MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT LOS ANGELES DODGERS
04/28/2020
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT LOS ANGELES DODGERS
GAME ID: 769 - TUESDAY, APRIL 28TH, 2020 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (17-13) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 5 8 0
Los Angeles Dodgers (11-18) 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 7 1
Twins Sneak By Dodgers, 5-4
The Minnesota Twins picked up a win at Dodger Stadium, knocking off the Los Angeles Dodgers, 5-4. Starting pitcher Jordan Lyles played a key role in the triumph. Nick Anderson earned save number 3 this season. For the Dodgers, the loss makes their record 11-18.

Minnesota used the clutch hitting of Whit Merrifield to capture the win. The center fielder drilled a run-scoring double in the top of the ninth inning to give the Twins the lead, 5-4. For the game, Merrifield had 2 singles and 1 double in 5 at-bats.

"We had the game right there for the taking," said Los Angeles manager Derek Lessard. "But we decided not to take it."
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Merrifield CF 5 0 3 3 0 1 1 .287 2 14
D. Dietrich LF 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .267 2 7
J. Bruce RF 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .192 11 24
C. Correa SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .226 3 7
E. Encarnacion 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .237 7 17
M. Chavis 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .287 11 19
M. Rojas 3B 3 2 1 0 1 0 4 .283 3 14
R. Perez C 2 2 0 0 1 1 1 .256 7 17
J. Lyles P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   a-T. Hernandez PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .257 4 11
   T. Scott P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   T. Wingenter P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-D. Santana PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .293 9 17
   N. Anderson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 5 8 4 4 9 15      
a - T. Hernandez pinch hit for J. Lyles in the 7th
b - D. Santana pinch hit for T. Wingenter in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: W. Merrifield (8, 9th Inning off C. Allen, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Bruce (11, 8th Inning off J. Barnes, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Chavis , W. Merrifield 4 , M. Rojas , J. Bruce 4 , E. Encarnacion , T. Hernandez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Dietrich , M. Rojas
GIDP: M. Rojas
Sac Bunt: J. Lyles , R. Perez
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: W. Merrifield (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Rojas-Chavis-Encarnacion)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Peraza SS 5 0 2 0 0 2 2 .267 0 6
M. Betts RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .302 4 8
M. Brantley LF 3 1 1 1 0 1 3 .339 5 21
E. Escobar 3B 3 1 1 2 1 1 1 .200 2 14
J. Schoop 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .239 5 12
R. Grichuk CF 4 1 1 1 0 2 1 .162 5 11
J. Choi 1B 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .216 2 7
D. Nunez C 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .193 6 10
K. Gausman P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .091 0 1
   a-B. Gardner PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .118 0 0
   J. Barnes P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   C. Allen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-J. Aguilar PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .216 0 3
Totals 33 4 7 4 2 12 14      
a - B. Gardner pinch hit for K. Gausman in the 7th
b - J. Aguilar pinch hit for C. Allen in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Peraza (6, 5th Inning off J. Lyles, 0 on, 2 outs) M. Betts (10, 8th Inning off T. Wingenter, 0 on, 0 outs) M. Brantley (12, 8th Inning off T. Wingenter, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: E. Escobar (2, 1st Inning off J. Lyles, 1 on, 2 outs) R. Grichuk (5, 2nd Inning off J. Lyles, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Peraza 3 , M. Betts 3 , E. Escobar 4 , M. Brantley 2 , R. Grichuk 4
2-out RBI: E. Escobar
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Brantley , R. Grichuk
GIDP: J. Schoop
Hit by Pitch: M. Brantley , J. Choi
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: C. Allen (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Schoop-Peraza-Choi)
PB: D. Nunez
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Lyles 6.0 5 3 3 0 7 2 83 54 4.24   
T. Scott 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 11 5 3.24   
T. Wingenter W (1-0) 1.1 2 1 1 1 1 0 19 11 2.31   
N. Anderson SV (3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 19 12 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Lyles 57
Batters Faced: J. Lyles 24, T. Scott 3, T. Wingenter 6, N. Anderson 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Lyles 6-5, T. Scott 0-1, T. Wingenter 2-0, N. Anderson 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Lyles 83-54, T. Scott 11-5, T. Wingenter 19-11, N. Anderson 19-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Wingenter 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Lyles , N. Anderson
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
K. Gausman 7.0 5 2 2 4 4 0 97 58 1.95   
J. Barnes BS (4) 1.0 1 1 1 0 3 1 19 12 4.32   
C. Allen L (1-2), BS (1) 1.0 2 2 0 0 2 0 20 15 2.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Gausman 59
Batters Faced: K. Gausman 29, J. Barnes 4, C. Allen 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Gausman 12-4, J. Barnes 0-0, C. Allen 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Gausman 97-58, J. Barnes 19-12, C. Allen 20-15
WP: K. Gausman
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jordan Lyles
Ballpark: Dodger Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (65 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM ET
Time: 3:09
Attendance: 17096
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