Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE
| RECAP
Minnesota 4,
Cleveland 2
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
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
Cleveland
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Jason Kipnis | 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .228 |
| Francisco Lindor | SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .263 |
| Jay Bruce | RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .370 |
| Edwin Encarnacion | DH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .252 |
| Carlos Santana | 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .248 |
| Austin Jackson | LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .317 |
| Abraham Almonte | CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .222 |
| Roberto Perez | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .175 |
| Giovanny Urshela | 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .217 |
| Totals | 29 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 3B - Carlos Santana (2) | |||||||||
| HR - Jay Bruce (1) | |||||||||
| TB - Jay Bruce 4, Edwin Encarnacion, Carlos Santana 3 | |||||||||
| RBI - Jay Bruce (6), Carlos Santana (64) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Jay Bruce (3) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Abraham Almonte (13) | |||||||||
| GIDP - Giovanny Urshela (3) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 3 | |||||||||
| Fielding | |||||||||
| E - Giovanny Urshela (2) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Ryan Merritt | 3.2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.12 |
| Dan Otero | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.22 |
| Mike Clevinger (L 6-5) | 2.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3.75 |
| Trevor Bauer | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.72 |
| Pitches-Strikes - Ryan Merritt 61-41, Dan Otero 20-14, Mike Clevinger 60-30, Trevor Bauer 9-7 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Ryan Merritt 5-2, Dan Otero 0-1, Mike Clevinger 1-1, Trevor Bauer 0-1 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Ryan Merritt 18, Dan Otero 6, Mike Clevinger 14, Trevor Bauer 3 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Mike Clevinger 1-0, Trevor Bauer 2-1 | ||||||||
Minnesota
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Brian Dozier | 2B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .256 |
| Joe Mauer | 1B | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .283 |
| Miguel Sano | DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | .263 |
| Eduardo Escobar | 3B | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .256 |
| Eddie Rosario | LF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | .297 |
| Robbie Grossman | RF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .243 |
| Max Kepler | PH-RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .252 |
| Byron Buxton | CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .234 |
| Chris Gimenez | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .187 |
| Ehire Adrianza | SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .283 |
| Totals | 36 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 26 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Eduardo Escobar (11), Ehire Adrianza (6) | |||||||||
| HR - Max Kepler (15) | |||||||||
| TB - Brian Dozier 2, Joe Mauer 3, Eduardo Escobar 4, Eddie Rosario, Robbie Grossman, Max Kepler 4, Byron Buxton, Ehire Adrianza 2 | |||||||||
| RBI - Eduardo Escobar 2 (40), Max Kepler (49), Ehire Adrianza (16) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Eduardo Escobar (20) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Miguel Sano (53), Eduardo Escobar 2 (37), Eddie Rosario 2 (36), Max Kepler 2 (43), Ehire Adrianza 2 (10) | |||||||||
| SF - Ehire Adrianza (6) | |||||||||
| GIDP - Eddie Rosario (7) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 13 | |||||||||
| Baserunning | |||||||||
| SB - Byron Buxton (21, 2nd off Merritt/Perez) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Aaron Slegers | 6.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2.84 |
| Trevor Hildenberger (W 2-1; BS 1) | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.96 |
| Taylor Rogers (H 27) | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.60 |
| Matt Belisle (SV 3) | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4.63 |
| Pitches-Strikes - Aaron Slegers 82-52, Trevor Hildenberger 12-11, Taylor Rogers 16-11, Matt Belisle 11-9 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Aaron Slegers 7-2, Trevor Hildenberger 3-0, Taylor Rogers 0-0, Matt Belisle 0-0 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Aaron Slegers 22, Trevor Hildenberger 5, Taylor Rogers 3, Matt Belisle 2 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Trevor Hildenberger 1-1, Matt Belisle 1-0 | ||||||||