MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO WHITE SOX AT MINNESOTA TWINS
06/05/2018
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO WHITE SOX AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 1224 - TUESDAY, JUNE 5TH, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago White Sox (35-25) 1 0 1 4 0 0 1 4 1 12 16 1
Minnesota Twins (22-37) 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 9 0
Martinez Hits 2 home runs in White Sox Win
Chicago designated hitter J.D. Martinez played a vital role in his team's 12-4 triumph over Minnesota. He hit 2 home runs, while scoring 3 times and driving in 2 for Chicago. The first-place White Sox have won 4 in a row.

The White Sox got a big at-bat from right fielder Andrew Toles. For the game, Toles went 1-2 with a home run and was hit by a pitch. He drove in 2 runs and scored once. In the top of the fourth, with a runner on 1st, he stroked a 2-run home run. His 5th home run of the season gave Chicago a 4-2 lead.

"The beers will taste better tonight after this win," said the ever-candid Martinez.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Blackmon CF 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 .349 15 41
M. Brantley LF 5 0 1 1 0 1 2 .280 11 35
   b-B. Phillips LF 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .111 0 1
J. Martinez DH 4 3 3 2 1 1 0 .243 19 56
D. Murphy 2B 5 1 3 3 0 0 1 .299 9 33
A. Toles RF 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 .255 5 29
   a-C. Cuthbert RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .224 1 7
B. Belt 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .249 7 22
   c-G. Soto PH, 1B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250 2 7
J. Lucroy C 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .368 9 34
C. Seager SS 5 3 3 1 0 0 2 .270 8 32
M. Hernandez 3B 4 2 1 1 1 1 1 .300 1 4
Totals 40 12 16 11 4 6 14      
a - C. Cuthbert substituted for A. Toles in the 5th
b - B. Phillips substituted for M. Brantley in the 8th
c - G. Soto pinch hit for B. Belt in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Seager (11, 8th Inning off D. Robertson, 0 on, 1 out) M. Hernandez (1, 4th Inning off C. Richard, 1 on, 2 outs) D. Murphy (18, 8th Inning off D. Robertson, 3 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Toles (5, 4th Inning off C. Richard, 1 on, 0 outs) C. Seager (8, 9th Inning off J. Nicasio, 0 on, 2 outs) J. Martinez 2 (19, 1st Inning off C. Richard, 0 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off B. Poyner, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Toles 4 , C. Seager 7 , M. Hernandez 2 , B. Belt , J. Lucroy , M. Brantley , D. Murphy 4 , C. Blackmon 2 , J. Martinez 9
2-out RBI: C. Seager , M. Hernandez , M. Brantley , D. Murphy , C. Blackmon , J. Martinez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Lucroy , C. Cuthbert
GIDP: C. Seager , J. Lucroy , M. Brantley
Hit by Pitch: A. Toles
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: C. Seager (9)
Double Plays: 1 (Seager-Murphy-Soto)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Kinsler 2B 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 .274 9 27
   a-E. Sogard PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 0 2
W. Merrifield LF 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .280 4 20
F. Freeman 1B 3 0 1 1 2 2 0 .307 14 40
K. Morales DH 5 1 2 0 0 0 5 .281 12 28
A. Garcia RF 5 0 2 0 0 0 3 .255 13 35
A. Jones CF 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 .266 8 30
M. Franco 3B 3 0 2 1 1 1 0 .253 14 36
R. Perez C 3 1 0 0 1 0 5 .210 2 6
M. Rojas SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 .242 2 13
Totals 36 4 9 3 5 5 26      
a - E. Sogard pinch hit for I. Kinsler in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: W. Merrifield (13, 5th Inning off G. Richards, 0 on, 0 outs) K. Morales (12, 2nd Inning off G. Richards, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: I. Kinsler (9, 3rd Inning off G. Richards, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: W. Merrifield 2 , M. Franco 2 , A. Garcia 2 , F. Freeman , I. Kinsler 4 , K. Morales 3
2-out RBI: M. Franco
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Rojas 2 , I. Kinsler , K. Morales
GIDP: A. Garcia
Hit by Pitch: I. Kinsler
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Garcia (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Franco-Kinsler-Freeman, Kinsler-Rojas-Freeman, Sogard-Rojas-Freeman)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
G. Richards W (4-2) 5.0 6 3 3 2 2 1 93 54 5.13   
J. Rhame H (2) 0.1 0 1 1 2 1 0 17 6 5.53   
B. Clark H (3) 1.0 2 0 0 1 0 0 25 14 3.07   
J. Alvarado SV (2) 2.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 32 20 2.89   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Richards 43
Batters Faced: G. Richards 24, J. Rhame 4, B. Clark 6, J. Alvarado 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Richards 7-6, J. Rhame 0-0, B. Clark 2-1, J. Alvarado 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: G. Richards 93-54, J. Rhame 17-6, B. Clark 25-14, J. Alvarado 32-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Clark 3-1 , J. Alvarado 2-0
WP: B. Clark
Hit Batsmen: J. Rhame
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
C. Richard L (3-7) 5.0 10 6 6 1 4 2 82 53 6.52   
B. Poyner 2.0 2 1 1 0 1 1 25 19 8.44   
D. Robertson 0.2 3 4 4 2 0 0 23 10 4.63   
J. Nicasio 1.1 1 1 1 1 1 1 21 13 2.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Richard 26
Batters Faced: C. Richard 25, B. Poyner 8, D. Robertson 7, J. Nicasio 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Richard 7-2, B. Poyner 3-2, D. Robertson 2-0, J. Nicasio 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Richard 82-53, B. Poyner 25-19, D. Robertson 23-10, J. Nicasio 21-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Nicasio 1-0
Hit Batsmen: C. Richard
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: J.D. Martinez
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (56 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 19 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM EST
Time: 3:41
Attendance: 29649
Special Notes: LF Andrew Toles was injured being hit by a pitch. LF Michael Brantley was injured while running the bases.
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