Thursday's Twins-Cleveland game recap
September 29, 2017 at 1:40AM
IMPACT PLAYER
Carlos Carrasco, Cleveland
In his final tuneup for the playoffs, the rightander shut out the Twins for 8⅓ innings on six hits and one walk with a season-high 14 strikeouts. He has a career-high 226 strikeouts this season.
BY THE NUMBERS
3 Times the Indians won at least 100 games in a season — this is their first time since 1995, when they advanced to the World Series.
6 Games between the Twins and Indians decided by two or fewer runs this year, of the 19 they played.
5-5 The Twins' record on their final road trip of the year: 0-3 at New York, 4-0 at Detroit and 1-2 at Cleveland.
423 Distance in feet of Jay Bruce's home run in the eighth inning off Twins lefthander Nik Turley.
La VELLE E. NEAL III
about the writer
Milwaukee’s Pat Murphy and Cleveland’s Stephen Vogt had the unenviable task of taking over for successful and well-liked predecessors when they were named managers of their respective teams during the offseason.
