MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
03/31/2028
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
GAME ID: 660 - FRIDAY, MARCH 31ST , 2028 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (1-4) 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 0
Pittsburgh Pirates (4-1) 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 X 5 13 1
Twins Fall Short, 5-4, at Pittsburgh
Jake Shirk was locked in. The right-hander led the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 5-4 win against the Minnesota Twins at PNC Park. Nic Enright, 1-0, earned the win in relief. He allowed no runs on no hits in 2 innings. The victory makes Pittsburgh 4-1.

Ryan Ritter was 1-2 with a hit by pitch for Pittsburgh. The 27-year old shortstop had a key at-bat in the bottom of the seventh. With one out and the bases loaded, he broke a 4-4 tie with a run-scoring sacrifice fly off Chris Paddack. It was his 1st RBI of the season.

"This was a good win," said Ritter.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Culpepper 2B 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .312 0 1
B. Lee SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .150 0 0
W. Jenkins CF 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .250 2 5
E. Rodriguez LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .368 1 3
M. Wallner RF 3 0 0 1 1 1 3 .312 1 4
J. Reimer 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .167 0 1
E. Julien 1B 4 1 1 0 0 3 2 .235 0 1
J. Torres DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .000 0 0
E. Quero C 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .250 0 1
Totals 32 4 5 3 4 10 12      
BATTING
Doubles: E. Julien (1, 4th Inning off J. Shirk, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Culpepper , B. Lee , E. Rodriguez , E. Julien 2 , E. Quero
2-out RBI: K. Culpepper , E. Quero
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Lee , M. Wallner , J. Reimer , E. Julien
GIDP: E. Quero
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Lee (1) , E. Quero (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Culpepper-Lee-Julien, Lee-Culpepper-Julien, Lee-Culpepper-Julien)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Yorke 1B 5 2 3 0 0 0 1 .391 2 4
J. Chirello LF 4 2 2 1 0 0 1 .188 0 1
J. Walker RF 3 0 1 2 0 0 2 .316 0 4
A. Miller DH 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .294 1 4
T. Johnson 3B 3 0 3 0 1 0 0 .300 0 0
R. Ritter SS 2 0 1 1 0 1 3 .222 0 1
J. Cozart C 3 0 0 0 1 1 6 .353 2 3
S. Juan CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .176 0 1
T. Cheng 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .118 0 0
Totals 32 5 13 5 2 3 17      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Johnson (3, 4th Inning off D. Rasmussen, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Walker (1, 5th Inning off D. Rasmussen, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Chirello (1, 5th Inning off D. Rasmussen, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: N. Yorke 3 , J. Chirello 3 , J. Walker 2 , A. Miller , T. Johnson 4 , R. Ritter , S. Juan , T. Cheng
2-out RBI: J. Chirello , J. Walker
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Miller , J. Cozart 2
GIDP: N. Yorke , J. Cozart , S. Juan
Sac Fly: J. Walker , R. Ritter
Hit by Pitch: R. Ritter
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: T. Johnson (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Cheng-Ritter-Yorke)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Rasmussen 5.1 8 2 2 1 3 0 87 2.89   
C. Paddack L (1-1), BS (1) 1.1 4 3 3 1 0 0 29 8.10   
G. Jax 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Rasmussen 46
Batters Faced: D. Rasmussen 25, C. Paddack 8, G. Jax 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Rasmussen 3-9, C. Paddack 1-2, G. Jax 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Rasmussen 87-55, C. Paddack 29-15, G. Jax 14-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Paddack 2-0 , G. Jax 2-0
Hit Batsmen: D. Rasmussen
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Shirk 5.0 5 4 3 3 6 0 95 3.60   
N. Enright W (1-0) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17 0.00   
B. Eisert H (1) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 14 1.80   
M. Fluharty SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14 2.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Shirk 46
Batters Faced: J. Shirk 23, N. Enright 6, B. Eisert 4, M. Fluharty 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Shirk 3-5, N. Enright 1-4, B. Eisert 1-1, M. Fluharty 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Shirk 95-59, N. Enright 17-14, B. Eisert 14-8, M. Fluharty 14-9
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jake Shirk
Ballpark: PNC Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (38 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM ET
Time: 3:09
Attendance: 26893
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