Major League Baseball

FINAL
Minnesota Twins 3
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Cleveland Guardians 4
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CLE000300104
Progressive Field · 20,795 att.

Match Report

Kwan's first homer powers Guardians to 4-3 win over Twins

— The light-hitting, slimmest-of-margin Guardians finally got a deep drive from a very unlikely power source.

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Top Performers

MIN

  • Byron Buxton CF H-AB 0-4 · AB 4 · R 0
  • Jorge Polanco DH H-AB 1-4 · AB 4 · R 0
  • Ryan Jeffers C H-AB 1-3 · AB 3 · R 0
  • Joey Gallo 1B H-AB 0-1 · AB 1 · R 0

CLE

  • Jose Ramirez 3B H-AB 1-4 · AB 4 · R 1
  • Steven Kwan LF H-AB 1-4 · AB 4 · R 1
  • Josh Bell DH H-AB 2-4 · AB 4 · R 0
  • Mike Zunino C H-AB 0-3 · AB 3 · R 0

Head to Head

CLE wins series 2-1

Injuries

Cleveland Guardians

  • Kahlil Watson Out
  • Colin Holderman 15-Day-IL
  • Andrew Walters Out

Minnesota Twins

  • Jeff Hoffman Out
  • Byron Buxton Out
  • Anthony Banda Out
  • Walker Jenkins Out
  • Mike Paredes 60-Day-IL

Lineups

Confirmed

CLE

  1. Steven KwanLF38
  2. Amed RosarioSS14
  3. Jose Ramirez3B11
  4. Josh NaylorDH12
  5. Josh Bell1B56
  6. Andres Gimenez2B0
  7. Gabriel Arias1B43
  8. Mike ZuninoC10
  9. Myles StrawCF3

Substitutes

  1. Will BrennanRF7

MIN

  1. Byron BuxtonDH25
  2. Jorge Polanco2B11
  3. Carlos CorreaSS1
  4. Donovan Solano1B16
  5. Jose Miranda3B64
  6. Max KeplerRF22
  7. Willi CastroLF3
  8. Ryan JeffersC27
  9. Michael A. TaylorCF21

Substitutes

  1. Alex Kirilloff1B19
  2. Joey GalloPH17
  3. Nick GordonCF27

Play by Play

  1. Foul Ball 3-4

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    41743 9th Inning
  2. Foul Ball 3-4

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    41743 9th Inning
  3. Foul Ball 3-4

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    41743 9th Inning
  4. Foul Ball 3-4

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    4722926 8th Inning
  5. Foul Ball 3-4

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    4722926 8th Inning
  6. Foul Ball 3-4

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    4722926 8th Inning
  7. Foul Ball 3-4

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    4722926 8th Inning
  8. Foul Ball 3-4

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    41225 8th Inning
  9. Foul Ball 3-4

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    41225 8th Inning
  10. Foul Ball 3-4

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    41225 8th Inning
  11. Foul Ball 3-4

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    41225 8th Inning
  12. End Batter/Pitcher 3-4
    41031 7th Inning
  13. Play Result 3-4

    Kwan homered to center (402 feet).

    41031 7th Inning
  14. Home Run 3-4

    Pitch 4 : Ball In Play

    41031 7th Inning
  15. Ball 3-3

    Pitch 3 : Ball 2

    41031 7th Inning
  16. Foul Ball 3-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    41031 7th Inning
  17. Ball 3-3

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    41031 7th Inning
  18. End Batter/Pitcher 3-3
    41003 7th Inning
  19. Play Result 3-3

    Correa homered to left (407 feet).

    41003 7th Inning
  20. Home Run 3-3

    Pitch 5 : Ball In Play

    41003 7th Inning
  21. Ball 3-3

    Pitch 4 : Ball 2

    41003 7th Inning
  22. Automatic Ball 2-3

    Pitch 3 : Automatic Ball 1

    41003 7th Inning
  23. Foul Ball 2-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    41003 7th Inning
  24. Strike Looking 2-3

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    41003 7th Inning
  25. Foul Ball 2-3

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    41003 7th Inning
  26. Foul Ball 2-3

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    41003 7th Inning
  27. Foul Ball 2-3

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    41031 6th Inning
  28. Foul Ball 2-3

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    41031 6th Inning
  29. Foul Ball 2-3

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    40715 6th Inning
  30. End Batter/Pitcher 2-3
    4683350 6th Inning
  31. Play Result 2-3

    Kepler homered to right center (393 feet), Miranda scored.

    4683350 6th Inning
  32. Home Run 2-3

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    4683350 6th Inning
  33. Foul Ball 0-3

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    4683350 6th Inning
  34. Foul Ball 0-3

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    4683350 6th Inning
  35. Foul Ball 0-3

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    4683350 6th Inning
  36. Foul Ball 0-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    32082 5th Inning
  37. Foul Ball 0-3

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    32082 5th Inning
  38. Foul Ball 0-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    32082 5th Inning
  39. Foul Ball 0-3

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    4683350 5th Inning
  40. Foul Ball 0-3

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    4683350 5th Inning
  41. Foul Ball 0-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    32082 4th Inning
  42. End Batter/Pitcher 0-3
    32082 4th Inning
  43. Play Result 0-3

    Straw walked, Naylor scored, Arias to second, Bell to third.

    32082 4th Inning
  44. Ball 0-3

    Pitch 7 : Ball 4

    32082 4th Inning
  45. Ball 0-3

    Pitch 6 : Ball 3

    32082 4th Inning
  46. Foul Ball 0-3

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    32082 4th Inning
  47. Ball 0-3

    Pitch 4 : Ball 2

    32082 4th Inning
  48. Strike Looking 0-3

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Looking

    32082 4th Inning
  49. Strike Looking 0-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Looking

    32082 4th Inning
  50. Automatic Ball 0-2

    Pitch 1 : Automatic Ball 1

    32082 4th Inning
  51. End Batter/Pitcher 0-2
    32082 4th Inning
  52. Play Result 0-2

    Bell singled to left, Ramírez scored, Naylor to second.

    32082 4th Inning
  53. Single 0-2

    Pitch 5 : Ball In Play

    32082 4th Inning
  54. Strike Looking 0-1

    Pitch 4 : Strike 1 Looking

    32082 4th Inning
  55. Ball 0-1

    Pitch 3 : Ball 3

    32082 4th Inning
  56. Ball 0-1

    Pitch 2 : Ball 2

    32082 4th Inning
  57. Ball 0-1

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    32082 4th Inning
  58. End Batter/Pitcher 0-1
    32082 4th Inning
  59. Play Result 0-1

    Naylor reached on infield single to third, Rosario scored on error, Ramírez to second, Ramírez safe at third on throwing error by third baseman Miranda.

    32082 4th Inning
  60. Error 0-1

    Naylor reached on infield single to third, Rosario scored on error, Ramírez to second, Ramírez safe at third on throwing error by third baseman Miranda.

    32082 4th Inning
  1. End Batter/Pitcher 3-4
    41743 9th Inning
  2. Play Result 3-4

    Buxton flied out to right.

    41743 9th Inning
  3. Fly Out 3-4

    Pitch 2 : Ball In Play

    41743 9th Inning
  4. Strike Looking 3-4

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    41743 9th Inning
  5. Start Batter/Pitcher 3-4

    Emmanuel Clase pitches to Byron Buxton

    41743 9th Inning
  6. End Batter/Pitcher 3-4
    41743 9th Inning
  7. Play Result 3-4

    Gordon grounded out to second.

    41743 9th Inning
  8. Ground Out 3-4

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    41743 9th Inning
  9. Start Batter/Pitcher 3-4

    Emmanuel Clase pitches to Nick Gordon

    41743 9th Inning
  10. End Batter/Pitcher 3-4
    41743 9th Inning
  11. Play Result 3-4

    Gallo struck out looking.

    41743 9th Inning
  12. Strike Looking 3-4

    Pitch 7 : Strike 3 Looking

    41743 9th Inning
  13. Foul Ball 3-4

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    41743 9th Inning
  14. Foul Ball 3-4

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    41743 9th Inning
  15. Strike Looking 3-4

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Looking

    41743 9th Inning
  16. Ball 3-4

    Pitch 3 : Ball 2

    41743 9th Inning
  17. Ball 3-4

    Pitch 2 : Ball 1

    41743 9th Inning
  18. Foul Ball 3-4

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    41743 9th Inning
  19. Start Batter/Pitcher 3-4

    Emmanuel Clase pitches to Joey Gallo

    41743 9th Inning
  20. Play Result 3-4

    Clase relieved Hentges

    41743 9th Inning
  21. Play Result 3-4

    Gallo hit for Jeffers

    9th Inning
  22. Play Result 3-4

    Arias at first base.

    9th Inning
  23. Play Result 3-4

    Brennan in right field.

    9th Inning
  24. Start Inning 3-4

    Top of the 9th inning

    9th Inning
  25. End Inning 3-4

    End of the 8th inning

    8th Inning
  26. End Batter/Pitcher 3-4
    4722926 8th Inning
  27. Play Result 3-4

    Bell struck out swinging.

    4722926 8th Inning
  28. Strike Swinging 3-4

    Pitch 6 : Strike 3 Swinging

    4722926 8th Inning
  29. Foul Ball 3-4

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    4722926 8th Inning
  30. Foul Ball 3-4

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    4722926 8th Inning
  31. Ball 3-4

    Pitch 3 : Ball 2

    4722926 8th Inning
  32. Ball 3-4

    Pitch 2 : Ball 1

    4722926 8th Inning
  33. Strike Swinging 3-4

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging

    4722926 8th Inning
  34. Start Batter/Pitcher 3-4

    Jovani Moran pitches to Josh Bell

    4722926 8th Inning
  35. End Batter/Pitcher 3-4
    4722926 8th Inning
  36. Play Result 3-4

    Naylor struck out swinging.

    4722926 8th Inning
  37. Strike Swinging 3-4

    Pitch 5 : Strike 3 Swinging

    4722926 8th Inning
  38. Ball 3-4

    Pitch 4 : Ball 1

    4722926 8th Inning
  39. Foul Ball 3-4

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    4722926 8th Inning
  40. Strike Swinging 3-4

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging

    4722926 8th Inning

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