MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT NEW YORK METS
04/21/2026
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT NEW YORK METS
GAME ID: 919 - TUESDAY, APRIL 21ST , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (14-9) 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 13 0
New York Mets (13-10) 3 2 0 4 0 2 0 0 X 11 15 0
Townsend Cracks 5 Hits
Today at Citi Field, the Minnesota Twins fell to the New York Mets despite a splendid performance by left fielder Andy Townsend.

Townsend had an exceptional day at the plate, tagging Mets pitching for 5 base hits, but it was not enough for Minnesota to come away with the win. New York whipped Minnesota by a score of 11-6.

Andy Townsend singled in the 1st, hit a two-run home run off P.J. Burton in the 3rd, singled in the 5th, singled in the 7th and hit a solo-shot off Jim Allen in the 9th.

In his season totals Townsend has 5 home runs and a .381 batting average.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Cochran RF 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .344 4 17
Y. Puig 1B 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .304 2 11
A. Townsend LF 5 2 5 3 0 0 0 .381 5 15
D. Badger DH 4 1 1 0 1 2 4 .207 1 7
J. Jiménez SS 5 1 2 0 0 0 4 .273 1 6
J. Morán 3B 5 1 1 3 0 1 4 .234 3 12
A. Martin C 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .213 3 12
V. Martínez CF 3 0 0 0 1 3 0 .222 0 2
J. Peraza 2B 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .278 1 9
Totals 40 6 13 6 2 11 18      
BATTING
Home Runs: A. Townsend 2 (5, 3rd Inning off P. Burton, 1 on, 2 outs; 9th Inning off J. Allen, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Morán (3, 3rd Inning off P. Burton, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Cochran , Y. Puig , A. Townsend 11 , D. Badger , J. Jiménez 2 , J. Morán 4 , J. Peraza 2
2-out RBI: A. Townsend , J. Morán
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Jiménez , J. Morán
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Peraza (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Puig-Jiménez-Puig)
OF assists: 1 (Cochran(Fernández at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Smith 2B 4 2 2 1 1 2 3 .316 6 13
K. Andrychowski CF 4 2 2 1 1 1 2 .286 3 13
H. Cabrera DH 5 2 2 3 0 1 1 .188 4 13
J. Hayes RF 5 2 2 3 0 0 1 .282 2 10
D. Fernández LF 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .231 1 3
A. Hall 1B 5 0 1 1 0 1 2 .194 2 10
L. McKenzie SS 4 1 2 0 1 1 1 .219 1 3
J. Ellis C 3 1 2 0 2 0 2 .302 1 3
J. Vázquez 3B 4 0 1 2 0 1 4 .235 0 4
Totals 37 11 15 11 6 8 16      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Ellis (5, 2nd Inning off J. Turner, 0 on, 0 outs) , L. Smith (2, 2nd Inning off J. Turner, 1 on, 1 out) , H. Cabrera (5, 4th Inning off B. McDonald, 2 on, 0 outs) , J. Vázquez (3, 6th Inning off D. Collins, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: H. Cabrera (4, 1st Inning off J. Turner, 0 on, 1 out) , K. Andrychowski (3, 1st Inning off J. Turner, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Hayes (2, 4th Inning off B. McDonald, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: L. Smith 3 , K. Andrychowski 5 , H. Cabrera 6 , J. Hayes 5 , D. Fernández , A. Hall , L. McKenzie 2 , J. Ellis 3 , J. Vázquez 2
2-out RBI: J. Vázquez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Smith , K. Andrychowski , J. Hayes , J. Vázquez
GIDP: A. Hall
Hit by Pitch: D. Fernández , J. Vázquez
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Smith (7) , K. Andrychowski (9) , J. Ellis (1)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Turner 1.2 6 5 5 1 3 2 12 57 6.07   
C. Mason L (0-1) 1.1 2 2 2 3 0 0 8 42 13.50   
B. McDonald 2.0 3 3 3 2 5 1 12 49 8.10   
D. Collins 1.0 3 1 1 0 0 0 6 17 4.15   
E. Schmidt 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 9 2.61   
R. Forrest 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 7.59   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Turner 19
Batters Faced: J. Turner 12, C. Mason 8, B. McDonald 12, D. Collins 6, E. Schmidt 4, R. Forrest 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Turner 1-0, C. Mason 2-1, B. McDonald 0-1, D. Collins 2-1, E. Schmidt 1-3, R. Forrest 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Turner 57-36, C. Mason 42-21, B. McDonald 49-31, D. Collins 17-12, E. Schmidt 9-8, R. Forrest 8-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Mason 1-0 , B. McDonald 2-2 , D. Collins 1-1
Hit Batsmen: J. Turner , B. McDonald
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
P. Burton 2.2 7 5 5 0 2 2 15 60 5.87   
T. Ballew W (1-0) 2.1 2 0 0 0 4 0 9 40 8.31   
P. Whittier 3.0 3 0 0 1 5 0 13 50 2.45   
J. Allen 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 1 5 17 1.17   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Burton 22
Batters Faced: P. Burton 15, T. Ballew 9, P. Whittier 13, J. Allen 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Burton 4-2, T. Ballew 0-3, P. Whittier 0-4, J. Allen 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: P. Burton 60-40, T. Ballew 40-25, P. Whittier 50-36, J. Allen 17-9
WP: P. Whittier
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Andy Townsend
Ballpark: Citi Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (52 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM ET
Time: 4:04
Attendance: 30160
Special Notes: Andy Townsend ties the MIN regular season game record for hits with 5.
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