MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND INDIANS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
08/04/2020
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND INDIANS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 2028 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 4TH, 2020 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Indians (75-39) 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 7 12 1
Minnesota Twins (51-64) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0
Indians Spill Twins, 7-1
The Cleveland Indians extended their winning streak.

The Cleveland Indians beat the Minnesota Twins, 7-1, at Target Field. Cleveland second baseman Jose Ramirez had an outstanding performance. He was 2 for 4 with 2 home runs and a walk. He scored 3 times and drove in 2. Cleveland starter Max Scherzer was credited with the win after throwing 103 pitches over 6 innings. His record now stands at 13-10. Michael Pineda was credited with the save. He has now successfully converted 3 of 4 save opportunities.

Cleveland relied on the hitting of Marcus Semien to pick up the win. The shortstop clubbed a 2-run home run in the top of the seventh inning to put the Indians on top, 5-1. For the game, Semien had 1 home run and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

"We'll enjoy this hot streak as long as it lasts," said Ramirez.

The first-place Indians have won 13 straight.
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Ramirez 2B 4 3 2 2 1 2 2 .239 24 66
M. Semien SS 4 1 2 2 1 0 0 .284 31 74
C. Yelich RF 5 0 2 0 0 2 2 .270 32 80
J. Martinez DH 5 0 0 0 0 3 4 .245 31 70
J. Donaldson 3B 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 .293 6 19
M. Carpenter 1B 4 2 1 0 1 1 2 .258 18 41
K. Pillar CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .273 8 40
M. Ozuna LF 4 0 2 2 0 1 1 .386 0 8
S. Vogt C 4 0 1 1 0 3 1 .263 1 10
Totals 38 7 12 7 4 12 13      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Ozuna (4, 2nd Inning off J. Lyles, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Ramirez 2 (24, 3rd Inning off J. Lyles, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off J. Lyles, 0 on, 1 out) M. Semien (31, 7th Inning off T. Scott, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Ramirez 8 , K. Pillar 2 , M. Semien 5 , C. Yelich 2 , M. Ozuna 3 , M. Carpenter , S. Vogt
2-out RBI: M. Semien , M. Ozuna
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Martinez , M. Carpenter , S. Vogt
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Ramirez (38) , K. Pillar (9) , M. Semien 2 (18) , M. Ozuna (1)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Ramirez (9)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Merrifield RF 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .262 5 40
M. Rojas 3B 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .252 9 41
E. Encarnacion 1B 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .211 20 49
M. Chavis 2B 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .253 29 59
D. Santana LF 3 0 0 0 1 3 4 .208 19 42
C. Correa SS 4 0 0 0 0 3 5 .230 13 38
J. Bruce DH 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .220 30 69
T. Hernandez CF 4 1 1 0 0 2 4 .205 11 32
R. Perez C 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .196 14 38
Totals 34 1 6 1 3 13 19      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Hernandez (25, 2nd Inning off M. Scherzer, 0 on, 1 out) R. Perez (10, 2nd Inning off M. Scherzer, 1 on, 1 out) M. Chavis (15, 5th Inning off M. Scherzer, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Hernandez 2 , R. Perez 2 , M. Rojas , J. Bruce , M. Chavis 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Hernandez , C. Correa , D. Santana , M. Rojas , E. Encarnacion
Hit by Pitch: E. Encarnacion
Team LOB: 10
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Scherzer W (13-10) 6.0 4 1 1 2 10 0 103 61 2.34   
M. Pineda SV (3) 3.0 2 0 0 1 3 0 40 26 2.89   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Scherzer 68
Batters Faced: M. Scherzer 26, M. Pineda 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Scherzer 3-5, M. Pineda 2-4
Pitches - Strikes: M. Scherzer 103-61, M. Pineda 40-26
Hit Batsmen: M. Scherzer
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Lyles L (4-10) 4.1 6 3 3 1 4 2 75 46 6.13   
T. Scott 2.1 2 2 2 1 4 1 38 23 4.18   
S. Spitzbarth 1.1 4 2 2 1 2 0 26 15 3.35   
C. Poche 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 17 9 2.42   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Lyles 42
Batters Faced: J. Lyles 20, T. Scott 10, S. Spitzbarth 8, C. Poche 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Lyles 4-5, T. Scott 3-0, S. Spitzbarth 1-0, C. Poche 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Lyles 75-46, T. Scott 38-23, S. Spitzbarth 26-15, C. Poche 17-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Scott 1-0 , S. Spitzbarth 1-0 , C. Poche 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jose Ramirez
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (76 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM CT
Time: 3:32
Attendance: 33146
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