MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT WASHINGTON NATIONALS
08/21/2039
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT WASHINGTON NATIONALS
GAME ID: 2533 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 21ST , 2039 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (65-60) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 1
Washington Nationals (79-43) 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 X 5 9 0
Nationals Sting Twins, 5-1
The Washington Nationals defeated the Minnesota Twins, 5-1, at Nationals Park. Washington first baseman Ben Thompson had a superb performance. He went 2 for 3 with a home run, a double, and a walk, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 2. Washington is second in the American League East Division with a record of 79-43.

Ian Peters helped the Washington cause with one out in the bottom of the sixth. Batting with the bases loaded and Washington leading 2-1, he hit a sacrifice fly.

"It's always extra special to win at home," said Thompson.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Clase CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .225 9 26
B. Menjivar LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .350 6 50
J. Vasquez RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .289 26 97
S. Su-Tu 1B 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .257 25 80
N. Talbot 3B 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .297 9 63
E. Wright DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .258 11 55
J. Trevino C 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .252 2 27
C. Kennedy 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .224 2 32
G. Morante SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .201 1 25
Totals 34 1 7 1 2 7 12      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Menjivar (45, 8th Inning off D. Alvarez, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Menjivar 3 , J. Vasquez , N. Talbot , J. Trevino , C. Kennedy , G. Morante
2-out RBI: N. Talbot
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Su-Tu , E. Wright , G. Morante
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: C. Kennedy (9)
Double Plays: 2 (Morante-Kennedy-Su-Tu, Talbot-Kennedy-Su-Tu)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Cranshaw 2B 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .284 7 41
J. Aguilar DH 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .292 33 77
B. Thompson 1B 3 2 2 2 1 0 0 .250 24 71
M. Pfarr LF 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .268 22 68
J. Holloway RF 4 0 2 1 0 0 3 .215 10 46
D. Colvin 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 5 .255 8 38
   a-W. Latshaw CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .241 2 10
D. Belk CF 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 .254 3 11
   b-B. Erway 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 9 43
I. Peters C 2 0 0 1 1 0 3 .261 9 36
D. Gonzalez SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .217 0 10
Totals 31 5 9 5 4 3 19      
a - W. Latshaw substituted for D. Colvin in the 7th
b - B. Erway substituted for D. Belk in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Thompson (24, 6th Inning off B. Shinn, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Holloway (14, 6th Inning off S. Evans, 2 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Thompson (24, 7th Inning off C. Juba, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: I. Cranshaw , J. Aguilar , B. Thompson 6 , M. Pfarr 3 , J. Holloway 3
2-out RBI: I. Cranshaw
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Gonzalez
GIDP: D. Colvin , D. Gonzalez
Sac Fly: I. Peters
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Belk (2)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Shinn L (3-7) 5.0 4 2 1 2 3 0 69 3.65   
S. Evans 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 0 26 3.47   
C. Juba 0.2 3 2 2 0 0 1 21 3.15   
Z. Cover 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 16 4.88   
B. Kever 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4.39   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Shinn 54
Batters Faced: B. Shinn 21, S. Evans 6, C. Juba 5, Z. Cover 3, B. Kever 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Shinn 7-4, S. Evans 2-1, C. Juba 2-0, Z. Cover 1-1, B. Kever 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Shinn 69-40, S. Evans 26-15, C. Juba 21-12, Z. Cover 16-8, B. Kever 4-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Evans 1-1 , Z. Cover 1-0 , B. Kever 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Farrington W (3-0) 6.0 4 1 1 2 2 0 87 1.32   
D. Alvarez H (18) 2.0 1 0 0 0 4 0 30 2.63   
M. Van Vliet 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 15 2.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Farrington 60
Batters Faced: S. Farrington 24, D. Alvarez 7, M. Van Vliet 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Farrington 6-10, D. Alvarez 0-2, M. Van Vliet 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Farrington 87-56, D. Alvarez 30-24, M. Van Vliet 15-9
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ben Thompson
Ballpark: Nationals Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:13
Attendance: 40937
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