MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA HAMMERS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
08/18/2026
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA HAMMERS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 2468 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 18TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Atlanta Hammers (56-71) 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 5 10 1
Minnesota Twins (69-58) 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 6 10 0
Twins Win by Slim Margin, 6-5
The Atlanta Hammers could not turn a fine performance from pitcher Mike Whiteford into a win. Instead, the Minnesota Twins prevailed, 6-5. Whiteford threw 5.1 innings of 3-hit ball. With the win, the Twins have a record of 69-58.

Minnesota got a clutch hit from Artie Cochran. The right fielder launched a 3-run home run in the bottom of the ninth inning to win the game. It was his only hit in 4 at-bats, but it was a kill shot.

"This wasn't a good win," said Cochran. "It was a great win."
ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Bickerton CF 3 1 1 0 2 2 1 .200 0 0
L. Herta RF 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 .243 2 25
J. Bowers 2B 3 1 0 0 2 1 2 .267 18 60
A. Bailey DH 5 0 2 1 0 1 4 .251 15 36
C. Shelton 3B 5 1 1 1 0 0 5 .227 11 52
R. Edwards LF 5 1 3 2 0 0 1 .206 4 16
T. Turner SS 3 0 1 0 1 1 4 .239 4 29
W. Flores 1B 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .240 9 46
E. Escobar C 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .248 0 15
Totals 36 5 10 5 6 10 23      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Bailey (9, 7th Inning off P. Calhoun, 0 on, 1 out) , L. Herta (20, 9th Inning off J. Navas, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Shelton (11, 2nd Inning off H. Ynoa, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Bickerton , L. Herta 2 , A. Bailey 3 , C. Shelton 4 , R. Edwards 3 , T. Turner , W. Flores
2-out RBI: , R. Edwards 2 , W. Flores
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Bailey , R. Edwards , T. Turner 2 , E. Escobar
Sac Bunt: T. Turner
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: C. Shelton (17)
Double Plays: 1 (Turner-Bowers-Flores)
OF assists: 1 (Herta(Badger at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Cochran RF 4 1 1 4 0 0 1 .319 12 56
Y. Puig 1B 4 1 2 0 0 2 0 .288 11 44
D. Badger DH 3 0 1 1 1 2 1 .261 19 73
J. Ruíz LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .271 3 11
J. Jiménez SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .286 12 52
A. Rendon 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .220 4 25
A. Martin C 4 1 1 1 0 2 1 .276 13 48
S. Iwamoto CF 4 2 2 0 0 1 0 .216 12 30
L. Smith 2B 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .333 0 0
Totals 34 6 10 6 2 9 10      
BATTING
Doubles: S. Iwamoto (12, 3rd Inning off M. Whiteford, 0 on, 0 outs) , Y. Puig (28, 3rd Inning off M. Whiteford, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. Badger (27, 3rd Inning off M. Whiteford, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Martin (13, 7th Inning off C. Lopez, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Cochran (12, 9th Inning off D. Hicks, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Cochran 4 , Y. Puig 3 , D. Badger 2 , J. Ruíz , J. Jiménez , A. Martin 4 , S. Iwamoto 3 , L. Smith
2-out RBI: A. Cochran , D. Badger
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Ruíz , A. Rendon , A. Martin
GIDP: A. Cochran
Sac Fly: A. Cochran
Team LOB: 5
ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
M. Whiteford 5.1 3 2 2 2 5 0 21 100 3.21   
C. Lopez H (7) 1.2 3 1 1 0 1 1 7 26 4.70   
J. Byrd H (12) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 4 18 3.59   
D. Hicks L (5-8), BS (6) 0.2 3 3 3 0 1 1 5 14 4.78   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Whiteford 57
Batters Faced: M. Whiteford 21, C. Lopez 7, J. Byrd 4, D. Hicks 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Whiteford 7-3, C. Lopez 2-1, J. Byrd 0-1, D. Hicks 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Whiteford 100-62, C. Lopez 26-20, J. Byrd 18-12, D. Hicks 14-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Lopez 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
H. Ynoa 5.0 7 4 4 3 4 1 25 95 5.00   
P. Calhoun 2.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 8 35 2.17   
B. Bass 0.2 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 14 3.34   
J. Navas W (1-0) 1.1 2 1 1 1 2 0 7 31 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Ynoa 38
Batters Faced: H. Ynoa 25, P. Calhoun 8, B. Bass 3, J. Navas 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Ynoa 5-6, P. Calhoun 2-2, B. Bass 0-0, J. Navas 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: H. Ynoa 95-56, P. Calhoun 35-17, B. Bass 14-8, J. Navas 31-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Navas 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Whiteford
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Clear skies (70 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 6:40 PM CT
Time: 3:43
Attendance: 26597
Tuesday, August 18th , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 27.4 Build 76