MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO WHITE SOX AT MINNESOTA TWINS
06/06/2018
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO WHITE SOX AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 1239 - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6TH, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago White Sox (35-26) 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 7 1
Minnesota Twins (23-37) 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 X 4 10 0
Twins Drop White Sox with Late Score
The Minnesota Twins overcame a good performance by Chicago center fielder Charlie Blackmon to knock off Chicago, 4-3, at Target Field. Blackmon was 2-4 with a home run, while scoring 2 times. Minnesota reliever Tommy Kahnle got the win, raising his record to 3-2. Richard Lovelady was tagged with the loss. The 'W' lifts Minnesota's record to 23-37.

The Twins got a big at-bat from center fielder Adam Jones. For the game, Jones went 2 for 4 with a triple. In the bottom of the fifth, with the bases loaded, he stroked a run-scoring single. His 56th hit of the season gave Minnesota a 3-2 lead.

"We played a good game and came out on top," said Jones.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Blackmon CF 4 2 2 1 0 2 2 .351 16 42
M. Brantley LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .279 11 35
J. Martinez DH 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .240 19 56
D. Murphy 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .298 9 33
A. Toles RF 4 0 0 1 0 1 2 .250 5 30
B. Belt 1B 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 .249 7 23
J. Lucroy C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .360 9 34
C. Seager SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .266 8 32
M. Hernandez 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .315 1 4
Totals 34 3 7 3 2 10 10      
BATTING
Triples: M. Hernandez (1, 4th Inning off T. Scott, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Blackmon (16, 7th Inning off B. Poyner, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Hernandez 4 , B. Belt , C. Blackmon 5 , M. Brantley , D. Murphy
2-out RBI: B. Belt , C. Blackmon
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Blackmon , J. Martinez , J. Lucroy
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: C. Seager (10)
Double Plays: 2 (Seager-Murphy-Belt, Seager-Murphy-Belt)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Kinsler 2B 5 0 1 0 0 2 4 .272 9 27
H. Kendrick LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .241 5 18
F. Freeman 1B 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .303 14 40
A. Garcia RF 3 1 1 0 1 0 3 .256 13 35
M. Franco 3B 4 1 1 1 0 1 6 .252 15 37
A. Jones CF 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .271 8 31
K. Morales DH 4 0 2 1 0 1 4 .287 12 29
   a-W. Merrifield DH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280 4 20
C. Iannetta C 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .184 4 13
M. Rojas SS 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 .245 2 13
Totals 33 4 10 3 4 5 24      
a - W. Merrifield substituted for K. Morales in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Kendrick (5, 1st Inning off D. Peters, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: A. Jones (1, 2nd Inning off D. Peters, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Franco (15, 8th Inning off R. Lovelady, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Franco 4 , M. Rojas , A. Garcia , H. Kendrick 3 , I. Kinsler , K. Morales 2 , A. Jones 4
2-out RBI: K. Morales , A. Jones
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Franco , M. Rojas , I. Kinsler , K. Morales
GIDP: M. Franco , I. Kinsler
Team LOB: 9
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
D. Peters 5.0 8 3 1 2 3 0 96 58 4.15   
J. Miller 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 16 9 3.21   
R. Lovelady L (0-3) 2.0 2 1 1 1 2 1 31 19 5.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Peters 44
Batters Faced: D. Peters 25, J. Miller 3, R. Lovelady 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Peters 6-5, J. Miller 1-1, R. Lovelady 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Peters 96-58, J. Miller 16-9, R. Lovelady 31-19
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
T. Scott 4.0 6 2 2 1 4 0 84 50 5.40   
A. Meyer 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 23 14 4.35   
B. Poyner BS (1) 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 9 8 8.49   
T. Kahnle W (3-2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 8 2.48   
A. Ramos SV (6) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 19 11 1.84   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Scott 45
Batters Faced: T. Scott 19, A. Meyer 6, B. Poyner 4, T. Kahnle 3, A. Ramos 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Scott 4-4, A. Meyer 2-1, B. Poyner 0-3, T. Kahnle 2-0, A. Ramos 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Scott 84-50, A. Meyer 23-14, B. Poyner 9-8, T. Kahnle 11-8, A. Ramos 19-11
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Charlie Blackmon
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Clear skies (72 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM EST
Time: 3:12
Attendance: 28839
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