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Cleveland Guardians @ Minnesota Twins

2024-04-06 · Day game · Target Field · Att: 25806 · 55°F, sunny · Wind 15 mph from RF · 2:51

Cleveland Guardians defeated Minnesota Twins 3–1. Minnesota Twins opened the scoring in the 1st — Alex Kirilloff triples (3) on a ground ball to right fielder Will Brennan. Carlos Correa scores. Cleveland Guardians took the lead in the 2nd — David Fry homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field. Tyler Freeman scores. Will Brennan scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 2nd: David Fry homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field. Tyler Freeman scores. Will Brennan scores — worth 27% in win probability. Also of note: Ejection — millb903 (C): Called third strike.

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Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CLE	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	7
MIN	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2

W: Nick Sandlin L: Joe Ryan SV: Emmanuel Clase

Umpires — HP: Brennan Miller · 1B: Brian O'Nora · 2B: Paul Clemons · 3B: Ryan Additon · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Cleveland Guardians — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Steven Kwan	4	0	0	0	2
Andres Gimenez	4	0	1	0	2
Jose Ramirez	4	0	1	0	0
Josh Naylor	3	0	1	0	1
Tyler Freeman	4	1	0	0	1
Will Brennan	4	1	1	0	2
Bo Naylor	4	0	0	0	3
David Fry	3	1	1	3	0
Brayan Rocchio	3	0	2	0	0

Minnesota Twins — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Edouard Julien	3	0	0	0	2	2
Carlos Correa	3	1	1	0	2	1
Alex Kirilloff	4	0	1	1	1	1
Byron Buxton	3	0	0	0	0	1
Max Kepler	3	0	0	0	1	1
Carlos Santana	4	0	0	0	0	2
Matt Wallner	2	0	0	0	1	2
Ryan Jeffers	3	0	0	0	0	1
Willi Castro	4	0	0	0	0	3

Cleveland Guardians — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Carlos Carrasco	3.0	1	3	6
Nick Sandlin	1.0	0	0	2
Cade Smith	1.1	0	1	1
Hunter Gaddis	0.2	0	0	2
Scott Barlow	1.0	0	2	0
Tyler Beede	1.0	0	1	1
Emmanuel Clase	1.0	1	0	2

Minnesota Twins — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	SO
Joe Ryan	6.0	5	7
Jorge Alcala	2.0	1	2
Jay Jackson	1.0	1	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Steven Kwan: K
Andres Gimenez: 43/G4
Jose Ramirez: 4/F9S

Bot 1

Edouard Julien: K
Carlos Correa: W
Alex Kirilloff: T9/G3.1-H
Byron Buxton: FC/G6MS.3XH(62);B-1
Max Kepler: K

Top 2

Josh Naylor: HP
Tyler Freeman: 54(1)/FO/G5.B-1
Will Brennan: S9/G34.1-2
Bo Naylor: 9/F9D.2-3
David Fry: HR/F7D.3-H;1-H
Brayan Rocchio: 63/G4+

Bot 2

Carlos Santana: 9/F89
Matt Wallner: K
Ryan Jeffers: 9/F89XD

Top 3

Steven Kwan: K
Andres Gimenez: K
Jose Ramirez: S8/G4
Josh Naylor: K

Bot 3

Willi Castro: K
Edouard Julien: W
Carlos Correa: K+SB2
Alex Kirilloff: W
Byron Buxton: K

Top 4

Tyler Freeman: K
Will Brennan: 43/G4
Bo Naylor: K.BX1(23)

Bot 4

Max Kepler: 7/F7
Carlos Santana: K
Matt Wallner: K

Top 5

David Fry: 9/F9LD
Brayan Rocchio: D9/L9L+
Steven Kwan: 6/L6MD
Andres Gimenez: S9/G3.2-3
Jose Ramirez: 7/L78

Bot 5

Ryan Jeffers: HP
Willi Castro: FC6/G6M.1X2(6E4);B-1
Edouard Julien: K
Carlos Correa: 5(2)/FO/G56.1-3;B-1
Alex Kirilloff: 43/G4

Top 6

Josh Naylor: 3/G3
Tyler Freeman: 8/F8D+
Will Brennan: K

Bot 6

Byron Buxton: HP
Max Kepler: W.1-2
Carlos Santana: 46(1)/FO/G4.2-3;B-1
Matt Wallner: HP.1-2
Ryan Jeffers: K
Willi Castro: K

Top 7

Bo Naylor: K
David Fry: 53/G56
Brayan Rocchio: S9/L9L
Steven Kwan: CS2(26)

Bot 7

Edouard Julien: W
Carlos Correa: W.1-2
Alex Kirilloff: 46(1)3/GDP/G34+.2-3
Byron Buxton: 43/G6MD

Top 8

Steven Kwan: 7/F7LS
Andres Gimenez: K
Jose Ramirez: 7/F7L

Bot 8

Max Kepler: 6/F56D
Carlos Santana: K
Matt Wallner: W
Ryan Jeffers: 9/F89

Top 9

Josh Naylor: S8/G4
Tyler Freeman: 13/G1S-.1-2
Will Brennan: K.BX1(23)
Bo Naylor: K

Bot 9

Willi Castro: K
Edouard Julien: 8/F78XD+
Carlos Correa: S8/G6M
Alex Kirilloff: DI.1-2
Alex Kirilloff: K

Notes & reviews

Twins coach David Popkins ejected by HP umpire Brennan Miller for arguing called third strike
Twins challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was overturned.

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