Minnesota Twins vs. New York Yankees

Aug 19, 2021

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
MIN	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	1	5	8	0	2
NYY	0	0	4	2	0	0	0	1	-	7	7	0	2

loss:

J. Gantwin: New York Yankees logo

J. Taillonsave: New York Yankees logo

C. Green

Game Recap

NEW YORK -- For all the muscle at the top of the Yankees’ lineup Thursday night, it was the scrappers at the back end doing most of the damage. Kyle Higashioka homered and drove in three runs, leading the Yankees to a 7-5 win over the Twins in the opener...

Scoring Summary

MINNYY

3
Kyle Higashioka doubles (8) on a line drive to left fielder Jake Cave. Andrew Velazquez scores. [1 run]
01
3
Luke Voit doubles (4) on a ground ball to left fielder Jake Cave. Kyle Higashioka scores. Tyler Wade scores. Luke Voit to 3rd. [2 runs]
03
3
Anthony Rizzo out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Nick Gordon. Luke Voit scores. [1 run] [1 out]
04
4
Kyle Higashioka homers (8) on a fly ball to left field. Andrew Velazquez scores. [2 runs]
06
6
Jake Cave homers (2) on a fly ball to left center field. [1 run]
16
6
Jorge Polanco hits a ground-rule double (25) on a line drive down the right-field line. Andrelton Simmons scores. Max Kepler scores. [2 runs]
36
8
Jorge Polanco singles on a line drive to center fielder Aaron Judge. Andrelton Simmons scores. [1 run]
46
8
Giancarlo Stanton homers (20) on a line drive to right field. [1 run]
47
9
Miguel Sano homers (21) on a fly ball to left field. [1 run]
57

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	HR	LOB	AVG
1Max KeplerRF	1	4	1	0	2	0	1	.206
2Jorge Polanco2B	3	4	0	3	1	0	0	.276
3Josh DonaldsonDH	0	4	0	0	1	0	3	.248
4Luis Arraez3B	0	4	0	0	0	0	1	.313
5Miguel Sano1B	1	4	1	1	2	1	0	.217
6Nick GordonCF	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	.248
Brent RookerPH	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.200
7Ryan JeffersC	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	.211
8Jake CaveLF	1	2	1	1	0	1	0	.183
Rob RefsnyderPH-LF	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.289
9Andrelton SimmonsSS	2	3	2	0	0	0	0	.218
TOTAL	8	34	5	5	10	2	5	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
John GantRHP	3.1	3	4	4	4	1	0	61	3.77
Danny CoulombeLHP	0.2	2	2	2	0	0	1	19	3.38
Andrew AlbersLHP	4.0	2	1	1	4	1	1	63	2.25

TOTAL	8.0	7	7	7	8	2	2	143	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Luke VoitDH	1	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	.242
2Anthony Rizzo1B	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.249
3Aaron JudgeCF-RF	0	3	0	0	1	1	0	0	.283
4Joey GalloLF	1	4	0	0	3	0	0	0	.210
5Giancarlo StantonRF	1	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	.263
Brett GardnerCF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.210
6Rougned Odor2B	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	0	.221
7Andrew VelazquezSS	2	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	.269
8Kyle HigashiokaC	2	3	2	3	0	0	1	0	.181
9Tyler Wade3B	0	2	1	0	1	1	0	0	.269

TOTAL	7	30	7	7	8	2	2	2	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	HR	PC	ERA
Jameson TaillonRHP	5.1	5	3	3	5	1	81	3.94
Wandy PeraltaLHP	1.2	0	0	0	1	0	21	3.75
Zack BrittonLHP	1.0	2	1	1	2	0	17	5.89
Chad GreenRHP	1.0	1	1	1	2	1	23	3.13
TOTAL	9.0	8	5	5	10	2	142	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningMINNYY

TOP 1
GROUNDOUT — Max Kepler grounds out, shortstop Andrew Velazquez to first baseman Anthony Rizzo. [1 out]
00
SINGLE — Jorge Polanco singles on a fly ball to left fielder Joey Gallo.
00
FLYOUT — Josh Donaldson flies out to right fielder Giancarlo Stanton. [2 outs]
00
CAUGHT STEALING 2B — Jorge Polanco caught stealing 2nd base, catcher Kyle Higashioka to shortstop Andrew Velazquez. [3 outs]
00
BOTTOM 1
FLYOUT — Luke Voit flies out to center fielder Nick Gordon. [1 out]
00
GROUNDOUT — Anthony Rizzo grounds out, shortstop Andrelton Simmons to first baseman Miguel Sano. [2 outs]
00
GROUNDOUT — Aaron Judge grounds out sharply, second baseman Jorge Polanco to first baseman Miguel Sano. [3 outs]
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Team Stats

MIN

NYY

5Runs7

8Hits7

0Errors0

.235Batting Avg.233

34At Bats30

4Extra-base Hits6

2Home Runs2

5Runs-Batted-In7

0Walks2

0Stolen Bases1

10Strikeouts8

2Left on Base2

16Total Bases18

Game Details

Thursday, August 19, 2021 · 7:05 PM

Yankee Stadium · The Bronx, NY

attendance: 30,019 (64.5%)

weather: 86 degrees, cloudy