MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES ANGELS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
09/18/2026
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES ANGELS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 1647 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles Angels (65-89) 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 4 9 1
Minnesota Twins (88-66) 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 X 5 10 0
Twins Score Late to Nip Angels, 5-4
The Minnesota Twins defeated the Los Angeles Angels, 5-4, in part because of pinch hitter Luke Keaschall. Keaschall went 1 for 1 with a home run, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once for the Twins. Jack Neely was the winner in relief. His record is now 6-3. The losing pitcher was Brock Burke. Griffin Jax recorded the save. In save chances, he's now 34 for 42.

Keaschall had a timely hit for Minnesota in the bottom of the eighth. With Minnesota trailing 4-3, he turned a 1-0 changeup into a 2-run home run. It was his 4th home run of the season, making it 5-4, Minnesota.

Minnesota manager Rocco Baldelli commended his team for exhibiting "no shortage of effort."

Minnesota goes to 88-66, Los Angeles to 65-89.
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Montgomery RF 4 1 1 0 1 2 1 .211 10 25
Z. Neto 2B 3 0 1 0 1 2 2 .282 21 75
C. Moore LF 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .391 3 5
J. Rodriguez DH 4 0 1 1 0 2 3 .236 27 81
K. Paris SS 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .205 5 49
B. Baty 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .271 20 64
T. Soderstrom C 4 1 1 2 0 1 0 .254 11 20
E. Valdez 1B 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .194 0 4
M. Auer CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .216 9 37
Totals 35 4 9 4 2 15 12      
BATTING
Doubles: E. Valdez (5, 3rd Inning off P. Lopez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Soderstrom (11, 4th Inning off P. Lopez, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Montgomery , Z. Neto , C. Moore 2 , J. Rodriguez , B. Baty , T. Soderstrom 4 , E. Valdez 2 , M. Auer
2-out RBI: J. Rodriguez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Montgomery , B. Baty
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Auer (30)

FIELDING
Errors: Z. Neto (6)
Double Plays: 2 (Neto-Paris-Valdez, Neto-Paris-Valdez)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Lee 2B 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .278 8 62
E. Julien 1B 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .256 22 73
M. Wallner RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .282 34 113
E. Rodriguez LF 2 1 0 0 2 0 3 .220 20 78
W. Jenkins CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .299 9 42
   a-L. Keaschall PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .270 4 28
   b-R. Lewis CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 27 112
J. Reimer DH 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .266 10 63
E. Quero C 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .248 7 42
J. Miranda 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .244 6 26
K. Culpepper SS 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .211 3 18
Totals 31 5 10 5 4 2 14      
a - L. Keaschall pinch hit for W. Jenkins in the 8th
b - R. Lewis substituted for L. Keaschall in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Julien 2 (27, 5th Inning off R. Kopp, 0 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off B. Burke, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Miranda (11, 7th Inning off C. Dana, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Reimer (22, 8th Inning off N. Robertson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Lee (8, 1st Inning off J. Soriano, 0 on, 0 outs) , L. Keaschall (4, 8th Inning off B. Burke, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Lee 5 , E. Julien 4 , L. Keaschall 4 , J. Reimer 3 , E. Quero , J. Miranda 2 , K. Culpepper
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Wallner 2 , E. Rodriguez , K. Culpepper
GIDP: W. Jenkins , E. Quero
Hit by Pitch: M. Wallner
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: K. Culpepper (2)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Rodriguez(Montgomery at home))
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Soriano 3.2 3 1 1 2 0 1 69 4.02   
R. Kopp 1.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 18 3.86   
C. Dana H (2) 1.2 3 2 2 0 0 0 17 5.98   
B. Burke L (5-3), BS (4) 0.1 2 2 2 1 0 1 15 4.38   
N. Robertson 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 13 4.54   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Soriano 47
Batters Faced: J. Soriano 16, R. Kopp 6, C. Dana 6, B. Burke 4, N. Robertson 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Soriano 3-6, R. Kopp 2-2, C. Dana 3-0, B. Burke 0-1, N. Robertson 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Soriano 69-41, R. Kopp 18-11, C. Dana 17-12, B. Burke 15-8, N. Robertson 13-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Kopp 1-0 , C. Dana 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Soriano
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Lopez 5.0 8 4 4 2 9 1 94 3.71   
D. Festa 2.0 1 0 0 0 4 0 27 4.06   
J. Neely W (6-3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 5.22   
G. Jax SV (34) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 4.09   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Lopez 42
Batters Faced: P. Lopez 24, D. Festa 7, J. Neely 3, G. Jax 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Lopez 0-5, D. Festa 1-1, J. Neely 1-1, G. Jax 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: P. Lopez 94-58, D. Festa 27-18, J. Neely 9-6, G. Jax 9-5
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Luke Keaschall
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (63 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:16
Attendance: 34447
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