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Cruz's walk-off single lifts Twins past Pirates 5-4 | |
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Nelson Cruz's RBI single in the bottom of the ninth inning gave the Minnesota Twins a 5-4 victory Monday night over the Pittsburgh Pirates for their fourth straight win. Cruz, who knocked in two runs to raise his season total to 14 RBIs, drove a 1-1 fastball from Pirates reliever and former Twins draft pick Nick Burdi (0-1) over the head of center fielder Cole Tucker with runners at second and third and one out. Jorge Polanco started the ninth with a single, moved up on a passed ball and advanced again on a flyout by Luis Arraez. As Polanco crossed the plate, the Twins leaped out of their dugout to surround Cruz with socially distant congratulations. He pantomimed high-fives, and one teammate squirted a dollop of hand sanitizer onto his batting gloves. MORE | |
| AL Central | ||||
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB |
| Minnesota | 8 | 2 | .800 | - |
| Chi White Sox | 6 | 4 | .600 | 2 |
| Detroit | 5 | 5 | .500 | 3 |
| Cleveland | 5 | 6 | .455 | 3.5 |
| Kansas City | 3 | 8 | .273 | 5.5 |
| Full Standings | ||||
| General Batting (Rank) | |||||
| AVG: | .233 (19) | ||||
| Runs: | 46 (11) | ||||
| Hits: | 67 (16) | ||||
| Home Runs: | 16 (3) | ||||
| Stolen Bases: | 0 (29) | ||||
| OBP: | .300 (21) | ||||
| SLG: | .436 (8) | ||||
| Total Bases: | 125 (13) | ||||
| General Pitching (Rank) | |||||
| Earned Run Average: | 2.70 (4) | ||||
| Runs Allowed: | 24 (5) | ||||
| Saves: | 5 (1) | ||||
| Strikeouts: | 83 (12) | ||||
| OpBA: | .192 (3) | ||||
| OBP: | .268 (5) | ||||
| SLG: | .331 (4) | ||||
| Run Support: | 5.18 (11) | ||||
| Transactions | |||||||||
| Date | Player | Transactions | |||||||
| 8/3 | C. Thielbar | Purchased From Minors | |||||||
| 8/3 | L. Wade Jr. | Sent to Minors | |||||||
| 8/2 | H. Bailey | Placed on 10-Day IL (Right biceps tendinitis) | |||||||
| 8/2 | S. Poppen | Called Up from Minors | |||||||
| 8/1 | J. Alcala | Called Up from Minors | |||||||
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| Injuries | |||||||||
| Date | Player | Status | |||||||
| 8/1 | J. Donaldson | Right calf tightness (day-to-day) | |||||||
| 7/31 | Z. Littell | Strained left hamstring (on 10-day IL) | |||||||
| 7/29 | H. Bailey | Right biceps tendinitis (on 10-day IL) | |||||||
| 7/23 | J. Odorizzi | Right intercostal strain (on 10-day IL) | |||||||
| 7/15 | B. Buxton | Sprained left foot (day-to-day) | |||||||
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