
b - A. King pinch hit for T. Williams in the 8th
c - D. Lawrence pinch ran for A. King in the 8th
d - M. Pacheco pinch hit for S. Perez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Tapia (35, 1st Inning off D. Collins, 0 on, 2 outs) , C. Seager (30, 4th Inning off D. Collins, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: N. Harris 3 , J. González , R. Tapia 3 , G. Jimenez , C. Seager 2 , N. Arenado , B. Zimmer , S. Perez 2
2-out RBI: R. Tapia
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. González , G. Jimenez , B. Zimmer
GIDP: J. González
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Jimenez (8)
CS: N. Arenado (1) , S. Perez (1)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE SAN FRANCISCO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
D. Collins 5.0 8 3 3 0 4 0 23 97 3.56   
J. Navas 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 16 1.98   
P. Calhoun W (5-2) 2.0 3 0 0 0 3 0 9 37 2.22   
R. Lewis SV (3) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 16 4.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Collins 43
Batters Faced: D. Collins 23, J. Navas 3, P. Calhoun 9, R. Lewis 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Collins 6-4, J. Navas 0-2, P. Calhoun 2-0, R. Lewis 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Collins 97-61, J. Navas 16-9, P. Calhoun 37-21, R. Lewis 16-10
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
G. Cole 5.0 6 2 2 0 4 1 21 98 5.05   
B. Carter BS (2) 2.0 1 1 1 2 0 0 9 38 5.74   
C. Greene L (5-7) 1.2 3 1 1 0 2 1 8 29 3.09   
R. Mendoza 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 7 4.77   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Cole 51
Batters Faced: G. Cole 21, B. Carter 9, C. Greene 8, R. Mendoza 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Cole 2-9, B. Carter 1-5, C. Greene 2-1, R. Mendoza 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: G. Cole 98-67, B. Carter 38-19, C. Greene 29-20, R. Mendoza 7-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Mendoza 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Gerrit Cole
Ballpark: AT&T Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 12:45 PM PT
Time: 3:41
Attendance: 27528
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