INDEPENDENT MLB ANALYTICSINDEPENDENT ANALYTICS
ETLATYOBERLON
FinalFinal lineupsAL Central / AL West

Minnesota Twins 3, Los Angeles Angels 0

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

9:38 PM ET · Angel StadiumGame-day snapshot Sep 20, 2:01 AM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 8, 5:01 AM ET
T-Score50
Minnesota Twins
77–85 · 3rd AL Central · T-Score 50
3
3–0
FINAL · 9 innings
Los Angeles Angels
62–100 · 5th AL West · T-Score 37
0
T-Score37
FINAL · 9 innings
Pitching recap
PitcherTeamRoleIPHERBBKP
Connor PrielippMIN
StarterWin
7.0202892
Travis AdamsMIN
ReliefSave
1.0000010
Grayson RodriguezLAA
StarterLoss
6.2830491
Scoring by inning
123456789RHE
MINMinnesota Twins200000100390
LAALos Angeles Angels000000000041
Top hitters
Walker Jenkins3-for-4 · 1 HR · 1 RBI
Ryan Jeffers1-for-3 · 1 RBI
Josh Bell1-for-4 · 1 RBI
Brooks Lee2-for-4 · 1 R
Jose Siri2-for-3

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherTwinsPrielipp owns the stronger overall starter profile, with the higher P-Score and better strikeout and baserunner rates.
Offense vs handTwinsMinnesota has produced the stronger offense against right-handed pitching.
LineupTwinsMinnesota's official lineup includes 2 left-handed bats against the opposing starter.
Recent formAngelsLos has won 5 of its last 10 and owns the stronger recent run differential.
PowerTwinsMinnesota has 177 home runs this season, 31 more than Los.

Pregame contextStarting pitchers

MIN
Connor Prielipp LHP
Connor Prielipp
Minnesota Twins
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
5.24
156th
WHIP
1.34
108th
K/9
9.29
59th
BB/9
3.18
113th
P-Score52i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.11
76th
OPS/R
–
IP
113.1
Last 5 starts
ERA
4.91
QUALITY
START %
0%
(0 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
LAA
Grayson Rodriguez RHP
Grayson Rodriguez
Los Angeles Angels
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
6.10
207th
WHIP
1.56
209th
K/9
8.17
129th
BB/9
3.93
172nd
P-Score39i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.45
161st
OPS/R
–
IP
87.0
Last 5 starts
ERA
3.86
QUALITY
START %
20%
(1 of 5)
DAYS
REST
5
How the starters differ
·Prielipp allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.34 WHIP compared with 1.56.
·Prielipp owns a 9.3 K/9 compared with Rodriguez's 8.2.
·Prielipp enters with a 5.24 ERA compared with Rodriguez's 6.10.
·Rodriguez has produced a quality start in 20% of outings versus 0%.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Prielipp arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Slider30%87.9
Four-seam27%95.6
Curveball18%83.1
Sinker15%95.0
Changeup10%86.7
Rodriguez arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam52%96.1
Changeup26%83.2
Curveball11%80.8
Slider11%85.0

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Twins vs RHP (Grayson Rodriguez)
8th
in MLB
0.739OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Angels vs LHP (Connor Prielipp)
22nd
in MLB
0.695OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000

Lineup strength vs today's starter

Weighted by batting-order spot. Season rates are regressed toward league average before they enter the model.

Updated Sep 18, 6:40 PM ET
MINMIN
.731
+43 ptsOPS edge
LAALAA
.688

Slight edge: MINlimited data

Full lineup comparison

Lineups

Final lineupsOrder from the stored snapshot; treat as unofficial until the card is filed.Full lineup page
Minnesota TwinsOfficial lineupvs RHP Grayson Rodriguez
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Rodriguez (BvP)
1Luke KeaschallR2B60.78110.8000-for-1Very small sample
2Brooks LeeS3B60.72824.8001-for-2Very small sample
3Kody ClemensL2B73.75827.7890-for-2Very small sample
4Ryan JeffersRC76.81414.8202-for-3Very small sample
5Josh BellSDH69.73821.7412-for-3Very small sample
6Emmanuel RodriguezCF—.6292.631No MLB historyNo history
7Royce LewisR1B56.66715.6381-for-3Very small sample
8Walker JenkinsLCF—.6864.808No MLB historyNo history
9Ben RossRSS—.5710.214No MLB historyNo history
1Luke Keaschall 2B · R.282 / .781 · 10 HRvs hand .800 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample60H-Score2Brooks Lee 3B · S.253 / .728 · 24 HRvs hand .800 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample60H-Score3Kody Clemens 2B · L.239 / .758 · 27 HRvs hand .789 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample73H-Score4Ryan Jeffers C · R.256 / .814 · 14 HRvs hand .820 · 2-for-3 · Very small sample76H-Score5Josh Bell DH · S.255 / .738 · 21 HRvs hand .741 · 2-for-3 · Very small sample69H-Score6Emmanuel Rodriguez CF.178 / .629 · 2 HRvs hand .631 · No MLB history · No history—H-Score7Royce Lewis 1B · R.227 / .667 · 15 HRvs hand .638 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample56H-Score8Walker Jenkins CF · L.226 / .686 · 4 HRvs hand .808 · No MLB history · No history—H-Score9Ben Ross SS · R.190 / .571 · 0 HRvs hand .214 · No MLB history · No history—H-Score
Los Angeles AngelsOfficial lineupvs LHP Connor Prielipp
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs LHPVs Prielipp (BvP)
1Zach NetoRSS70.76627.876No MLB historyNo history
2Mike TroutRCF78.80322.822No MLB historyNo history
3Jose SiriRLF52.71310.680No MLB historyNo history
4Vaughn GrissomR1B55.69313.686No MLB historyNo history
5Denzer GuzmanR3B37.6028.708No MLB historyNo history
6Oswald PerazaR2B36.6167.733No MLB historyNo history
7Travis d'ArnaudRC—.4751.661No MLB historyNo history
8Christian MooreR2B33.5282.602No MLB historyNo history
9Wade MecklerLLF51.7603.501No MLB historyNo history
1Zach Neto SS · R.239 / .766 · 27 HRvs hand .876 · No MLB history · No history70H-Score2Mike Trout CF · R.242 / .803 · 22 HRvs hand .822 · No MLB history · No history78H-Score3Jose Siri LF · R.241 / .713 · 10 HRvs hand .680 · No MLB history · No history52H-Score4Vaughn Grissom 1B · R.242 / .693 · 13 HRvs hand .686 · No MLB history · No history55H-Score5Denzer Guzman 3B · R.219 / .602 · 8 HRvs hand .708 · No MLB history · No history37H-Score6Oswald Peraza 2B · R.226 / .616 · 7 HRvs hand .733 · No MLB history · No history36H-Score7Travis d'Arnaud C · R.158 / .475 · 1 HRvs hand .661 · No MLB history · No history—H-Score8Christian Moore 2B · R.187 / .528 · 2 HRvs hand .602 · No MLB history · No history33H-Score9Wade Meckler LF · L.300 / .760 · 3 HRvs hand .501 · No MLB history · No history51H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseMINMIN·LAALAA
AVG.245 16th.234 28th
OPS.720 13th.679 30th
Home runs187 12th154 29th
Runs739 10th655 29th
OBP.317 16th.310 27th
SLG.403 11th.369 30th
PitchingMINMIN·LAALAA
1stMLB rank30th
ERA4.56vs4.29
MINLAA
WHIP1.36vs1.35
MINLAA
K/98.7vs9.1
MINLAA
HR Allowed186vs164
MINLAA
BullpenMINMIN·LAALAA
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA4.36vs4.24
no league rank
Bullpen WHIP1.43vs1.36
no league rank
Saves45vs25
MINLAA
ResultsMINMIN·LAALAA
+28618th
Run differential
+25120th
77–85 Record62–100
3–7 Last 105–5
Last 10 games
Minnesota Twins (3–7)
L
W
L
L
L
W
L
L
W
L
Los Angeles Angels (5–5)
W
L
W
W
L
L
L
W
W
L
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
4—2
6 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Twins?+
Connor Prielipp (5.24 ERA, 5–7) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Angels?+
Grayson Rodriguez (6.10 ERA, 4–7) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
9:38 PM ET at Angel Stadium.
Where is the game being played?+
Angel Stadium, home of the Los Angeles Angels.
Are the lineups confirmed?+
Not as official league cards. The orders shown are the current projected or last-posted lineups.
How have the Twins and Angels performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Angels 2–4 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Connor Prielipp is at 52; Grayson Rodriguez is at 39. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.