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# RECENT FORM + BOX SCORES — Minnesota Twins @ Los Angeles Angels
Slate date: 2026-09-18
Generated: 2026-08-07 12:17:07 AM ET — all data is as of this moment
Source: MLB Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com) | Packaged by PNN Game Packs
Depth: last 3 completed game(s) per team and last 3 start(s) per probable starter
Size: ~3.6K tokens (est., chars/4)
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## GAME DETAILS
- First pitch: 9:38 PM ET
- Venue: Angel Stadium (night game)
- Series: Regular Season, game 2 of 4
- Away: Minnesota Twins [MIN] — record 57-59 (.491)
    Probable starter: TBD
- Home: Los Angeles Angels [LAA] — record 44-71 (.383)
    Probable starter: TBD

## RECENT FORM — Minnesota Twins [MIN] (last 3 completed games, most recent first)
Summary: 1-2 in last 3 | scored 7 (2.3/gm), allowed 13 (4.3/gm), combined 20 (6.7/gm)

### 2026-08-06 — W 4-3 @ Kansas City Royals
Innings: MIN 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 | KC 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0
R/H/E: MIN 4/7/0 — KC 3/7/0
Decisions: W: Kody Funderburk  |  L: Aaron Bummer  |  SV: Yoendrys Gómez
Conditions: Weather: 82 degrees, Cloudy.  |  Wind: 5 mph, R To L.  |  First pitch: 6:40 PM.  |  T: 2:52.  |  Att: 16,036.
MIN batting: 4 R, 7 H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 7 BB, 4 K, 0 SB, 21 LOB
  Trevor Larnach (LF): 1-3, 1 K  | avg .281
    Austin Martin (LF): 1-2  | avg .236
  Luke Keaschall (CF): 1-4, 1 R, 1 BB  | avg .263
  Kody Clemens (2B): 0-3  | avg .234
    Ryan Jeffers (C): 0-1, 1 R, 1 BB  | avg .281
  Josh Bell (DH): 1-3, 1 RBI, 1 BB  | avg .246
    Alex Jackson (DH): 0-1, 1 R, 1 K  | avg .303
  Royce Lewis (2B): 1-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 HBP  | avg .233
  Brooks Lee (3B): 1-4, 2 RBI  | avg .240
  Alan Roden (RF): 1-3, 1 2B, 1 BB  | avg .222
  Victor Caratini (1B): 0-2, 2 BB, 1 K  | avg .226
  Tristan Gray (SS): 0-3, 1 BB, 1 K  | avg .225
MIN pitching:
  Bailey Ober: 6.0 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 74 pitches  | season ERA 4.45
  Kody Funderburk: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 20 pitches  | season ERA 3.09
  Andrew Morris: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 13 pitches  | season ERA 3.19
  Yoendrys Gómez: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 18 pitches  | season ERA 3.35
KC batting: 3 R, 7 H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 1 BB, 4 K, 1 SB, 6 LOB
  Carter Jensen (C): 1-4, 1 R, 1 K  | avg .228
  Bobby Witt Jr. (SS): 3-4, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 SB  | avg .286
  Jac Caglianone (1B): 1-4, 2 RBI  | avg .254
  Salvador Perez (DH): 1-3, 1 RBI, 1 BB  | avg .215
  Michael Massey (2B): 0-4, 1 K  | avg .263
  Isaac Collins (LF): 0-4, 1 K  | avg .238
  John Rave (RF): 0-2  | avg .263
    Nick Loftin (RF): 0-1, 1 K  | avg .249
  Josh Rojas (3B): 1-3  | avg .234
  Kyle Isbel (CF): 0-3  | avg .243
KC pitching:
  Michael Wacha: 5.2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 1 K, 94 pitches  | season ERA 3.44
  Jose Cuas: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 12 pitches  | season ERA 2.70
  Alex Lange: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 12 pitches  | season ERA 6.11
  Aaron Bummer: 0.1 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 20 pitches  | season ERA 10.26
  Nate Pearson: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 18 pitches  | season ERA 2.92
  Easton McGee: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 15 pitches  | season ERA 1.69

### 2026-08-05 — L 1-2 @ Kansas City Royals
Innings: MIN 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 | KC 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 x
R/H/E: MIN 1/3/0 — KC 2/5/0
Decisions: W: Noah Cameron  |  L: A.J. Minter  |  SV: Steven Cruz
Conditions: Weather: 81 degrees, Cloudy.  |  Wind: 4 mph, R To L.  |  First pitch: 6:40 PM.  |  T: 2:13.  |  Att: 13,439.
MIN batting: 1 R, 3 H, 0 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 1 BB, 10 K, 0 SB, 6 LOB
  Austin Martin (RF): 0-3, 1 K, 1 HBP  | avg .234
  Ryan Jeffers (C): 1-4, 1 K  | avg .283
  Josh Bell (DH): 0-3, 1 R, 1 BB  | avg .245
  Kody Clemens (CF): 1-4, 2 K  | avg .236
  Royce Lewis (2B): 1-3  | avg .233
  Victor Caratini (1B): 0-3, 1 K  | avg .227
  Brooks Lee (3B): 0-3, 2 K  | avg .240
  Trevor Larnach (LF): 0-3, 2 K  | avg .280
  Ryan Kreidler (SS): 0-3, 1 K  | avg .232
MIN pitching:
  Dean Kremer: 5.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 88 pitches  | season ERA 5.93
  Tommy Nance: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 7 pitches  | season ERA 3.46
  A.J. Minter: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 12 pitches  | season ERA 2.49
  Jeff Hoffman: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 11 pitches  | season ERA 3.86
KC batting: 2 R, 5 H, 0 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 2 BB, 4 K, 0 SB, 7 LOB
  Carter Jensen (DH): 0-4, 2 K  | avg .228
  Bobby Witt Jr. (SS): 0-3, 1 BB  | avg .281
  Jac Caglianone (1B): 1-3  | avg .254
  Salvador Perez (C): 0-3  | avg .214
  Michael Massey (2B): 2-3, 2 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 K  | avg .267
  Isaac Collins (LF): 1-3  | avg .241
  Nick Loftin (3B): 1-3  | avg .250
  John Rave (RF): 0-2, 1 BB  | avg .278
  Kyle Isbel (CF): 0-2, 1 RBI, 1 K  | avg .247
KC pitching:
  Noah Cameron: 8.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 9 K, 106 pitches  | season ERA 4.37
  Steven Cruz: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 16 pitches  | season ERA 4.29

### 2026-08-04 — L 2-8 @ Kansas City Royals
Innings: MIN 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 | KC 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 x
R/H/E: MIN 2/7/2 — KC 8/10/1
Decisions: W: Randy Dobnak  |  L: Joe Ryan
Conditions: Weather: 91 degrees, Overcast.  |  Wind: 6 mph, R To L.  |  First pitch: 6:50 PM.  |  T: 2:38.  |  Att: 20,177.
MIN batting: 2 R, 7 H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 4 BB, 4 K, 2 SB, 17 LOB
  Trevor Larnach (LF): 0-3, 2 BB  | avg .283
  Ryan Jeffers (C): 0-5, 1 K  | avg .283
  Josh Bell (DH): 2-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI  | avg .247
  Kody Clemens (2B): 0-4, 1 R, 1 K, 1 SB  | avg .236
  Royce Lewis (1B): 4-4, 1 2B  | avg .232
  Brooks Lee (3B): 0-3, 1 BB, 1 K  | avg .242
  Alan Roden (RF): 0-1, 1 RBI  | avg .214
    Austin Martin (RF): 0-2  | avg .236
  Luke Keaschall (CF): 1-4, 1 K  | avg .263
  Ryan Kreidler (SS): 0-3, 1 BB, 1 SB  | avg .236
MIN pitching:
  Joe Ryan: 5.1 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 99 pitches  | season ERA 3.65
  Kody Funderburk: 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 14 pitches  | season ERA 3.18
  Travis Adams: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 20 pitches  | season ERA 5.67
  Taylor Rogers: 0.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 14 pitches  | season ERA 5.09
KC batting: 8 R, 10 H, 4 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 4 BB, 5 K, 1 SB, 11 LOB
  Carter Jensen (C): 0-3, 1 R, 2 BB, 2 K  | avg .231
  Bobby Witt Jr. (SS): 3-5, 2 R, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 1 K  | avg .283
  Jac Caglianone (1B): 2-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 K, 1 SB  | avg .253
  Salvador Perez (DH): 1-3, 1 2B, 1 RBI  | avg .216
  Michael Massey (2B): 1-4, 1 2B, 1 RBI  | avg .262
  Nick Loftin (3B): 0-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K  | avg .249
  Isaac Collins (LF): 0-3, 1 R, 1 BB  | avg .240
  John Rave (RF): 0-2  | avg .294
    Starling Marte (PH): 1-1, 1 R, 1 2B, 2 RBI  | avg .255
  Kyle Isbel (CF): 2-4, 1 R, 1 RBI  | avg .250
KC pitching:
  Randy Dobnak: 5.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 1 K, 90 pitches  | season ERA 1.16
  Daniel Lynch IV: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 11 pitches  | season ERA 1.96
  John Schreiber: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 16 pitches  | season ERA 3.67
  Steven Cruz: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 18 pitches  | season ERA 4.39
  Nate Pearson: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 11 pitches  | season ERA 3.00

## RECENT FORM — Los Angeles Angels [LAA] (last 3 completed games, most recent first)
Summary: 1-2 in last 3 | scored 7 (2.3/gm), allowed 9 (3.0/gm), combined 16 (5.3/gm)

### 2026-08-06 — W 4-1 @ Baltimore Orioles
Innings: LAA 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 | BAL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
R/H/E: LAA 4/9/0 — BAL 1/4/1
Decisions: W: Mitch Farris  |  L: Brandon Young  |  SV: Samy Natera Jr.
Conditions: Weather: 89 degrees, Partly Cloudy.  |  Wind: 5 mph, Out To CF.  |  First pitch: 12:36 PM.  |  T: 2:53.  |  Att: 21,202.
LAA batting: 4 R, 9 H, 2 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 5 BB, 7 K, 0 SB, 24 LOB
  Wade Meckler (LF): 2-5, 2 R  | avg .310
  Mike Trout (DH): 0-4, 1 BB, 2 K  | avg .239
  Nolan Schanuel (1B): 0-3, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB  | avg .273
  Zach Neto (SS): 2-5, 1 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 K  | avg .230
  Vaughn Grissom (3B): 2-4, 1 2B, 1 K  | avg .261
  Moisés Ballesteros (C): 1-4  | avg .228
  Jose Siri (CF): 2-3, 1 2B, 1 BB, 1 K  | avg .267
  Josh Lowe (RF): 0-2, 2 BB, 2 K  | avg .201
  Oswald Peraza (2B): 0-4  | avg .233
LAA pitching:
  Ryan Johnson: 4.2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 5 BB, 1 K, 78 pitches  | season ERA 7.11
  Mitch Farris: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 20 pitches  | season ERA 4.18
  Luke Murphy: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 21 pitches  | season ERA 0.00
  Tayler Saucedo: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 11 pitches  | season ERA 4.50
  Samy Natera Jr.: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 23 pitches  | season ERA 2.16
BAL batting: 1 R, 4 H, 0 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 8 BB, 9 K, 0 SB, 13 LOB
  Dylan Beavers (LF): 1-3, 1 BB, 2 K  | avg .244
  Pete Alonso (1B): 1-3, 1 BB, 1 K  | avg .249
  Gunnar Henderson (DH): 0-1, 3 BB  | avg .218
  Christian Encarnacion-Strand (3B): 0-3, 1 K, 1 HBP  | avg .250
  Jackson Holliday (SS): 0-3, 1 BB, 1 K  | avg .240
  Leody Taveras (RF): 0-2, 1 BB, 1 K  | avg .220
    Tyler O'Neill (RF): 1-1  | avg .219
  Jeremiah Jackson (2B): 0-3, 1 BB  | avg .240
  Colton Cowser (CF): 0-3, 1 K  | avg .203
    Christian Franklin (PH): 0-1, 1 K  | avg .000
  Yohel Pozo (C): 1-3, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI  | avg .238
    Coby Mayo (PH): 0-1, 1 K  | avg .205
BAL pitching:
  Brandon Young: 4.1 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 98 pitches  | season ERA 3.43
  Josh Walker: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 19 pitches  | season ERA 3.55
  Yaramil Hiraldo: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 21 pitches  | season ERA 11.25
  Albert Suárez: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 24 pitches  | season ERA 4.02

### 2026-08-05 — L 2-5 @ Baltimore Orioles
Innings: LAA 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 | BAL 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 x
R/H/E: LAA 2/4/1 — BAL 5/6/0
Decisions: W: Trevor Rogers  |  L: Reid Detmers  |  SV: Andrew Kittredge
Conditions: Weather: 83 degrees, Partly Cloudy.  |  Wind: 7 mph, R To L.  |  First pitch: 6:36 PM.  |  T: 2:27.  |  Att: 16,977.
LAA batting: 2 R, 4 H, 0 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 0 BB, 11 K, 1 SB, 4 LOB
  Zach Neto (SS): 0-4, 3 K  | avg .228
  Mike Trout (CF): 0-4, 2 K  | avg .242
  Nolan Schanuel (1B): 1-4, 1 R  | avg .275
  Vaughn Grissom (3B): 0-4, 1 K  | avg .257
  Moisés Ballesteros (DH): 0-3  | avg .227
  Travis d'Arnaud (C): 1-2, 1 K  | avg .205
    Wade Meckler (PH): 1-1, 1 RBI, 1 SB  | avg .307
  Josh Lowe (RF): 0-3, 1 K  | avg .203
  Jose Siri (LF): 1-3, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 2 K  | avg .257
  Adam Frazier (2B): 0-3, 1 K  | avg .200
LAA pitching:
  Reid Detmers: 4.0 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, 81 pitches  | season ERA 4.12
  Shaun Anderson: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 27 pitches  | season ERA 5.30
  Ben Joyce: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 16 pitches  | season ERA 0.00
  José Fermin: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 26 pitches  | season ERA 3.13
BAL batting: 5 R, 6 H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 3 HR, 2 BB, 12 K, 0 SB, 6 LOB
  Christian Franklin (LF): 0-3, 2 K  | avg .000
    Dylan Beavers (LF): 0-1, 1 K  | avg .243
  Pete Alonso (1B): 0-4, 2 K  | avg .248
  Gunnar Henderson (SS): 1-2, 2 R, 1 BB, 1 HBP  | avg .219
  Tyler O'Neill (RF): 1-3, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 K  | avg .215
    Leody Taveras (RF): 1-1, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI  | avg .221
  Coby Mayo (DH): 2-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 K  | avg .205
  Christian Encarnacion-Strand (3B): 1-3, 1 2B, 1 K  | avg .267
  Jackson Holliday (2B): 0-2, 1 BB, 1 K  | avg .244
  Jeremiah Jackson (LF): 0-2  | avg .243
    Colton Cowser (CF): 0-1, 1 K  | avg .205
  Carlos Narváez (C): 0-3, 2 K  | avg .182
BAL pitching:
  Trevor Rogers: 6.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 9 K, 93 pitches  | season ERA 4.20
  Alex Hoppe: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 13 pitches  | season ERA 5.65
  Rico Garcia: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 7 pitches  | season ERA 2.96
  Yennier Cano: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 16 pitches  | season ERA 2.04
  Andrew Kittredge: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 6 pitches  | season ERA 4.05

### 2026-08-04 — L 1-3 @ Baltimore Orioles
Innings: LAA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 | BAL 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 x
R/H/E: LAA 1/11/0 — BAL 3/4/0
Decisions: W: Cade Povich  |  L: Grayson Rodriguez  |  SV: Yennier Cano
Conditions: Weather: 88 degrees, Partly Cloudy.  |  Wind: 7 mph, In From CF.  |  First pitch: 6:36 PM.  |  T: 2:20.  |  Att: 18,585.
LAA batting: 1 R, 11 H, 4 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 2 BB, 11 K, 0 SB, 21 LOB
  Zach Neto (SS): 1-5, 1 K  | avg .230
  Mike Trout (CF): 1-4, 3 K  | avg .245
  Nolan Schanuel (1B): 2-4, 1 R, 2 2B  | avg .275
  Vaughn Grissom (2B): 1-4, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 2 K  | avg .261
  Denzer Guzman (3B): 0-3, 1 BB, 1 K  | avg .231
  Moisés Ballesteros (DH): 1-4, 2 K  | avg .231
  Travis d'Arnaud (C): 1-2, 1 K  | avg .190
    Josh Lowe (RF): 2-2, 1 2B  | avg .206
  Jose Siri (LF): 0-2  | avg .255
    Adam Frazier (PH): 0-1  | avg .207
    Tyler Heineman (C): 0-1  | avg .172
  Wade Meckler (LF): 2-3, 1 BB, 1 K  | avg .303
LAA pitching:
  Grayson Rodriguez: 7.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, 98 pitches  | season ERA 7.24
  Mitch Farris: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 22 pitches  | season ERA 4.27
BAL batting: 3 R, 4 H, 0 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 2 BB, 7 K, 1 SB, 10 LOB
  Dylan Beavers (RF): 0-3, 1 K  | avg .244
    Tyler O'Neill (PH): 1-1, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI  | avg .213
  Pete Alonso (1B): 1-4, 2 RBI, 1 K  | avg .251
  Gunnar Henderson (SS): 0-3, 1 BB, 1 K  | avg .217
  Christian Encarnacion-Strand (3B): 0-4, 1 K  | avg .262
  Jackson Holliday (2B): 0-3, 1 K  | avg .247
  Coby Mayo (DH): 1-3, 1 3B, 1 K  | avg .201
  Christian Franklin (LF): 0-2, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 SB  | avg .000
  Colton Cowser (CF): 1-3, 1 R, 1 K  | avg .206
  Carlos Narváez (C): 0-2, 1 HBP  | avg .185
BAL pitching:
  Cade Povich: 6.0 IP, 7 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 7 K, 88 pitches  | season ERA 3.91
  Rico Garcia: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 22 pitches  | season ERA 2.98
  Andrew Kittredge: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 15 pitches  | season ERA 4.18
  Yennier Cano: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 19 pitches  | season ERA 2.09

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