MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT DETROIT TIGERS
03/21/2026
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT DETROIT TIGERS
GAME ID: 20651 - SATURDAY, MARCH 21ST , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins 1 2 0 0 0 2 3 0 4 12 16 1
Detroit Tigers 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 0
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Clase CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .259 4 13
   b-T. Tawa PH, CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .143 1 5
D. Peters DH 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 .306 2 4
   c-C. Kieboom DH 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .351 3 13
M. Betts RF 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 .339 4 9
   d-B. Rutherford PH, LF 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 .417 1 7
I. Ortiz LF 3 1 1 2 0 1 0 .230 5 10
   e-M. Sano PH, RF 2 2 2 4 0 0 0 .159 5 10
T. Freeman 2B 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .347 2 5
   f-T. Vavra PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .267 1 3
   h-Y. Severino 2B 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333 1 5
C. Paraguate SS 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 .319 0 3
   g-E. Leonard PH, SS 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .143 0 2
S. Newton 3B 4 0 0 1 0 3 6 .268 2 6
C. Bess C 4 0 2 1 0 1 2 .381 1 10
   i-F. Alvarez PH, C 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333 3 7
C. Morel 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .100 0 3
   a-M. Busch PH, 1B 4 0 1 2 0 0 1 .172 1 9
Totals 41 12 16 12 3 10 15      
a - M. Busch pinch hit for C. Morel in the 5th
b - T. Tawa pinch hit for J. Clase in the 7th
c - C. Kieboom substituted for D. Peters in the 7th
d - B. Rutherford pinch hit for M. Betts in the 7th
e - M. Sano pinch hit for I. Ortiz in the 7th
f - T. Vavra pinch hit for T. Freeman in the 7th
g - E. Leonard pinch hit for C. Paraguate in the 7th
h - Y. Severino substituted for T. Vavra in the 7th
i - F. Alvarez pinch hit for C. Bess in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Paraguate (3, 2nd Inning off C. Kmet, 1 on, 0 outs) , C. Bess (1, 2nd Inning off C. Kmet, 1 on, 1 out) , M. Sano (2, 7th Inning off L. Perez Ruiz, 2 on, 2 outs) , B. Rutherford (3, 9th Inning off J. De La Cruz, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Busch (1, 9th Inning off L. Noguera, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Peters (2, 1st Inning off P. Naughton, 0 on, 1 out) , I. Ortiz (5, 6th Inning off M. Hobbs, 1 on, 0 outs) , M. Sano (5, 9th Inning off L. Noguera, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Peters 4 , C. Kieboom , B. Rutherford 3 , I. Ortiz 4 , M. Sano 6 , T. Freeman 2 , T. Vavra , Y. Severino , C. Paraguate 2 , C. Bess 3 , F. Alvarez , M. Busch 2
2-out RBI: M. Sano , T. Vavra , M. Busch
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Clase , S. Newton , C. Bess
Sac Fly: S. Newton
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Freeman (1)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Bednar
Double Plays: 3 (Freeman-Paraguate-Morel, O'Connell-Freeman-Morel, Paraguate-Freeman-Busch)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Martin 3B 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .280 0 2
   b-F. Nova PH, 3B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .269 3 7
T. Walls 2B 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 .326 2 3
   c-K. Kendall PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .286 1 4
A. Hays RF 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .348 3 10
   a-A. Aquino RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .179 1 2
S. Papps DH 2 1 1 1 1 0 2 .311 4 6
   d-R. Mountcastle DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .320 3 10
A. Knizner C 3 0 1 0 1 2 2 .375 1 6
B. McKinney LF 2 0 0 0 1 1 3 .171 0 2
   e-N. Quintana PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
S. Castro 1B 3 0 1 2 0 0 3 .300 0 2
   f-C. Irigoyen PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 0 0
M. Moniak CF 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .200 0 0
   g-A. Hernandez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .118 1 3
C. Spencer SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .233 0 0
Totals 29 3 6 3 6 9 17      
a - A. Aquino substituted for A. Hays in the 5th
b - F. Nova pinch hit for A. Martin in the 7th
c - K. Kendall pinch hit for T. Walls in the 7th
d - R. Mountcastle substituted for S. Papps in the 8th
e - N. Quintana pinch hit for B. McKinney in the 9th
f - C. Irigoyen pinch hit for S. Castro in the 9th
g - A. Hernandez pinch hit for M. Moniak in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Hays (2, 4th Inning off R. O'Connell, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: S. Papps (4, 2nd Inning off R. O'Connell, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Walls , A. Hays 2 , S. Papps 4 , A. Knizner , S. Castro , M. Moniak
2-out RBI: S. Castro
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Kendall , C. Spencer
GIDP: A. Hays , S. Castro 2
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (McKinney(Busch at 3rd base))
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. O'Connell 4.0 4 3 3 4 3 1 69 5.06   
B. Smith W (2-1) 2.0 2 0 0 1 2 0 30 4.50   
D. Bednar 2.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 26 0.00   
W. Coquillard 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15 6.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. O'Connell 41
Batters Faced: R. O'Connell 18, B. Smith 8, D. Bednar 6, W. Coquillard 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. O'Connell 4-3, B. Smith 1-2, D. Bednar 2-1, W. Coquillard 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. O'Connell 69-33, B. Smith 30-19, D. Bednar 26-17, W. Coquillard 15-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Bednar 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Naughton 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 1 3 1.46   
C. Kmet 1.0 3 2 2 0 0 0 25 6.75   
A. Vesia 2.0 1 0 0 0 5 0 26 5.79   
M. Hobbs L (0-2) 2.0 1 2 2 2 0 1 34 4.76   
L. Perez Ruiz 1.1 4 3 3 0 2 0 29 8.53   
J. De La Cruz 1.1 2 1 1 1 2 0 33 3.18   
L. Noguera 1.0 4 3 3 0 1 1 22 9.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Naughton 37
Batters Faced: P. Naughton 2, C. Kmet 6, A. Vesia 7, M. Hobbs 9, L. Perez Ruiz 8, J. De La Cruz 7, L. Noguera 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Naughton 0-1, C. Kmet 1-2, A. Vesia 0-1, M. Hobbs 2-4, L. Perez Ruiz 0-2, J. De La Cruz 0-2, L. Noguera 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: P. Naughton 3-2, C. Kmet 25-14, A. Vesia 26-19, M. Hobbs 34-17, L. Perez Ruiz 29-19, J. De La Cruz 33-21, L. Noguera 22-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Vesia 1-0 , M. Hobbs 1-0 , L. Perez Ruiz 1-0 , J. De La Cruz 1-0 , L. Noguera 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Miguel Sano
Ballpark: Spring Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (69 degrees), no wind
Start Time: 3:05 PM ET
Time: 3:54
Attendance: 5000
Special Notes: SP Packy Naughton was injured while pitching. RF Austin Hays was injured while running the bases.
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