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atBraves at TwinsBell's first-inning blast set the tone as the Twins backed it up with a night full of hits and beat Atlanta 4-1. Bell went deep to right center and drove in two, part of a 2-for-4 night, while the Twins outhit the Braves 10-6. Minnesota moves to 62-65 and Atlanta drops to 74-52 as the Twins take a 2-0 hold on the season series. The Braves head to Minnesota next, with the Twins hosting the rematch Wednesday.
Bell homered to right center in the first inning, a 434-foot shot that scored Jeffers and put the Twins ahead for good.
Bell finished 2-for-4 with the homer and two RBIs, leading a Twins lineup that outhit Atlanta 10-6 in the 4-1 win.
Minnesota improves to 62-65 while Atlanta falls to 74-52, and the Twins now lead the season series 2-0.
The Twins sit 3rd in the AL Central, 6½ games back, losers of 2 straight, 4-6 over their last 10. The Braves lead the NL East by 4½, winners of 3 straight, 5-5 over their last 10.
The Twins are up next home vs White Sox (Aug 28-30). The Braves are up next home vs Dodgers (Aug 27), then home vs Rockies.
We ranked every clip from this game by how much it swung the win probability, kept the biggest, and play them back in the order they happened. Pick any play to jump straight to it.
Ranked by win probability added: how far each player's plays moved this game's odds, not how their box-score line reads. A single with the bases loaded in the ninth outranks a home run in a blowout, because that is what actually decided it.
Braves to winMissATL -1.5 · 57%UpsetGraded against the closing line across 6 books.
Runs by inning across the top, then every batter and pitcher underneath. The pills switch clubs; the totals column is each side’s own line, not a comparison.
| Inn | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATLAtlanta Braves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| MINMinnesota Twins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 0 |
| Player | H-AB | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Drake Baldwin | 2-4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .278 | .361 | .459 |
 Ronald Acuna Jr. | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .241 | .345 | .432 |
 Matt Olson | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | .262 | .339 | .547 |
 Michael Harris II | 3-4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .292 | .319 | .487 |
 Ozzie Albies | 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .251 | .307 | .420 |
 Mike Yastrzemski | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | .225 | .311 | .386 |
 Lane Thomas | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | .229 | .324 | .399 |
 Austin Riley | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | .222 | .294 | .369 |
 Mauricio Dubon | 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .258 | .305 | .387 |
 Sean Murphy | 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .118 | .118 | .147 |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tyler Mahle | 6.2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 76-58 | 4.53 | 76 |
 Dylan Dodd | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9-6 | 2.31 | 9 |
 Didier Fuentes | 0.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15-13 | 2.65 | 15 |
Every plate appearance as it happened, newest first, with the scoring plays called out. Baseball Savant gamefeed.
| Inn | Play | Win probability | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|
| T9 | MIN 100.0 | 1.3 | |
| T9 | MIN 98.7 | 3.1 | |
| T9 | MIN 95.6 | 3.8 | |
| T9 | MIN 91.8 | 4.8 | |
| B8 | MIN 96.6 | 0.6 | |
| B8 | MIN 97.2 | 0.1 | |
| B8 | MIN 97.1 | 0.4 | |
| B8 | MIN 97.5 | 8.8 |
Win probability after each plate appearance, with the side in front named. Swing is how far that plate appearance moved it. Plays that scored a run are set in bold. Baseball Savant gamefeed.
The full ladder, with both clubs marked.
