Brewers second. Ben Gamel called out on strikes. Luis Urias singles to right field. Omar Narvaez flies out to left field to Eddie Rosario. Orlando Arcia doubles to deep left field. Luis Urias scores. Eric Sogard flies out to center field to Byron Buxton.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Brewers 1, Twins 0.Twins third. Alex Avila singles to center field. Max Kepler singles to shallow infield. Alex Avila to second. Jorge Polanco reaches on a fielder's choice to shortstop. Max Kepler out at second. Alex Avila to third. Nelson Cruz hit by pitch. Jorge Polanco to second. Eddie Rosario homers to center field. Nelson Cruz scores. Jorge Polanco scores. Alex Avila scores. Marwin Gonzalez grounds out to second base, Eric Sogard to Justin Smoak. Luis Arraez strikes out swinging.4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Twins 4, Brewers 1.Brewers eighth. Keston Hiura homers to center field. Christian Yelich strikes out swinging. Justin Smoak pops out to shortstop to Ehire Adrianza. Avisail Garcia pops out to shallow infield to Luis Arraez.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Twins 4, Brewers 2.

Royals first. Whit Merrifield hit by pitch. Jorge Soler strikes out swinging. Salvador Perez doubles to shallow left field. Whit Merrifield to third. Ryan O'Hearn singles to center field. Salvador Perez to third. Whit Merrifield scores. Adalberto Mondesi reaches on a fielder's choice to second base. Ryan O'Hearn to second. Salvador Perez out at home. Alex Gordon walks. Adalberto Mondesi to second. Ryan O'Hearn to third. Maikel Franco reaches on a fielder's choice to shortstop. Alex Gordon out at second.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 4 left on. Royals 1, Twins 0.Royals third. Jorge Soler homers to left field. Salvador Perez pops out to shallow center field to Luis Arraez. Ryan O'Hearn walks. Adalberto Mondesi lines out to deep center field to Byron Buxton. Alex Gordon strikes out swinging.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Royals 2, Twins 0.Twins fourth. Nelson Cruz homers to center field. Miguel Sano flies out to left center field to Brett Phillips. Eddie Rosario flies out to deep center field... [More]

Twins third. Byron Buxton homers to center field. Max Kepler grounds out to first base, Nicky Lopez to Ryan McBroom. Jorge Polanco singles to first base. Miguel Sano flies out to deep left center field to Alex Gordon. Eddie Rosario flies out to shallow left field to Alex Gordon.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Twins 1, Royals 0.Royals third. Maikel Franco doubles to deep left field. Nicky Lopez out on a sacrifice bunt to shallow infield, Devin Smeltzer to Miguel Sano. Maikel Franco to third. Nick Heath singles to left field. Maikel Franco scores. Whit Merrifield strikes out swinging. Jorge Soler pops out to shortstop to Jorge Polanco.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Twins 1, Royals 1.Twins fourth. Jake Cave grounds out to shallow right field, Nicky Lopez to Ryan McBroom. Marwin Gonzalez homers to center field. Mitch Garver grounds out to shallow infield, Maikel Franco to Ryan McBroom. Ehire Adrianza strikes out swinging.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Twins 2, Royals 1.Royals fifth.... [More]

Twins first. Max Kepler grounds out to shallow infield, Adam Frazier to Colin Moran. Jorge Polanco singles to right field. Nelson Cruz pops out to Colin Moran. Eddie Rosario walks. Jorge Polanco to third. Miguel Sano homers. Eddie Rosario scores. Jorge Polanco scores. Marwin Gonzalez called out on strikes.3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Twins 3, Pirates 0.Pirates second. Colin Moran singles to shallow center field. Bryan Reynolds singles to right field. Colin Moran to second. Gregory Polanco homers to center field. Bryan Reynolds scores. Colin Moran scores. JT Riddle grounds out to shallow right field to Miguel Sano. John Ryan Murphy strikes out swinging. Jarrod Dyson grounds out to shallow infield, Ehire Adrianza to Miguel Sano.3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Twins 3, Pirates 3.Twins fourth. Ehire Adrianza pops out to shallow center field to JT Riddle. Alex Avila called out on strikes. Byron Buxton homers to center field. Max Kepler flies out to center field to Jarrod Dyson.1... [More]

Twins second. Jake Cave hit by pitch. Luis Arraez grounds out to shallow left field, Erik Gonzalez to Josh Bell. Jake Cave to second. Mitch Garver strikes out swinging. Marwin Gonzalez singles to shallow left field. Jake Cave scores. Ehire Adrianza pops out to shallow right field to Adam Frazier.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Twins 1, Pirates 0.Twins ninth. Byron Buxton doubles to left field. Luis Arraez flies out to left field to Bryan Reynolds. Mitch Garver walks. Marwin Gonzalez singles to left center field. Mitch Garver to third. Byron Buxton scores. Ehire Adrianza called out on strikes. Max Kepler homers to center field. Marwin Gonzalez scores. Mitch Garver scores. Jorge Polanco strikes out swinging.4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Twins 5, Pirates 0.Pirates ninth. JT Riddle pinch-hitting for Jacob Stallings. JT Riddle strikes out swinging. Adam Frazier walks. Kevin Newman flies out to right field to Max Kepler. Josh Bell homers to center field. Adam Frazier scores. Colin Moran strikes out swinging.2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Twins 5, Pirates 2.

Pirates first. Cole Tucker homers to left field. Kevin Newman flies out to deep center field to Byron Buxton. Josh Bell grounds out to shallow left field, Ehire Adrianza to Miguel Sano. Jose Osuna flies out to deep right field to Max Kepler.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Pirates 1, Twins 0.Pirates second. Bryan Reynolds strikes out on a foul tip. Phillip Evans singles to left center field. Guillermo Heredia singles to left center field. Phillip Evans to second. Jacob Stallings singles to left field. Guillermo Heredia to second. Phillip Evans scores. Erik Gonzalez lines out to right field to Max Kepler. Cole Tucker reaches on a fielder's choice to third base. Guillermo Heredia out at third.1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Pirates 2, Twins 0.Pirates fourth. Bryan Reynolds walks. Phillip Evans grounds out to shallow infield. Bryan Reynolds out at second. Guillermo Heredia walks. Jacob Stallings walks. Guillermo Heredia to second. Erik Gonzalez doubles to deep right center field. Jacob... [More]

Twins first. Max Kepler homers to center field. Josh Donaldson singles to deep left center field. Jorge Polanco strikes out swinging. Nelson Cruz walks. Josh Donaldson to second. Eddie Rosario doubles to deep right center field. Nelson Cruz scores. Josh Donaldson scores. Jake Cave walks. Marwin Gonzalez strikes out swinging. Luis Arraez flies out to center field to Oscar Mercado.3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Twins 3, Indians 0.Twins second. Alex Avila homers to right field. Max Kepler grounds out to first base to Carlos Santana. Ehire Adrianza pinch-hitting for Josh Donaldson. Ehire Adrianza strikes out swinging. Jorge Polanco singles to shallow left field.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Twins 4, Indians 0.Indians sixth. Jose Ramirez walks. Francisco Lindor grounds out to second base, Marwin Gonzalez to Tyler Clippard. Jose Ramirez to third. Carlos Santana strikes out swinging. Franmil Reyes doubles to shallow infield. Jose Ramirez scores. Jordan Luplow flies out to deep left field to Eddie Rosario.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Twins 4, Indians 1.

Twins first. Max Kepler grounds out to shallow right field to Jose Abreu. Josh Donaldson grounds out to shortstop, Tim Anderson to Jose Abreu. Jorge Polanco walks. Nelson Cruz doubles. Jorge Polanco to third. Eddie Rosario walks. Jake Cave homers to left field. Eddie Rosario scores. Nelson Cruz scores. Jorge Polanco scores. Luis Arraez singles to left field. Marwin Gonzalez strikes out swinging.4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Twins 4, White sox 0.Twins second. Alex Avila hit by pitch. Max Kepler strikes out swinging. Josh Donaldson walks. Alex Avila to second. Jorge Polanco singles to left field. Josh Donaldson to second. Alex Avila to third. Nelson Cruz doubles to deep right field. Jorge Polanco scores. Josh Donaldson scores. Alex Avila scores. Eddie Rosario doubles to deep left field. Nelson Cruz scores. Jake Cave hit by pitch. Luis Arraez singles to left field. Jake Cave to second. Eddie Rosario scores. Marwin Gonzalez pops out to shallow right field to Leury Garcia. Alex Avila... [More]

White sox third. James McCann singles to right field. Leury Garcia reaches on a fielder's choice to shallow right field. James McCann out at second. Tim Anderson reaches on a fielder's choice to shallow infield. Leury Garcia out at second. Yoan Moncada doubles to deep left field. Tim Anderson scores. Jose Abreu grounds out to shortstop, Jorge Polanco to Miguel Sano.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. White sox 1, Twins 0.White sox fifth. Leury Garcia homers to center field. Tim Anderson strikes out swinging. Yoan Moncada grounds out to shallow infield, Josh Donaldson to Miguel Sano. Jose Abreu singles to right field. Edwin Encarnacion homers to left field. Jose Abreu scores. Eloy Jimenez homers to right field. Nicky Delmonico grounds out to second base, Jorge Polanco to Miguel Sano.4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. White sox 5, Twins 0.Twins sixth. Max Kepler pops out to shallow right field to Leury Garcia. Ehire Adrianza singles to shallow center field. Mitch Garver singles to center... [More]

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Twins agreed Monday with backup infielder Ehire Adrianza and new reliever Matt Wisler on one-year contracts to avoid salary arbitration, and decided not to tender deals to first baseman C.J. Cron and relief pitcher Trevor Hildenberger.The moves came on deadline day for major league teams to offer 2020 contracts to unsigned players on their 40-man rosters.Adrianza, who will make $1.6 million, played seven positions this year — everywhere but catcher and center field. He took the majority of his turns at third base, shortstop and first base. The 30-year-old batted .272 with a .765 OPS, both career bests. He had five homers and 22 RBIs in 202 at-bats.Adrianza has hit .260 with a .711 OPS in 267 games for the Twins since being claimed off waivers in 2017, playing at least five positions in all three years. He’s eligible for free agency after next season.Wisler, who will make $725,000, was claimed Oct. 29 off waivers from Seattle. He had 16 walks and 63 strikeouts... [More]

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Twins agreed Monday with backup infielder Ehire Adrianza and new reliever Matt Wisler on one-year contracts to avoid salary arbitration, and decided not to tender deals to first baseman C.J. Cron and relief pitcher Trevor Hildenberger.The moves came on deadline day for major league teams to offer 2020 contracts to unsigned players on their 40-man rosters.Adrianza, who will make $1.6 million, played seven positions this year — everywhere but catcher and center field. He took the majority of his turns at third base, shortstop and first base. The 30-year-old batted .272 with a .765 OPS, both career bests. He had five homers and 22 RBIs in 202 at-bats.Adrianza has hit .260 with a .711 OPS in 267 games for the Twins since being claimed off waivers in 2017, playing at least five positions in all three years. He’s eligible for free agency after next season.Wisler, who will make $725,000, was claimed Oct. 29 off waivers from Seattle. He had 16 walks and 63 strikeouts... [More]

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Twins agreed Monday with backup infielder Ehire Adrianza and new reliever Matt Wisler on one-year contracts to avoid salary arbitration, and decided not to tender deals to first baseman C.J. Cron and relief pitcher Trevor Hildenberger.The moves came on deadline day for major league teams to offer 2020 contracts to unsigned players on their 40-man rosters.Adrianza, who will make $1.6 million, played seven positions this year — everywhere but catcher and center field. He took the majority of his turns at third base, shortstop and first base. The 30-year-old batted .272 with a .765 OPS, both career bests. He had five homers and 22 RBIs in 202 at-bats.Adrianza has hit .260 with a .711 OPS in 267 games for the Twins since being claimed off waivers in 2017, playing at least five positions in all three years. He’s eligible for free agency after next season.Wisler was claimed Oct. 29 off waivers from Seattle. He had 16 walks and 63 strikeouts in 51 1/3 innings,... [More]

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Backup infielder Ehire Adrianza and the Minnesota Twins agreed Monday to a $1.6 million, one-year contract, avoiding salary arbitration.The deal was reached ahead of the deadline for major league teams to offer 2020 contracts to unsigned players on their 40-man rosters.Adrianza played seven positions this year, everywhere but catcher and center field, taking the majority of his turns at third base, shortstop and first base. The 30-year-old batted .272 with a .765 on-base-plus-slugging percentage, both career bests. He had five homers and 22 RBIs in 202 at-bats.Adrianza has hit .260 with a .711 OPS in 267 games with the Twins since being claimed off waivers in 2017, playing at least five positions in all three years. He’s eligible for free agency after next season.___More AP MLB coverage: https://apnews.com/MLB

NEW YORK (AP) — Slumping first baseman Luke Voit was picked over rookie Mike Ford for the New York Yankees' AL Division Series roster against Minnesota because he provides a potential right-handed bat off the bench in the late innings.Minnesota chose three players who had been hurt of late: center fielder Max Kepler and infielders Luis Arráez and Ehire Adrianza.New York also selected speedy and versatile Tyler Wade for the series, which started Friday night. Wade can play second base, third, shortstop, outfield, and pinch run or be a defensive replacement.Voit struggled in his return from a sports hernia, ending the season hitless in his last 12 at-bats and in a 1-for-33 slide, leaving him with a .263 batting average, 21 homers and 71 RBIs. Ford hit .259 with 12 homers and 25 RBIs, including .379 with eight homers and 17 RBIs from Aug. 17 on.Yankees manager Aaron Boone viewed Voit as a better potential pinch-hitting option against Twins closer Taylor Rogers, who is left-handed, than the... [More]

NEW YORK (AP) — Versatile Tyler Wade was included on the New York Yankees' AL Division Series roster while slumping first baseman Luke Voit made it over rookie Mike Ford.Minnesota chose three players who had been hurt of late: center fielder Max Kepler and infielders Luis Arráez and Ehire Adrianza.The series starts Friday night at Yankee Stadium.Wade, who can play outfield, second, shortstop and third, can pinch run or be a defensive replacement.Voit struggled in his return from a sports hernia, ending season hitless in his last 12 at-bats and 1 for 33, leaving him with a .263 average, 21 homers and 71 RBIs. Ford hit .259 with 12 homers and 25 RBIs, including .379 with eight homers and 17 RBIs from Aug. 17 on.Yankees manager Aaron Boone views the right-handed-hitting Voit as a better potential pinch-hitting option against Twins closer Taylor Rogers, who is left-handed, than the left-handed hitting Ford."Looking at it from an off-the-bench situation, there's not a lot of our righties that... [More]

NEW YORK (AP) — Versatile Tyler Wade was included on the New York Yankees' AL Division Series roster while slumping first baseman Luke Voit made it over rookie Mike Ford and Cameron Maybin was picked for outfield depth.Minnesota included three players who had been hurt of late: center fielder Max Kepler and infielders Luis Arráez and Ehire Adrianza.Both teams decided on 12 pitchers.Wade, who can play outfield, second, shortstop and third, can pinch run or be a defensive replacement.Voit struggled in his return from a sports hernia, ending season hitless in his last 12 at-bats and 1 for 33, leaving him with a .263 average, 21 homers and 71 RBIs.Ford hit .259 with 12 homers and 25 RBIs, including .379 with eight homers and 17 RBIs from Aug. 17 on. Maybin, the fourth outfielder, batted .285 with 11 homers and 32 RBIs in 239 at-bats.As expected, the Yankees included designated hitter Edwin Encarnación, who hasn't played since Sept. 12 because of a strained left oblique. Encarnación hit .249... [More]

NEW YORK (AP) — Versatile Tyler Wade was included on the New York Yankees AL Division Series roster while slumping first baseman Luke Voit made it over Mike Ford and Cameron Maybin was picked for outfield depth.Minnesota included 12 pitches and three players who had been hurt of late: center fielder Max Kepler and infielders Luis Arráez and Ehire Adrianza.Kepler started only two of the last 19 games because of a strained left shoulder muscle. Arráez sprained his right ankle last weekend, and Adrianza strained his right oblique muscle Sept. 12.Voit struggled in return from sports hernia, ending season 0 for 12 and 1 for 33.Ford hit .259 with 12 homers and 25 RBIs, including .379 with eight homers and 17 RBIs from Aug. 17 on. Wade, who can play outfield, second, shortstop and third, can pinch run or be a defensive replacement.New York's 12 pitchers included lefty Tyler Lyons and righties Luis Cessa and Jonathan Loisiga. The team's pitching was weakened last month when reliever Dellin Betances tore an Achilles tendon in first appearance back from a lat injury that had sidelined him since spring training, and 18-game winner Domingo Germán was placed on administrative leave under baseball's domestic violence policy.

Justin Verlander didn't intend to alter his pitching strategy, not after 14 seasons as a major league ace. But then the home runs stopped making sense.A long drive by Yankees slugger Aaron Judge? The Houston Astros ace can live with that. This season, though, was full of surprises. Like when spindly utility man Ehire Adrianza drove a fastball into the right field party deck in Minnesota. Or the time light-hitting Angels infielder David Fletcher nearly put one into a parking lot beyond left field during a series in Monterrey, Mexico. Routine fly balls had become wall-scraping homers, and every hitter was suddenly strong enough to reach the second deck."The game has changed completely," Verlander said.Expect more of the same this October.Hitters smashed a record 6,776 home runs in 2019, soaring past the previous high of 6,105 from two years earlier. It's a rise of over 60% from 2014, a year before a seismic home run spike attributed to tweaks in the baseballs. Major League Baseball commissioned... [More]

Nationals first. Trea Turner strikes out swinging. Adam Eaton pops out to Willians Astudillo. Anthony Rendon homers to center field. Juan Soto singles to right field, tagged out at second, Eddie Rosario to C.J. Cron to Ehire Adrianza.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Nationals 1, Twins 0.Twins first. Mitch Garver grounds out to shortstop, Trea Turner to Matt Adams. Luis Arraez doubles to deep right field. Nelson Cruz flies out to deep right field to Adam Eaton. Luis Arraez to third. Eddie Rosario singles to right field. Luis Arraez scores. C.J. Cron reaches on a fielder's choice to second base. Eddie Rosario out at second.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Nationals 1, Twins 1.Nationals third. Trea Turner doubles to left center field. Adam Eaton singles to right field. Trea Turner to third. Anthony Rendon walks. Adam Eaton to second. Juan Soto reaches on a fielder's choice to second base. Anthony Rendon out at second. Adam Eaton to third. Trea Turner scores. Howie Kendrick strikes out... [More]

Nationals first. Trea Turner pops out to Willians Astudillo. Adam Eaton doubles to deep left center field. Anthony Rendon walks. Juan Soto singles to center field. Anthony Rendon to second. Adam Eaton scores. Howie Kendrick pops out to shallow center field to Jonathan Schoop. Ryan Zimmerman singles to center field. Juan Soto to third. Anthony Rendon scores. Brian Dozier lines out to third base to Ehire Adrianza.2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Nationals 2, Twins 0.Nationals third. Adam Eaton flies out to deep center field to LaMonte Wade Jr. Anthony Rendon pops out to shallow center field to Jonathan Schoop. Juan Soto walks. Howie Kendrick doubles to deep right field. Juan Soto scores. Ryan Zimmerman homers to center field. Howie Kendrick scores. Brian Dozier called out on strikes.3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Nationals 5, Twins 0.Twins third. Jason Castro grounds out to shallow infield, Stephen Strasburg to Ryan Zimmerman. Luis Arraez singles to left field. Jorge Polanco homers to center field. Luis Arraez scores. Nelson Cruz strikes out swinging. Eddie Rosario lines out to center field to Victor Robles.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Nationals 5, Twins 2.Nationals ninth. Victor Robles strikes out swinging. Trea Turner homers to center field. Adam Eaton grounds out to second base, Jonathan Schoop to Willians Astudillo. Anthony Rendon lines out to left field to Luis Arraez.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Nationals 6, Twins 2.