MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT BALTIMORE ORIOLES
04/17/2018
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT BALTIMORE ORIOLES
GAME ID: 163 - TUESDAY, APRIL 17TH , 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (9-13) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1
Baltimore Orioles (13-9) 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 X 5 9 1
Twins Suffer 5-0 Loss to Baltimore
Baltimore turned a good effort from starter Stephen Strasburg into a win over the Minnesota Twins at Oriole Park at Camden Yards 1992-2011. The Orioles won the game, 5-0. Strasburg picked up the win for Baltimore, going 5.1 innings. He gave up no runs on 6 hits. He now sports a record of 3-1. The Twins fall to 9-13 and continue their sputtering start to the 2018 season.

Matthew Joyce dealt the Twins a blow in the bottom of the fifth. Batting with runners on 2nd and 3rd and Baltimore leading 1-0, Joyce, who finished 5th in the AL in runs with 110 in 2008, hit a 1-2 splitter for a 2-run single.

"Stephen was doing a good job pouring in strikes," said Baltimore manager Pete Smith.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Ozuna RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .205 4 10
B. Miller 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .145 0 3
M. Betts CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 5 .253 4 12
C. Yelich LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .247 1 5
J. Smoak 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .205 0 3
R. Ruiz 3B 3 0 1 0 1 2 0 .310 2 10
J. Hamilton DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .172 0 2
C. Wallach C 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .271 0 4
M. Rojas SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .227 1 4
Totals 34 0 7 0 2 12 21      
BATTING
Total Bases: M. Ozuna , M. Betts , C. Yelich , R. Ruiz , J. Hamilton , C. Wallach 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Betts 2 , J. Smoak
GIDP: J. Hamilton
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: R. Ruiz (3)
Double Plays: 2 (Miller-Rojas-Smoak, Miller-Smoak)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Pagan CF 5 2 3 1 0 0 1 .289 3 8
M. Joyce DH 4 2 2 2 0 1 1 .391 0 3
J. McNeil 3B 3 0 2 1 1 0 1 .325 2 11
N. Walker 2B 2 0 0 0 2 0 3 .308 2 13
A. Craig 1B 4 0 2 1 0 1 4 .272 3 11
A. Dickerson LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .317 2 8
K. Calhoun RF 3 0 0 0 1 2 4 .182 1 8
J. Trevino C 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .203 1 7
L. Chisenhall SS 3 1 0 0 0 2 2 .266 4 12
Totals 32 5 9 5 4 10 23      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Pagan (2, 5th Inning off K. Maeda, 1 on, 0 outs) , M. Joyce (3, 7th Inning off L. Sims, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Pagan (3, 1st Inning off K. Maeda, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Pagan 7 , M. Joyce 3 , J. McNeil 2 , A. Craig 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Craig , K. Calhoun 2 , L. Chisenhall
GIDP: N. Walker
Hit by Pitch: L. Chisenhall
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: A. Craig (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Strasburg-Chisenhall-Craig)
PB: J. Trevino
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Maeda L (1-3) 4.2 7 4 3 3 5 1 100 4.76   
D. Downs 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 14 2.53   
L. Sims 0.2 2 1 1 1 2 0 23 9.95   
R. Soriano 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 2.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Maeda 38
Batters Faced: K. Maeda 24, D. Downs 4, L. Sims 5, R. Soriano 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Maeda 4-4, D. Downs 0-2, L. Sims 0-0, R. Soriano 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: K. Maeda 100-59, D. Downs 14-11, L. Sims 23-13, R. Soriano 12-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Downs 2-0 , R. Soriano 2-0
WP: L. Sims
Hit Batsmen: R. Soriano
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Strasburg W (3-1) 5.1 6 0 0 0 6 0 87 4.15   
D. O'Day 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 16 3.60   
D. Jennings 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 23 1.69   
T. Scott 2.0 0 0 0 0 4 0 25 0.66   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Strasburg 62
Batters Faced: S. Strasburg 22, D. O'Day 3, D. Jennings 5, T. Scott 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Strasburg 4-5, D. O'Day 0-1, D. Jennings 0-2, T. Scott 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Strasburg 87-57, D. O'Day 16-8, D. Jennings 23-13, T. Scott 25-17
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Stephen Strasburg
Ballpark: Oriole Park at Camden Yards 1992-2011
Weather: Partly Cloudy (47 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:24
Attendance: 27417
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