Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Minnesota 4, Cleveland 2
Thursday, August 17, 2017 7:10 PM
When: 7:10 PM ET, Thursday, August 17, 2017
Where: Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Temperature: 73°
Umpires: Home - Chad Fairchild, 1B - David Rackley, 2B - Alfonso Marquez, 3B - Sean Barber
Attendance: 22857
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Cleveland 000100100231
Minnesota 00110011-4130
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Cleveland 66-53 31-27 35-26 L1
Minnesota 60-59 28-35 32-24 W1
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this win, the Minnesota Twins have a 28-35 record at home this season. The Cleveland Indians have a 35-26 record on the road.
  • Minnesota has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Twins have won 7 of their last 10 games.
  • Cleveland has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Indians have won 7 of their last 10 games.
  • Trevor Hildenberger pitched 1.1 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 2.96. Matt Belisle closed out the game to get the save and has 3 saves for the season. Mike Clevinger took the loss for Cleveland.
  • Max Kepler had the only homerun for Minnesota. Jay Bruce had the only homerun for Cleveland.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Cleveland   Minnesota
Ryan Merritt Player Aaron Slegers
Loss W/L Loss
3.2 IP 6.1
1 Strikeouts 3
6 Hits 2
2.45 ERA 2.84
Hitting
Cleveland   Minnesota
Jay Bruce Player Eduardo Escobar
1 Hits 3
1 RBI 2
1 HR 0
4 TB 4
.333 Avg .600
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
Cleveland 3 1 8 .103 7 2 3 0 1
Minnesota 13 1 18 .361 9 4 4 1 0
Upcoming Games
  • Minnesota will play their next game at home against Arizona. The Twins have a W/L % of .458 after a win and .542 after a loss.
  • Cleveland will play their next game on the road against Kansas City. The Indians have a W/L % of .582 after a win and .519 after a loss.