MLB

Minnesota Twins at Cleveland Guardians

· Major League Baseball
Minnesota Twins
52-59, 22-35 Away
Final
5 - 4
Cleveland Guardians
56-55, 29-27 Home

Twins score 4 runs in 1st inning, beat Guardians 5-4 to snap 4-game losing streak

Twins topple Guardians to snap 4-game losing streak

Matt Wallner and Royce Lewis also drove in runs in the first against Joey Cantillo (2-2), who struck out a season-high nine over 5 2/3 innings. Kody Clemens’ bunt single in the eighth plated DaShawn Keirsey Jr. with an insurance run.

The Guardians trailed 5-2 going into the ninth, but Brayan Rocchio’s pinch-hit single off Michael Tonkin scored Nolan Jones and C.J. Kayfus. Erasmo Ramírez entered and retired Daniel Schneemann and José Ramírez in order to close out the win.

Minnesota snapped a four-game losing streak. Kody Funderburk (2-1) tossed two scoreless innings of relief, and Ramírez earned the save in his first big-league appearance since Aug. 30, 2024, with Tampa Bay.

José Ramírez hit a two-run homer in the first and Schneemann had three hits for the second day in a row for Cleveland, which had won four straight. Kayfus doubled for his first hit in the majors, one day after being recalled from Triple-A Columbus.

José Ureña, pitching for his sixth team in three years, started and gave up two runs in four innings for the Twins. Wallner and Clemens had two hits apiece.

Key moment Cantillo gave up four straight hits to Austin Martin, Ryan Jeffers, Wallner and Lewis to begin the game. The left-hander had only given up three total hits in the first inning of his other five starts this season.

Key stat Ureña became the first player this season to appear in games with four teams, previously pitching for the Mets, Blue Jays and Dodgers.

Up next Twins: Manager Rocco Baldelli has not determined who will start Monday in a bullpen game at Detroit.

Guardians: RHP Slade Cecconi (5-7, 3.77 ERA) opens a three-game series Monday at the New York Mets.

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Scoring Summary

9th Inning Ramírez flied out to right.
9th Inning Schneemann flied out to left.
9th Inning Ramírez relieved Tonkin
9th Inning Kwan lined out to left.
9th Inning Rocchio singled to left, Jones scored and Kayfus scored.
9th Inning Rocchio hit for Martínez

Statistics

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1 Games Played 1
1 Team Games Played 1
0 Hit By Pitch 0
10 Ground Balls 7
12 Strikeouts 9
5 Runs Batted In 4
0 Sacrifice Hit 0
8 Hits 10
1 Stolen Bases 0
3 Walks 3
0 Catcher Interference 0
5 Runs 4
0 Ground Into Double Play 0
0 Sacrifice Flies 0
35 At Bats 36
0 Home Runs 1
0 Grand Slam Home Runs 0
16 Runners Left On Base 14
1 Triples 0
1 Game Winning RBIs 0
0 Intentional Walks 0
1 Doubles 3
13 Fly Balls 20
0 Caught Stealing 1
142 Pitches 163
0 Games Started 0
0 Pinch At Bats 1
0 Pinch Hits 1
0.0 Player Rating 0.0
1 Is Qualified 1
1 Is Qualified In Steals 1
11 Total Bases 16
38 Plate Appearances 39
0.0 Projected Home Runs 162.0
2 Extra Base Hits 4
3.5 Runs Created 5.1
.229 Batting Average .278
.000 Pinch Hit Average 1.000
.314 Slugging Percentage .444
.200 Secondary Average .222
.289 On Base Percentage .333
.604 OBP Pct + SLG Pct .778
0.8 Ground To Fly Ball Ratio 0.4
3.5 Runs Created Per 27 Outs 5.1
33.5 Batter Rating 35.0
0.0 At Bats Per Home Run 36.0
1.00 Stolen Base Percentage 0.00
3.74 Pitches Per Plate Appearance 4.18
.086 Isolated Power .167
0.25 Walk To Strikeout Ratio 0.33
.079 Walks Per Plate Appearance .077
-.029 Secondary Average Minus Batting Average -.056
10.0 Runs Produced 8.0
1.0 Runs Ratio 1.0
0.4 Patience Ratio 0.5
0.3 Balls In Play Average 0.3
79.3 MLB Rating 84.8
0.0 Offensive Wins Above Replacement 0.0
0.0 Wins Above Replacement 0.0

Game Information

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Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Attendance: 29,240 | Capacity:

2025 American League Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Detroit - 62 W2 0.5753425 84
Cleveland 9.5 71 L1 0.5103448 74
Kansas City 10 72 W1 0.5068493 74
Minnesota 20 82 L2 0.43835616 64
Chicago 28 90 W1 0.38356164 56
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