MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT CHICAGO WHITE SOX
05/05/2018
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT CHICAGO WHITE SOX
GAME ID: 816 - SATURDAY, MAY 5TH, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (11-22) 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 4 8 0
Chicago White Sox (25-9) 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 X 6 8 1
Twins Lose to White Sox, 6-4
The Minnesota Twins got a superb performance from center fielder Adam Jones, but the Chicago White Sox still won the game, 6-4. Jones was named the player of the game despite the loss. He was 2-4 with a home run, while scoring 2 times and driving in 2. Getting the save was Trevor Gott, his 6th. Chicago has a 3-game win streak, while Minnesota has lost 5 in a row.

Brandon Belt, who is tied for 6th in the AL in bases on balls with 21, aided the Chicago cause with a 2-run home run in the bottom of the fourth. For the game, the first baseman was 1-3 with a home run, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once.

"We're in a marathon, not a sprint," said Belt. "But I like how we're playing right now."
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Kinsler 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .284 4 9
W. Merrifield LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .295 4 11
F. Freeman 1B 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .261 7 19
A. Garcia RF 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .280 8 22
A. Jones CF 4 2 2 2 0 1 1 .310 5 18
K. Morales DH 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .256 6 14
M. Franco 3B 3 0 0 1 0 1 3 .214 8 16
C. Iannetta C 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 .214 2 5
M. Rojas SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .239 2 9
   a-A. Lind PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .171 1 4
Totals 32 4 8 4 3 7 16      
a - A. Lind pinch hit for M. Rojas in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Freeman (5, 6th Inning off D. Peters, 0 on, 0 outs) K. Morales (6, 6th Inning off D. Peters, 2 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Jones (5, 4th Inning off D. Peters, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Garcia 2 , F. Freeman 2 , I. Kinsler , K. Morales 2 , A. Jones 5 , C. Iannetta
2-out RBI: A. Jones
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Merrifield
GIDP: M. Rojas , I. Kinsler
Sac Fly: M. Franco
Hit by Pitch: M. Rojas
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: I. Kinsler (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Franco-Kinsler-Freeman)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Seager SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .228 4 16
M. Brantley LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .288 9 22
C. Blackmon CF 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 .328 6 25
J. Turner 3B 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .358 10 34
D. Murphy 2B 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .306 4 18
J. Martinez DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .254 9 33
B. Belt 1B 3 1 1 2 0 1 1 .267 6 17
A. Toles RF 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 .248 0 14
G. Soto C 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .286 2 4
Totals 31 6 8 6 2 5 9      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Blackmon 2 (8, 4th Inning off N. Pivetta, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off N. Pivetta, 0 on, 1 out) D. Murphy (10, 2nd Inning off N. Pivetta, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Belt (6, 4th Inning off N. Pivetta, 1 on, 1 out) J. Turner (10, 4th Inning off N. Pivetta, 1 on, 0 outs) M. Brantley (9, 4th Inning off N. Pivetta, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Toles , B. Belt 4 , C. Blackmon 4 , J. Turner 4 , M. Brantley 4 , D. Murphy 3
2-out RBI: D. Murphy
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Belt
GIDP: C. Seager
Team LOB: 0

FIELDING
Errors: J. Turner (3)
Double Plays: 3 (Soto-Seager, Murphy-Seager-Belt, Seager-Murphy-Belt)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
N. Pivetta L (2-4) 5.0 8 6 6 2 4 3 89 52 5.11   
W. Peralta 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 10 5.68   
A. Meyer 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 16 5.19   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Pivetta 29
Batters Faced: N. Pivetta 24, W. Peralta 3, A. Meyer 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Pivetta 4-6, W. Peralta 1-1, A. Meyer 4-2
Pitches - Strikes: N. Pivetta 89-52, W. Peralta 13-10, A. Meyer 25-16
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
D. Peters W (3-1) 5.0 7 4 4 1 5 1 91 54 4.97   
R. Lovelady H (3) 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 20 11 4.91   
Y. Petit H (4) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 3 1.06   
T. Gott SV (6) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 11 7 1.46   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Peters 41
Batters Faced: D. Peters 24, R. Lovelady 6, Y. Petit 4, T. Gott 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Peters 4-5, R. Lovelady 3-1, Y. Petit 1-2, T. Gott 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Peters 91-54, R. Lovelady 20-11, Y. Petit 8-3, T. Gott 11-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Lovelady 2-1
Hit Batsmen: D. Peters
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Adam Jones
Ballpark: Guaranteed Rate Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (56 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph
Start Time: 6:10 PM EST
Time: 2:59
Attendance: 39958
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