MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BALTIMORE ORIOLES AT MINNESOTA TWINS
07/06/2018
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BALTIMORE ORIOLES AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 1638 - FRIDAY, JULY 6TH, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Baltimore Orioles (40-50) 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 3 7 0
Minnesota Twins (34-53) 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 X 5 11 0
Twins Turn Back Baltimore, 5-3
Getting a good performance from third baseman Maikel Franco, the Minnesota Twins defeated the Baltimore Orioles, 5-3. Franco went 3 for 3 with 3 singles and a walk. He scored 2 times and drove in 2 for the Twins. A.J. Ramos earned his 9th save in 9 chances. Minnesota is now 34-53. Baltimore is 40-50.

Franco had a game-changing single in the bottom of the seventh. On a first pitch sinker from Pedro Strop, he banged a 2-run single to left, giving the Twins a 5-3 lead. It was the 80th hit of the year for Franco.

"We'll grab a cold one tonight and go after another win tomorrow," Franco said.
BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Fowler RF 1 0 1 2 3 0 0 .300 13 41
A. Almora CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 .273 6 31
R. Devers 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 .296 21 66
D. Fisher LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .221 10 26
J. Jaso 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .250 2 11
S. Vogt C 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .191 7 23
J. Camargo SS 4 2 1 0 0 1 1 .225 4 16
C. Headley DH 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .249 4 21
B. Ryan 2B 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 .182 0 5
   a-C. Granderson PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .226 5 20
   b-J. Wilson 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .100 0 0
Totals 30 3 7 3 6 5 21      
a - C. Granderson pinch hit for B. Ryan in the 7th
b - J. Wilson substituted for C. Granderson in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Devers (22, 6th Inning off M. Harvey, 0 on, 0 outs) D. Fowler (21, 5th Inning off M. Harvey, 2 on, 2 outs) C. Granderson (9, 7th Inning off A. Meyer, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Devers 2 , J. Camargo , A. Almora , D. Fowler 2 , C. Headley , B. Ryan , C. Granderson 2
2-out RBI: D. Fowler
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Almora , S. Vogt , J. Jaso
GIDP: A. Almora , J. Wilson
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Wilson-Camargo-Jaso)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Kinsler 2B 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .270 11 36
   a-E. Sogard 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225 0 5
W. Merrifield SS 5 1 1 0 0 1 4 .285 4 25
F. Freeman 1B 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .295 21 61
A. Garcia RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .266 17 47
M. Franco 3B 3 2 3 2 1 0 0 .262 16 48
A. Jones CF 3 1 1 2 1 1 2 .267 13 48
R. Perez C 4 0 2 1 0 2 1 .198 3 10
H. Kendrick LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 .257 6 19
C. Iannetta DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .206 7 20
Totals 34 5 11 5 4 10 20      
a - E. Sogard substituted for I. Kinsler in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Perez (4, 4th Inning off A. Mejia, 1 on, 1 out) F. Freeman (16, 3rd Inning off A. Mejia, 0 on, 2 outs) I. Kinsler (18, 8th Inning off C. Estevez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Jones (13, 5th Inning off J. Sherfy, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: W. Merrifield , M. Franco 3 , R. Perez 3 , F. Freeman 3 , H. Kendrick , I. Kinsler 2 , A. Jones 4
2-out RBI: A. Jones
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , W. Merrifield 2 , A. Garcia , C. Iannetta
GIDP: C. Iannetta
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: W. Merrifield (13) , F. Freeman (6)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Kinsler-Merrifield-Freeman, Garcia-Perez, Sogard-Merrifield-Freeman)
BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
A. Mejia 4.2 6 2 2 3 5 0 98 56 4.82   
J. Sherfy BS (2) 1.1 1 1 1 0 2 1 22 15 6.45   
P. Strop L (1-2) 0.2 3 2 2 0 2 0 13 10 4.08   
C. Estevez 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 19 12 4.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Mejia 46
Batters Faced: A. Mejia 23, J. Sherfy 5, P. Strop 5, C. Estevez 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Mejia 4-5, J. Sherfy 0-2, P. Strop 0-0, C. Estevez 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Mejia 98-56, J. Sherfy 22-15, P. Strop 13-10, C. Estevez 19-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Sherfy 1-1 , C. Estevez 1-0
WP: A. Mejia
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Harvey 6.0 4 2 2 4 4 0 94 51 4.81   
A. Meyer BS (2) 0.1 2 1 1 2 0 0 15 6 4.50   
B. Poyner W (1-2) 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 5 4.26   
A. Ramos SV (9) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 12 8 1.73   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Harvey 56
Batters Faced: M. Harvey 24, A. Meyer 5, B. Poyner 4, A. Ramos 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Harvey 6-6, A. Meyer 1-0, B. Poyner 1-3, A. Ramos 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Harvey 94-51, A. Meyer 15-6, B. Poyner 7-5, A. Ramos 12-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Poyner 3-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Maikel Franco
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Clear skies (72 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM MST
Time: 3:14
Attendance: 27450
Special Notes: RP Pedro Strop was injured while pitching. 2B Ian Kinsler was injured while running the bases.
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