Recap

Box Score

Plays

Recap

Box Score

Plays

Tweets

Willi Castro hits a 2-run homer, Twins down Guardians 4-1 to stay locked into AL wild-card spot

CLEVELAND (AP) Willi Castro hit a two-run homer, Matt Wallner had two RBIs and the Minnesota Twins bounced back from a crushing loss in the series opener to beat the Cleveland Guardians 4-1 on Tuesday night and stay locked into the final AL wild card.

Castro connected in the eighth inning, and both of Wallner's RBI singles came off Gavin Williams (3-10), who has just one win in his last seven starts.

The Twins entered with a 1 1/2-game lead over Detroit for the last playoff berth, and they kept it with solid defense, strong relief and Castro's big swing one night after blowing a 3-0 lead on Monday.

“The energy has been good. The last few games have been rough for us," said Castro, who homered for the first time since Aug. 24. "We've got to keep it going.”

Lane Thomas homered for the AL Central-leading Guardians, who are closing in on the postseason. They can still clinch a spot on Wednesday.

Cleveland rallied for its MLB-leading 40th comeback win on Monday, storming back against the Twins.

Minnesota held on this time, but not before the Guardians made it interesting.

They loaded the bases with two outs in the ninth before manager Rocco Baldelli, who had to piece together the final four innings after pulling rookie Zebby Matthews in the fifth, brought in Griffin Jax.

The right-hander, who gave up rookie Kyle Manzardo's go-ahead homer in the eighth on Monday, struck out pinch-hitter David Fry and gave up an infield single before retiring Bo Naylor on a dribbler for his ninth save.

When it ended, there was a collective sigh of relief from Minnesota's dugout.

"Great win for our entire team,” Baldelli said. “Everywhere you looked - in the dugout, out in the bullpen - everyone played a part in some small way. There’s a lot to clap about and talk about.”

Cole Sands (9-1) worked one inning for the win as the Twins snapped a five-game losing streak in Cleveland.

Baldelli was especially pleased with Matthews, who allowed one run in 4 2/3 innings - one out shy of qualifying for a win.

“I think we have to reassess what’s a win because that should be a win,” Baldelli said. “He pitched great.”

Down 2-1, the Guardians got something going in the seventh when Manzardo led off with a single.

But pinch-runner Myles Straw, making his season debut after being selected from Triple-A Columbus before the game with All-Star Steven Kwan going on the IL, got picked off first by Ronny Henriquez.

Straw was initially called safe. But Baldelli challenged, and when the call was overturned, Straw had to jog back to the dugout in humiliation.

“I knew it was close,” Straw said. “I wasn’t sure if I was going to be out or safe. When he called me safe, I was pretty thankful. But then obviously Rocco challenged the play and it got overturned, so kind of sucked.”

TRAINER'S ROOM

Twins: OF Max Kepler, who has been sidelined with a knee tendinitis, received a cortisone shot in his left hip after experiencing discomfort. Kepler has responded to treatment could begin a rehab assignment this weekend. ... SS Carlos Correa got the night off as the club monitors his workload after recently returning from a 51-game IL stint for plantar fasciitis.

Guardians: Manager Stephen Vogt said RHP Alex Cobb (finger blister) played catch as he continues to work his way back. The 36-year-old is on the injured list for the second time since being acquired from the Giants at the trade deadline.

UP NEXT

Guardians RHP Tanner Bibee (11-8, 3.60 ERA), who has won just once in his past five starts, tries to get Cleveland closer to the playoffs in a matchup against Twins RHP Bailey Ober (12-7, 3.90 ERA) on Wednesday.

---

AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Twins MIN80-71	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	4	8	0
Guardians CLE87-65	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	8	0

Progressive FieldCleveland, OH

W: C. Sands (9-1)L: G. Williams (3-10)S: G. Jax (9)
HR: MIN - W. Castro (12), CLE - L. Thomas (7)

MINTwins

CLEGuardians

.C. SandsCole Sands
P
1.0 IP, SO, 14 P
.W. CastroWilli Castro
LF
2-4, R, 2 RBI, HR, SO

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
B. Buxton CF	3	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	.277	.337	.531	.869	5.0
M. Wallner RF	3	0	2	2	0	0	1	0	.250	.363	.535	.898	3.5
a- M. Margot PH-RF	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.244	.297	.344	.640	-0.5
C. Santana 1B	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	.243	.329	.432	.761	0.5
R. Lewis 3B	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	.246	.306	.496	.802	-1.0
T. Larnach DH	3	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	.253	.334	.442	.776	3.0
W. Castro LF	4	1	2	2	1	0	1	1	.250	.334	.394	.728	9.5
R. Jeffers C	4	1	1	0	0	0	2	2	.231	.307	.443	.750	1.0
B. Lee SS	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.223	.264	.324	.588	-0.5
E. Julien 2B	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.208	.301	.337	.638	-0.5
K. Farmer 2B	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.225	.306	.377	.683	1.0

HITTERS	AB
B. Buxton CF	3
M. Wallner RF	3
a- M. Margot PH-RF	2
C. Santana 1B	4
R. Lewis 3B	4
T. Larnach DH	3
W. Castro LF	4
R. Jeffers C	4
B. Lee SS	4
E. Julien 2B	3
K. Farmer 2B	0

a-grounded out for Wallner in the 7th

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
A. Martinez LF	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.266	.336	.395	.731	2.0
A. Gimenez 2B	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.250	.297	.333	.630	-0.5
J. Ramirez 3B	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	.273	.331	.515	.846	1.5
J. Naylor 1B	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	.243	.320	.456	.776	-1.0
L. Thomas CF	3	1	1	1	1	1	2	0	.247	.322	.404	.726	6.0
K. Manzardo DH	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.233	.279	.408	.687	2.0
M. Straw PR-DH	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-
a- D. Fry PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.261	.357	.448	.805	-0.5
W. Brennan RF	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	.253	.299	.378	.678	1.5
B. Naylor C	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	5	.204	.269	.357	.626	0.5
B. Rocchio SS	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.208	.300	.319	.620	0.0

HITTERS	AB
A. Martinez LF	4
A. Gimenez 2B	4
J. Ramirez 3B	4
J. Naylor 1B	4
L. Thomas CF	3
K. Manzardo DH	2
M. Straw PR-DH	0
a- D. Fry PH	1
W. Brennan RF	4
B. Naylor C	4
B. Rocchio SS	3

a-struck out for Straw in the 9th

2B - B. Buxton (24)
HR - W. Castro (12)
RBI - M. Wallner 2 (36), W. Castro 2 (57)
2-Out RBI - M. Wallner 2 (2), W. Castro 2 (2)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - M. Margot, C. Santana 2 (2), R. Lewis, B. Lee

2B - J. Ramirez (35)
HR - L. Thomas (12)
RBI - L. Thomas (57)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - J. Ramirez, B. Naylor 3 (3)

SB - W. Castro (14)

DP - (Julien-Lee-Santana)

DP - (Gimenez-Naylor)

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
Z. Matthews	4.2	5	1	1	1	5	1	6.30	1.60	9.5
C. Irvin	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.85	1.40	1.0
C. Sands (W, 9-1)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2.82	0.94	10.5
R. Henriquez (H, 2)	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.45	1.09	2.0
J. Duran (H, 7)	1.1	1	0	0	1	2	0	3.99	1.17	3.0
G. Jax (S, 9)	0.2	1	0	0	0	1	0	2.16	0.90	8.5

PITCHERS	IP
Z. Matthews	4.2
C. Irvin	0.1
C. Sands (W, 9-1)	1.0
R. Henriquez (H, 2)	1.0
J. Duran (H, 7)	1.1
G. Jax (S, 9)	0.2

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
G. Williams (L, 3-10)	5.0	5	2	2	2	7	0	5.12	1.39	4.5
E. Morgan	1.1	1	0	0	1	1	0	1.69	0.94	2.5
T. Herrin	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.94	1.01	2.0
N. Sandlin	1.0	2	2	2	0	1	1	3.98	1.21	-0.5
A. Walters	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0.00	0.50	2.5

PITCHERS	IP
G. Williams (L, 3-10)	5.0
E. Morgan	1.1
T. Herrin	0.2
N. Sandlin	1.0
A. Walters	1.0

Pitches-Strikes - Z. Matthews 76-47, C. Irvin 3-3, C. Sands 14-9, R. Henriquez 10-7, J. Duran 30-20, G. Jax 8-6
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Z. Matthews 6-5, C. Irvin 1-0, C. Sands 1-1, R. Henriquez 2-1, J. Duran 2-0, G. Jax 2-0
Batters Faced - Z. Matthews 19, C. Irvin, C. Sands 3, R. Henriquez 3, J. Duran 6, G. Jax 3

Pitches-Strikes - G. Williams 89-57, E. Morgan 14-10, T. Herrin 4-4, N. Sandlin 14-12, A. Walters 20-12
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - G. Williams 7-1, E. Morgan 2-1, T. Herrin 1-0, N. Sandlin 2-1, A. Walters 0-1
Batters Faced - G. Williams 22, E. Morgan 6, T. Herrin, N. Sandlin 5, A. Walters 4

.C. SandsCole Sands
P
1.0 IP, SO, 14 P
.W. CastroWilli Castro
LF
2-4, R, 2 RBI, HR, SO

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Twins MIN80-71	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	4	8	0
Guardians CLE87-65	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	8	0

Progressive FieldCleveland, OH

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
B. Buxton CF	3	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	.277	.337	.531	.869	5.0
M. Wallner RF	3	0	2	2	0	0	1	0	.250	.363	.535	.898	3.5
a- M. Margot PH-RF	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.244	.297	.344	.640	-0.5
C. Santana 1B	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	.243	.329	.432	.761	0.5
R. Lewis 3B	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	.246	.306	.496	.802	-1.0
T. Larnach DH	3	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	.253	.334	.442	.776	3.0
W. Castro LF	4	1	2	2	1	0	1	1	.250	.334	.394	.728	9.5
R. Jeffers C	4	1	1	0	0	0	2	2	.231	.307	.443	.750	1.0
B. Lee SS	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.223	.264	.324	.588	-0.5
E. Julien 2B	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.208	.301	.337	.638	-0.5
K. Farmer 2B	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.225	.306	.377	.683	1.0
Total	34	4	8	4	1	4	10	13	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
B. Buxton CF	3
M. Wallner RF	3
a- M. Margot PH-RF	2
C. Santana 1B	4
R. Lewis 3B	4
T. Larnach DH	3
W. Castro LF	4
R. Jeffers C	4
B. Lee SS	4
E. Julien 2B	3
K. Farmer 2B	0
Total	34

a-grounded out for Wallner in the 7th

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
A. Martinez LF	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.266	.336	.395	.731	2.0
A. Gimenez 2B	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.250	.297	.333	.630	-0.5
J. Ramirez 3B	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	.273	.331	.515	.846	1.5
J. Naylor 1B	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	.243	.320	.456	.776	-1.0
L. Thomas CF	3	1	1	1	1	1	2	0	.247	.322	.404	.726	6.0
K. Manzardo DH	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.233	.279	.408	.687	2.0
M. Straw PR-DH	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-
a- D. Fry PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.261	.357	.448	.805	-0.5
W. Brennan RF	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	.253	.299	.378	.678	1.5
B. Naylor C	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	5	.204	.269	.357	.626	0.5
B. Rocchio SS	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.208	.300	.319	.620	0.0
Total	33	1	8	1	1	2	9	12	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
A. Martinez LF	4
A. Gimenez 2B	4
J. Ramirez 3B	4
J. Naylor 1B	4
L. Thomas CF	3
K. Manzardo DH	2
M. Straw PR-DH	0
a- D. Fry PH	1
W. Brennan RF	4
B. Naylor C	4
B. Rocchio SS	3
Total	33

a-struck out for Straw in the 9th

2B - B. Buxton (24)
HR - W. Castro (12)
RBI - M. Wallner 2 (36), W. Castro 2 (57)
2-Out RBI - M. Wallner 2 (2), W. Castro 2 (2)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - M. Margot, C. Santana 2 (2), R. Lewis, B. Lee

2B - J. Ramirez (35)
HR - L. Thomas (12)
RBI - L. Thomas (57)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - J. Ramirez, B. Naylor 3 (3)

SB - W. Castro (14)

DP - (Julien-Lee-Santana)

DP - (Gimenez-Naylor)

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
Z. Matthews	4.2	5	1	1	1	5	1	6.30	1.60	9.5
C. Irvin	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.85	1.40	1.0
C. Sands (W, 9-1)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2.82	0.94	10.5
R. Henriquez (H, 2)	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.45	1.09	2.0
J. Duran (H, 7)	1.1	1	0	0	1	2	0	3.99	1.17	3.0
G. Jax (S, 9)	0.2	1	0	0	0	1	0	2.16	0.90	8.5
Total	9.0	8	1	1	2	9	1	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
Z. Matthews	4.2
C. Irvin	0.1
C. Sands (W, 9-1)	1.0
R. Henriquez (H, 2)	1.0
J. Duran (H, 7)	1.1
G. Jax (S, 9)	0.2
Total	9.0

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
G. Williams (L, 3-10)	5.0	5	2	2	2	7	0	5.12	1.39	4.5
E. Morgan	1.1	1	0	0	1	1	0	1.69	0.94	2.5
T. Herrin	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.94	1.01	2.0
N. Sandlin	1.0	2	2	2	0	1	1	3.98	1.21	-0.5
A. Walters	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0.00	0.50	2.5
Total	9.0	8	4	4	4	10	1	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
G. Williams (L, 3-10)	5.0
E. Morgan	1.1
T. Herrin	0.2
N. Sandlin	1.0
A. Walters	1.0
Total	9.0

Pitches-Strikes - Z. Matthews 76-47, C. Irvin 3-3, C. Sands 14-9, R. Henriquez 10-7, J. Duran 30-20, G. Jax 8-6
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Z. Matthews 6-5, C. Irvin 1-0, C. Sands 1-1, R. Henriquez 2-1, J. Duran 2-0, G. Jax 2-0
Batters Faced - Z. Matthews 19, C. Irvin, C. Sands 3, R. Henriquez 3, J. Duran 6, G. Jax 3

Pitches-Strikes - G. Williams 89-57, E. Morgan 14-10, T. Herrin 4-4, N. Sandlin 14-12, A. Walters 20-12
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - G. Williams 7-1, E. Morgan 2-1, T. Herrin 1-0, N. Sandlin 2-1, A. Walters 0-1
Batters Faced - G. Williams 22, E. Morgan 6, T. Herrin, N. Sandlin 5, A. Walters 4

SCORING

ALL PLAYS

3RD INNING
Wallner singled to right, R. Jeffers scored, Buxton to third, Wallner to second 1 0
4TH INNING
L. Thomas homered to center 1 1
5TH INNING
Wallner singled to right, B. Buxton scored 2 1
8TH INNING
W. Castro homered to right, T. Larnach scored 4 1

3RD INNING
	Wallner singled to right, R. Jeffers scored, Buxton to third, Wallner to second	1	0

4TH INNING
	L. Thomas homered to center	1	1

5TH INNING
	Wallner singled to right, B. Buxton scored	2	1

8TH INNING
	W. Castro homered to right, T. Larnach scored	4	1

1ST INNING
Twins
G. Williams Pitching:
B. Buxton: Buxton popped out to second
M. Wallner: Strike looking, Ball, Strike swinging, Strike looking, Wallner struck out looking
C. Santana: Strike looking, Santana grounded out to first
Middle of the 1st (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Guardians
Z. Matthews Pitching:
A. Martinez: Foul, Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Martinez flied out to deep right
A. Gimenez: Strike looking, Ball, Gimenez grounded out to first
J. Ramirez: Foul, Ramirez grounded out to second
End of the 1st (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
2ND INNING
Twins
G. Williams Pitching:
R. Lewis: Foul, Foul, Foul, Ball, Lewis grounded out to shortstop
T. Larnach: Ball, Ball, Larnach grounded out to shortstop
W. Castro: Strike swinging, Foul, Castro lined out to left
Middle of the 2nd (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Guardians
Z. Matthews Pitching:
J. Naylor: Ball, Ball, Naylor grounded out to third
L. Thomas: Strike looking, Ball, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Thomas struck out swinging
K. Manzardo: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Ball, Ball, Manzardo walked
W. Brennan: Brennan singled to shallow center, Manzardo to third
B. Naylor: Strike swinging, Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, Naylor struck out swinging
End of the 2nd (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
3RD INNING
Twins
G. Williams Pitching:
R. Jeffers: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Jeffers reached on an infield single to pitcher
B. Lee: Foul, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Lee struck out swinging
E. Julien: Strike looking, Strike (foul tip), Strike swinging, Julien struck out swinging
B. Buxton: Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Foul, Ball, Ball, Buxton walked, Jeffers to second
M. Wallner: Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Ball, Wallner singled to right, R. Jeffers scored, Buxton to third, Wallner to second
C. Santana: Strike swinging, Foul, Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Santana struck out swinging
Middle of the 3rd (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
Guardians
Z. Matthews Pitching:
B. Rocchio: Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Rocchio flied out to deep left
A. Martinez: Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Martinez singled to shallow center
A. Gimenez: Foul, Gimenez grounded out to pitcher, Martinez to second
J. Ramirez: Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Ramirez struck out swinging
End of the 3rd (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
4TH INNING
Twins
G. Williams Pitching:
R. Lewis: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Foul, Lewis grounded out to pitcher
T. Larnach: Ball, Ball, Foul, Ball, Foul, Foul, Ball, Larnach walked
W. Castro: Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Strike looking, Castro struck out looking
R. Jeffers: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Foul, Ball, Foul tip, Jeffers struck out on foul tip
Middle of the 4th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Guardians
Z. Matthews Pitching:
J. Naylor: Foul, Foul, Ball, Ball, Foul, Foul, Strike swinging, Naylor struck out swinging
L. Thomas: Ball, L. Thomas homered to center
K. Manzardo: Ball, Strike looking, Manzardo flied out to shallow right
W. Brennan: Strike looking, Foul, Foul, Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Brennan struck out swinging
End of the 4th (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
5TH INNING
Twins
G. Williams Pitching:
B. Lee: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Lee lined out to right
E. Julien: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Julien grounded out to pitcher
B. Buxton: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Buxton doubled to left center
M. Wallner: Wallner singled to right, B. Buxton scored
C. Santana: Strike swinging, Santana singled to left, Wallner to second
R. Lewis: Strike swinging, Ball, Pickoff attempt to second, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Lewis struck out swinging
Middle of the 5th (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
Guardians
Z. Matthews Pitching:
B. Naylor: Foul, Ball, Naylor singled to shallow right
B. Rocchio: Foul, Foul, Ball, Rocchio grounded into double play second to shortstop to first, Naylor out at second
A. Martinez: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Martinez singled to right
Cole Irvin relieved Zebby Matthews
A. Gimenez: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Gimenez grounded out to third
End of the 5th (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
6TH INNING
Twins
Elijah Morgan relieved Gavin Williams
T. Larnach: Strike looking, Larnach flied out to deep center
W. Castro: Strike looking, Castro singled to right
R. Jeffers: Strike looking, Castro stole second, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Jeffers struck out swinging
B. Lee: Lee grounded out to second
Middle of the 6th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Guardians
Cole Sands relieved Cole Irvin
J. Ramirez: Strike looking, Ball, Ramirez grounded out to first
J. Naylor: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Foul, Foul, Naylor flied out to shallow center
L. Thomas: Strike looking, Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Strike looking, Thomas struck out looking
End of the 6th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
7TH INNING
Twins
E. Morgan Pitching:
E. Julien: Julien grounded out to pitcher
B. Buxton: Ball, Foul, Ball, Ball, Ball, Buxton walked
Tim Herrin relieved Elijah Morgan
Manuel Margot hit for Matt Wallner
M. Margot: Strike looking, Pickoff attempt, Strike swinging, Foul, Margot grounded into double play second to first, Buxton out at second
Middle of the 7th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Guardians
Manuel Margot in right field
Kyle Farmer at second base
Ronny Henriquez relieved Cole Sands
K. Manzardo: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Strike swinging, Manzardo singled to center
Myles Straw ran for Kyle Manzardo
W. Brennan: Strike looking, Straw picked off at first, pitcher to first, Ball, Brennan flied out to left
B. Naylor: Strike looking, Naylor grounded out to second
End of the 7th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
8TH INNING
Twins
Myles Straw at designated hitter
Nick Sandlin relieved Tim Herrin
C. Santana: Strike looking, Foul, Foul, Santana popped out to second
R. Lewis: Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Lewis struck out swinging
T. Larnach: Ball, Larnach singled to shallow center
W. Castro: Foul, W. Castro homered to right, T. Larnach scored
R. Jeffers: Ball, Strike looking, Jeffers grounded out to shortstop
Middle of the 8th (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
Guardians
Jhoan Duran relieved Ronny Henriquez
B. Rocchio: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Foul, Rocchio grounded out to first
A. Martinez: Ball, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Martinez grounded out to first
A. Gimenez: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Gimenez struck out swinging
End of the 8th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
9TH INNING
Twins
Andrew Walters relieved Nick Sandlin
B. Lee: Ball, Lee flied out to right
K. Farmer: Foul, Foul, Foul, Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, Farmer walked
B. Buxton: Ball, Farmer to second on passed ball, Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Buxton lined out to third
M. Margot: Strike swinging, Foul, Foul, Foul, Ball, Foul tip, Margot struck out on foul tip
Middle of the 9th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Guardians
J. Duran Pitching:
J. Ramirez: Ball, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Ball, Ramirez doubled to deep left
J. Naylor: Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Strike looking, Naylor struck out looking
L. Thomas: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Foul, Ball, Foul, Foul, Foul, Ball, Thomas walked
David Fry hit for Myles Straw
Griffin Jax relieved Jhoan Duran
D. Fry: Strike swinging, Ball, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Fry struck out swinging
W. Brennan: Ball, Strike swinging, Brennan reached on an infield single to shortstop, Ramirez to third, Thomas to second
B. Naylor: Naylor grounded out to pitcher
End of the 9th (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)