MIN 6, CWS 5 | Apr 30, 2024 | The Best Box Score

Tuesday, April 30, 2024•Guaranteed Rate Field•70°F, Clear

MIN

Twins

CWS

White Sox

Final

WIN

Caleb Thielbar

LOSS

Michael Kopech

SAVE

Jhoan Duran

The Twins edged the White Sox 6-5 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

Key Moment

Bot 8: Andrew Benintendi homers (3) on a fly ball to right field.

Weather: 70°F, ClearWind: 8 mph, L To RFirst pitch: 11:40 PM UTCT: 3:04Att: 11,609Venue: Guaranteed Rate Field

Ump Audit

John Libka

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97.7%A+

4 missed calls

+5.6% CWS

+0.37 runs CWS

Win Probability

CWS WinMIN Win

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

Game 746806 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Minnesota Twins

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Byron BuxtonCF	1	1	0	0	1	0	.242/.293/.385	90.9	.021	.019
Edouard Julien2B	4	0	0	0	1	3	.223/.330/.500	97.4	.128	.116
Manuel MargotLF	1	1	1	0	0	0	.185/.274/.259	105.5	.198	.180
Max KeplerRF	3	0	1	1	1	0	.250/.306/.364	97.9	.211	.321
Carlos CorreaSS	5	1	1	1	0	1	.267/.377/.378	110.8	.314	.306
Trevor LarnachDH	4	1	2	1	0	1	.394/.447/.636	110.7	.487	.600
Carlos Santana1B	3	0	1	0	0	0	.189/.274/.347	102.5	.275	.264
Willi Castro3B	3	1	1	1	0	1	.253/.327/.411	96.6	.136	.245
Christian VázquezC	0	0	0	0	0	0	.232/.254/.286	-	-	-
Bench
Alex KirilloffLF	2	0	0	0	0	1	.256/.315/.439	101.4	.821	.830
Ryan JeffersC	3	1	1	0	1	1	.295/.390/.557
Totals	33	6	9	5	4	8	-	-	-	-

2B:Farmer; Jeffers

3B:Castro

TB:13

RBI:Castro; Farmer; Correa; Kepler; Larnach

SB:Margot; Jeffers; Kepler

CS:Buxton

SF:Kepler

Team LOB:8

Chicago White Sox

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Nicky Lopez2B	4	0	0	0	1	0	.205/.298/.217	85	.139

Pitching

Minnesota Twins

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Simeon Woods Richardson	3.2	7	2	1	2	2	0	81-51	85.8	2.45
Kody Funderburk	2.0	2	2	2	0	1	1	30-20	87.6	3.38
Jay Jackson	1.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	14-9	85.7	3.94
Cole SandsBS	0.1	2	1	1	0	1	1	13-9	90.7	1.98
Caleb ThielbarW	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2-2	76.7	7.50
Jhoan DuranS	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	15-10	93.9	0.00
Totals	9.0	12	5	4	2	6	2	155-101	-	-

Inherited runners-scored:Funderburk 3-1; Thielbar 1-0

Pitches-strikes:Richardson 81-51; Funderburk 30-20; Jackson 14-9; Sands 13-9; Thielbar 2-2; Duran 15-10

Groundouts-flyouts:Richardson 4-4; Funderburk 4-2; Jackson 3-0; Sands 0-0; Thielbar 1-1; Duran 2-0

Chicago White Sox

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Michael Soroka	4.1	3	2	2	2	3	0	67-44	85.8	6.48

Game Notes

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B3Replay review: Twins challenged (tag play), call on the field was overturned: Tommy Pham doubles (1) on a fly ball to center fielder Willi Castro. Martín Maldonado out at home on the throw, center fielder Willi Castro to shortstop Carlos Correa to catcher Ryan Jeffers.

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T7Replay review: Twins challenged (tag play), call on the field was upheld: Byron Buxton caught stealing 2nd base, catcher Martín Maldonado to shortstop Paul DeJong.

Bot 3 • CWS

0-1

Eloy Jiménez singles on a sharp ground ball to center fielder Willi Castro. Tommy Pham scores.

EV: 106.3 mph15 ftLA: -9°

Bot 4 • CWS

0-2

Tommy Pham reaches on a fielding error by first baseman Carlos Santana. Paul DeJong scores. Martín Maldonado to 3rd. Nicky Lopez to 2nd.

EV: 94.7 mph155 ftLA: 7°

Top 5 • MIN

2-2

Kyle Farmer doubles (4) on a line drive to left fielder Andrew Benintendi. Willi Castro scores.

EV: 78.1 mph138 ftLA: 12°

1-2

Willi Castro triples (1) on a line drive to left fielder Andrew Benintendi. Trevor Larnach scores.

EV: 96.0 mph360 ftLA: 28°

Bot 5 • CWS

2-4

Danny Mendick homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field. Andrew Benintendi scores.

EV: 101.1 mph💣 404 ftLA: 30°

Top 6 • MIN

3-4

Trevor Larnach strikes out swinging. Max Kepler steals (1) 2nd base. Ryan Jeffers steals (1) home.

Top 8 • MIN

5-4

Trevor Larnach singles on a ground ball to right fielder Gavin Sheets. Carlos Correa scores.

EV: 95.7 mph78 ftLA: 4°

4-4

Carlos Correa singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Andrew Benintendi. Manuel Margot scores. Carlos Correa to 2nd.

EV: 110.8 mph239 ftLA: 9°

Bot 8 • CWS

5-5

Andrew Benintendi homers (3) on a fly ball to right field.

EV: 98.6 mph💣 384 ftLA: 31°

Top 9 • MIN

6-5

Max Kepler out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Tommy Pham. Byron Buxton scores.

EV: 97.9 mph328 ftLA: 39°

HBP:Buxton (by Wilson); Santana (by Leasure); Castro (by Berroa)

Inherited runners-scored:Banks 1-0; Leone 2-1; Berroa 2-0

Pitches-strikes:Soroka 67-44; Banks 13-10; Leone 16-8; Wilson 19-9; Leasure 19-11; Berroa 8-4; Kopech 22-15

Groundouts-flyouts:Soroka 6-4; Banks 1-1; Leone 0-0; Wilson 0-1; Leasure 1-0; Berroa 1-0; Kopech 0-2

Bench
Paul DeJongSS	3	1	1	0	0	0	.211/.263/.408	104.5	.290	.516
Robbie GrossmanPH	1	0	0	0	0	1	.193/.333/.211	-	-	-
Martín MaldonadoC	2	0	1	0	1	0	.100/.167/.180	95.8	.516	.495
Michael SorokaP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Tanner BanksP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Dominic LeoneP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Steven WilsonP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Jordan LeasureP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Prelander BerroaP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Michael KopechP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-