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Braves at Twins



Clemens delivered the go-ahead single in the seventh, and the Twins made it stand up for a 6-4 win over Atlanta. Clemens finished 2-for-4 with three RBI to lead the way. Atlanta out-struck out Minnesota 14 to 4 but still came up short, falling to 74-53 while the Twins climbed to 63-65 and swept the season series 3-0. Atlanta heads to the White Sox Thursday, while the Twins visit the Padres Friday.
Clemens singled to right in the seventh to score Bell, giving the Twins the go-ahead run in a 6-4 win over Atlanta.
Clemens paced Minnesota going 2-for-4 with three RBI, while Atlanta's pitching racked up 14 strikeouts to the Twins' 4 but couldn't slow the offense.
Minnesota improved to 63-65 and took the season series 3-0, while Atlanta dropped to 74-53.
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 winMiss
ATL -1.5 · 98%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 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
| MINMinnesota Twins | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 0 |
| Player | H-AB | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ronald Acuna Jr. | 1-5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23 | .240 | .342 | .428 |
Drake Baldwin | 0-5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | .275 | .357 | .453 |
Matt Olson | 1-3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | .263 | .340 | .546 |
Michael Harris II | 1-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | .291 | .319 | .485 |
Dominic Smith | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | .261 | .317 | .387 |
Lane Thomas | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .231 | .325 | .399 |
Ozzie Albies | 1-3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .251 | .306 | .422 |
Mike Yastrzemski | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .227 | .313 | .387 |
Mauricio Dubon | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .260 | .306 | .387 |
Austin Riley | 0-3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 20 | .221 | .294 | .366 |
Jim Jarvis | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 21 | .213 | .274 | .306 |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AJ Smith-Shawver | 4.1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 75-49 | 6.23 | 75 |
Dylan Dodd | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12-8 | 2.27 | 12 |
| Victor Mederos | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22-12 | 3.68 | 22 |
Dylan Lee | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13-10 | 2.05 | 13 |
Ray Kerr | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13-9 | 0.00 | 13 |
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 | 1.2 | |
| T9 | MIN 98.8 | 2.5 | |
| T9 | MIN 96.3 | 3.9 | |
| B8 | MIN 92.4 | 0.3 | |
| B8 | MIN 92.7 | 0.5 | |
| B8 | MIN 93.2 | 0.6 | |
| T8 | MIN 93.8 | 4.4 | |
| T8 | MIN 89.4 | 5.7 |
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.