San Francisco Giants vs Minnesota Twins

MLB

Giants

61-65

3-8

Final

Twins

65-61

Target Field

TV: MLB.TV

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
SF	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	3
MIN	0	0	1	2	5	0	0	0	X	8

Who won: Twins 8-3

The Minnesota Twins beat the San Francisco Giants 8-3 on Sunday, August 28, 2022 at Target Field. The Twins win the series 3-0. The Twins outscored the Giants 5-1 in the 5th inning. Jake Cave went 2-for-4 with a home run and 4 RBI for the Twins. Brandon Crawford went 3-for-4 with 1 RBI for the Giants.

Recap · Aug 28

Cave's homer, 4 RBIs help Twins complete sweep of Giants

Jake Cave homered, doubled and drove in four runs as the Minnesota Twins beat the San Francisco Giants 8-3 to finish a three-game sweep Sunday.

What it means

Season series: MIN wins series 3-0.
Giants 27-36 on the road; Twins 38-28 at home.

Latest headlines

ESPN · Oct 6

Giants end Dodgers' 3-year run with most injured list days

ESPN · Sep 29

Buster Posey wants Giants to learn from Pride cap controversy

ESPN · Sep 29

Twins believe future is bright with lineup built around young players

Recap · Sep 27

Rangers eliminated from postseason contention on final day with 6-4 loss to Twins

Recap · Sep 27

Call's RBI double, Pages' 3-run HR in 10th lift Dodgers to win No. 100, 5-1 over Giants

ESPN · Sep 27

Giants' Tony Vitello ejected for arguing about a checked swing

Recap · Sep 27

Rangers push the AL West race to the final day of the regular season with a 6-2 win over the Twins

Recap · Sep 26

Kiké Hernández hits tiebreaking home run leading off 9th to lift Dodgers over Giants 4-3

Injuries and inactives

Giants1st in NL West

Adrian Houser SP
Forearm, Strain, right
60-Day-IL
Joel Peguero RP
Hamstring, Strain, left
60-Day-IL
Keaton Winn RP
Elbow, Pinched Nerve, right
60-Day-IL
Matt Gage RP
Elbow, Strain, left
60-Day-IL
Willy Adames SS
Elbow, Sprain, left
10-Day-IL

Twins3rd in AL Cent

Walker Jenkins CF
Elbow, Surgery, right
Out
Byron Buxton CF
Hip, Surgery, right
10-Day-IL
Jeff Hoffman RP
Forearm, Inflammation, right
15-Day-IL
Mike Paredes SP
Oblique, Strain, left
60-Day-IL
Trevor Larnach LF
Wrist, Sprain, left
10-Day-IL

Probable starters

Giants1st in NL West

Jakob Junis SP

Probable starter · 5-7, 4.42 ERA, 98 K, 1.29 WHIP

Lineup

1Austin SlaterCF
2Wilmer FloresDH
3LaMonte Wade Jr.1B
4Evan Longoria3B
5J.D. Davis3B
6Brandon CrawfordSS
7Thairo Estrada2B
8Austin WynnsC
9Mike YastrzemskiRF

Twins3rd in AL Cent

Aaron Sanchez SP

Probable starter · 3-4, 6.60 ERA, 41 K, 1.55 WHIP

Lineup

1Luis Arraez1B
2Carlos CorreaSS
3Max KeplerRF
4Jose MirandaDH
5Nick Gordon2B
6Gio Urshela3B
7Jake CaveLF
8Gary SanchezC
9Gilberto CelestinoCF

The series

MIN wins series 3-0

Last meeting: Twins 3, Giants 2 (Aug 27)

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Game info

Venue: Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota · Attendance 25,285
Officials: Carlos Torres (Home Plate Umpire), Chris Conroy (First Base Umpire), Edwin Moscoso (Second Base Umpire), Ron Kulpa (Third Base Umpire)