MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES
09/28/2025
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES
GAME ID: 3000 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 28TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (86-76) 1 0 0 2 2 1 1 1 1 9 9 0
Philadelphia Phillies (98-64) 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 3
Big Day for Casas as Twins Down Phillies, 9-3
Minnesota and Philadelphia got after it at Citizens Bank Park.

No one was more impactful than Triston Casas in the 9-3 Minnesota win over Philadelphia. Casas, who is tied for 4th in the AL in extra base hits with 79, went 3-3 with a home run, 2 singles, and 2 walks. He scored 2 runs and drove in 3. Minnesota is 86-76 and Philadelphia, with the loss, 98-64.

Casas contributed in the top of the fourth. With the bases loaded, he hit a 2-run single. It was one at-bat among others that helped Minnesota get the win.

In postgame comments to the Minnesota Bulletin, Casas said, "If the effort is there, the wins will come."
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE PHILADELPHIA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Blanco CF 6 2 2 1 0 1 2 .281 13 76
E. De La Cruz SS 4 2 1 1 2 0 1 .259 18 63
J. Westburg 2B 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 .230 20 81
T. Casas 1B 3 2 3 3 2 0 0 .280 38 114
R. Jeffers C 3 0 0 0 2 0 3 .241 12 27
I. Happ LF 4 0 0 1 1 0 4 .251 13 77
R. Hoskins DH 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 .270 15 28
   a-M. Yastrzemski DH 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 .225 15 58
M. Garcia 3B 4 1 1 0 1 1 4 .198 2 12
R. Refsnyder RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .282 6 30
   b-E. Carter PH, RF 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 .267 11 54
Totals 37 9 9 9 10 6 21      
a - M. Yastrzemski inserted as DH in the 5th
b - E. Carter pinch hit for R. Refsnyder in the 5th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Blanco (43, 4th Inning off H. Harris, 0 on, 2 outs) , E. Carter (22, 5th Inning off J. Winckowski, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: T. Casas (38, 6th Inning off J. Winckowski, 0 on, 1 out) , E. De La Cruz (18, 7th Inning off P. Avila, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. Blanco (13, 9th Inning off B. Brieske, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Blanco 6 , E. De La Cruz 4 , T. Casas 6 , M. Yastrzemski , M. Garcia , E. Carter 2
2-out RBI: E. De La Cruz , T. Casas , I. Happ , M. Yastrzemski
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. De La Cruz , J. Westburg , R. Jeffers , R. Hoskins
GIDP: I. Happ , M. Garcia
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Blanco (57) , E. De La Cruz (26)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Garcia-Westburg-Casas, De La Cruz-Westburg-Casas, Westburg-De La Cruz-Casas)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Lee CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260 8 46
J. Bell 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .240 31 67
C. Morel 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .186 13 43
J. Dominguez LF 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .270 24 75
O. Gonzalez RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .262 6 25
N. Maton SS 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .222 2 11
S. Huff C 3 1 1 3 0 1 2 .171 6 13
L. Peguero 2B 2 0 1 0 1 1 2 .500 0 0
T. Fitzgerald DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .249 13 50
Totals 29 3 5 3 4 9 10      
BATTING
Home Runs: S. Huff (6, 2nd Inning off B. Pfaadt, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Bell , J. Dominguez , N. Maton , S. Huff 4 , L. Peguero
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Peguero
GIDP: C. Morel , J. Dominguez , T. Fitzgerald
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Dominguez (27)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Winckowski (1) , N. Maton (9) , S. Huff (3)
Double Plays: 2 (Morel-Huff-Bell, Maton-Bell)
PB: S. Huff
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE PHILADELPHIA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Pfaadt W (15-11) 6.2 4 3 3 4 7 1 90 3.51   
L. Varland 2.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 24 3.59   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Pfaadt 57
Batters Faced: B. Pfaadt 25, L. Varland 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Pfaadt 6-4, L. Varland 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: B. Pfaadt 90-52, L. Varland 24-17
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Harris 3.2 2 3 3 8 4 0 90 4.15   
J. Winckowski L (4-2) 2.2 3 3 2 1 1 1 56 3.03   
P. Avila 1.2 3 2 2 1 1 1 34 3.00   
B. Brieske 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 18 3.28   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Harris 39
Batters Faced: H. Harris 22, J. Winckowski 14, P. Avila 8, B. Brieske 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Harris 3-4, J. Winckowski 6-1, P. Avila 3-0, B. Brieske 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: H. Harris 90-42, J. Winckowski 56-37, P. Avila 34-20, B. Brieske 18-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Winckowski 2-0
WP: H. Harris , J. Winckowski
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Triston Casas
Ballpark: Citizens Bank Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 6 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM ET
Time: 3:35
Attendance: 38636
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