MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT TEXAS RANGERS
07/17/2020
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT TEXAS RANGERS
GAME ID: 1780 - FRIDAY, JULY 17TH, 2020 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (45-54) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Texas Rangers (66-32) 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 X 3 6 0
Rangers Top Twins, 3-0, Behind Chirinos
In a well-pitched game between the Texas Rangers and the Minnesota Twins, pitcher Yonny Chirinos was fantastic. The Texas right-hander helped his team secure the win, 3-0. The winning streak has now reached 4 games for the Rangers.

Chirinos scattered 3 hits over 6.1 innings for the Rangers. Now 8-7, Chirinos has struck out 79 this season.

"The effort we put into this one paid off," Chirinos said.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Merrifield RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .265 4 32
M. Rojas 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .250 6 37
C. Correa SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .229 11 34
E. Encarnacion 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .220 19 44
M. Chavis 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .256 25 52
D. Santana LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .206 18 36
D. Dietrich DH 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .250 3 15
R. Perez C 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .213 13 35
T. Hernandez CF 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 .204 10 29
Totals 30 0 4 0 1 13 12      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Correa (16, 4th Inning off Y. Chirinos, 0 on, 0 outs) M. Rojas (18, 9th Inning off D. Castillo, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Correa 2 , W. Merrifield , R. Perez , M. Rojas 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Santana , E. Encarnacion , M. Chavis
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Correa-Chavis-Encarnacion, Correa-Encarnacion)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Pederson LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .195 23 58
C. Hernandez 2B 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .273 6 27
M. Muncy DH 4 2 2 3 0 2 0 .238 31 67
B. Harper RF 3 0 1 0 1 2 0 .271 25 70
Y. Gurriel 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .325 11 32
K. Seager 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .262 17 54
W. Smith C 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .200 14 36
E. Inciarte CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .244 6 34
A. Simmons SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .253 6 44
Totals 28 3 6 3 3 9 9      
BATTING
Doubles: E. Inciarte (16, 7th Inning off T. Scott, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Muncy 2 (31, 1st Inning off J. Taillon, 1 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off J. Taillon, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Muncy 8 , B. Harper , E. Inciarte 2 , K. Seager , W. Smith
2-out RBI: M. Muncy
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Pederson , A. Simmons
GIDP: Y. Gurriel
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Seager (2)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Taillon L (7-9) 6.0 5 3 3 2 4 2 89 60 4.16   
T. Scott 2.0 1 0 0 1 5 0 32 23 4.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Taillon 52
Batters Faced: J. Taillon 23, T. Scott 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Taillon 6-6, T. Scott 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Taillon 89-60, T. Scott 32-23
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
Y. Chirinos W (8-7) 6.1 3 0 0 1 9 0 91 59 3.23   
A. Chafin H (17) 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 17 11 2.17   
D. Castillo SV (11) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 13 10 1.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: Y. Chirinos 75
Batters Faced: Y. Chirinos 22, A. Chafin 5, D. Castillo 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Y. Chirinos 3-6, A. Chafin 1-2, D. Castillo 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: Y. Chirinos 91-59, A. Chafin 17-11, D. Castillo 13-10
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Yonny Chirinos
Ballpark: Globe Life Park in Arlington
Weather: Partly Cloudy (84 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 15 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:47
Attendance: 39921
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