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Minnesota Twins vs Cincinnati Reds

MLB
Twins
81-72
5-3
Final
Reds
79-75
Great American Ball Park
TV: MLB.TV
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Who won: Twins 5-3

The Minnesota Twins beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-3 on Wednesday, September 20, 2023 at Great American Ball Park. The Twins win the series 2-1. The Twins outscored the Reds 3-0 in the 9th inning. Willi Castro went 2-for-4 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Twins. Christian Encarnacion-Strand went 1-for-3 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Reds.

Recap · Sep 20
Twins overcome Hunter Greene's 14 Ks, rally to beat Reds 5-3 and drop AL Central magic number to 1

Jorge Polanco capped a three-run ninth inning with a go-ahead single, helping the Minnesota Twins overcome Hunter Greene's 14 strikeouts to beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-3 Wednesday.

What it means

  • Season series: MIN wins series 2-1.
  • Twins 38-40 on the road; Reds 37-41 at home.

Latest headlines

ESPN · Oct 2
Robot umpires flip 54% of challenged calls as Reds lead way
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
Max Scherzer strikes out 7 in 225th career win as Blue Jays beat Reds 5-1 in season finale
Preview · Sep 27
Blue Jays and Reds meet in series rubber match
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
Bleday hits 24th homer, Lowder pitches 6 innings for first win since August as Reds beat Blue Jays
Recap · Sep 26
Rangers falter in AL West chase, lose to Twins 10-2 as deGrom matches high by allowing 8 earned runs

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
Reds5th in NL Cent
  • Dane Myers CF
    Shoulder, Surgery, left
    Out
  • Chase Burns SP
    Groin, Strain, right
    15-Day-IL
  • Julian Garcia RP
    Elbow, Surgery, right
    15-Day-IL
  • Spencer Steer 1B
    Wrist, Surgery, right
    60-Day-IL
  • Tony Santillan RP
    Hip, Surgery, left
    15-Day-IL

Probable starters

Twins3rd in AL Cent
Bailey Ober SP
Probable starter · 8-6, 3.43 ERA, 146 K, 1.07 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1Edouard JulienDH
  2. 2Jorge Polanco2B
  3. 3Donovan Solano1B
  4. 4Max KeplerRF
  5. 5Willi Castro3B
  6. 6Kyle FarmerSS
  7. 7Andrew StevensonCF
  8. 8Christian VazquezC
  9. 9Michael A. TaylorCF
Reds5th in NL Cent
Hunter Greene SP
Probable starter · 4-7, 4.82 ERA, 152 K, 1.42 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1Jonathan India2B
  2. 2TJ FriedlCF
  3. 3Spencer Steer1B
  4. 4Jake FraleyDH
  5. 5Christian Encarnacion-Strand3B
  6. 6Joey Votto1B
  7. 7Noelvi MarteSS
  8. 8Will BensonRF
  9. 9Luke MaileC

The series

MIN wins series 2-1
Last meeting: Twins 7, Reds 0 (Sep 19)

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Game info

Venue
Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, Ohio · Attendance 22,306
Officials
Ryan Blakney (Home Plate Umpire), Jacob Metz (First Base Umpire), Marvin Hudson (Second Base Umpire), Alex Tosi (Third Base Umpire)

Injuries, starters, headlines and game info from ESPN. Headlines open on ESPN.

Season seriesMIN wins series 2-1

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