MIN 7, PIT 5 | Mar 28, 2023 | The Best Box Score

Tuesday, March 28, 2023•LECOM Park•81°F, Partly Cloudy

MIN

Twins

PIT

Pirates

Final

WIN

Alex Scherff

LOSS

Juan Minaya

SAVE

Alex Phillips

The Twins defeated the Pirates 7-5.

★Seth Gray3 RBI

★Canaan Smith-Njigba3 RBI

Key Moment

Top 8: Seth Gray homers (2) on a fly ball to center field. Anthony Prato scores. Tanner Schobel scores.

Weather: 81°F, Partly CloudyWind: 7 mph, Out To CFFirst pitch: 5:05 PM UTCT: 2:25Att: 4,714Venue: LECOM Park

Ump Audit

Emil Jimenez

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88.7%D

17 missed calls

+18.1% MIN

+0.24 runs PIT

Win Probability

PIT WinMIN Win

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

Game 718923 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Minnesota Twins

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Alex Isola1B	3	0	0	0	0	1	.000/.333/.000	91.8	-	-
Dalton Shuffield3B	2	0	1	0	0	1	.250/.250/.250	94.7	-	-
Armani SmithRF	2	0	0	0	0	0	.250/.400/.250	94.2	-	-
Will HollandLF	3	1	1	0	0	1	.286/.423/.381	93.6	-	-
Anthony PratoSS	2	1	1	1	0	1	.182/.400/.364	102.5	-	-
Tanner Schobel2B	1	1	0	0	1	0	.125/.462/.125	89.1	-	-
Seth GrayDH	1	2	1	3	1	0	.286/.333/.714	100.4	-	-
Frank NigroC	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Willie Joe Garry Jr.CF	2	0	0	1	0	1	.000/.000/.000	94.9	-	-
Bench
Joey Gallo1B	2	0	0	0	0	2	.214/.298/.333	-	-	-
Carlos CorreaSS	2	0	1	0	0	0	.296/.345/.407	106.9
Totals	37	7	12	6	2	12	-	-	-	-

HR:Gray (8th off Minaya, 2 on, 2 out)

2B:Jeffers; Farmer; Wolters 2

3B:Prato

TB:21

RBI:Prato; Gray 3; Jr.; Farmer

GIDP:Isola

Team LOB:6

Pittsburgh Pirates

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Maikol EscottoSS	1	2	0	0	1	0	.333/.429/.833	88.9	-

Pitching

Minnesota Twins

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Tyler Mahle	4.0	1	1	1	0	3	0	43-30	88.8	5.09
Hunter McMahonH	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	16-9	86.3	0.00
Jordan BrinkBS	1.0	4	4	4	1	1	1	32-20	88.4	9.00
Alex ScherffW	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	10-8	87.1	0.00
Seth NordlinH	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	11-8	83.8	2.25
Alex PhillipsS	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	12-8	84.4	0.00
Totals	9.0	8	5	5	1	6	1	124-83	-	-

WP:Brink

Pitches-strikes:Mahle 43-30; McMahon 16-9; Brink 32-20; Scherff 10-8; Nordlin 11-8; Phillips 12-8

Groundouts-flyouts:Mahle 4-5; McMahon 2-0; Brink 1-0; Scherff 2-1; Nordlin 2-0; Phillips 2-1

Pittsburgh Pirates

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Johan Oviedo	5.0	6	2	2	0	7	0	70-52	90.6	4.58

Game Notes

⚠️

T6Anthony Prato strikes out swinging, catcher Austin Hedges. Armani Smith out at 2nd. Anthony Prato out on batter interference.

⏸️

B7Jason Delay grounds out softly, pitcher Alex Scherff to first baseman Alex Isola. Tres Gonzalez to 2nd.

💨

B6Wild pitch by Jordan Brink

Scoring Plays

Top 4 • MIN

1-0

Kyle Farmer doubles (3) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Jack Suwinski. Willi Castro scores. Armani Smith to 3rd.

EV: 101.4 mph329 ftLA: 18°

Bot 4 • PIT

1-1

Andrew McCutchen out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Michael A. Taylor. Maikol Escotto scores.

EV: 99.5 mph393 ftLA: 26°

Top 5 • MIN

2-1

Alex Isola grounds into a double play, third baseman Ke'Bryan Hayes to second baseman Rodolfo Castro to first baseman Ji-Man Choi. Kyle Schmidt scores. Willie Joe Garry Jr. out at 2nd. Alex Isola out at 1st.

EV: 72.6 mph34 ftLA: -2°

Bot 6 • PIT

2-4

Canaan Smith-Njigba homers (3) on a fly ball to left center field. Ernny Ordonez scores. Maikol Escotto scores.

EV: 102.3 mph💣 380 ftLA: 23°

2-5

Ji-Man Choi singles on a ground ball to right fielder Armani Smith. Javier Rivas scores. Ji-Man Choi out at 2nd on the throw, right fielder Armani Smith to first baseman Alex Isola.

EV: 99.8 mph10 ftLA: -14°

Top 7 • MIN

3-5

Willie Joe Garry Jr. grounds out, shortstop Maikol Escotto to first baseman Ji-Man Choi. Seth Gray scores. Tony Wolters to 3rd.

EV: 94.9 mph11 ftLA: -12°

Top 8 • MIN

7-5

Seth Gray homers (2) on a fly ball to center field. Anthony Prato scores. Tanner Schobel scores.

EV: 100.4 mph💣 415 ftLA: 31°

4-5

Anthony Prato triples (1) on a line drive to center fielder Shalin Polanco. Will Holland scores.

EV: 102.5 mph324 ftLA: 18°

HBP:Smith (by Jong)

Inherited runners-scored:Minaya 1-1

Pitches-strikes:Oviedo 70-52; Jong 12-7; Hernandez 17-8; Moreta 24-15; Minaya 21-11; Bednar 15-11

Groundouts-flyouts:Oviedo 4-3; Jong 0-0; Hernandez 1-2; Moreta 1-0; Minaya 0-0; Bednar 1-1

Bench
Oneil CruzSS	2	0	1	0	0	1	.259/.286/.444	110.7	-	-
Bryan ReynoldsLF	2	0	0	0	0	0	.192/.250/.365	94.5	-	-
Andrew McCutchenDH	1	0	0	1	0	0	.259/.364/.370	103.6	-	-
Carlos Santana1B	2	0	0	0	0	1	.140/.275/.209	73.2	-	-
Ji Man Choi1B	2	0	1	1	0	0	.278/.308/.444	105.4	-	-
Jack SuwinskiCF	2	0	0	0	0	1	.182/.269/.341	85.4	-	-
Ke'Bryan Hayes3B	2	0	1	0	0	0	.341/.349/.707	93.9	-	-
Rodolfo Castro2B	2	0	0	0	0	1	.218/.259/.345	84.2	-	-
Connor JoeRF	2	0	0	0	0	0	.262/.326/.429	68.8	-	-
Austin HedgesC	2	0	1	0	0	0	.135/.135/.162	78.3	-	-
Johan OviedoP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Chase De JongP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Jose E. HernandezP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Dauri MoretaP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Juan MinayaP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
David BednarP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-