MIN 7, CWS 2 | Jul 21, 2021 | The Best Box Score

Thursday, July 22, 2021•Guaranteed Rate Field•71°F, Partly Cloudy

MIN

Twins

CWS

White Sox

Final

WIN

Michael Pineda

LOSS

Dylan Cease

The Twins cruised past the White Sox 7-2 in a dominant performance.

★Jorge Polanco3-for-4, 3 RBI

Key Moment

Bot 8: Andrew Vaughn doubles (19) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Nick Gordon. Yoan Moncada scores.

Weather: 71°F, Partly CloudyWind: 8 mph, L To RFirst pitch: 12:10 AM UTCT: 3:15Att: 25,600Venue: Guaranteed Rate Field

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92.6%B

11 missed calls

+10.1% MIN

+0.55 runs MIN

Win Probability

CWS WinMIN Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
MIN	0	0	1	0	2	3	0	0	1	7	11	2
CWS	0	0	1	0	0	0	0

Game 633205 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Minnesota Twins

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Max KeplerRF	4	2	2	1	1	0	.217/.306/.457	104.4	.335	.393
Jorge Polanco2B	4	3	3	3	1	0	.260/.325/.449	104.6	.650	.806
Nelson CruzDH	4	1	1	1	0	2	.294/.370/.537	96.6	.260	.276
Josh Donaldson3B	5	0	1	2	0	3	.250/.351/.484	102.6	.178	.166
Trevor LarnachLF	4	0	1	0	0	1	.234/.328/.380	93.5	.469	.455
Miguel Sanó1B	4	0	1	0	0	1	.198/.278/.426	112.6	.270	.254
Nick GordonCF	3	0	0	0	1	1	.250/.308/.347	96.6	.495	.593
Ryan JeffersC	4	0	1	0	0	1	.192/.281/.369	102.1	.402	.503
Andrelton SimmonsSS	4	1	1	0	0	0	.230/.297/.302	93.6	.246	.238
Bench
Michael PinedaP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Tyler DuffeyP							.000/.000/.000	-	-
Totals	36	7	11	7	3	9	-	-	-	-

HR:Kepler (3rd off Cease, 0 on, 0 out); Polanco (6th off Heuer, 2 on, 2 out)

2B:Cruz; Polanco

TB:19

RBI:Donaldson 2; Cruz; Kepler; Polanco 3

SB:Simmons; Polanco

SF:Cruz

GIDP:Simmons

Team LOB:6

Chicago White Sox

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Tim AndersonSS	4	0	2	0	1	0	.312/.347/.457	108.9	.402

Pitching

Minnesota Twins

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	P-S	Velo	ERA
Michael PinedaW	5.0	4	1	1	1	3	73-48	85.5	3.93
Tyler Duffey	1.2	4	0	0	0	0	38-26	86.3	3.13
Alex Colomé	1.1	2	1	1	0	2	22-17	89.2	4.72
Caleb Thielbar	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	16-8	84.8	4.37
Totals	9.0	10	2	2	2	6	149-99	-	-

Inherited runners-scored:Colomé 2-0

Pitches-strikes:Pineda 73-48; Duffey 38-26; Colomé 22-17; Thielbar 16-8

Groundouts-flyouts:Pineda 7-5; Duffey 4-0; Colomé 2-0; Thielbar 1-0

Chicago White Sox

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Dylan CeaseL	5.0	7	3	3	2	5	1	92-55	88.5	4.21

Top 3 • MIN

1-0

Max Kepler homers (12) on a fly ball to right field.

EV: 97.6 mph💣 358 ftLA: 27°

Bot 3 • CWS

1-1

Adam Engel singles on a ground ball to shortstop Andrelton Simmons, deflected by third baseman Josh Donaldson. Billy Hamilton scores. Tim Anderson to 3rd.

EV: 79.7 mph9 ftLA: -16°

Top 5 • MIN

3-1

Josh Donaldson singles on a sharp ground ball to center fielder Billy Hamilton. Jorge Polanco scores. Nelson Cruz scores.

EV: 102.6 mph26 ftLA: -3°

Top 6 • MIN

6-1

Jorge Polanco homers (14) on a fly ball to right center field. Andrelton Simmons scores. Max Kepler scores.

EV: 104.6 mph💣 389 ftLA: 24°

Bot 8 • CWS

6-2

Andrew Vaughn doubles (19) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Nick Gordon. Yoan Moncada scores.

EV: 109.1 mph285 ftLA: 13°

Top 9 • MIN

7-2

Nelson Cruz out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Andrew Vaughn. Jorge Polanco scores.

EV: 91.7 mph357 ftLA: 34°

Bench
Zack CollinsC	3	0	0	0	0	0	.216/.327/.374	92.4	.084	.086
Dylan CeaseP							.500/.500/.667	-	-	-
Codi HeuerP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
José RuizP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Garrett CrochetP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-

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Chicago White Sox

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