Twins at Pirates August 6, 2020

Game Time: 1:35 ET

Stadium: PNC Park

Attendance: 0

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Game Time: 3:7

Umpires: HP-CB Bucknor, 1B-John Tumpane, 2B-Jose Navas, 3B-Jeff Nelson

Weather: 82 degrees. Partly Cloudy

Wind: 3 MPH Left to Right

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Kenta Maeda

Long ball ruins effort

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August 6, 2020

Maeda allowed three earned runs on on three hits and one walk while striking out four across six innings Thursday against the Pirates. He did not factor into the decision.

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Taylor Rogers

Blows save chance

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August 6, 2020

Rogers (1-1) recorded only one out but surrendered three hits and two earned runs to blow the save and take the loss Thursday against the Pirates.

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Byron Buxton

Slugs first homer

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August 6, 2020

Buxton went 1-for-4 with a solo home run Thursday against the Pirates.

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Eddie Rosario

Productive day at plate

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August 6, 2020

Rosario went 1-for-2 with a solo home run, two walks and two runs scored Thursday against the Pirates.

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Miguel Sano

Records three-run homer

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August 6, 2020

Sano went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run Thursday against the Pirates.

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Devin Smeltzer

On tap for Friday's start

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August 6, 2020

The Twins list Smeltzer as their starting pitcher for Friday's game against the Royals, Betsy Helfand of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.

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Lewis Thorpe

Bypassed for weekend start

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August 6, 2020

Thorpe doesn't appear in line to make a start during this weekend's series in Kansas City, with the Twins listing Devin Smeltzer and Jake Odorizzi (back) as their starters for games Friday and Saturday, respectively, Betsy Helfand of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.

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Randy Dobnak

Set to stay in rotation

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August 6, 2020

Dobnak will remain in the Minnesota starting rotation, manager Rocco Baldelli told Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com. "We'll be ready for pretty much anything, but I don't think there's any reason right now to think [Dobnak] is going to come out of the rotation any time in the near future," said Baldelli.

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Luis Arraez

Lineup removal not injury-related

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August 6, 2020

Twins manager Rocco Baldelli clarified that Arraez was pulled from Thursday's lineup in what was intended to be a pre-planned maintenance day, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reports.

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Jake Odorizzi

Starting Saturday in KC

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August 6, 2020

Odorizzi (back) will come off the injured list to start Saturday's game at Kansas City, Dan Hayes of The Athletic reports.

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Luis Arraez

Pulled from starting nine

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August 6, 2020

Arraez was scratched from the lineup ahead of Thursday's game against the Pirates for unspecified reasons.

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Mitch Garver

Gets second breather of series

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August 6, 2020

Garver is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Pirates, Adam Berry of MLB.com reports.

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Josh Donaldson

Remains out of lineup

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August 6, 2020

Donaldson (calf) is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Pirates, Adam Berry of MLB.com reports.

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Gregory Polanco

Gets on track

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August 6, 2020

Polanco went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run Thursday against the Twins.

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JT Brubaker

Works three innings

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August 6, 2020

Brubaker allowed three earned runs on four hits and two walks while striking out two across three innings Thursday against the Twins. He did not factor into the decision.

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Chris Archer

Not throwing yet

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August 6, 2020

Pirates director of sports medicine Todd Tomczyk said Wednesday that Archer (shoulder) remains at his offseason home in California and is focusing on regaining his range of motion and strength, Adam Berry of MLB.com reports.

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Clay Holmes

Not throwing yet

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August 6, 2020

Pirates director of sports medicine Todd Tomczyk said Wednesday that Holmes has yet to resume throwing while continuing to experience "some mild symptoms" of a strained right forearm, Adam Berry of MLB.com reports.

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Kyle Crick

Begins throwing program

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August 6, 2020

Crick (shoulder) was cleared to resume a throwing program Wednesday, Adam Berry of MLB.com reports.

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Michael Feliz

Done for season

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August 6, 2020

The Pirates ruled Feliz (forearm) out for the season after transferring him to the 45-day injured list Monday, Adam Berry of MLB.com reports.

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Nick Burdi

Won't pitch again in 2020

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August 6, 2020

The Pirates have ruled Burdi (elbow) out for the remainder of the season after he was placed on the 45-day injured list Wednesday, Adam Berry of MLB.com reports.

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Steven Brault

Won't start Friday

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August 6, 2020

Pirates manager Derek Shelton said that Chad Kuhl would start Friday's game against the Twins rather than Brault, Rob Biertempfel of The Athletic reports.

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