Cleveland Guardians vs. Minnesota Twins: game summary
Final · August 16, 2021 at 8:10 p.m.
Target Field
Summary
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 1 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 4 |
Decisions
- WinnerCaleb Thielbar
- LoserNick Wittgren
Scoring plays
- Bot 1Max Kepler homers (16) on a fly ball to right center field.0-1
- Top 2Bradley Zimmer homers (5) on a fly ball to center field. Franmil Reyes scores.2-1
- Bot 3Josh Donaldson singles on a line drive to center fielder Myles Straw. Jorge Polanco scores.2-2
- Bot 4Max Kepler grounds into a force out, shortstop Amed Rosario to second baseman Andres Gimenez. Jake Cave scores. Andrelton Simmons out at 2nd. Max Kepler to 1st.2-3
- Top 5Jose Ramirez singles on a ground ball to right fielder Max Kepler. Amed Rosario scores.3-3
- Top 6Austin Hedges doubles (3) on a fly ball to left fielder Brent Rooker. Owen Miller scores. Andres Gimenez out at home on the throw, left fielder Brent Rooker to shortstop Andrelton Simmons to catcher Ryan Jeffers.4-3
- Bot 6Ryan Jeffers homers (11) on a fly ball to center field.4-4
- Bot 10Jorge Polanco doubles (24) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Bradley Zimmer. Max Kepler scores. Rob Refsnyder to 3rd.4-5
Box score
Cleveland Guardians
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Myles StrawCF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .270 |
| Amed RosarioSS | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .278 |
| José Ramírez3B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .253 |
| Franmil ReyesDH | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .251 |
| Bradley ZimmerRF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .251 |
| Óscar MercadoLF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .217 |
| Owen Miller1B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .150 |
| Andrés Giménez2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .182 |
| Austin HedgesC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .179 |
| Totals | 37 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cal Quantrill | 5.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 92-51 | 3.24 |
| Justin Garza | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 22-14 | 4.86 |
| Blake Parker | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15-8 | 2.42 |
| James Karinchak | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19-10 | 3.83 |
| Nick Wittgren | 1.2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27-13 | 4.40 |
Minnesota Twins
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max KeplerRF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .211 |
| Brent RookerLF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .202 |
| Rob RefsnyderLF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .308 |
| Jorge PolancoSS | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .268 |
| Josh DonaldsonDH | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .252 |
| Kenta MaedaDH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Luis Arraez3B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .317 |
| Miguel Sanó1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .215 |
| Jake CaveCF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .179 |
| Ryan JeffersC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .215 |
| Andrelton SimmonsSS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .215 |
| Mitch GarverPH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .237 |
| Nick Gordon2B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .258 |
| Totals | 40 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 8 |
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Griffin Jax | 6.0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 87-54 | 5.11 |
| John Gant | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17-11 | 3.49 |
| Juan Minaya | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19-10 | 3.32 |
| Alex Colomé | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10-8 | 3.94 |
| Caleb Thielbar | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19-15 | 3.74 |
Game info
- Ballpark
- Target Field
- Attendance
- 15,622
- Duration
- 3 h 43
- Weather
- 83 °F, Partly Cloudy · wind 13 mph, R To L
- Umpires
- John Tumpane (Home plate) · Jim Wolf (First base) · Sam Holbrook (Second base) · Mike Muchlinski (Third base)
About this game
Who won Guardians vs Twins?
Twins won 5-4 in extra innings over Guardians on Monday, August 16, 2021.
When was Guardians vs Twins played?
On Monday, August 16, 2021, at 8:10 PM ET at Target Field.
Where was Guardians vs Twins played?
At Target Field.
