Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE
| RECAP
Pittsburgh 6,
Minnesota 2
When: 2:10 PM ET, Sunday, April 25, 2021
Where: Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Temperature: 44°
Umpires: Home - Scott Barry, 1B - Dan Iassogna, 2B - Jose Navas, 3B - Jeremie Rehak
Attendance: 9396
Where: Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Temperature: 44°
Umpires: Home - Scott Barry, 1B - Dan Iassogna, 2B - Jose Navas, 3B - Jeremie Rehak
Attendance: 9396
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Pittsburgh | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 0 |
| Minnesota | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
Pittsburgh
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Adam Frazier | 2B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .310 |
| Phillip Evans | LF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .243 |
| Bryan Reynolds | CF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .304 |
| Colin Moran | 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .266 |
| Erik Gonzalez | 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .262 |
| Todd Frazier | DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .000 |
| Gregory Polanco | RF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .213 |
| Jacob Stallings | C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .222 |
| Kevin Newman | SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .181 |
| Totals | 37 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 12 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Bryan Reynolds 2 (6), Jacob Stallings (6) | |||||||||
| HR - Gregory Polanco (3) | |||||||||
| TB - Adam Frazier 3, Phillip Evans, Bryan Reynolds 4, Colin Moran, Gregory Polanco 6, Jacob Stallings 2, Kevin Newman | |||||||||
| RBI - Adam Frazier (10), Bryan Reynolds 2 (11), Colin Moran (16), Gregory Polanco (4), Kevin Newman (5) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Erik Gonzalez 2 (10), Todd Frazier 2 (4) | |||||||||
| SF - Colin Moran (1) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 6 | |||||||||
| Baserunning | |||||||||
| PO - Adam Frazier (1st by Shoemaker) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Wil Crowe | 4.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3.86 |
| Clay Holmes (W 1-0) | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.35 |
| Sam Howard (H 4) | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Chris Stratton | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5.56 |
| David Bednar | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.35 |
| Pitches-Strikes - Wil Crowe 81-48, Clay Holmes 19-9, Sam Howard 7-4, Chris Stratton 42-27, David Bednar 13-10 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Wil Crowe 4-1, Clay Holmes 1-0, Sam Howard 1-0, Chris Stratton 1-0, David Bednar 1-0 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Wil Crowe 17, Clay Holmes 5, Sam Howard 2, Chris Stratton 9, David Bednar 3 | ||||||||
Minnesota
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Luis Arraez | 2B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .303 |
| Josh Donaldson | 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .393 |
| Nelson Cruz | DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .323 |
| Byron Buxton | CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .382 |
| Alex Kirilloff | LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 |
| Jorge Polanco | SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .200 |
| Mitch Garver | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | .160 |
| Jake Cave | RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .155 |
| Willians Astudillo | 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .289 |
| Totals | 33 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 15 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| HR - Nelson Cruz (7) | |||||||||
| TB - Luis Arraez 2, Josh Donaldson, Nelson Cruz 4, Byron Buxton, Jorge Polanco, Willians Astudillo | |||||||||
| RBI - Nelson Cruz (15), Byron Buxton (12) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Luis Arraez (8), Josh Donaldson (3) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 7 | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Matt Shoemaker (L 1-2) | 5.1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5.49 |
| Cody Stashak | 0.2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11.12 |
| Caleb Thielbar | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4.50 |
| Jorge Alcala | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4.70 |
| Pitches-Strikes - Matt Shoemaker 91-57, Cody Stashak 19-13, Caleb Thielbar 26-16, Jorge Alcala 29-20 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Matt Shoemaker 5-6, Cody Stashak 1-0, Caleb Thielbar 0-1, Jorge Alcala 0-1 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Matt Shoemaker 22, Cody Stashak 5, Caleb Thielbar 5, Jorge Alcala 7 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Cody Stashak 1-0, Caleb Thielbar 2-2 | ||||||||