Minnesota Twins vs. Detroit Tigers

May 7, 2021

FINAL

Box Score

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

loss:

T. Skubalwin: Minnesota Twins logo

M. Shoemaker

Game Recap

Coming off an outing that was unforgettable for all the wrong reasons, suburban Detroit native Matt Shoemaker was looking for a bounceback start in the Twins’ opener at Comerica Park on Friday. The opportunity was within arm’s reach, given the only team that has struggled more this season than the...

Scoring Summary

MINDET

1
Kyle Garlick homers (1) on a fly ball to right field. [1 run]
10
2
Jorge Polanco homers (2) on a fly ball to left center field. [1 run]
20
6
Max Kepler singles on a ground ball to center fielder JaCoby Jones. Jorge Polanco scores. Miguel Sano to 3rd. [1 run]
30
6
Andrelton Simmons grounds out, third baseman Jeimer Candelario to first baseman Miguel Cabrera. Miguel Sano scores. Max Kepler to 2nd. [1 run] [2 outs]
40
6
Willi Castro homers (2) on a fly ball to left center field. Jeimer Candelario scores. Miguel Cabrera scores. [3 runs]
43
7
Jorge Polanco doubles (6) on a line drive to right fielder Robbie Grossman. Josh Donaldson scores. Mitch Garver to 3rd. [1 run]
53
8
Max Kepler homers (2) on a fly ball to right field. [1 run]
63
9
Miguel Sano singles on a line drive to left fielder Akil Baddoo. Josh Donaldson scores. Jorge Polanco to 2nd. [1 run]
73

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Kyle GarlickLF	2	5	1	1	1	0	1	0	.286
2Josh Donaldson3B	2	4	2	0	2	1	0	1	.277
3Nelson CruzDH	0	5	0	0	1	0	0	4	.286
4Mitch GarverC	0	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	.200
Ben RortvedtC	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	.083
5Jorge Polanco2B	2	3	2	2	0	2	1	1	.219
6Miguel Sano1B	1	4	1	1	2	1	0	3	.123
7Max KeplerRF	2	4	1	2	0	1	1	2	.216
8Andrelton SimmonsSS	0	4	0	1	2	0	0	3	.232
9Jake CaveCF	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	1	.152
TOTAL	9	36	7	7	12	7	3	16	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Matt ShoemakerRHP	5.0	4	0	0	5	2	0	86	6.43
Cody StashakRHP	1.0	3	3	3	3	1	1	28	8.44
Alex ColomeRHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	14	5.68
Hansel RoblesRHP	1.0	0	0	0	2	1	0	19	3.86
Caleb ThielbarLHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	12	3.00
TOTAL	9.0	7	3	3	12	4	1	159	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Robbie GrossmanRF	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	1	.204
2Jonathan SchoopDH	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	2	.185
3Jeimer Candelario3B	1	3	1	0	1	1	0	0	.298
4Miguel Cabrera1B	2	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	.127
5Niko GoodrumSS	1	4	0	0	2	0	0	5	.228
6Willi Castro2B	1	4	1	3	3	0	1	5	.198
7JaCoby JonesCF	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	5	.162
8Akil BaddooLF	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	.195
9Grayson GreinerC	1	4	0	0	2	0	0	1	.222

TOTAL	7	33	3	3	12	4	1	19	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Tarik SkubalLHP	5.0	4	2	2	8	2	2	96	5.67
Bryan GarciaRHP	1.0	1	2	2	0	2	0	20	6.57
Jose CisneroRHP	1.0	2	1	1	1	1	0	24	6.08
Daniel NorrisLHP	2.0	2	2	2	3	2	1	45	7.30

TOTAL	9.0	9	7	7	12	7	3	185	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningMINDET

TOP 1
HOME RUN — Kyle Garlick homers (1) on a fly ball to right field. [1 run]
10
STRIKEOUT — Josh Donaldson strikes out swinging. [1 out]
10
STRIKEOUT — Nelson Cruz strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
10
STRIKEOUT — Mitch Garver called out on strikes. [3 outs]
10
BOTTOM 1
FLYOUT — Robbie Grossman flies out to right fielder Max Kepler. [1 out]
10
POP OUT — Jonathan Schoop pops out to first baseman Miguel Sano in foul territory. [2 outs]
10
GROUNDOUT — Jeimer Candelario grounds out to first baseman Miguel Sano. [3 outs]
10

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Team Stats

MIN

DET

7Runs3

9Hits7

0Errors0

.250Batting Avg.212

36At Bats33

6Extra-base Hits2

3Home Runs1

7Runs-Batted-In3

7Walks4

0Stolen Bases0

12Strikeouts12

9Left on Base7

21Total Bases11

Game Details

Friday, May 7, 2021 · 7:10 PM

Comerica Park · Detroit, MI

attendance: 7,377 (18.0%)

weather: 48 degrees, cloudy