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Minnesota Twins @
Cleveland Guardians
2023-09-05 Β· Night game Β· Progressive Field Β· Att: 20224 Β· 86Β°F, sunny Β· Wind 3 mph from CF Β· 3:04
Minnesota Twins defeated Cleveland Guardians 8β3. Minnesota Twins opened the scoring in the 1st β Max Kepler doubles (20) on a ground ball to right fielder Will Brennan. Royce Lewis scores. Cleveland Guardians took the lead in the 5th β Myles Straw out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Max Kepler. Gabriel Arias scores. Bo Naylor to 3rd. Minnesota Twins took the lead in the 8th β Jorge Polanco out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Will Brennan. Joey Gallo scores. Willi Castro to 3rd. The game's biggest swing came in the 8th: Willi Castro doubles (16) on a ground ball to left fielder Steven Kwan. Christian Vazquez to 3rd β worth 19% in win probability.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 11 | |
| CLE | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
W: Griffin Jax L: Trevor Stephan SV: (none)
Umpires β HP: Nic Lentz Β· 1B: Paul Clemons Β· 2B: Junior Valentine Β· 3B: Chad Fairchild Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)
Minnesota Twins β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
Jorge Polanco | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Royce Lewis | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Max Kepler | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Carlos Correa | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Donovan Solano | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Matt Wallner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Christian Vazquez | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Willi Castro | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Jordan Luplow | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Kyle Farmer | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Andrew Stevenson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Joey Gallo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cleveland Guardians β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Steven Kwan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Jose Ramirez | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Josh Naylor | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kole Calhoun | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Andres Gimenez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Gabriel Arias | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Will Brennan | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Bo Naylor | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Myles Straw | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
David Fry | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota Twins β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sonny Gray | 6.0 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
Griffin Jax | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Caleb Thielbar | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Emilio Pagan | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Cleveland Guardians β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 4 | 5 | 4 | |
Matt Moore | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Reynaldo Lopez | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Trevor Stephan | 0.2 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Eli Morgan | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Edouard Julien: 63/G6
- Jorge Polanco: 8/F8S
- Royce Lewis: W
- Max Kepler: D9/G3.1-H
- Carlos Correa: S7/L78D+.2-H
- Donovan Solano: K
Bot 1
- Steven Kwan: 7/F7
- Jose Ramirez: W
- Josh Naylor: 46(1)3/GDP/G4
Top 2
- Matt Wallner: W
- Christian Vazquez: W.1-2
- Willi Castro: 3/SH/BG23-.2-3;1-2
- Edouard Julien: K
- Jorge Polanco: 9/L9
Bot 2
- Kole Calhoun: 5/L56
- Andres Gimenez: 7/F78S
- Gabriel Arias: K
Top 3
- Royce Lewis: 6/L6D+
- Max Kepler: 8/L8XD+
- Carlos Correa: 7/L78D+
Bot 3
- Will Brennan: S8/L78
- Bo Naylor: HR/L89XD.1-H
- Myles Straw: S7/G56
- Steven Kwan: K+CS2(26)/DP
- Jose Ramirez: 9/F89XD
Top 4
- Donovan Solano: 7/F78XD
- Matt Wallner: 8/F89XD+
- Christian Vazquez: W
- Willi Castro: 43/G34
Bot 4
- Josh Naylor: 43/G4
- Kole Calhoun: 8/F78
- Andres Gimenez: K
Top 5
- Edouard Julien: K
- Jorge Polanco: D7/F7D
- Royce Lewis: S9/L9.2-3
- Max Kepler: K
- Carlos Correa: W.1-2
- Donovan Solano: 64(1)/FO/G6.B-1
Bot 5
- Gabriel Arias: D8/L8XD+
- Will Brennan: 43/G34.2-3
- Bo Naylor: W
- Myles Straw: SB2
- Myles Straw: 9/SF/L9L.3-H;2-3
- Steven Kwan: 43/G4
Top 6
- Jordan Luplow: K
- Christian Vazquez: HR/F9LD
- Willi Castro: S8/L8D
- Kyle Farmer: D8/F78XD.1-3
- Jorge Polanco: K
- Royce Lewis: K
Bot 6
- Jose Ramirez: S9/G34
- Josh Naylor: 6/L6
- Kole Calhoun: S8/F8S.1-3
- Andres Gimenez: K
- Gabriel Arias: 9/L89D
Top 7
- Max Kepler: 63/G6M
- Carlos Correa: 13/G1
- Donovan Solano: S8/G6M
- Andrew Stevenson: WP.1-2
- Andrew Stevenson: K
Bot 7
- Will Brennan: S8/G6M
- Bo Naylor: K
- Myles Straw: K
- Steven Kwan: 43/G34
Top 8
- Christian Vazquez: S8/L8
- Willi Castro: D7/G5.1-3
- Kyle Farmer: K
- Jorge Polanco: 9/SF/F89.3-H;2-3
- Royce Lewis: W
- Max Kepler: W.1-2
- Carlos Correa: WP.3-H(NR);2-3;1-2
- Carlos Correa: HP
- Donovan Solano: T9/L8.3-H;2-H;1-H
- Andrew Stevenson: 43/G4
Bot 8
- Jose Ramirez: 6/P6S
- Josh Naylor: 31/G3
- David Fry: 7/L7D+
Top 9
- Joey Gallo: 8/F8S
- Willi Castro: K
- Kyle Farmer: 43/G4
Bot 9
- Andres Gimenez: 7/F78D
- Gabriel Arias: 3/P3
- Will Brennan: K
Notes & reviews
- Umpire reviewed (home run), call on the field was upheld.





























