Minnesota Twins vs Los Angeles Dodgers

MLB

Twins

24-19

5-1

Final

Dodgers

27-16

Dodger Stadium

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Twins 5-1

The Minnesota Twins beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-1 on Tuesday, May 16, 2023 at Dodger Stadium. The Dodgers win the series 2-1. The Twins outscored the Dodgers 2-0 in the 9th inning. Kyle Farmer went 2-for-4 with a home run and 3 RBI for the Twins. Freddie Freeman went 2-for-3 with 1 RBI for the Dodgers.

Recap · May 17

Ober, Farmer lead Twins to 5-1 victory over Kershaw, Dodgers

Bailey Ober allowed one run in six innings, Kyle Farmer homered and drove in three runs, and the Minnesota Twins beat Los Angeles 5-1 on Tuesday night as Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw took the mound three days after the death of his mother.

What it means

Season series: LAD win series 2-1.
Twins 10-11 on the road; Dodgers 16-7 at home.

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Injuries and inactives

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

Dodgers1st in NL West

Ben Casparius RP
Shoulder, Inflammation, right
60-Day-IL
Brusdar Graterol RP
Back, Surgery, right
60-Day-IL
Gavin Stone SP
Shoulder, Inflammation, right
60-Day-IL
Jake Cousins RP
Elbow, Surgery, right
60-Day-IL
Will Klein RP
Elbow, Soreness, right
60-Day-IL

Probable starters

Twins3rd in AL Cent

Bailey Ober SP

Probable starter · 8-6, 3.43 ERA, 146 K, 1.07 WHIP

Lineup

1Donovan Solano2B
2Carlos CorreaSS
3Byron BuxtonDH
4Kyle Farmer3B
5Alex Kirilloff1B
6Ryan JeffersC
7Michael A. TaylorCF
8Joey GalloRF
9Willi Castro2B

Dodgers1st in NL West

Clayton Kershaw SP

Probable starter · 13-5, 2.46 ERA, 137 K, 1.06 WHIP

Lineup

1Mookie BettsRF
2Freddie Freeman1B
3Jason HeywardRF
4Max Muncy3B
5J.D. MartinezDH
6James OutmanCF
7David PeraltaLF
8Miguel RojasSS
9Austin BarnesC

The series

LAD win series 2-1

Last meeting: Dodgers 9, Twins 8 (May 15)

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Game info

Venue: Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, California · Attendance 52,159
Officials: Shane Livensparger (Home Plate Umpire), Dan Bellino (First Base Umpire), Ryan Wills (Second Base Umpire), Phil Cuzzi (Third Base Umpire)