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Minnesota Twins @ Cleveland Guardians
2021-04-27 · Night game · Progressive Field · Att: 6303 · 83°F, cloudy · Wind 5 mph to CF · 3:07
Cleveland Indians defeated Minnesota Twins 7–4. Minnesota Twins opened the scoring in the 1st — Nelson Cruz triples (1) on a line drive to right fielder Josh Naylor. Byron Buxton scores. Cleveland Indians took the lead in the 3rd — Jose Ramirez reaches on a fielding error by left fielder Alex Kirilloff. Cesar Hernandez scores. Jose Ramirez to 2nd. The game's biggest swing came in the 6th: Franmil Reyes homers (7) on a fly ball to left center field — worth 19% in win probability.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | |
| CLE | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 |
W: Aaron Civale L: Kenta Maeda SV: James Karinchak
Umpires — HP: Phil Cuzzi · 1B: Cory Blaser · 2B: Erich Bacchus · 3B: Tom Hallion · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Minnesota Twins — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Luis Arraez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Josh Donaldson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Byron Buxton | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Nelson Cruz | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Alex Kirilloff | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Willians Astudillo | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Jake Cave | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Mitch Garver | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Andrelton Simmons | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cleveland Guardians — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cesar Hernandez | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Jordan Luplow | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Jose Ramirez | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Eddie Rosario | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Franmil Reyes | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Josh Naylor | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jake Bauers | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Roberto Perez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Andres Gimenez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Minnesota Twins — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kenta Maeda | 5.2 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
 Caleb Thielbar | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Cody Stashak | 0.1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Alex Colome | 0.2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
 Jorge Alcala | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Cleveland Guardians — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Aaron Civale | 7.2 | 8 | 0 | 4 |
 James Karinchak | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Luis Arraez: 43/G4D
- Josh Donaldson: 43/G4D+
- Byron Buxton: S6/G56+
- Nelson Cruz: T9/L9LD.1-H
- Alex Kirilloff: S7/L7D+.3-H;BX2(74)
Bot 1
- Cesar Hernandez: K
- Jordan Luplow: 53/G5
- Jose Ramirez: HR/L9D
- Eddie Rosario: 3/G3D
Top 2
- Willians Astudillo: 13/G4MS
- Jake Cave: S7/L7S
- Mitch Garver: K
- Andrelton Simmons: 43/G4
Bot 2
- Franmil Reyes: HR/F7D
- Josh Naylor: 63/G4M
- Jake Bauers: 43/G4D
- Roberto Perez: K
Top 3
- Luis Arraez: 31/G3
- Josh Donaldson: 63/G6D
- Byron Buxton: 53/G56
Bot 3
- Andres Gimenez: 43/G34D
- Cesar Hernandez: D9/G3
- Jordan Luplow: K
- Jose Ramirez: E7/F7LS.2-H(NR)(UR)
- Eddie Rosario: 63/G4
Top 4
- Nelson Cruz: S6/G56.B-2(E6/TH)
- Alex Kirilloff: K
- Willians Astudillo: S9/L89+.2-H
- Jake Cave: D8/L78D+.1-3
- Mitch Garver: FC/G56.3XH(52);2-3;B-1
- Andrelton Simmons: 64(1)/FO/G6.B-1
Bot 4
- Franmil Reyes: S8/G4M+
- Josh Naylor: 46(1)3/GDP/G34+
- Jake Bauers: S9/L9+
- Roberto Perez: 64(1)/FO/G6D.B-1
Top 5
- Luis Arraez: 3/G3
- Josh Donaldson: 63/G56D
- Byron Buxton: 43/G6MD+
Bot 5
- Andres Gimenez: 13/G1-
- Cesar Hernandez: 43/G4D
- Jordan Luplow: 8/F89D
Top 6
- Nelson Cruz: 3/L34
- Alex Kirilloff: 43/G34
- Willians Astudillo: 63/G6D+
Bot 6
- Jose Ramirez: 31/G3
- Eddie Rosario: 43/G34D
- Franmil Reyes: HR/F7D
- Josh Naylor: D8/F78XD
- Jake Bauers: D9/L9D+.2-H
- Roberto Perez: K
Top 7
- Jake Cave: K
- Mitch Garver: 9/L9
- Andrelton Simmons: 63/G6D
Bot 7
- Andres Gimenez: 8/F8D
- Cesar Hernandez: K
- Jordan Luplow: W
- Jose Ramirez: W.1-2
- Eddie Rosario: 2/P2F/FL
Top 8
- Luis Arraez: K
- Josh Donaldson: 53/G56
- Byron Buxton: HR/F78XD
- Nelson Cruz: K
Bot 8
- Franmil Reyes: K
- Josh Naylor: HP
- Jake Bauers: W.1-2
- Roberto Perez: K
- Andres Gimenez: W.2-3;1-2
- Cesar Hernandez: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Jordan Luplow: HP.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Jose Ramirez: K
Top 9
- Alex Kirilloff: 9/L89+
- Willians Astudillo: 3/P34
- Jake Cave: K
Notes & reviews
- Originally scored as double, changed to error on 05-06-2021, removing RBI and making run unearned