MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT LAS VEGAS ATHLETICS
09/24/2027
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT LAS VEGAS ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 2879 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 24TH , 2027 - GAME LOG
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Minnesota Twins (80-74) 0 2 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 10 1
Las Vegas Athletics (81-73) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 6 11 0
Twins Triumphant, 8-6, at Las Vegas Stadium
The Minnesota Twins picked up a win at Las Vegas Stadium, knocking off the Las Vegas Athletics, 8-6. Starting pitcher Simeon Woods Richardson was a big reason why. By defeating Las Vegas, the first-place Twins improved to 80-74.

Minnesota used the hitting of Nick Kurtz to pick up the win. The designated hitter clubbed a 3-run home run in the top of the third inning to put the Twins on top, 7-0. For the game, Kurtz had 1 home run and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

"We'll take this win and move on," said Kurtz.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE LAS VEGAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Salas 3B, CF 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 .257 11 29
L. Keaschall LF 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 .297 9 54
E. Rodriguez CF, RF 5 1 1 0 0 2 1 .275 30 81
W. Maldonado 1B 4 2 1 0 0 0 1 .300 44 113
   c-J. Miranda 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274 3 25
R. Lewis 2B 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .335 25 92
R. Gonzalez RF 3 0 1 1 0 1 3 .273 5 18
   a-D. De Andrade PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .320 0 2
   b-B. Lee RF, 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226 9 48
C. Correa SS 4 2 2 3 0 1 0 .261 16 62
N. Kurtz DH 4 1 2 4 0 1 0 .243 32 97
J. Melendez C 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .186 6 29
Totals 36 8 10 8 2 8 11      
a - D. De Andrade pinch ran for R. Gonzalez in the 8th
b - B. Lee substituted for D. De Andrade in the 8th
c - J. Miranda substituted for W. Maldonado in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Correa (26, 2nd Inning off D. Jefferies, 1 on, 2 outs) , E. Rodriguez (34, 3rd Inning off D. Jefferies, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: R. Gonzalez (2, 8th Inning off C. Phillips, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: N. Kurtz (32, 3rd Inning off D. Jefferies, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Salas , E. Rodriguez 2 , W. Maldonado , R. Gonzalez 3 , C. Correa 3 , N. Kurtz 5 , J. Melendez 2
2-out RBI: , C. Correa 2 , N. Kurtz 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Salas , L. Keaschall , W. Maldonado
Sac Fly: R. Gonzalez
Hit by Pitch: W. Maldonado
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Keaschall (21)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Woods Richardson (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Bateman CF 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 .254 1 48
K. Hayes 3B 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .244 12 61
C. Leach LF 5 1 2 0 0 0 3 .250 5 17
T. Soderstrom 1B 5 1 2 1 0 1 2 .304 41 119
K. Hiura DH 4 1 0 0 1 3 3 .241 27 89
T. Hawke 2B 4 1 2 0 1 1 2 .243 1 45
E. Ruiz RF 4 1 1 1 0 3 2 .265 3 45
   a-G. Mitchell PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .188 1 10
G. Workman SS 3 1 2 3 1 1 0 .218 4 36
A. Kirk C 4 0 0 1 0 0 3 .255 2 54
Totals 39 6 11 6 4 11 22      
a - G. Mitchell pinch hit for E. Ruiz in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Workman (19, 8th Inning off T. Gott, 3 on, 1 out) , T. Soderstrom 2 (39, 8th Inning off C. Ellis, 1 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off A. Scherff, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Bateman , K. Hayes , C. Leach 2 , T. Soderstrom 4 , T. Hawke 2 , E. Ruiz , G. Workman 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Bateman , C. Leach , E. Ruiz , G. Mitchell
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Hawke (24)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE LAS VEGAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Woods Richardson W (5-4) 6.0 3 0 0 1 7 0 91 4.44   
C. Ellis 1.1 4 5 5 3 1 0 41 5.00   
T. Gott 0.2 2 1 1 0 1 0 14 3.86   
A. Scherff SV (42) 1.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 20 3.23   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Woods Richardson 72
Batters Faced: S. Woods Richardson 23, C. Ellis 11, T. Gott 4, A. Scherff 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Woods Richardson 3-8, C. Ellis 1-2, T. Gott 1-0, A. Scherff 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Woods Richardson 91-55, C. Ellis 41-20, T. Gott 14-8, A. Scherff 20-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Gott 3-3
WP: C. Ellis
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Jefferies L (16-11) 2.2 7 7 7 1 2 1 69 3.67   
R. Sanchez 3.1 1 0 0 1 5 0 49 4.52   
C. Phillips 3.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 35 1.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Jefferies 13
Batters Faced: D. Jefferies 17, R. Sanchez 12, C. Phillips 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Jefferies 4-2, R. Sanchez 4-1, C. Phillips 5-3
Pitches - Strikes: D. Jefferies 69-42, R. Sanchez 49-33, C. Phillips 35-21
WP: D. Jefferies
Hit Batsmen: D. Jefferies
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Simeon Woods Richardson
Ballpark: Las Vegas Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (63 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 3:48
Attendance: 36422
Special Notes: RF Renzo Gonzalez was injured while running the bases.
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