MIN 12, BAL 7 | Mar 21, 2021 | The Best Box Score

Sunday, March 21, 2021•Ed Smith Stadium•61°F, Cloudy

MIN

Twins

BAL

Orioles

Final

WIN

J.A. Happ

LOSS

Jorge López

The Twins cruised past the Orioles 12-7 in a dominant performance.

★Willians Astudillo3 RBI

Key Moment

Top 7: Jorge Polanco homers (1) on a fly ball to right field.

Weather: 61°F, CloudyWind: 8 mph, Out To CFFirst pitch: 5:05 PM UTCT: 2:44Att: 1,763Venue: Ed Smith Stadium

Win Probability

BAL WinMIN Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
MIN	0	0	7	0	0	1	1	2	1	12	14	1
BAL	0	1	4	0	1	1	0

Game 642209 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Minnesota Twins

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG
Andrew Romine2B	2	1	1	0	0	0	.190/.227/.238
Trevor LarnachRF	1	1	1	2	0	0	.250/.250/.750
Drew MaggiSS	1	0	0	0	0	0	.250/.308/.500
Jose F Miranda3B	1	0	1	0	0	0	.222/.300/.222
Aaron Sabato1B	1	0	0	0	0	1	.100/.182/.100
Tomás TelisDH	2	0	0	0	0	1	.182/.250/.182
Caleb HamiltonLF	1	1	1	1	0	0	.250/.400/.625
Willians AstudilloC	5	2	2	3	0	0	.360/.407/.720
Rob RefsnyderCF	2	0	0	0	0	1	.200/.333/.333
Bench
Luis Arraez3B	3	1	2	1	1	0	.300/.382/.433
Kyle GarlickRF	4	1	2	2	0	0	.375/.393/.917
Max KeplerCF
Totals	43	12	14	11	2	6	-

HR:Riddle (3rd off López, 0 on, 0 out); Garlick (3rd off López, 1 on, 0 out); Astudillo (3rd off López, 2 on, 2 out); Polanco (7th off Sulser, 0 on, 0 out); Larnach (8th off Hanhold, 1 on, 1 out); Hamilton (9th off Phillips, 0 on, 0 out)

2B:Astudillo; Arraez

TB:34

RBI:Garlick 2; Hamilton; Astudillo 3; Arraez; Riddle; Larnach 2; Polanco

Team LOB:7

Baltimore Orioles

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG
Jordan WestburgSS	1	0	0	0	0	0	.167/.167/.167
Ramón Urías3B	1	0

Pitching

Minnesota Twins

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	K	HR	P-S	ERA
J.A. HappW	3.0	6	5	4	2	1	49-31	7.20
Derek LawH	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	12-9	0.00
Lewis ThorpeH	2.2	3	2	2	1	1	42-33	2.35
Ryan MasonH	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	4-2	0.00
Jorge Alcala	2.0	0	0	0	3	0	27-18	1.29
Totals	9.0	9	7	6	8	2	134-93	-

HBP:Wynns (by Alcala)

Pitches-strikes:Happ 49-31; Law 12-9; Thorpe 42-33; Mason 4-2; Alcala 27-18

Groundouts-flyouts:Happ 5-2; Law 1-0; Thorpe 2-5; Mason 0-1; Alcala 1-2

Baltimore Orioles

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Jorge LópezL	3.2	7	7	3	2	3	3	72-50	3.68

Bot 2 • BAL

0-1

Pedro Severino homers (1) on a line drive to left field.

Top 3 • MIN

7-1

Willians Astudillo homers (2) on a line drive to left field. Jake Cave scores. Alex Kirilloff scores.

4-1

Alex Kirilloff reaches on a fielding error by second baseman Richie Martin. Ryan Jeffers scores. Jake Cave to 2nd.

3-1

Kyle Garlick homers (4) on a line drive to center field. Luis Arraez scores.

1-1

JT Riddle homers (1) on a fly ball to center field.

Bot 3 • BAL

7-3

Maikel Franco doubles (1) on a line drive to left fielder Alex Kirilloff. Stevie Wilkerson scores. Ryan McKenna scores.

7-4

Ryan Mountcastle doubles (5) on a line drive to center fielder Max Kepler. Maikel Franco scores.

7-5

Chance Sisco grounds out, second baseman Jorge Polanco to first baseman Willians Astudillo. Ryan Mountcastle scores. Pedro Severino to 2nd.

Bot 5 • BAL

7-6

Ryan Mountcastle homers (3) on a line drive to left field.

Top 6 • MIN

8-6

Luis Arraez singles on a ground ball to left fielder Ryan Mountcastle. Willians Astudillo scores.

Bot 6 • BAL

8-7

Richie Martin singles on a fly ball to center fielder Rob Refsnyder. Pat Valaika scores. Richie Martin to 2nd.

Top 7 • MIN

9-7

Jorge Polanco homers (1) on a fly ball to right field.

Top 8 • MIN

11-7

Trevor Larnach homers (1) on a fly ball to right center field. Andrew Romine scores.

Top 9 • MIN

12-7

Caleb Hamilton homers (1) on a line drive to left field.

HR:Severino (2nd off Happ, 0 on, 0 out); Mountcastle (5th off Thorpe, 0 on, 2 out)

2B:Franco; Mountcastle; Valaika

TB:18

RBI:Franco 2; Mountcastle 2; Jr.; Sisco; Severino

GIDP:Franco

Team LOB:3

HBP:Kirilloff (by Sulser)

Inherited runners-scored:Scott 1-0

Pitches-strikes:López 72-50; Scott 6-4; Fry 27-16; Sulser 11-9; Hanhold 25-17; Phillips 13-7

Groundouts-flyouts:López 5-4; Scott 0-1; Fry 3-3; Sulser 1-1; Hanhold 2-1; Phillips 2-0

Bench
Yolmer SánchezSS	4	0	1	0	0	0	.219/.306/.219
Maikel Franco3B	3	1	1	2	0	1	.333/.333/.667
Ryan MountcastleLF	4	2	2	2	0	1	.250/.243/.639
Pedro SeverinoC	3	1	1	1	0	0	.103/.156/.241
Chance SiscoDH	2	0	0	1	0	0	.143/.308/.143
Pat Valaika1B	3	1	1	0	0	1	.212/.278/.485
Richie Martin Jr.2B	3	0	1	1	0	0	.333/.333/.333
Stevie WilkersonRF	3	1	1	0	0	1	.160/.192/.160
Ryan McKennaCF	3	1	1	0	0	1	.227/.379/.273
Jorge LópezP							.000/.000/.000
Tanner ScottP							.000/.000/.000
Paul FryP							.000/.000/.000
Cole SulserP							.000/.000/.000
Eric HanholdP							.000/.000/.000
Evan PhillipsP							.000/.000/.000