MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MIAMI MARLINS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
05/12/2026
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MIAMI MARLINS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 1198 - TUESDAY, MAY 12TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Miami Marlins (18-24) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 6 0
Minnesota Twins (25-17) 0 0 2 0 6 0 1 2 X 11 22 2
Twins Squash Marlins, 11-1
The Minnesota Twins thumped the Miami Marlins, 11-1, at Target Field. Francisco Mejia was a big reason his team got the win. Mejia went 2-5 with a home run, while scoring 2 and driving in 4. The win elevated the Twins to 25-17.

Minnesota third baseman Stan Jordan contributed a timely at-bat in the bottom of the third. With two down, he hit a changeup to right field for a run-scoring single. It was his 5th hit of the season and put the Twins ahead, 1-0.

"Their at-bats were really impressive against us," said losing manager John Patterson.
MIAMI BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Daniel 2B 5 1 2 1 0 0 4 .317 1 12
A. O'Keefe LF 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .266 3 20
E. Medina DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .276 7 27
S. Jones 1B 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 .235 3 22
S. Alcantara SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .208 0 13
E. Franco 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .224 0 5
L. Alvarado CF 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 .248 1 6
D. Taylor RF 4 0 2 0 0 1 4 .235 1 6
R. Silva C 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .148 0 5
   a-D. Hatfield PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .242 0 8
Totals 33 1 6 1 5 9 19      
a - D. Hatfield pinch hit for R. Silva in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: K. Daniel (1, 5th Inning off J. Turner, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Daniel 5 , E. Medina , L. Alvarado , D. Taylor 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , A. O'Keefe 2 , S. Jones , D. Taylor 2
GIDP: K. Daniel
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Alcantara-Jones, Franco-Daniel-Jones)
OF assists: 2 (Taylor(Peraza at 3rd base), Alvarado(Rivera at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Badger DH 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .242 4 20
   a-H. Rivera DH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 0 1
A. Townsend LF 4 1 2 1 1 0 1 .338 7 26
Y. Puig 1B 5 1 3 0 0 0 3 .296 3 17
A. Cochran RF 5 2 2 0 0 0 4 .314 6 25
S. Jordan 3B 4 1 3 2 1 1 0 .714 0 2
J. Jiménez SS 5 1 3 1 0 0 1 .310 5 15
J. Peraza 2B 5 1 3 0 0 1 4 .271 1 15
F. Mejia C 5 2 2 4 0 0 3 .421 3 18
S. Iwamoto CF 5 2 2 2 0 1 3 .246 4 10
Totals 42 11 22 10 3 3 20      
a - H. Rivera inserted as DH in the 5th

BATTING
Doubles: Y. Puig (11, 3rd Inning off S. Matz, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. Badger (9, 5th Inning off J. Glass, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: S. Iwamoto (4, 5th Inning off J. Glass, 1 on, 2 outs) , F. Mejia (3, 8th Inning off A. Arteaga, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Badger 2 , H. Rivera , A. Townsend 2 , Y. Puig 4 , A. Cochran 2 , S. Jordan 3 , J. Jiménez 3 , J. Peraza 3 , F. Mejia 5 , S. Iwamoto 5
2-out RBI: S. Jordan , F. Mejia , S. Iwamoto
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Badger , A. Townsend , A. Cochran 2 , J. Jiménez , J. Peraza , S. Iwamoto
GIDP: A. Cochran
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: Y. Puig (5) , S. Iwamoto (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Collins-Mejia-Puig)
MIAMI PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
S. Matz L (4-3) 4.1 10 6 6 3 2 0 25 104 2.62   
J. Glass 1.2 6 2 2 0 0 1 9 43 7.23   
A. Arteaga 2.0 6 3 3 0 1 1 11 36 4.67   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Matz 18
Batters Faced: S. Matz 25, J. Glass 9, A. Arteaga 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Matz 6-4, J. Glass 3-0, A. Arteaga 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Matz 104-61, J. Glass 43-26, A. Arteaga 36-23
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Glass 3-2
WP: S. Matz
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Turner W (4-1) 5.0 4 1 1 3 6 1 22 94 3.60   
R. Forrest 3.0 2 0 0 2 3 0 14 59 3.97   
D. Collins 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 4.26   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Turner 58
Batters Faced: J. Turner 22, R. Forrest 14, D. Collins 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Turner 3-6, R. Forrest 3-3, D. Collins 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Turner 94-55, R. Forrest 59-33, D. Collins 6-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Collins 3-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Francisco Mejia
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Clear skies (54 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 6:40 PM CT
Time: 3:48
Attendance: 29006
Special Notes: 1B Danny Badger was injured while running the bases.
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