MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BALTIMORE ORIOLES AT MINNESOTA TWINS
05/06/2025
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BALTIMORE ORIOLES AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 1103 - TUESDAY, MAY 6TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Baltimore Orioles (14-21) 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 3 9 0
Minnesota Twins (19-17) 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 X 5 7 0
Baltimore Absorbs 5-3 Loss to Minnesota
The Minnesota Twins defeated the Baltimore Orioles, 5-3, at Target Field. Minnesota designated hitter Rhys Hoskins had a superb performance. He slugged 2 home runs. By defeating Baltimore, the third-place Twins improved to 19-17.

Minnesota took a 4-2 lead on Hoskins's 3rd home run of the season. The solo home run, which he hit off Nestor Cortes in the bottom of the sixth, propelled Minnesota to the win.

"Feels good to get the job done," Hoskins said after the game.
BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Ruiz LF 5 0 2 0 0 0 3 .252 3 10
C. Encarnacion-Strand 1B 4 1 1 0 0 2 3 .248 6 24
S. Ohtani DH 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 .259 6 11
A. Judge RF 4 1 1 1 0 2 1 .317 15 27
E. Valdez 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .281 13 26
J. Jung 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .198 3 15
T. Story SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .185 0 5
E. White CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .208 3 7
W. Banfield C 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .247 4 13
Totals 34 3 9 3 2 10 10      
BATTING
Doubles: E. Valdez (8, 6th Inning off B. Pfaadt, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: C. Encarnacion-Strand (2, 6th Inning off B. Pfaadt, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Judge (15, 8th Inning off L. Erceg, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. Ruiz 2 , C. Encarnacion-Strand 3 , A. Judge 4 , E. Valdez 2 , J. Jung , T. Story , W. Banfield 2
2-out RBI: W. Banfield
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Ruiz , C. Encarnacion-Strand , A. Judge , J. Jung
GIDP: E. Ruiz
Sac Fly: S. Ohtani
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Valdez-Story-Encarnacion-Strand)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Blanco LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .267 1 12
E. De La Cruz SS 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .196 2 12
K. Campbell 2B 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 .223 4 13
R. Hoskins DH 3 2 2 2 1 0 2 .255 3 6
J. Westburg 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .210 3 17
T. Casas 1B 3 0 0 1 0 1 2 .293 7 23
R. Jeffers C 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 .231 6 10
R. Refsnyder RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .339 0 7
   a-E. Carter PH, RF 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 .232 2 11
O. Cruz CF 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .294 7 20
Totals 29 5 7 5 4 4 13      
a - E. Carter pinch hit for R. Refsnyder in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Blanco (15, 7th Inning off J. Heasley, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: O. Cruz (1, 5th Inning off N. Cortes, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Hoskins 2 (3, 2nd Inning off N. Cortes, 0 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off N. Cortes, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Carter (2, 7th Inning off J. Heasley, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Blanco 2 , R. Hoskins 8 , J. Westburg , R. Jeffers , E. Carter 4 , O. Cruz 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Hoskins , R. Refsnyder
GIDP: E. Carter
Sac Fly: T. Casas
Hit by Pitch: K. Campbell
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: E. De La Cruz (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (De La Cruz-Campbell-Casas)
BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Cortes L (1-1) 5.2 4 4 4 2 4 2 93 5.89   
J. Heasley 1.1 2 1 1 1 0 1 26 4.76   
J. Sborz 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 16 6.27   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Cortes 47
Batters Faced: N. Cortes 24, J. Heasley 7, J. Sborz 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Cortes 8-5, J. Heasley 3-1, J. Sborz 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: N. Cortes 93-55, J. Heasley 26-17, J. Sborz 16-10
WP: N. Cortes
Hit Batsmen: N. Cortes
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Pfaadt W (5-2) 6.1 5 2 2 1 8 0 104 3.38   
L. Erceg H (3) 1.0 3 1 1 0 1 1 19 6.46   
T. Szapucki H (6) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 12 5.40   
J. Alvarado SV (7) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 19 1.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Pfaadt 62
Batters Faced: B. Pfaadt 25, L. Erceg 6, T. Szapucki 3, J. Alvarado 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Pfaadt 4-7, L. Erceg 1-1, T. Szapucki 0-1, J. Alvarado 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Pfaadt 104-63, L. Erceg 19-15, T. Szapucki 12-8, J. Alvarado 19-10
WP: B. Pfaadt
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rhys Hoskins
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (62 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 15 mph
Start Time: 6:40 PM CT
Time: 3:19
Attendance: 20273
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