MLB

Miami Marlins at Minnesota Twins

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Miami Marlins
58-100, 28-49 Away
Final
3 - 8
Minnesota Twins
82-76, 43-34 Home

Twins snap a three-game skid with 8-3 win over Miami and send the Marlins to their 100th loss

Christian Vázquez’s sacrifice bunt in the seventh was thrown wide of first base, allowing Margot to score. Carlos Correa followed with an RBI double that scored Vázquez, and Carlos Santana added a three-run double as Minnesota snapped a three-game losing streak and sent Miami to its 100th loss of the season for the fourth time in franchise history.

The Twins kept their playoff hopes alive. Minnesota is two games games behind Detroit in the race for the AL's final wild card with four games to play. Detroit, Kansas City (which owns the second wild card) and Seattle, which trails the Twins by a half-game, were all victorious on Wednesday.

Another short start by Minnesota rookie Simeon Woods Richardson necessitated the comeback. Jake Burger hit a three-run homer for the Marlins three batters into the game, and Miami’s first five hitters reached base in the first.

“There’s some tough-mindedness there,” Twins manager Rocco Baldelli said. “And the guys stayed at it. It’s not easy when you are down and you’re down early. It is a challenging thing. We almost pretend like it’s not, but it is. It is. But the ability to refocus our attention on what we needed to do was very good.”

Griffin Jax (5-5) worked 1 1/3 innings of relief and earned the win for Minnesota. Six Twins relievers covered eight innings and allowed five hits and no walks.

Marlins right-hander Declan Cronin allowed the inherited runner to score in the seventh after Brooks Lee had doubled off the right-field wall against Michael Peterson (3-1). Peterson allowed one run in one-plus innings. Cronin surrendered four unearned runs.

Woods Richardson finishes his first full season in the majors with a 5-5 record and 4.17 ERA. He was 3-1 with a 3.51 ERA in the first half before pitching to a 5.23 ERA in the second half.

“Baseball happened,” Woods Richardson said of his start. “But what also happened is the bullpen put up zeroes. We got a great team win. We never gave up today. Each pitch, each out, each quality AB we have, we never gave up.”

Byron Buxton homered for the Twins, snapping a stretch of 67 consecutive innings for the team without a home run. Minnesota hadn’t homered since Willi Castro went deep in the eighth against Cleveland on Oct. 17.

“As long as we win, that’s all that matters,” Buxton said.

Edward Cabrera allowed three runs in five innings in a start for Miami. The 26-year-old right-hander was coming off a seven-run start against the Los Angeles Dodgers, but had a 3.71 ERA in his previous 12 starts since the All-Star break.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Twins: OF Matt Wallner was placed on the 10-day injured list with a left oblique strain, and RHP Justin Topa (left patellar tendinitis) was reinstated from the 60-day injured list. Topa, acquired in the January trade that sent Jorge Polanco to Seattle, had missed the entire season before pitching the ninth. RHP Jorge Alcala and Austin Martin were recalled from Triple-A, with LHP Brent Headrick options and LHP Cole Irvin designated for assignment.

UP NEXT

RHP David Festa (2-6, 4.80 ERA) starts for Minnesota in the finale of the three-game series on Thursday. Miami counters with RHP Valente Bellozo (3-4, 3.82).

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Matchup Prediction

Twins: 63.7%
Marlins: 36.3%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Scoring Summary

9th Inning Burger struck out swinging.
9th Inning Norby popped out to second.
9th Inning Edwards grounded out to first.
9th Inning Topa relieved Duran
8th Inning Vázquez flied out to right.
8th Inning Farmer lined out to third.

Statistics

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1 Games Played 1
1 Team Games Played 1
0 Hit By Pitch 0
9 Ground Balls 9
16 Strikeouts 6
3 Runs Batted In 7
0 Sacrifice Hit 1
11 Hits 8
0 Stolen Bases 0
1 Walks 3
0 Catcher Interference 0
3 Runs 8
0 Ground Into Double Play 0
0 Sacrifice Flies 0
38 At Bats 32
1 Home Runs 1
0 Grand Slam Home Runs 0
21 Runners Left On Base 15
0 Triples 0
0 Game Winning RBIs 0
0 Intentional Walks 1
2 Doubles 4
13 Fly Balls 18
0 Caught Stealing 0
162 Pitches 135
0 Games Started 0
0 Pinch At Bats 0
0 Pinch Hits 0
0.0 Player Rating 0.0
1 Is Qualified 1
0 Is Qualified In Steals 0
16 Total Bases 15
39 Plate Appearances 36
162.0 Projected Home Runs 162.0
3 Extra Base Hits 5
4.8 Runs Created 4.9
.289 Batting Average .250
.000 Pinch Hit Average .000
.421 Slugging Percentage .469
.158 Secondary Average .313
.308 On Base Percentage .314
.729 OBP Pct + SLG Pct .783
0.7 Ground To Fly Ball Ratio 0.5
4.8 Runs Created Per 27 Outs 5.3
30.0 Batter Rating 49.0
38.0 At Bats Per Home Run 32.0
0.00 Stolen Base Percentage 0.00
4.15 Pitches Per Plate Appearance 3.75
.132 Isolated Power .219
0.06 Walk To Strikeout Ratio 0.50
.026 Walks Per Plate Appearance .083
-.132 Secondary Average Minus Batting Average .063
6.0 Runs Produced 15.0
1.0 Runs Ratio 0.9
0.4 Patience Ratio 0.5
0.5 Balls In Play Average 0.3
81.5 MLB Rating 90.5
0.0 Offensive Wins Above Replacement 0.0
0.0 Wins Above Replacement 0.0

Game Information

Target Field

Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance: 18,162 | Capacity:

2024 National League East Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Philadelphia 95 67 .586 - W1
Atlanta 89 73 .549 6 W1
New York 89 73 .549 6 L1
Washington 71 91 .438 24 L1
Miami 62 100 .383 33 W4

2024 American League Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Cleveland 92 69 .571 - L2
Kansas City 86 76 .531 6.5 W1
Detroit 86 76 .531 6.5 L2
Minnesota 82 80 .506 10.5 L4
Chicago 41 121 .253 51.5 W2
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