MLB

Minnesota Twins at Cleveland Guardians

· Major League Baseball
Minnesota Twins
51-59, 21-35 Away
Final
4 - 5
Cleveland Guardians
56-54, 29-26 Home

Naylor has RBI double in 8th inning, Guardians beat Twins 5-4 for 4th straight win

Guardians edge Twins 5-4 for fourth straight win

Schneeman had three hits, including a drive into the right-field stands to lead off the third inning. Ramírez tied it at 4 with a two-run homer down the right-field line in the fifth.

Matt Wallner had a two-run homer in the fourth inning as Minnesota dropped its fourth straight.

Cleveland's bullpen retired 13 of the 14 hitters it faced, striking out 10. Nic Enright (2-0) got the win. Hunter Gaddis gave up a lead off double to Edouard Julien in the ninth, then struck out the next three for his first big-league save.

Ramírez led off the eighth with a base hit to right field, advanced to second on Carlos Santana's single and scored the go-ahead run on Naylor's double to right off Pierson Ohl (0-2).

Key moment Cleveland right fielder C.J. Kayfus drove in a run on his first MLB at-bat. Kayfus grounded out to shortstop Brooks Lee, but it was enough to bring in Naylor with the game's first run.

Key stat Ramírez went 2 for 3 with a home run and two RBI. Not only is the All-Star third baseman 7 for 16 in his last four games, he is batting .500 (8 for 16) with four home runs and 10 RBI on his last four promotional giveaway games. Guardians fans received Ramírez jerseys on Saturday.

Up next Minnesota RHP José Ureña (0-0, 5.40 ERA) was set to start opposite LHP Joey Cantillo (2-1, 4.14 ERA) on Sunday in the series finale.

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Scoring Summary

9th Inning Larnach struck out swinging.
9th Inning Roden struck out swinging.
9th Inning Keirsey Jr. struck out bunting foul.
9th Inning Martin ran for Julien
9th Inning Julien doubled to left.
9th Inning Gaddis relieved Enright

Statistics

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1 Games Played 1
1 Team Games Played 1
0 Hit By Pitch 0
8 Ground Balls 8
15 Strikeouts 6
4 Runs Batted In 5
0 Sacrifice Hit 0
9 Hits 10
0 Stolen Bases 0
2 Walks 2
0 Catcher Interference 0
4 Runs 5
0 Ground Into Double Play 0
0 Sacrifice Flies 0
36 At Bats 34
1 Home Runs 2
0 Grand Slam Home Runs 0
19 Runners Left On Base 16
0 Triples 0
0 Game Winning RBIs 1
0 Intentional Walks 0
4 Doubles 3
13 Fly Balls 20
0 Caught Stealing 0
152 Pitches 143
0 Games Started 0
0 Pinch At Bats 0
0 Pinch Hits 0
0.0 Player Rating 0.0
1 Is Qualified 1
0 Is Qualified In Steals 0
16 Total Bases 19
38 Plate Appearances 36
162.0 Projected Home Runs 324.0
5 Extra Base Hits 5
4.7 Runs Created 6.3
.250 Batting Average .294
.000 Pinch Hit Average .000
.444 Slugging Percentage .559
.250 Secondary Average .324
.289 On Base Percentage .333
.734 OBP Pct + SLG Pct .892
0.6 Ground To Fly Ball Ratio 0.4
4.7 Runs Created Per 27 Outs 7.1
36.0 Batter Rating 42.0
36.0 At Bats Per Home Run 17.0
0.00 Stolen Base Percentage 0.00
4.00 Pitches Per Plate Appearance 3.97
.194 Isolated Power .265
0.13 Walk To Strikeout Ratio 0.33
.053 Walks Per Plate Appearance .056
.000 Secondary Average Minus Batting Average .029
8.0 Runs Produced 10.0
1.0 Runs Ratio 1.0
0.5 Patience Ratio 0.6
0.4 Balls In Play Average 0.3
82.0 MLB Rating 91.0
0.0 Offensive Wins Above Replacement 0.0
0.0 Wins Above Replacement 0.0

Game Information

Progressive Field

Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Attendance: 35,116 | Capacity:

2025 American League Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Detroit - 63 L1 0.5714286 84
Cleveland 8.5 71 W1 0.51369864 75
Kansas City 10 73 L1 0.50340134 74
Minnesota 19.5 82 L2 0.43835616 64
Chicago 27 90 W2 0.3877551 57
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