September 5, 2026 · AL Cent
Minnesota Twins vs Chicago White Sox
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Game Highlights
Scoring summary
| INN | BATTER | PLAY | SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| B1 | Munetaka Murakami | Munetaka Murakami homers (30) on a fly ball to left field. Miguel Vargas scores. | MIN 0, CWS 2 |
| B1 | Colson Montgomery | Colson Montgomery homers (31) on a line drive to right field. | MIN 0, CWS 3 |
| T4 | Kody Clemens | Kody Clemens grounds into a force out, second baseman Chase Meidroth to shortstop Colson Montgomery. Kaelen Culpepper scores. Josh Bell to 3rd. Royce Lewis out at 2nd. Kody Clemens to 1st. | MIN 1, CWS 3 |
| T4 | Brooks Lee | Brooks Lee doubles (22) on a line drive to left fielder Sam Antonacci. Josh Bell scores. Kody Clemens to 3rd. | MIN 2, CWS 3 |
| T5 | Ryan Jeffers | Ryan Jeffers homers (14) on a fly ball to left field. Luke Keaschall scores. Kaelen Culpepper scores. | MIN 5, CWS 3 |
| B5 | Miguel Vargas | Miguel Vargas singles on a line drive to left fielder Gabriel Gonzalez. Chase Meidroth scores. Sam Antonacci to 2nd. | MIN 5, CWS 4 |
| T7 | Kaelen Culpepper | Kaelen Culpepper doubles (5) on a line drive to right fielder Braden Montgomery. Luke Keaschall scores. | MIN 6, CWS 4 |
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| CWS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Pitching & bullpen
How the game was pitched — the starters, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role, and the pitch counts behind them.
Twins
AWAY
6
Taj Bradley started for Twins, leaving with a 5–4 lead.
workload · innings pitched
-
Taj Bradley
Starter
5.0
80
4
6
W
Pitch-by-pitch: what Taj Bradley threw
CSW 28% 1st-pitch strike 62% 3.8 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Four-Seam Fastball 40 50% 5 5 9 14 7 Cutter 22 28% 2 5 6 7 2 Splitter 11 14% 3 0 1 4 3 Curveball 7 9% 1 1 1 3 1 - Kody Funderburk Setup 1.0 11 0 1 HLD
- Jeff Hoffman Setup 1.1 17 0 2 HLD
- A.J. Minter Middle 0.2 18 0 2 HLD
- Yoendrys Gómez Closer 1.0 7 0 1 SV
White Sox
HOME
4
Anthony Kay started for White Sox, leaving trailing 3–5. Out of the bullpen, Sean Newcomb took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
-
Anthony Kay
Starter
4.1
82
5
3
L
Pitch-by-pitch: what Anthony Kay threw
CSW 21% 1st-pitch strike 68% 3.7 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Four-Seam Fastball 22 27% 1 1 7 6 7 Changeup 20 24% 4 2 4 8 2 Sweeper 16 20% 0 5 3 7 1 Sinker 13 16% 0 3 1 5 4 Cutter 8 10% 0 1 2 2 3 Slider 3 4% 0 0 2 1 0 - Trevor Richards Middle 1.0 18 0 0 inherited 1, stranded 1
- Sean Newcomb Middle 1.2 24 1 1
- Tyler Schweitzer Middle 1.0 10 0 1
- Tyler Davis Middle 1.0 14 0 0
Where the game turned
3 runs
- Jeffers HR (3)
Batting lines
AWAY · MIN
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Keaschall RF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .276 | .366 | .391 | .757 | |
| Kaelen Culpepper SS | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .307 | .361 | .466 | .827 | 2B |
| Ryan Jeffers C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .271 | .371 | .506 | .877 | HR (14) |
| Josh Bell DH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .259 | .323 | .427 | .750 | 2B |
| Royce Lewis 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .236 | .304 | .404 | .708 | |
| Kody Clemens LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .239 | .300 | .467 | .767 | |
| Brooks Lee 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .248 | .296 | .432 | .728 | 2B |
| Ryan Kreidler 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .219 | .279 | .367 | .646 | |
| Gabriel Gonzalez LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .400 | .143 | .543 | |
| Trevor Larnach LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .264 | .348 | .420 | .768 |
HOME · CWS
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Antonacci LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .263 | .364 | .383 | .747 | |
| Miguel Vargas 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .251 | .362 | .486 | .848 | |
| Munetaka Murakami 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .211 | .350 | .482 | .832 | HR (30) |
| Randal Grichuk DH | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .269 | .297 | .538 | .835 | 2B |
| Colson Montgomery SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .213 | .293 | .441 | .734 | HR (31) |
| Braden Montgomery RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .222 | .311 | .357 | .668 | |
| Chase Meidroth 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .271 | .343 | .396 | .739 | SB |
| Tristan Peters CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .281 | .345 | .468 | .813 | 2B |
| Kyle Teel C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .179 | .257 | .299 | .556 | |
| Andrew Benintendi DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .241 | .303 | .416 | .719 | |
| Jake Rogers C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .169 | .275 | .301 | .576 |
Pitching lines
AWAY · MIN
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taj Bradley | 5.0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 80 | 3.95 | W |
| Kody Funderburk | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3.74 | HLD |
| Jeff Hoffman | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 3.81 | HLD |
| A.J. Minter | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 1.72 | HLD |
| Yoendrys Gómez | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3.56 | SV |
HOME · CWS
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Kay | 4.1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 82 | 4.47 | L |
| Trevor Richards | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3.42 | |
| Sean Newcomb | 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 2.42 | |
| Tyler Schweitzer | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3.31 | |
| Tyler Davis | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3.77 |
Manager comparison
AWAY · MIN
Lineup 3.3 R
Bunts 1.2 R
IBBs 3.8 R
HOME · CWS
Lineup 6.0 R
Bunts 3.4 R
IBBs 3.2 R
Recent form
AWAY · MIN
4-6
W1
-11 run diff
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HOME · CWS
5-5
W2
+3 run diff
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Season series: 2-4 with MIN listed first across 6 prior meetings.
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How RunsLeft analyzes games
Standard content on this page comes from the MLB Stats API. The pitching analysis describes how the game was pitched — the starter's line, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role (opener, bulk, setup, closer), pitch counts as a fatigue signal, and the leverage context where the game turned. Reliever roles are inferred from how the manager used each arm up to that date. It describes structure and constraints; it does not grade the manager.