MIN 2, DET 8 | Aug 29, 2020 | The Best Box Score

Saturday, August 29, 2020•Comerica Park•74°F, Partly Cloudy

MIN

Twins

DET

Tigers

Final

WIN

Matthew Boyd

LOSS

Randy Dobnak

The Tigers cruised past the Twins 8-2 in a dominant performance.

★Victor Reyes4-for-4, 0 RBI

Key Moment

Bot 4: Austin Romine singles on a ground ball to center fielder Max Kepler. JaCoby Jones scores.

Weather: 74°F, Partly CloudyWind: 16 mph, Out To LFFirst pitch: 5:10 PM UTCT: 2:110Venue: Comerica Park

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89.6%C

12 missed calls

+13.5% MIN

+0.32 runs MIN

Win Probability

DET WinMIN Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
MIN	0	0	1	0	0	1	0			2	4	1
DET	0	1	1	2	2	2

Game 631458 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Minnesota Twins

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Jorge PolancoSS	2	0	1	1	0	0	.279/.315/.369	99.7	.600	.515
Miguel Sanó1B	3	0	0	0	0	2	.240/.336/.542	100.4	.487	.629
Nelson CruzDH	3	1	1	1	0	0	.316/.400/.667	110.8	.411	.742
Marwin GonzalezRF	3	0	1	0	0	2	.245/.319/.353	71.8	.287	.283
Ildemaro Vargas2B	3	0	0	0	0	0	.195/.209/.268	91.2	.061	.062
Eddie RosarioLF	3	0	0	0	0	0	.235/.300/.445	95.8	.089	.080
Ehire Adrianza3B	3	0	1	0	0	0	.204/.278/.265	99.5	.220	.244
Max KeplerCF	3	1	0	0	0	2	.231/.344/.472	95.5	.408	.367
Alex AvilaC	2	0	0	0	0	1	.154/.353/.256	80	.091	.083
Bench
Randy DobnakP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Lewis ThorpeP							.000/.000/.000	-	-
Totals	25	2	4	2	0	7	-	-	-	-

HR:Cruz (6th off Boyd, 0 on, 2 out)

2B:Adrianza

TB:8

RBI:Cruz; Polanco

SF:Polanco

Team LOB:3

Detroit Tigers

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Victor ReyesRF	4	1	4	0	0	0	.295/.330/.432	104.9	.552

Pitching

Minnesota Twins

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	P-S	Velo	ERA
Randy DobnakL	4.1	12	6	6	2	1	73-42	88.7	3.12
Lewis Thorpe	1.2	4	2	1	1	1	35-22	87.1	6.06
Totals	6.0	16	8	7	3	2	108-64	-	-

Inherited runners-scored:Thorpe 3-2

Pitches-strikes:Dobnak 73-42; Thorpe 35-22

Groundouts-flyouts:Dobnak 6-3; Thorpe 2-1

Detroit Tigers

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Matthew BoydW	6.0	4	2	1	0	6	1	87-56	86	7.27

Bot 2 • DET

0-1

Christin Stewart doubles (3) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Eddie Rosario. Jeimer Candelario scores.

EV: 103.0 mph353 ftLA: 22°

Top 3 • MIN

1-1

Jorge Polanco out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Victor Reyes. Max Kepler scores.

EV: 82.8 mph284 ftLA: 29°

Bot 3 • DET

1-2

Jonathan Schoop singles on a pop up to first baseman Miguel Sano. Willi Castro scores. Victor Reyes to 2nd.

EV: 49.6 mph136 ftLA: 41°

Bot 4 • DET

1-3

Christin Stewart out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Marwin Gonzalez. Niko Goodrum scores. JaCoby Jones to 3rd.

EV: 87.7 mph347 ftLA: 33°

1-4

Austin Romine singles on a ground ball to center fielder Max Kepler. JaCoby Jones scores.

EV: 98.2 mph9 ftLA: -13°

Bot 5 • DET

1-6

Jorge Bonifacio singles on a line drive to left fielder Eddie Rosario. Jeimer Candelario scores. Niko Goodrum scores. JaCoby Jones to 2nd.

EV: 88.9 mph208 ftLA: 17°

Top 6 • MIN

2-6

Nelson Cruz homers (12) on a fly ball to center field.

EV: 110.8 mph💣 437 ftLA: 38°

Bot 6 • DET

2-8

Miguel Cabrera doubles (2) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Max Kepler. Willi Castro scores. Victor Reyes scores.

EV: 104.8 mph414 ftLA: 23°

Bench
Miguel CabreraDH	4	0	1	2	0	0	.220/.315/.349	107.8	.391	.532
Christin StewartLF	1	0	1	2	0	0	.172/.234/.328	103	.713	.539
Matthew BoydP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Bryan GarciaP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-

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