MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CALIFORNIA ANGELS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
08/29/2048
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CALIFORNIA ANGELS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 2531 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 29TH , 2048 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
California Angels (73-58) 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 7 1
Minnesota Twins (79-52) 0 0 0 1 4 1 0 2 X 8 13 0
5 Straight Wins for Twins
No one was more impactful than Alex Rodriguez Jr. in the 8-4 Minnesota win over California. Rodriguez Jr., who finished 2nd in the AL in home runs with 43 in 2042, was 2-3 with a home run and was hit by a pitch, while scoring 3 times. Minnesota is now 79-52, 3½ games up in the American League Central Division.

Miguel Diaz, who is tied for 8th in the AL in doubles with 30, helped out the Minnesota cause in the bottom of the fifth inning with a run-scoring sacrifice fly. For the game, the designated hitter was 1 for 4, while adding 2 RBI.

"I like how we're playing right now," said Diaz.
CALIFORNIA BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Dunn 2B 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 .265 13 47
B. Waltersson CF 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .287 19 57
J. McCauley DH 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .333 3 11
A. Delhaye LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .237 16 54
R. Velasco 1B 3 1 1 1 1 2 2 .209 22 54
M. Harkins SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .284 13 45
J. Trujillo 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .296 13 55
A. Maxwell C 3 0 2 1 1 1 0 .248 10 50
J. Alexander RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .250 0 9
Totals 33 4 7 4 3 12 14      
BATTING
Triples: A. Maxwell (5, 5th Inning off G. van de Bilt, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Waltersson (19, 1st Inning off G. van de Bilt, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Velasco (22, 2nd Inning off G. van de Bilt, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Waltersson 5 , J. McCauley , R. Velasco 4 , J. Trujillo , A. Maxwell 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Waltersson , M. Harkins
GIDP: M. Harkins
Hit by Pitch: A. Delhaye
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: B. Waltersson (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Dunn-Harkins-Velasco)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Diaz DH 4 0 1 2 0 2 2 .291 16 49
R. Batista 1B 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .303 22 94
R. Flynn Jr. CF 3 1 1 1 2 0 2 .264 9 40
W. Leslie 3B 5 1 1 0 0 2 4 .284 27 92
H. Vink LF 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .232 3 24
A. Sandoval 2B 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 .234 4 42
J. Molina C 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .193 3 26
A. Rodriguez Jr. SS 3 3 2 1 0 1 0 .207 7 12
I. Montoya RF 4 2 3 1 0 1 0 .310 0 1
Totals 34 8 13 7 2 11 13      
BATTING
Doubles: I. Montoya (2, 5th Inning off D. White, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: I. Montoya 2 (2, 3rd Inning off D. White, 0 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off A. Kiefer, 1 on, 0 outs) , R. Flynn Jr. (5, 5th Inning off D. White, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Rodriguez Jr. (7, 6th Inning off T. Sharp, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Diaz , R. Batista 2 , R. Flynn Jr. 3 , W. Leslie , H. Vink 2 , A. Sandoval , A. Rodriguez Jr. 5 , I. Montoya 8
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Batista , W. Leslie 2 , J. Molina
GIDP: R. Flynn Jr.
Sac Fly: M. Diaz , A. Sandoval
Hit by Pitch: R. Batista , A. Rodriguez Jr.
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Sandoval-Rodriguez Jr.-Batista)
CALIFORNIA PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. White L (8-10) 4.2 8 5 5 1 6 0 86 5.17   
T. Sharp 1.1 3 1 1 1 4 1 30 2.61   
A. Kiefer 2.0 2 2 2 0 1 0 24 9.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. White 33
Batters Faced: D. White 23, T. Sharp 8, A. Kiefer 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. White 5-3, T. Sharp 0-0, A. Kiefer 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. White 86-55, T. Sharp 30-20, A. Kiefer 24-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Sharp 1-0
WP: D. White
Hit Batsmen: A. Kiefer 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. van de Bilt W (10-4) 6.0 5 3 3 1 7 2 89 3.74   
S. Shank H (1) 1.1 1 1 1 2 2 0 32 6.35   
T. Ramirez H (8) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 4.26   
J. Overbeek 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 13 4.47   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. van de Bilt 56
Batters Faced: G. van de Bilt 23, S. Shank 7, T. Ramirez 3, J. Overbeek 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. van de Bilt 5-5, S. Shank 1-1, T. Ramirez 0-1, J. Overbeek 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: G. van de Bilt 89-58, S. Shank 32-15, T. Ramirez 11-6, J. Overbeek 13-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Ramirez 1-0
Hit Batsmen: T. Ramirez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Alex Rodriguez Jr.
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (71 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:10 PM CT
Time: 3:22
Attendance: 38943
Special Notes: Israel Montoya ties the MIN regular season game record for triples with 2.
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