Manning mixes it up
Just like Tarik Skubal on Thursday, Manning didn’t give up a hit until one out in the fifth.
He was fortunate early on, as Luis Arraez’s liner landed in Jeimer Candelario’s glove and Josh Donaldson’s 400-foot blast to center was caught at the wall by Akil Baddoo. Miguel Sano sent right fielder Nomar Mazara to the warning track in the third but Manning then settled in.
The 6-foot-6 Manning relied more on his secondary pitches, throwing them 48% of the time before his outing was through.
Minnesota’s first hit, Max Kepler’s opposite-field single, came after Jorge Polanco drew a walk. Manning responded by striking out Sano with a slider and inducing a weak grounder from Ben Rortvedt on a fastball.