NYY 4, MIN 5 | Sep 16, 2026 | The Best Box Score

Wednesday, September 16, 2026•Target Field•71°F, Partly Cloudy

NYY

Yankees

MIN

Twins

Final

WIN

Tommy Nance

LOSS

John Schreiber

The Twins edged the Yankees 5-4 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

★Cody Bellinger3-for-5, 0 RBI

★Luke Keaschall3-for-5, 1 RBI

Key Moment

Top 9: Anthony Volpe doubles (11) on a sharp fly ball to right fielder Luke Keaschall. George Lombard Jr. scores. José Caballero scores.

Weather: 71°F, Partly CloudyWind: 10 mph, In From RFFirst pitch: 5:40 PM UTCT: 3:48Att: 21,887Venue: Target Field

Ump Audit

Edwin Jimenez

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96.2%A

8 missed calls

+25.8% NYY

+1.71 runs NYY

Win Probability

MIN WinNYY Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	R	H	E
NYY	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	4	9	1
MIN

Game 823655 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

New York Yankees

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Ben RiceDH	3	0	1	0	3	1	.262/.360/.524	107	.357	.405
Cody Bellinger1B	5	1	3	0	1	0	.274/.349/.442	103.5	.385	.374
Heliot RamosRF	3	0	0	0	1	1	.243/.304/.400	94.9	.189	.170
Ali SánchezC	2	0	1	1	0	1	.250/.275/.316	86.2	.680	.654
Spencer JonesCF	6	0	0	0	0	5	.252/.323/.440	96.3	.240	.335
George Lombard Jr.SS	6	2	1	0	0	0	.225/.286/.342	102	.306	.302
Ryan McMahon3B	6	0	0	0	0	4	.210/.275/.346	110.7	.178	.162
José CaballeroLF	0	1	0	1	0	0	.234/.290/.374	99.6	-	.464
Anthony Volpe2B	5	0	2	2	0	0	.253/.333/.351	104.4	.473	.621
Bench
Aaron JudgeRF	2	0	0	0	0	2	.241/.360/.511	53.2	-	-
Luis García Jr.1B	4	0	0	0	0	3	.283/.314/.538
Totals	46	4	9	4	5	17	-	-	-	-

2B:Volpe

TB:10

RBI:Sánchez; Caballero; Volpe 2

SB:Volpe; Bellinger

SF:Caballero

GIDP:Ramos

Team LOB:13

Minnesota Twins

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Luke KeaschallRF	5	2	3	1	0	0	.279/.372/.389	101.3	.622

Pitching

New York Yankees

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Carlos Rodón	6.0	4	2	2	3	5	1	102-59	88.7	2.95
Clarke Schmidt	0.2	2	0	0	0	2	0	24-13	88.3	0.00
Brent Headrick	1.1	0	0	0	0	2	0	21-15	88.1	1.90
Paul Blackburn	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	11-6	88.4	1.65
David BednarBS	2.0	3	2	0	0	2	0	26-18	90.1	2.58
John SchreiberL	1.0	1	1	0	1	0	0	4-4	93.6	3.14
Totals	12.0	10	5	2	5	11	1	188-115	-	-

IBB:Schreiber

Inherited runners-scored:Headrick 2-0

Pitches-strikes:Rodón 102-59; Schmidt 24-13; Headrick 21-15; Blackburn 11-6; Bednar 26-18; Schreiber 4-4

Groundouts-flyouts:Rodón 5-8; Schmidt 0-0; Headrick 1-1; Blackburn 2-0; Bednar 1-2; Schreiber 1-0

Minnesota Twins

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Zebby Matthews	6.0	2	0	0	2	8	0	97-63	90.2	4.74

Game Notes

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B2Replay review: Emmanuel Rodriguez challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Emmanuel Rodriguez walks.

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B4Replay review: Austin Wells challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Royce Lewis called out on strikes.

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T8Replay review: Ryan Jeffers challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Ben Rice called out on strikes.

Bot 1 • MIN

0-1

Josh Bell singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Cody Bellinger. Luke Keaschall scores. Ryan Jeffers to 2nd.

EV: 102.6 mph239 ftLA: 13°

Bot 5 • MIN

0-2

Ryan Kreidler homers (7) on a fly ball to left field.

EV: 102.7 mph💣 386 ftLA: 28°

Top 9 • NYY

2-2

Anthony Volpe doubles (11) on a sharp fly ball to right fielder Luke Keaschall. George Lombard Jr. scores. José Caballero scores.

EV: 104.4 mph378 ftLA: 27°

Top 10 • NYY

3-2

Ali Sánchez singles on a line drive to center fielder Emmanuel Rodriguez. Cody Bellinger scores.

EV: 86.2 mph186 ftLA: 12°

Bot 10 • MIN

3-3

Luke Keaschall singles on a line drive to left fielder José Caballero. Brooks Lee scores.

EV: 97.9 mph176 ftLA: 11°

Top 11 • NYY

4-3

José Caballero out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Emmanuel Rodriguez. George Lombard Jr. scores.

EV: 99.6 mph355 ftLA: 21°

Bot 11 • MIN

4-4

Royce Lewis out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Spencer Jones. Walker Jenkins scores. Kody Clemens to 2nd.

EV: 103.8 mph376 ftLA: 36°

Bot 13 • MIN

4-5

Victor Caratini singles on a ground ball to center fielder Spencer Jones. Luke Keaschall scores.

EV: 77.4 mph16 ftLA: -8°

Inherited runners-scored:Funderburk 2-0

Pitches-strikes:Matthews 97-63; Hoffman 16-9; Minter 22-16; Gómez 24-13; Funderburk 3-2; Adams 34-22; Nance 14-8

Groundouts-flyouts:Matthews 3-7; Hoffman 0-1; Minter 0-1; Gómez 0-0; Funderburk 1-0; Adams 5-2; Nance 1-0

Bench
Austin MartinLF	5	0	1	0	0	1	.234/.346/.322	89.2	.212	.198
Josh BellDH	5	0	1	1	0	1	.253/.316/.421	104.6	.387	.407
Ben RossSS	2	0	1	0	0	0	.167/.167/.333	100	.289	.420
Zebby MatthewsP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Jeff HoffmanP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
A.J. MinterP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Yoendrys GómezP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Kody FunderburkP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Travis AdamsP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Tommy NanceP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-