Minnesota Twins vs Cleveland Indians, August 18, 2021
August 18, 2021, 1:10 PM ET | Target Field
Starting Pitchers
Cleveland Indians
Recorded starter
Minnesota Twins
Recorded starter
Season Comparison
2021Cleveland IndiansMinnesota Twins
.710
OPS.737
203
HR228
717
Runs729
4.34
ERA4.83
1.28
WHIP1.32
1391
Strikeouts by pitchers1317
Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.
Top Performers
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Cleveland Indians, MLBDB pick
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Box Score
Batting
Amed Rosario and José Ramírez led Cleveland Indians with 2 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Myles StrawCF | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Amed RosarioSS | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| José RamírezDH | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Franmil ReyesRF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Daniel JohnsonPR/LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Óscar MercadoLF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Bradley ZimmerPH/LF/RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Owen Miller1B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yu Chang3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Andrés GiménezPH/2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Austin HedgesC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ernie Clement2B/3B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Totals | 39 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 2 |
Jorge Polanco and Miguel Sanó led Minnesota Twins with 2 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max KeplerRF | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Brent RookerLF | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake CaveLF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jorge Polanco2B | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh DonaldsonDH | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Rob RefsnyderPR/DH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luis Arraez3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Miguel Sanó1B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Nick GordonCF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ryan JeffersC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Andrelton SimmonsSS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 41 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 1 |
Pitching
Zach Plesac went 4.2 innings for Cleveland Indians (2 SO, 5 ER); Juan Minaya went 2.0 innings for Minnesota Twins (0 SO, 2 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Indians | |||||||
| Zach Plesac | 4.2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Alex Young | 1.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Blake Parker | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Shaw | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Emmanuel Clase | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nick Wittgren | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Justin Garza | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||
| Lewis Thorpe | 1.1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Edgar García | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Juan Minaya | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Ralph Garza Jr. | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Caleb Thielbar | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Alex Colomé | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Duffey | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Danny Coulombe | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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- at-bats
- R
- runs
- H
- hits
- RBI
- runs batted in
- BB
- walks
- SO
- strikeouts
- HR
- home runs
- IP
- innings pitched
- ER
- earned runs
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