MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BALTIMORE ORIOLES AT MINNESOTA TWINS
05/08/2025
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BALTIMORE ORIOLES AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 1131 - THURSDAY, MAY 8TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Baltimore Orioles (23-14) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 11 11 2
Minnesota Twins (18-20) 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 9 1
Orioles Pop Twins, 11-3
Getting a good performance from left fielder Esteban Vázquez, the Baltimore Orioles defeated the Minnesota Twins, 11-3. Vázquez was 2-5 with a home run. He scored 2 runs and drove in 4 for the Orioles. Hector Jimenez, the winning pitcher, improved to 4-2. He pitched 7.2 innings, giving up 7 hits and 3 runs, while striking out 4 and walking 0. The Orioles now have a record of 23-14 with the win over Minnesota.

With Baltimore leading 1-0 in the top of the first, Vázquez hit a fastball from Chris Ford for a 2-run home run. It was his 14th home run of the season and put the Orioles ahead, 3-0.

"It was a solid team effort," said Vázquez after the game.
BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Garland 3B 5 2 3 1 0 1 1 .285 9 25
C. Correa SS 3 2 0 0 2 0 2 .232 3 7
E. Vázquez LF 5 2 2 4 0 2 1 .293 14 35
J. Wilson DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .294 6 19
   a-Y. Yrizarri DH 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .216 0 2
R. Pérez C 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 .287 3 18
N. Mazara RF 4 1 1 2 0 1 0 .309 6 25
M. Edwards 1B 4 1 1 2 0 1 0 .250 1 2
J. Mateo 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .185 2 9
G. Manley CF 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .169 1 10
Totals 39 11 11 10 2 9 7      
a - Y. Yrizarri inserted as DH in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Mazara (10, 8th Inning off H. Garcia, 2 on, 1 out) , G. Manley (6, 8th Inning off H. Garcia, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: E. Vázquez (14, 1st Inning off C. Ford, 1 on, 0 outs) , M. Garland (9, 1st Inning off C. Ford, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Edwards (1, 8th Inning off H. Garcia, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Garland 6 , E. Vázquez 5 , R. Pérez , N. Mazara 2 , M. Edwards 4 , J. Mateo , G. Manley 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , C. Correa 2
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Garland (7)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Garland (2) , E. Vázquez (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Aguilar 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .287 0 3
   b-C. Westerhout PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .313 0 11
S. Iwamoto CF 5 1 1 0 0 3 3 .320 4 26
A. Cochran RF 3 0 1 1 0 1 2 .229 2 16
   a-A. Townsend PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .352 2 20
G. Corporan 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .245 6 18
F. Mejia DH 4 2 2 1 0 0 1 .277 4 19
S. Jordan 1B 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 .340 0 5
A. Martin C 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .286 1 4
G. Watts SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .236 1 11
T. Garcia LF, RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .212 1 6
Totals 36 3 9 3 0 6 15      
a - A. Townsend pinch hit for A. Cochran in the 8th
b - C. Westerhout pinch hit for L. Aguilar in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Jordan (4, 8th Inning off R. Forrest, 1 on, 2 outs) , G. Watts (6, 9th Inning off R. Forrest, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: S. Iwamoto (1, 1st Inning off H. Jimenez, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: F. Mejia (4, 4th Inning off H. Jimenez, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: L. Aguilar , S. Iwamoto 3 , A. Cochran , F. Mejia 5 , S. Jordan 3 , A. Martin , G. Watts 2
2-out RBI: S. Jordan
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Iwamoto , A. Martin , G. Watts
Hit by Pitch: S. Jordan , T. Garcia
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: L. Aguilar (3)
BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Jimenez W (4-2) 7.2 7 3 2 0 4 1 87 2.65   
R. Forrest 1.1 2 0 0 0 2 0 24 5.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Jimenez 59
Batters Faced: H. Jimenez 32, R. Forrest 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Jimenez 7-12, R. Forrest 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: H. Jimenez 87-62, R. Forrest 24-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Forrest 1-1
Hit Batsmen: H. Jimenez 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Ford L (1-3) 7.0 3 3 2 1 7 2 103 2.92   
D. Weaver 0.1 4 5 5 1 1 0 19 7.24   
H. Garcia 0.2 4 3 3 0 1 1 23 3.00   
J. Fajardo 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 5.11   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Ford 67
Batters Faced: C. Ford 26, D. Weaver 6, H. Garcia 6, J. Fajardo 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Ford 6-8, D. Weaver 0-0, H. Garcia 0-1, J. Fajardo 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Ford 103-69, D. Weaver 19-11, H. Garcia 23-16, J. Fajardo 12-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Garcia 2-2
WP: D. Weaver , H. Garcia
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Esteban Vázquez
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Rain (67 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 12:10 PM CT
Time: 3:32
Attendance: 20959
Special Notes: Rain delay of 18 minutes in the 8th inning.
Thursday, May 8th , 2025 - OOTP Baseball 26.2 Build 50