Friday's Twins-Cleveland game recap
May 22, 2021 at 5:05AM
IMPACT PLAYER
Randy Dobnak, Twins
In his first game back from the minors and his first start of 2021, he pitched six scoreless innings, giving up three hits and two walks with five strikeouts.
BY THE NUMBERS
60 Home runs the Twins have hit this season, which is tied for second in the AL. But the Twins are also tied for giving up the most homers in the AL with Baltimore at 65.
9 Runs scored in the fourth inning. The most recent time the Twins scored nine runs in a single inning was Aug. 20, 2017, against Arizona.
30 Walks by Cleveland starter Triston McKenzie through 10 games, including five Friday, tied for the most in MLB.
ON DECK
Last year's AL Cy Young Award winner (Shane Bieber) faces the runner-up (Kenta Maeda).
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Pablo López completed six innings with a 3-1 lead, and Griffin Jax rescued him from a bases-loaded jam in the seventh, but Cleveland rebounded to move to 7½ games ahead of the Twins.
