MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK YANKEES AT MINNESOTA TWINS
06/18/2020
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK YANKEES AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 1441 - THURSDAY, JUNE 18TH, 2020 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Yankees (41-34) 0 1 0 5 0 0 3 0 0 9 12 0
Minnesota Twins (32-44) 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 7 0
Yankees Roll to 9-3 Win Over Twins
The New York Yankees defeated the Minnesota Twins, 9-3, in American League action at Target Field. Nick Castellanos pulled his weight. The 8-year veteran was 2 for 4 with a home run. He scored 2 runs and drove in 3. The Twins have now dropped 9 straight.

Paul Goldschmidt, who is tied for 5th in the AL with a .291 batting average, aided the New York cause with a run-scoring double in the top of the fourth. For the game, the first baseman went 1 for 4 with a double.

"We're in a funk and we need to shake ourselves out of it," said Minnesota manager Al Wehr.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Blackmon CF 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 .255 13 35
N. Castellanos RF 4 2 2 3 0 0 0 .259 6 17
P. Goldschmidt 1B 4 1 1 1 0 2 0 .291 18 41
W. Calhoun DH 4 2 2 2 0 0 0 .321 23 56
E. Jimenez LF 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .292 22 50
D. LeMahieu 2B 4 1 1 2 0 1 2 .275 11 39
C. Welker 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .287 3 6
O. Narvaez C 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 .238 7 21
B. Crawford SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .207 1 11
Totals 36 9 12 8 1 9 5      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Blackmon (26, 7th Inning off V. Arano, 1 on, 2 outs) P. Goldschmidt (14, 4th Inning off J. Lyles, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. LeMahieu (11, 4th Inning off J. Lyles, 1 on, 0 outs) W. Calhoun (23, 4th Inning off J. Lyles, 1 on, 0 outs) N. Castellanos (6, 7th Inning off V. Arano, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. LeMahieu 4 , E. Jimenez 3 , W. Calhoun 5 , N. Castellanos 5 , B. Crawford , C. Blackmon 2 , C. Welker , P. Goldschmidt 2
2-out RBI: N. Castellanos
GIDP: D. LeMahieu , O. Narvaez
Team LOB: 1

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Goldschmidt)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Merrifield RF 4 1 0 0 1 2 5 .259 3 24
N. Fontana 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .326 1 1
M. Rojas 3B 3 0 1 1 0 1 4 .265 5 30
   b-M. Chavis PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257 17 35
C. Correa SS 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .239 8 25
E. Encarnacion 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .211 13 28
J. Bruce DH 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .233 25 50
T. Hernandez CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .223 8 23
   a-E. Mejia PH, CF 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .108 1 3
R. Perez C 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .193 10 25
D. Dietrich LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .266 2 9
Totals 33 3 7 3 3 9 15      
a - E. Mejia pinch hit for T. Hernandez in the 7th
b - M. Chavis pinch hit for M. Rojas in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Fontana (6, 3rd Inning off J. Means, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Bruce (25, 9th Inning off R. Helsley, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: N. Fontana 3 , C. Correa , D. Dietrich 2 , M. Rojas , J. Bruce 4
2-out RBI: C. Correa , M. Rojas
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , W. Merrifield 2 , M. Rojas
Hit by Pitch: R. Perez
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Perez (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Rojas-Fontana-Encarnacion, Correa-Encarnacion)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Means W (8-5) 5.0 5 2 2 1 4 0 90 58 4.67   
R. Helsley 3.1 1 1 1 1 3 1 39 26 1.69   
J. Hader 0.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 24 12 1.55   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Means 52
Batters Faced: J. Means 21, R. Helsley 12, J. Hader 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Means 4-6, R. Helsley 2-5, J. Hader 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Means 90-58, R. Helsley 39-26, J. Hader 24-12
WP: J. Means
Hit Batsmen: J. Means
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Lyles L (3-7) 3.0 8 6 6 0 2 2 48 32 5.74   
T. Wingenter 3.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 30 19 3.67   
V. Arano 2.1 3 3 3 1 4 1 38 27 3.25   
T. Kahnle 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 8 6 3.66   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Lyles 19
Batters Faced: J. Lyles 16, T. Wingenter 8, V. Arano 11, T. Kahnle 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Lyles 4-2, T. Wingenter 5-1, V. Arano 1-2, T. Kahnle 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Lyles 48-32, T. Wingenter 30-19, V. Arano 38-27, T. Kahnle 8-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Wingenter 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Nick Castellanos
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 21 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM ET
Time: 3:23
Attendance: 24723
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