League Championship Series, Game #4 - Minnesota 11, Baltimore 1 (13 minutes) - TWINS WIN LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES!
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LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES, GAME #4, United Federation of Baseball - Twins 11, Orioles 1 (13 minutes) - Congratulations to PAUL MANGIAFICO! His MINNESOTA TWINS are the league champions, completing a sweep of the Orioles in convincing fashion. Michael Taylor went 3-for-5 with 2 homers and 5 rbis, and Sonny Gray pitched 8 scoreless innings, striking out 9. Also contributing to the Twins 15-hit attack: Edouard Julien went 3-for-5 with a 2-run homer, Christian Vazquez also was for 3-for-5, and Alex Kirilloff also homered.
Twins secondbaseman EDOUARD JULIEN is the post-season MVP. In 10 post-season games, he hit .306 with 6 homeruns and 11 rbis, scoring 10 runs. His on-base percentage was .444, and his slugging percentage was .806, giving him an OPS of 1.250.
The LCS sweep completes a storybook ending for Minnesota. With 9 games left in the regular season, there was a 4-way tie for first place among the Orioles, Arizona, Atlanta, and Los Angeles. The Twins were in 5th place, 1 game back, and wound up in 4th place. That gave the Twins homefield advantage against Los Angeles in the Wildcard Game, and the Twins defeated Los Angeles 7-1 (slugging 4 homers). The Twins advanced to the Semifinal Series, where they dispatched Arizona in 6 games. In sweeping the Orioles, the Twins end up going 9-2 in the post-season, with 25 homers in 11 games, a slugging percentage of .496 and an OPS of .830.
In the final game of the LCS, Orioles starter Grayson Rodriguez gave up 10 runs in 6.1 innings [HAL didn't remove him until he reached his point of weakness]. But despite being swept in the LCS, kudos to Corbin Dennis Vance for guiding his Baltimore Orioles club to a 3rd place finish, and a 6-game victory in the Semifinal Series against defending league champion Atlanta.
Year-By-Year champions and Post-Season MVPs: Season #1 - 2017 Houston Astros (#2 seed, Manager Paul Alexander, Post-Season MVP Dallas Keuchel)
Season #2 - 2018 Los Angeles Dodgers (#3 seed, Manager Dave Marks, Post-Season MVP Max Muncy)
Season #3 - 2019 Houston Astros (#2 seed, Manager Curtis Milbourn, Post-Season MVP Michael Brantley)
Season #4 - 2020 Chicago White Sox (#2 seed, Manager Tom Perella, Post-Season MVP Lucas Giolito)
Season #5 - 2021 Toronto Blue Jays (#4 seed, Manager Rob Tomlinson, Post-Season MVP Robbie Ray)
Season #6 - 2022 Atlanta Braves (#2 seed, Manager Bill Sorenson, Post-Season MVP Dansby Swanson)
Season #7 - 2023 Minnesota Twins (#4 seed, Manager Paul Mangiafico, Post-Season MVP Edouard Julien)
BOXSCORE: 2023 Baltimore Orioles At 2023 Minnesota Twins 7/20/2024 (13 min) Twins seep LCS! - Taylor: 2 HR, 5 RBI; Gray: 8 scoreless innings (9/27) Orioles AB R H RBI AVG Twins AB R H RBI AVG A.Rutschman C 3 0 0 0 .093 B.Buxton DH 3 2 2 0 .243 A.Hicks LF 4 0 0 0 .333 E.Julien 2B 5 1 3 2 .306 G.Henderson SS 3 0 2 0 .200 W.Castro 3B 4 0 0 1 .111 R.Mountcastle 1B 4 0 0 0 .250 A.Kirilloff 1B 5 1 2 1 .216 J.Westburg 2B 4 1 1 0 .500 C.Correa SS 3 1 0 0 .231 C.Mullins CF 4 0 0 0 .135 J.Gallo LF 3 1 0 0 .200 A.Hays RF 3 0 2 1 .257 C.Vazquez C 5 2 3 1 .308 R.Urias 3B 4 0 1 0 .227 M.Kepler RF 5 1 2 1 .297 A.Santander DH 3 0 1 0 .242 M.Taylor CF 4 2 3 5 .306 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 32 1 7 1 Totals 37 11 15 11 Orioles......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 7 0 Twins........... 2 0 1 3 0 1 4 0 - 11 15 0 Orioles (4-6) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SCORESHEET G.Rodriguez LOSS(1-1) 6 1/3 11 10 10 3 10 4 6.75 A1 D6 J.Flaherty 1 2/3 4 1 1 2 2 0 5.40 D7 Totals 8 15 11 11 5 12 4 Twins (9-2) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SCORESHEET S.Gray WIN(2-0) 8 5 0 0 4 9 0 0.56 A1 D4 L.Varland 0 1/3 2 1 1 0 0 0 6.14 D5 D7 J.Moran 0 2/3 0 0 0 2 1 0 1.80 D8 Totals 9 7 1 1 6 10 0 ATTENDANCE- 35,461 DATE- Saturday, July 20th 2024 TIME- Day T- 3:17 LEFT ON BASE- Orioles:10 Twins: 9 DOUBLE PLAYS- Orioles: 0 Twins: 2 DOUBLES- J.Westburg(2nd), A.Santander(3rd), M.Kepler(2nd) TRIPLES- R.Urias(1st) HOME RUNS- E.Julien(6th), A.Kirilloff(3rd), M.Taylor-2(2nd) RBIs- A.Hays(2nd), E.Julien-2(11th), W.Castro(3rd), A.Kirilloff(5th), C.Vazquez(5th), M.Kepler(6th), M.Taylor-5(8th) SACRIFICE FLIES- W.Castro WALKS- A.Rutschman-2, A.Hicks, G.Henderson, A.Hays, A.Santander, B.Buxton, C.Correa-2, J.Gallo-2 HIT BY PITCH- B.Buxton STRIKE OUTS- A.Rutschman, R.Mountcastle-2, J.Westburg, C.Mullins-2, R.Urias-3, A.Santander, B.Buxton, E.Julien-2, W.Castro-2, A.Kirilloff-2, C.Correa-2, J.Gallo-2, M.Kepler GIDP- R.Mountcastle PASSED BALLS- C.Vazquez RLISP 2-out- R.Mountcastle-2, C.Correa, A.Kirilloff, E.Julien, M.Kepler-2, A.Hicks-2 TEAM RISP- Orioles: 1 for 9 Twins: 4 for 10 Michael Taylor blasted 2 homeruns and had 5 RBI at Target Field as the Minnesota Twins belted the Baltimore Orioles by the count of 11 to 1. Taylor really 'lit it up' for Minnesota. He lost the ball over the fence for three runs in the 4th inning, cracked a solo homerun in the 6th inning and smacked a single plating a run in the 7th inning. Overall Minnesota out-hit Baltimore 15 to 7. Sonny Gray(2-0) allowed no runs in 8 innings, and picked up the victory. Grayson Rodriguez(1-1) was hit with the loss. He served up 4 homeruns in his 6 and 1/3 innings. 'Actually, I didn't feel that comfortable at the plate today' Taylor said after the game. 'Despite that, I'm happy with the results! SCORESHEET: 2023 Baltimore Orioles at 2023 Minnesota Twins A.Rutsch-A1 A1:F/8 B1:W>b1 C1:K D1:F-DP/7 E1:W>23 1 2>3o 2 b1 A.Hicks-A1 A2:W>b1 B2:F/8 C2:F/7 *8*:G/43 E2:F/8 G.Hender-A1 A3:Si>12 B3:W>12 b *6*:Si D3:F/8 1 R.Mountc-A1 A4:G-DP/4 B4:F/7 C4:K D4:K 63>1o J.Westbu-A1 *2*:G/63 *4*:K C5:F/7 *9*:Do C.Mullin-A1 A6:K B6:K C6:G/43 D6:P/6 A.Hays-A1 A7:F/9 B7:W>b1 *7*:Si D7:Si>2# R.Urias-A1 *3*:Tr B8:K C8:K D8:PB>12 K A.Santan-A1 A9:K *5*:P/4 C9:Do>13 D9:W>b1 B.Buxton-A1 A1:W>b1 *3*:Si C1:Si D1:K E1:HBP>12 E.Julien-A1 A2:HR>1# B2:Si>13 C2:Si>13 D2:K E2:K b# W.Castro-A1 A3:F/7 B3:SF/9>3 C3:K *7*:L/4 *8*:K # A.Kirill-A1 A4:K B4:G/43>1 C4:K D4:HR>b# E4:Si 2 C.Correa-A1 A5:K B5:K *5*:F/7 D5:W>b1 E5:W>12 b 1 J.Gallo-A1 *2*:K *4*:F/8 C6:K D6:W>12 b E6:W>23 1 1 2 b1 C.Vazque-A1 A7:Si B7:Si C7:G/13 D7:Si>2# E7:FO/2 13 M.Kepler-A1 A8:K B8:Si>12 *6*:G/63 D8:Do>3# E8:F/7 13 M.Taylor-A1 A9:F/9 B9:HR>2# C9:HR>b# D9:Si>3# 1# b# 2o *** TOP OF INNING 1 *** 0 A.Rutschman 0 Fly Out b-0 0-0 MIN 55% 1 A.Hicks 0 Walk b-1 0-0 MIN 52% 1 1 G.Henderson 0 Single 1-2 b-1 0-0 BAL 53% 1 12 R.Mountcast 0 Ground Out Double Play 1-o b-0 0-0 MIN 59% *** BOTTOM OF INNING 1 *** 0 B.Buxton 2- 7 0 Walk b-1 0-0 MIN 63% 0 1 E.Julien 6- 9 2 0 Home Run 1-H b-H 0-2 MIN 75% 0 W.Castro 4-11 0 Fly Out b-0 0-2 MIN 75% 1 A.Kirilloff 1- 9 0 Strike Out b-0 0-2 MIN 74% 2 C.Correa 5- 6 0 Strike Out b-0 0-2 MIN 74% *** TOP OF INNING 2 *** 0 J.Westburg 0 Ground Out b-0 0-2 MIN 76% 1 C.Mullins 0 Strike Out b-0 0-2 MIN 78% 2 A.Hays 0 Fly Out b-0 0-2 MIN 78% *** BOTTOM OF INNING 2 *** 0 J.Gallo 2-10 0 Strike Out b-0 0-2 MIN 77% 1 C.Vazquez 3- 7 2 0 Single b-1 0-2 MIN 79% 1 1 M.Kepler 2- 4 0 Strike Out b-0 0-2 MIN 76% 2 1 M.Taylor 5- 3 0 Fly Out b-0 0-2 MIN 75% *** TOP OF INNING 3 *** 0 R.Urias 2- 9 4 0 Triple b-3 0-2 MIN 67% 0 3 A.Santander 2- 6 0 Strike Out b-0 0-2 MIN 71% 1 3 A.Rutschman 1- 6 0 Walk b-1 0-2 MIN 67% 1 1 3 A.Hicks 4-10 0 Fly Out b-0 0-2 MIN 73% 2 1 3 G.Henderson 2- 5 0 Walk 1-2 b-1 0-2 MIN 70% 2 123 R.Mountcast 1-12 13 0 Fly Out b-0 0-2 MIN 80% *** BOTTOM OF INNING 3 *** 0 B.Buxton 2-10 2 0 Single b-1 0-2 MIN 82% 0 1 E.Julien 0 Single 1-3 b-1 0-2 MIN 87% 0 1 3 W.Castro 4- 3 15 0 Sac Fly 3-H b-0 0-3 MIN 87% 1 1 A.Kirilloff 1-10 0 Ground Out 1-2 b-0 0-3 MIN 87% 2 2 C.Correa 2- 9 0 Strike Out b-0 0-3 MIN 84% *** TOP OF INNING 4 *** 0 J.Westburg 4- 7 0 Strike Out b-0 0-3 MIN 86% 1 C.Mullins 1- 7 0 Strike Out b-0 0-3 MIN 88% 2 A.Hays 4- 9 0 Walk b-1 0-3 MIN 87% 2 1 R.Urias 6- 3 0 Strike Out b-0 0-3 MIN 88% *** BOTTOM OF INNING 4 *** 0 J.Gallo 1- 7 0 Fly Out b-0 0-3 MIN 88% 1 C.Vazquez 3- 7 15 0 Single b-1 0-3 MIN 89% 1 1 M.Kepler 3- 8 3 0 Single 1-2 b-1 0-3 MIN 91% 1 12 M.Taylor 3- 9 5 0 Home Run 2-H 1-H b-H 0-6 MIN 98% 1 B.Buxton 5- 9 0 Single b-1 0-6 MIN 98% 1 1 E.Julien 1- 6 0 Single 1-3 b-1 0-6 MIN 98% 1 1 3 W.Castro 1- 4 0 Strike Out b-0 0-6 MIN 98% 2 1 3 A.Kirilloff 1- 5 0 Strike Out b-0 0-6 MIN 97% *** TOP OF INNING 5 *** 0 A.Santander 1- 8 0 Pop Out b-0 0-6 MIN 98% 1 A.Rutschman 4- 7 0 Strike Out b-0 0-6 MIN 98% 2 A.Hicks 1- 4 0 Fly Out b-0 0-6 MIN 98% *** BOTTOM OF INNING 5 *** 0 C.Correa 1-11 11 0 Fly Out b-0 0-6 MIN 98% 1 J.Gallo 5- 6 0 Strike Out b-0 0-6 MIN 98% 2 C.Vazquez 6- 3 0 Ground Out b-0 0-6 MIN 98% *** TOP OF INNING 6 *** 0 G.Henderson 5- 3 2 0 Single b-1 0-6 MIN 97% 0 1 R.Mountcast 3- 5 0 Strike Out b-0 0-6 MIN 98% 1 1 J.Westburg 4-11 0 Fly Out b-0 0-6 MIN 98% 2 1 C.Mullins 2- 5 0 Ground Out b-0 0-6 MIN 99% *** BOTTOM OF INNING 6 *** 0 M.Kepler 5- 9 0 Ground Out b-0 0-6 MIN 99% 1 M.Taylor 3- 9 10 0 Home Run b-H 0-7 MIN 99% 1 B.Buxton 1- 9 0 Strike Out b-0 0-7 MIN 99% 2 E.Julien 2- 9 0 Strike Out b-0 0-7 MIN 99% *** TOP OF INNING 7 *** 0 A.Hays 2- 5 0 Single b-1 0-7 MIN 99% 0 1 R.Urias 1- 8 0 Strike Out b-0 0-7 MIN 99% 1 1 A.Santander 5- 6 2 0 Double 1-3 b-2 0-7 MIN 99% 1 23 A.Rutschman 3- 7 0 Fly Out Double Play 3-o b-0 0-7 MIN 99% *** BOTTOM OF INNING 7 *** 0 W.Castro 1-10 18 0 Line Out b-0 0-7 MIN 99% 1 A.Kirilloff 6- 9 10 0 Home Run b-H 0-8 MIN 99% 1 C.Correa 6- 6 0 Walk b-1 0-8 MIN 99% 1 1 J.Gallo 3-10 0 Walk 1-2 b-1 0-8 MIN 99% SUBSTITUTE P - Jack Flaherty 1 12 C.Vazquez 4- 7 6 0 Single 2-H 1-3 b-1 0-9 MIN 99% 1 1 3 M.Kepler 2- 6 16 0 Double 3-H 1-3 b-2 0-10 MIN 99% 1 23 M.Taylor 3- 8 0 Single 3-H 2-o b-1 0-11 MIN 99% 2 1 B.Buxton 1-10 0 HBP 1-2 b-1 0-11 MIN 99% 2 12 E.Julien 3- 2 0 Strike Out b-0 0-11 MIN 99% *** TOP OF INNING 8 *** 0 A.Hicks 5- 7 0 Ground Out b-0 0-11 MIN 99% 1 G.Henderson 2- 2 20 0 Fly Out b-0 0-11 MIN 99% 2 R.Mountcast 4- 5 0 Strike Out b-0 0-11 MIN 99% *** BOTTOM OF INNING 8 *** 0 W.Castro 1- 4 0 Strike Out b-0 0-11 MIN 99% 1 A.Kirilloff 1- 2 0 Single b-1 0-11 MIN 99% 1 1 C.Correa 1- 7 0 Walk 1-2 b-1 0-11 MIN 99% 1 12 J.Gallo 2- 7 0 Walk 2-3 1-2 b-1 0-11 MIN 99% 1 123 C.Vazquez 3- 3 0 Foul Out b-0 0-11 MIN 99% 2 123 M.Kepler 1- 9 0 Fly Out b-0 0-11 MIN 99% *** TOP OF INNING 9 *** SUBSTITUTE P - Louie Varland 0 J.Westburg 3- 6 3 0 Double b-2 0-11 MIN 99% 0 2 C.Mullins 1- 9 0 Pop Out b-0 0-11 MIN 99% 1 2 A.Hays 2- 6 0 Single 2-H b-1 1-11 MIN 99% SUBSTITUTE P - Jovani Moran 1 1 R.Urias 0 Passed Ball 1-2 1-11 MIN 99% 1 2 R.Urias 3- 6 0 Strike Out b-0 1-11 MIN 99% 2 2 A.Santander 3- 6 0 Walk b-1 1-11 MIN 99% 2 12 A.Rutschman 4- 8 0 Walk 2-3 1-2 b-1 1-11 MIN 99% 2 123 A.Hicks 1-11 10 0 Fly Out b-0 1-11 MIN 100%
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