MIN 6, TB 5 | Sep 5, 2021 | The Best Box Score

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Sunday, September 5, 2021•Tropicana Field•72°F, Dome

MIN

Twins

Rays

Final

WIN

Tyler Duffey

LOSS

Andrew Kittredge

SAVE

Alex Colomé

The Twins edged the Rays 6-5 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

★Nick Gordon3-for-5, 2 RBI

★Luis Arraez3-for-5, 2 RBI

Key Moment

Top 7: Nick Gordon singles on a line drive to right fielder Randy Arozarena, deflected by shortstop Wander Franco. Byron Buxton scores. Jorge Polanco to 3rd.

Weather: 72°F, DomeWind: 0 mph, NoneFirst pitch: 5:10 PM UTCT: 3:32Att: 14,165Venue: Tropicana Field

Ump Audit

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95.9%A

7 missed calls

+7.8% MIN

+0.44 runs MIN

Win Probability

TB WinMIN Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
MIN	0	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	6	13	0
TB	0	0	2	0	3	0	0

Game 632605 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Minnesota Twins

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Luis Arraez3B	5	0	3	2	0	0	.298/.365/.382	95.5	.780	.737
Byron BuxtonCF	5	1	2	0	0	1	.304/.347/.616	98.1	.361	.358
Jorge PolancoSS	4	0	0	0	1	1	.278/.336/.504	108.4	.152	.137
Josh DonaldsonDH	5	2	2	0	0	0	.253/.354/.480	105	.385	.381
Max KeplerRF	3	0	0	0	2	1	.210/.310/.423	104.3	.101	.145
Nick Gordon2B	5	1	3	2	0	1	.239/.291/.319	106.4	.511	.508
Rob RefsnyderLF	2	0	0	0	0	0	.265/.344/.372	87.1	.078	.079
Ryan JeffersC	2	0	0	0	0	1	.193/.273/.394	89.7	.158	.168
Willians Astudillo1B	4	0	0	0	1	0	.246/.272/.396	106.7	.095	.092
Bench
Jake CaveLF	3	1	2	2	0	0	.194/.263/.317	100.5	.510	.487
Ben RortvedtC	2	1	1	0	1	0	.149/.222/.243
Totals	40	6	13	6	5	5	-	-	-	-

2B:Gordon; Donaldson; Buxton

TB:16

RBI:Gordon 2; Cave 2; Arraez 2

SB:Gordon

Team LOB:12

Tampa Bay Rays

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Manuel MargotPR	0	0	0	0	0	0	.257/.310/.398	-	-	-

Pitching

Minnesota Twins

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Griffin Jax	4.2	6	4	4	1	3	1	89-49	87.6	6.79
Caleb Thielbar	0.2	1	1	1	2	1	1	28-16	83	3.93
Jorge Alcala	1.2	1	0	0	0	1	0	15-10	91.6	4.62
Tyler DuffeyW	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	10-7	88.6	3.47
Alex ColoméS	1.0	2	0	0	1	0	0	23-12	90.6	4.10
Totals	9.0	11	5	5	4	5	2	165-94	-	-

WP:Jax

Inherited runners-scored:Thielbar 1-1; Alcala 1-0

Pitches-strikes:Jax 89-49; Thielbar 28-16; Alcala 15-10; Duffey 10-7; Colomé 23-12

Groundouts-flyouts:Jax 2-9; Thielbar 1-0; Alcala 1-2; Duffey 1-1; Colomé 1-1

Tampa Bay Rays

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Luis Patiño	2.2	6	4	4	3	4	0	73-50	92.7	4.65

Game Notes

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T9Replay review: Rays challenged (force play), call on the field was upheld: Ryan Jeffers reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by shortstop Wander Franco. Max Kepler to 3rd. Nick Gordon to 2nd.

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T3Wild pitch by Luis Patiño

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B5Wild pitch by Griffin Jax

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T9Wild pitch by Andrew Kittredge

Top 2 • MIN

3-0

Luis Arraez singles on a line drive to right fielder Randy Arozarena. Jake Cave scores. Ben Rortvedt scores. Willians Astudillo to 3rd.

EV: 95.5 mph202 ftLA: 15°

1-0

Jake Cave singles on a sharp ground ball to center fielder Kevin Kiermaier. Nick Gordon scores.

EV: 100.5 mph10 ftLA: -11°

Top 3 • MIN

4-0

Jake Cave singles on a fly ball to right fielder Randy Arozarena. Josh Donaldson scores. Max Kepler to 3rd.

EV: 70.6 mph243 ftLA: 26°

Bot 3 • TB

4-2

Brandon Lowe homers (33) on a fly ball to right field. Kevin Kiermaier scores.

EV: 99.5 mph💣 365 ftLA: 24°

Bot 5 • TB

4-3

Nelson Cruz singles on a sharp ground ball to right fielder Max Kepler. Brandon Lowe scores.

EV: 104.1 mph32 ftLA: -2°

4-5

Austin Meadows homers (23) on a fly ball to right center field. Nelson Cruz scores.

EV: 100.8 mph💣 397 ftLA: 26°

Top 7 • MIN

5-5

Nick Gordon singles on a line drive to right fielder Randy Arozarena, deflected by shortstop Wander Franco. Byron Buxton scores. Jorge Polanco to 3rd.

EV: 89.2 mph189 ftLA: 13°

Top 9 • MIN

6-5

Nick Gordon singles on a sharp ground ball to center fielder Kevin Kiermaier. Josh Donaldson scores. Max Kepler to 2nd.

EV: 100.8 mph9 ftLA: -11°

WP:Patiño; Kittredge

IBB:Kittredge

Inherited runners-scored:Feyereisen 3-0

Pitches-strikes:Patiño 73-50; Feyereisen 14-11; Conley 14-9; Chargois 8-5; Fairbanks 25-14; Robertson 12-9; Kittredge 16-9

Groundouts-flyouts:Patiño 0-4; Feyereisen 1-2; Conley 3-1; Chargois 0-2; Fairbanks 1-2; Robertson 1-1; Kittredge 3-1

Bench
Brandon Lowe2B	4	2	2	2	1	0	.233/.335/.503	104.3	.362	.440
Luis PatiñoP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
J.P. FeyereisenP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Adam ConleyP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
JT ChargoisP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Pete FairbanksP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
David RobertsonP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Andrew KittredgeP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-