Baltimore OriolesOrioles58-63
5FinalAug 12, 2026
Minnesota TwinsTwins60-62
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Closing line
US sportsbook at first pitchMoneyline
BAL−105
MIN−103
Run line
BAL −1.5+148
MIN +1.5−179
Total O/U
Over 9−101
Under 9−119
- Run line: Twins +1.5 covered.
- Total O/U: over 9 (12 runs).
Recap
The Minnesota Twins beat the Baltimore Orioles 7-5 at Target Field in Minneapolis on Aug 12, 2026 to move to 60-62.
The Twins came back from 3 runs down, trailing 4-1 in the Top 3. They scored 4 runs in the third inning.
Score by inning
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAL | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| MIN | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | x | 7 |
W: Matthews (6-8) · L: Baz (4-12) · S: Gomez (2-2)
Scoring plays
Top 1
- BALFielder's choiceHolliday grounded into fielder's choice to second, Henderson scored, Alonso out at second.1-0
Bottom 1
- MINSingleBell singled to right, Larnach scored.1-1
Top 3
- BALHome runBeavers homered to right (374 feet), Alonso scored and O'Neill scored.4-1
Bottom 3
- MINSingleClemens singled to right, Lewis scored, Bell to second.4-2
- MINSacrifice flyKeaschall hit sacrifice fly to center, Bell scored.4-3
- MINSingleCaratini singled to center, Clemens scored, Lee to second.4-4
- MINDoubleRoden doubled to right, Lee scored, Caratini to third.4-5
Bottom 5
- MINGroundoutLarnach grounded out to first, Caratini scored, Roden to third.4-6
- MINDoubleLewis doubled to left, Roden scored.4-7
Top 9
- BALHome runTaveras homered to right (378 feet).5-7
Team stats
BALMIN
- Hits
- 7
- 14
- Home Runs
- 2
- 0
- Runs Batted In
- 5
- 7
- Walks
- 5
- 2
- Strikeouts
- 9
- 7
- Runners Left On Base
- 10
- 20
- Errors
- 0
- 0
Player stats
Orioles · Batting
| Player | H-AB | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gunnar Henderson SS | 0-3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | .214 | .297 | .390 |
| Pete Alonso 1B | 2-3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | .259 | .353 | .480 |
| Jackson Holliday 2B | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .241 | .343 | .379 |
| Tyler O'Neill DH | 1-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .216 | .303 | .399 |
| Dylan Beavers LF | 1-3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | .239 | .320 | .345 |
| Coby Mayo PH | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .214 | .277 | .434 |
| Jeremiah Jackson LF | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .232 | .258 | .368 |
| Christian Encarnacion-Strand 3B | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .254 | .309 | .492 |
| Leody Taveras RF | 1-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | .225 | .303 | .366 |
| Christian Franklin CF | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 23 | .143 | .333 | .214 |
| Carlos Narvaez C | 1-3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .180 | .253 | .258 |
| Colton Cowser PH | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .211 | .315 | .337 |
Orioles · Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Baz P | 3.0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 65-41 | 4.00 | 65 |
| Cam Sanders P | 1.1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30-17 | 6.91 | 30 |
| Yaramil Hiraldo P | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21-17 | 5.87 | 21 |
| Alex Hoppe P | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13-8 | 5.28 | 13 |
| Albert Suarez P | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-6 | 4.14 | 8 |
Twins · Batting
| Player | H-AB | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trevor Larnach LF | 1-5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .270 | .357 | .431 |
| Austin Martin LF | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .242 | .355 | .332 |
| Royce Lewis 1B | 2-5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .245 | .317 | .433 |
| Josh Bell DH | 3-5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .255 | .316 | .426 |
| Kody Clemens 2B | 1-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | .230 | .288 | .459 |
| Brooks Lee 3B | 2-4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | .247 | .303 | .424 |
| Luke Keaschall CF | 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .263 | .358 | .358 |
| Victor Caratini C | 2-4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .229 | .318 | .337 |
| Alan Roden RF | 3-3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | .236 | .323 | .291 |
| Ryan Kreidler SS | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | .231 | .282 | .377 |
Twins · Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zebby Matthews P | 5.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 94-60 | 5.34 | 94 |
| Andrew Morris P | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18-12 | 3.04 | 18 |
| Jeff Hoffman P | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 24-13 | 3.81 | 24 |
| A.J. Minter P | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9-9 | 2.25 | 9 |
| Yoendrys Gomez P | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11-5 | 3.38 | 11 |
Game info
VenueTarget Field, Minneapolis, MN
Attendance20,160
OfficialsHome Plate Umpire: Tyler Jones · First Base Umpire: Bruce Dreckman · Second Base Umpire: Adam Hamari · Third Base Umpire: Todd Tichenor
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- Next game: L 1-7 vs PHIThu Aug 13
- W 9-5 vs BALMon Aug 10
- L 3-4 at MILSun Aug 9
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