Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE
| RECAP
Minnesota 2,
Pittsburgh 0
When: 8:10 PM ET, Friday, April 23, 2021
Where: Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Temperature: 47°
Umpires: Home - Jose Navas, 1B - Jeremie Rehak, 2B - Scott Barry, 3B - Dan Iassogna
Attendance: 9541
Where: Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Temperature: 47°
Umpires: Home - Jose Navas, 1B - Jeremie Rehak, 2B - Scott Barry, 3B - Dan Iassogna
Attendance: 9541
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Pittsburgh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Minnesota | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | 5 | 0 |
Pittsburgh
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Adam Frazier | 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .311 |
| Phillip Evans | LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .258 |
| Bryan Reynolds | CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .296 |
| Colin Moran | DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .278 |
| Erik Gonzalez | 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .281 |
| Todd Frazier | 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 |
| Jacob Stallings | C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .220 |
| Wilmer Difo | RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .240 |
| Kevin Newman | SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .169 |
| Totals | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Jacob Stallings (5) | |||||||||
| TB - Jacob Stallings 2 | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Adam Frazier 2 (8), Wilmer Difo (8) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 4 | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| JT Brubaker (L 2-1) | 7.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2.01 |
| Sam Howard | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2.16 |
| Pitches-Strikes - JT Brubaker 79-55, Sam Howard 13-10 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - JT Brubaker 11-2, Sam Howard 0-0 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - JT Brubaker 25, Sam Howard 3 | ||||||||
Minnesota
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Luis Arraez | 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .305 |
| Josh Donaldson | 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .476 |
| Nelson Cruz | DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .352 |
| Byron Buxton | CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .426 |
| Alex Kirilloff | LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 |
| Jorge Polanco | SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .203 |
| Mitch Garver | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .174 |
| Jake Cave | RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .135 |
| Willians Astudillo | 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .289 |
| Totals | 28 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| HR - Jake Cave (1), Willians Astudillo (1) | |||||||||
| TB - Luis Arraez, Nelson Cruz, Byron Buxton, Jake Cave 4, Willians Astudillo 4 | |||||||||
| RBI - Jake Cave (1), Willians Astudillo (6) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Willians Astudillo (5) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Jorge Polanco (8) | |||||||||
| GIDP - Josh Donaldson (2) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 2 | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| J.A. Happ (W 1-0) | 7.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1.69 |
| Tyler Duffey (H 2) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Taylor Rogers (SV 1) | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Pitches-Strikes - J.A. Happ 95-51, Tyler Duffey 16-10, Taylor Rogers 12-8 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - J.A. Happ 8-8, Tyler Duffey 1-0, Taylor Rogers 1-0 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - J.A. Happ 25, Tyler Duffey 4, Taylor Rogers 2 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Tyler Duffey 1-0 | ||||||||