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Minnesota Twins at San Francisco Giants

MLBSeptember 21, 2026Oracle Park62°F, cloudy, wind 15 mph varies

TwinsMinneapolisMIN73-84

Twins 2, Giants 5

Final
GiantsSan FranciscoSFWon65-92
Score by inning
Team123456789RHE
MIN000100010240
SF22001000–5100

W Tristan BeckL Zebby MatthewsSV Trent Harris

Drew Gilbert's homer and 2-run single lead Giants past Twins 5-2 to end 3-game losing streakDrew Gilbert homered and hit a two-run single, leading the San Francisco Giants past the Minnesota Twins 5-2 on Monday night to snap a three-game losing streak.Recap · ESPN

Scoring

Play-by-play

In order

Top 1st

  1.  Walker Jenkins flies out to right fielder Bo Davidson.
  2.  Luke Keaschall flies out to right fielder Bo Davidson.
  3.  Brooks Lee grounds out, second baseman Jonah Cox to first baseman Brett Harris.

Bot 1st

  1.  Drew Gilbert singles on a ground ball to third baseman Brooks Lee.SF 60%
  2.  Jonah Cox strikes out swinging.
  3.  Bo Davidson singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Luke Keaschall. Drew Gilbert to 3rd.SF 63%
  4.  Marcelo Mayer called out on strikes. Bo Davidson steals (1) 2nd base.SF 57%
  5.  Brett Harris singles on a ground ball to center fielder Walker Jenkins. Drew Gilbert scores. Bo Davidson scores.SF 74%
  6.  Drew Cavanaugh grounds out, second baseman Kody Clemens to first baseman Aaron Sabato.

Top 2nd

  1.  Kody Clemens flies out to left fielder Scott Bandura.
  2.  Ryan Jeffers called out on strikes.
  3.  Alan Roden singles on a ground ball to right fielder Bo Davidson.
  4.  Aaron Sabato strikes out swinging.

Bot 2nd

  1.  Osleivis Basabe singles on a ground ball to shortstop Ryan Kreidler.
  2.  Scott Bandura strikes out on a foul tip.
  3.  Christian Koss doubles (6) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Emmanuel Rodriguez. Osleivis Basabe to 3rd.SF 83%
  4.  Drew Gilbert singles on a line drive to left fielder Emmanuel Rodriguez. Osleivis Basabe scores. Christian Koss scores.SF 91%
  5.  Jonah Cox strikes out swinging.
  6.  Bo Davidson grounds out, shortstop Ryan Kreidler to first baseman Aaron Sabato.

Top 3rd

  1.  Emmanuel Rodriguez strikes out swinging.
  2.  Ryan Kreidler grounds out, second baseman Jonah Cox to first baseman Brett Harris.
  3.  Walker Jenkins singles on a ground ball to center fielder Drew Gilbert.
  4.  Luke Keaschall strikes out swinging.

Bot 3rd

  1.  Marcelo Mayer strikes out swinging.
  2.  Brett Harris flies out to center fielder Walker Jenkins.
  3.  Drew Cavanaugh grounds out to first baseman Aaron Sabato.

Top 4th

  1.  Umpire review (home run) initiated: Brooks Lee homers (24) on a fly ball to right center field.SF 84%
  2.  Kody Clemens flies out to left fielder Scott Bandura.
  3.  Ryan Jeffers strikes out swinging.
  4.  Alan Roden grounds out, first baseman Brett Harris to pitcher Tristan Beck.

Bot 4th

  1.  Osleivis Basabe grounds out, third baseman Brooks Lee to first baseman Aaron Sabato.
  2.  Scott Bandura strikes out swinging.
  3.  Christian Koss called out on strikes.

Top 5th

  1.  Aaron Sabato flies out to center fielder Drew Gilbert.
  2.  Emmanuel Rodriguez grounds out, pitcher Tristan Beck to first baseman Brett Harris.
  3.  Ryan Kreidler grounds out, second baseman Jonah Cox to first baseman Brett Harris.

Bot 5th

  1.  Drew Gilbert homers (11) on a line drive to right field.SF 94%
  2.  Jonah Cox doubles (3) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Walker Jenkins.
  3.  Bo Davidson grounds out, shortstop Ryan Kreidler to first baseman Aaron Sabato. Jonah Cox to 3rd.
  4.  Marcelo Mayer strikes out swinging.
  5.  Brett Harris strikes out swinging.

Top 6th

  1.  Walker Jenkins grounds out, second baseman Jonah Cox to first baseman Brett Harris.
  2.  Luke Keaschall flies out to center fielder Drew Gilbert.
  3.  Brooks Lee grounds out, second baseman Jonah Cox to first baseman Brett Harris.

Bot 6th

  1.  Andrew Knizner singles on a fly ball to right fielder Luke Keaschall.
  2.  Osleivis Basabe flies out to center fielder Walker Jenkins.
  3.  Scott Bandura flies out to right fielder Luke Keaschall.
  4.  Christian Koss grounds out, third baseman Brooks Lee to first baseman Aaron Sabato.

Top 7th

  1.  Kody Clemens strikes out swinging. Kody Clemens to 1st. Wild pitch by pitcher Sam Hentges.
  2.  Ryan Jeffers strikes out on a foul tip.
  3.  Alan Roden walks. Kody Clemens to 2nd.
  4.  Aaron Sabato grounds into a double play, shortstop Christian Koss to second baseman Jonah Cox to first baseman Brett Harris. Alan Roden out at 2nd. Aaron Sabato out at 1st.

Bot 7th

  1.  Drew Gilbert strikes out on a foul tip.
  2.  Jonah Cox strikes out swinging.
  3.  Bo Davidson strikes out swinging.

Top 8th

  1.  Emmanuel Rodriguez homers (2) on a fly ball to center field.
  2.  Ryan Kreidler flies out to shortstop Christian Koss.
  3.  Walker Jenkins flies out to right fielder Bo Davidson.
  4.  Luke Keaschall grounds out, third baseman Osleivis Basabe to first baseman Brett Harris.

Bot 8th

  1.  Marcelo Mayer strikes out swinging.
  2.  Brett Harris singles on a fly ball to center fielder Walker Jenkins.
  3.  Andrew Knizner grounds into a double play, shortstop Ryan Kreidler to second baseman Kody Clemens to first baseman Aaron Sabato. Brett Harris out at 2nd. Andrew Knizner out at 1st.

Top 9th

  1.  Brooks Lee flies out to center fielder Drew Gilbert.
  2.  Kody Clemens strikes out swinging.
  3.  Ryan Jeffers pops out to third baseman Shay Whitcomb in foul territory.

Bot 1st

  1.  MIN 0, SF 2Brett Harris singles on a ground ball to center fielder Walker Jenkins. Drew Gilbert scores. Bo Davidson scores.SF 74%

Bot 2nd

  1.  MIN 0, SF 4Drew Gilbert singles on a line drive to left fielder Emmanuel Rodriguez. Osleivis Basabe scores. Christian Koss scores.SF 91%

Top 4th

  1.  MIN 1, SF 4Umpire review (home run) initiated: Brooks Lee homers (24) on a fly ball to right center field.SF 84%

Bot 5th

  1.  MIN 1, SF 5Drew Gilbert homers (11) on a line drive to right field.SF 94%

Top 8th

  1.  MIN 2, SF 5Emmanuel Rodriguez homers (2) on a fly ball to center field.

Win probability

Bot 1st · Biggest swing #1 · MIN 0–2 SF

Brett Harris singles on a ground ball to center fielder Walker Jenkins. Drew Gilbert scores. Bo Davidson scores.

See it in the scoring summary
SF 74%SF +18 pts

Game leaders

TwinsMinneapolis

GiantsSan Francisco

Team stats

  • MIN 4HitsSF 10
  • MIN 2Home runsSF 1
  • MIN 1WalksSF 0
  • MIN 8StrikeoutsSF 13
  • MIN 5Left on baseSF 14
  • MIN 0Stolen basesSF 1
All team stats
  • MIN 7ASF 10
  • MIN 24PoSF 27
  • MIN 31TcSF 37
  • MIN 2RSF 5
  • MIN 02bSF 2
  • MIN 2RbiSF 5
  • MIN 31AbSF 33
  • MIN 8.0IpSF 9.0
  • MIN 10HSF 4
  • MIN 5RSF 2
  • MIN 5ErSF 2
  • MIN 0BbSF 1
  • MIN 13SoSF 8
  • MIN 1HrSF 2
  • MIN 145PSF 134

Box score

BattingABRHRBIHRBBSOAVG
Walker Jenkins CF4010000.212
Luke Keaschall RF4000001.276
Brooks Lee 3B4111100.253
Kody Clemens 2B4000002.236
Ryan Jeffers C4000003.252
Alan Roden DH2010010.284
Aaron Sabato 1B3000001.000
Emmanuel Rodriguez LF3111101.194
Ryan Kreidler SS3000000.215
Totals31242218

HR: Lee, Rodriguez.RBI: Lee, Rodriguez.LOB: 5.

PitchingIPHRERBBSOPERA
Zebby Matthews L5.0855091004.90
Taylor Rogers1.110001254.47
Travis Adams1.210003204.74

Video

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