Top 1

• Twins, 0 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Kepler vs. Williams
  
  Kepler hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gonzalez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 0 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Polanco vs. Williams
  
  Polanco hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frazier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 0 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Cruz vs. Williams
  
  Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bell fields the ball and throws to Williams covering. Safe. View Play 
• Twins, 0 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
  Rosario vs. Williams
  
  Rosario hits a fly ball into right field. Polanco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Twins, 0 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Frazier vs. Dobnak
  
  Frazier hits a fly ball into left field. Rosario settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 0 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Newman vs. Dobnak
  
  Newman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Arraez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 0 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Bell vs. Dobnak
  
  Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adrianza fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Twins, 0 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
  Moran vs. Dobnak
  
  Moran hits a line drive into center field. Cave settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Twins, 0 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Cave vs. Williams
  
  Cave is hit by the pitch. View Play 
• Twins, 0 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
  Arraez vs. Williams
  
  Arraez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gonzalez fields it and throws to first for the out. Cave moves to second. View Play 
• Twins, 0 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
  Garver vs. Williams
  
  Garver strikes out. View Play 
• Twins, 0 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
  Gonzalez vs. Williams
  
  Gonzalez hits a popup beyond third. Gonzalez can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. Cave scores. View Play 
• Twins, 1 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
  Adrianza vs. Williams
  
  Adrianza hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Frazier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Twins, 1 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Reynolds vs. Dobnak
  
  Reynolds hits a line drive towards the mound. Dobnak reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 1 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Polanco vs. Dobnak
  
  Polanco hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Arraez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 1 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Gonzalez vs. Dobnak
  
  Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adrianza fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Twins, 1 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Kepler vs. Williams
  
  Kepler takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Twins, 1 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
  Polanco vs. Williams
  
  Polanco hits a line drive towards short. Newman catches it and throws to first to double up Kepler. View Play 
• Twins, 1 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cruz vs. Williams
  
  Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Twins, 1 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
  Tucker vs. Dobnak
  
  Tucker hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Garver fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 1 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Stallings vs. Dobnak
  
  Stallings hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Arraez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 1 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Frazier vs. Dobnak
  
  Frazier hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first, with Dobnak covering, for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Twins, 1 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Rosario vs. Williams
  
  Rosario hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gonzalez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 1 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Cave vs. Williams
  
  Cave strikes out. View Play 
• Twins, 1 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Arraez vs. Williams
  
  Arraez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bell scoops it up and throws to first, with Williams covering, for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Twins, 1 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Newman vs. Dobnak
  
  Newman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Polanco scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 1 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bell vs. Dobnak
  
  Bell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rosario. Bell reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Twins, 1 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
  Moran vs. Dobnak
  
  Moran strikes out. View Play 
• Twins, 1 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Reynolds vs. Dobnak
  
  Reynolds hits a fly ball into left field. Rosario settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Twins, 1 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Garver vs. Williams
  
  Garver hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gonzalez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 1 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Gonzalez vs. Williams
  
  Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frazier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 1 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Adrianza vs. Williams
  
  Adrianza hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Adrianza for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Twins, 1 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Polanco vs. Dobnak
  
  Polanco hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Arraez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 1 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
  Gonzalez vs. Dobnak
  
  Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adrianza fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Twins, 1 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
  Tucker vs. Dobnak
  
  There goes Gonzalez. The throw from Garver and he is out, Polanco applying the tag. View Play 
• Twins, 1 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Tucker vs. Dobnak
  
  Tucker hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Garver fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Twins, 1 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Kepler vs. Williams
  
  Kepler strikes out. View Play 
• Twins, 1 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Polanco vs. Williams
  
  Polanco hits a line drive into left field. Reynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 1 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Cruz vs. Williams
  
  Cruz strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Twins, 1 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Stallings vs. Dobnak
  
  Stallings hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dobnak fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 1 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Frazier vs. Dobnak
  
  Frazier hits a line drive into left field. Rosario settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 1 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Newman vs. Dobnak
  
  Newman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Arraez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Twins, 1 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Rosario vs. Williams
  
  Rosario hits a fly ball into left field. Reynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 1 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Cave vs. Williams
  
  Cave hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 1 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Arraez vs. Williams
  
  Arraez hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Reynolds. Arraez reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Twins, 1 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
  Garver vs. Williams
  
  Garver strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Twins, 1 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Bell vs. Stashak
  
  Byron Buxton now playing center field. Cody Stashak now pitching.
  
  Bell hits a popup, foul, towards third. Adrianza settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 1 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Moran vs. Stashak
  
  Moran strikes out. View Play 
• Twins, 1 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Reynolds vs. Stashak
  
  Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adrianza fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Twins, 1 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Gonzalez vs. Hartlieb
  
  Geoff Hartlieb now pitching.
  
  Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hartlieb fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 1 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Adrianza vs. Hartlieb
  
  Adrianza takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Twins, 1 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
  Kepler vs. Hartlieb
  
  Kepler hits a line drive into left field. Reynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 1 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Polanco vs. Hartlieb
  
  Polanco hits a fly ball into left field. Reynolds picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Reynolds. Adrianza moves to third. Polanco moves to second. View Play 
• Twins, 1 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
  Cruz vs. Hartlieb
  
  Cruz takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Twins, 1 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
  Rosario vs. Hartlieb
  
  Rosario hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bell scoops it up and throws to first, with Hartlieb covering, for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Twins, 1 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Polanco vs. Duffey
  
  Tyler Duffey now pitching.
  
  Polanco strikes out. View Play 
• Twins, 1 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Gonzalez vs. Duffey
  
  Gonzalez hits a line drive into center field. Buxton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 1 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Tucker vs. Duffey
  
  Tucker strikes out. View Play 

Top 9

• Twins, 1 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Buxton vs. Hartlieb
  
  Buxton hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Reynolds. Buxton reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Twins, 1 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
  Arraez vs. Hartlieb
  
  Arraez hits a fly ball into left field. Reynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 1 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
  Garver vs. Hartlieb
  
  Garver takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Twins, 1 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
  Gonzalez vs. Neverauskas
  
  Dovydas Neverauskas now pitching.
  
  Gonzalez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Buxton scores. Garver moves to third. View Play 
• Twins, 2 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
  Adrianza vs. Neverauskas
  
  Adrianza strikes out. View Play 
• Twins, 2 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1-3
  Kepler vs. Neverauskas
  
  Kepler hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play 
• Twins, 5 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Polanco vs. Neverauskas
  
  Polanco strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 9

• Twins, 5 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Riddle vs. Alcala
  
  Jorge Alcala now pitching. J.T. Riddle pinch hits for Jacob Stallings.
  
  Riddle strikes out. View Play 
• Twins, 5 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Frazier vs. Alcala
  
  Frazier takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Twins, 5 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
  Newman vs. Alcala
  
  Newman hits a fly ball into right field. Kepler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 5 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
  Bell vs. Alcala
  
  That is defensive interference on unknown player with unknown particulars. Frazier moves to second. View Play 
• Twins, 5 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
  Bell vs. Alcala
  
  Bell hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play 
• Twins, 5 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Moran vs. Alcala
  
  Moran strikes out. View Play 

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         Game of 8/5/2020 -- Minnesota at Pittsburgh (N)

  Minnesota          AB  R  H RBI    Pittsburgh         AB  R  H RBI
Kepler M, rf          4  1  1  3   Frazier A, 2b         3  1  0  0   
Polanco J, ss         5  0  1  0   Newman K, ss          4  0  0  0   
Cruz N, dh            3  0  1  0   Bell J, 1b            4  1  3  2   
Rosario E, lf         4  0  0  0   Moran C, dh           4  0  0  0   
Cave J, cf            2  1  0  0   Reynolds B, lf        3  0  0  0   
Buxton B, cf          1  1  1  0   Polanco G, rf         3  0  0  0   
Arraez L, 2b          4  0  1  0   Gonzalez E, 3b        3  0  1  0   
Garver M, c           3  1  0  0   Tucker C, cf          3  0  0  0   
Gonzalez M, 1b        4  1  2  2   Stallings J, c        2  0  0  0   
Adrianza E, 3b        3  0  0  0   Riddle J, ph          1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     33  5  7  5                        30  2  4  2

Minnesota        010 000 004 --  5
Pittsburgh       000 000 002 --  2

  Minnesota            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Dobnak R (W)          6.0  3  0  0  0  1
Stashak C             1.0  0  0  0  0  1
Duffey T              1.0  0  0  0  0  2
Alcala J              1.0  1  2  2  1  2

  Pittsburgh           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Williams T (L)        7.0  3  1  1  1  5
Hartlieb G            1.1  2  2  2  3  0
Neverauskas D         0.2  2  2  2  0  2

E -- Reynolds B
DP -- Pittsburgh 1
LOB -- Minnesota 6, Pittsburgh 2
2B -- Bell J, Arraez L, Buxton B
HR -- Kepler M, Bell J
CS -- Gonzalez E
HBP -- by Williams T (Cave J)
T -- 2:52
A -- 0

    

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