Major League Baseball

FINAL
Cleveland Guardians 6
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Minnesota Twins 7
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Match Report

Twins top Guardians 7-6 as Lewis hits tying HR in 8th, Castro wins it with SF in 9th

— Byron Buxton heard the crowd roar as he approached the steps to the Minnesota dugout, giving him chills that had nothing to do with the ice that had just been strapped to his sore ribs.

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Top Performers

CLE

  • Jose Ramirez 3B H-AB 1-4 · AB 4 · R 1
  • Steven Kwan LF H-AB 1-5 · AB 5 · R 1
  • Gabriel Arias 3B H-AB 2-4 · AB 4 · R 1
  • Josh Bell DH H-AB 1-4 · AB 4 · R 1

MIN

  • Royce Lewis 1B H-AB 1-4 · AB 4 · R 1
  • Alex Kirilloff LF H-AB 1-3 · AB 3 · R 1
  • Ryan Jeffers C H-AB 0-0 · AB 0 · R 1
  • Jorge Polanco DH H-AB 1-5 · AB 5 · R 0

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2

Injuries

Minnesota Twins

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

Cleveland Guardians

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

Lineups

Confirmed

MIN

  1. Jorge Polanco2B11
  2. Alex Kirilloff1B19
  3. Carlos CorreaSS1
  4. Byron BuxtonDH25
  5. Max KeplerRF22
  6. Royce Lewis3B23
  7. Joey GalloRF17
  8. Michael A. TaylorCF21
  9. Christian VazquezC2

Substitutes

  1. Willi CastroLF3
  2. Donovan SolanoDH16
  3. Kyle FarmerSS15
  4. Ryan JeffersPR27

CLE

  1. Steven KwanLF38
  2. Amed RosarioSS14
  3. Jose Ramirez3B11
  4. Andres Gimenez2B0
  5. Josh BellDH56
  6. Gabriel Arias1B43
  7. Will BrennanRF7
  8. Mike ZuninoC10
  9. Myles StrawCF3

Play by Play

  1. End Batter/Pitcher 6-7
    41324 9th Inning
  2. Play Result 6-7

    Castro hit sacrifice fly to right, Jeffers scored, Kirilloff to second, Polanco to third.

    41324 9th Inning
  3. Sacrifice Fly 6-7

    Pitch 5 : Ball In Play

    41324 9th Inning
  4. Foul Ball 6-6

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    41324 9th Inning
  5. Ball 6-6

    Pitch 3 : Ball 1

    41324 9th Inning
  6. Strike Swinging 6-6

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging

    41324 9th Inning
  7. Strike Looking 6-6

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    41324 9th Inning
  8. Foul Ball 6-6

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    41324 9th Inning
  9. Foul Ball 6-6

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    42604 9th Inning
  10. Foul Ball 6-6

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    42604 9th Inning
  11. End Batter/Pitcher 6-6
    41003 8th Inning
  12. Play Result 6-6

    Lewis homered to center (421 feet), Solano scored.

    41003 8th Inning
  13. Home Run 6-6

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    41003 8th Inning
  14. Foul Ball 6-4

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    41003 8th Inning
  15. Ball 6-4

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    41003 8th Inning
  16. End Batter/Pitcher 6-4
    41003 8th Inning
  17. Play Result 6-4

    Solano doubled to left, Castro scored.

    41003 8th Inning
  18. Double 6-4

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    41003 8th Inning
  19. Foul Ball 6-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    41003 8th Inning
  20. Ball 6-3

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    41003 8th Inning
  21. Foul Ball 6-3

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    41003 8th Inning
  22. Foul Ball 6-3

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    33403 8th Inning
  23. Foul Ball 6-3

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    33403 8th Inning
  24. Foul Ball 6-3

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    33403 8th Inning
  25. Foul Ball 6-3

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    41385 6th Inning
  26. Foul Ball 6-3

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    41385 6th Inning
  27. Foul Ball 6-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    41385 6th Inning
  28. Foul Ball 6-3

    Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul

    33403 6th Inning
  29. Foul Ball 6-3

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    33403 6th Inning
  30. Foul Ball 6-3

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    33403 6th Inning
  31. Foul Ball 6-3

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    33403 6th Inning
  32. Foul Ball 6-3

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    33403 6th Inning
  33. End Batter/Pitcher 6-3
    39671 6th Inning
  34. Play Result 6-3

    Zunino singled to left, Arias scored and Bell scored, Brennan to second.

    39671 6th Inning
  35. Single 6-3

    Pitch 8 : Ball In Play

    39671 6th Inning
  36. Foul Ball 4-3

    Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul

    39671 6th Inning
  37. Foul Ball 4-3

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    39671 6th Inning
  38. Ball 4-3

    Pitch 5 : Ball 3

    39671 6th Inning
  39. Ball 4-3

    Pitch 4 : Ball 2

    39671 6th Inning
  40. Strike Swinging 4-3

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Swinging

    39671 6th Inning
  41. Strike Looking 4-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Looking

    39671 6th Inning
  42. Ball 4-3

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    39671 6th Inning
  43. End Batter/Pitcher 4-3
    39671 6th Inning
  44. Play Result 4-3

    Bell singled to left, Ramírez scored.

    39671 6th Inning
  45. Single 4-3

    Pitch 2 : Ball In Play

    39671 6th Inning
  46. Strike Looking 3-3

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    39671 6th Inning
  47. End Batter/Pitcher 3-3
    39671 6th Inning
  48. Play Result 3-3

    Giménez grounded out to second, Kwan scored, Ramírez to second.

    39671 6th Inning
  49. Ground Out 3-3

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    39671 6th Inning
  50. End Batter/Pitcher 2-3
    39671 6th Inning
  51. Play Result 2-3

    Ramírez singled to center, Straw scored, Kwan to third.

    39671 6th Inning
  52. Single 2-3

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    39671 6th Inning
  53. Strike Looking 1-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Looking

    39671 6th Inning
  54. Ball 1-3

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    39671 6th Inning
  55. Foul Ball 1-3

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    39671 6th Inning
  56. Foul Ball 1-3

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    4345278 5th Inning
  57. Foul Ball 1-3

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    4345278 5th Inning
  58. Foul Ball 1-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    4345278 5th Inning
  59. End Batter/Pitcher 1-3
    4345278 5th Inning
  60. Play Result 1-3

    Kirilloff singled to right, Vázquez scored.

    4345278 5th Inning
  1. End Batter/Pitcher 6-7
    41324 9th Inning
  2. Play Result 6-7

    Castro hit sacrifice fly to right, Jeffers scored, Kirilloff to second, Polanco to third.

    41324 9th Inning
  3. Sacrifice Fly 6-7

    Pitch 5 : Ball In Play

    41324 9th Inning
  4. Foul Ball 6-6

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    41324 9th Inning
  5. Ball 6-6

    Pitch 3 : Ball 1

    41324 9th Inning
  6. Strike Swinging 6-6

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging

    41324 9th Inning
  7. Strike Looking 6-6

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    41324 9th Inning
  8. Start Batter/Pitcher 6-6

    Eli Morgan pitches to Willi Castro

    41324 9th Inning
  9. End Batter/Pitcher 6-6
    41324 9th Inning
  10. Play Result 6-6

    Kirilloff intentionally walked.

    41324 9th Inning
  11. Automatic Ball 6-6

    Pitch 4 : Automatic Ball 4

    41324 9th Inning
  12. Automatic Ball 6-6

    Pitch 3 : Automatic Ball 3

    41324 9th Inning
  13. Automatic Ball 6-6

    Pitch 2 : Automatic Ball 2

    41324 9th Inning
  14. Automatic Ball 6-6

    Pitch 1 : Automatic Ball 1

    41324 9th Inning
  15. Start Batter/Pitcher 6-6

    Eli Morgan pitches to Alex Kirilloff

    41324 9th Inning
  16. Play Result 6-6

    Jeffers ran for Vázquez

    9th Inning
  17. End Batter/Pitcher 6-6
    41324 9th Inning
  18. Play Result 6-6

    Polanco doubled to right, Vázquez to third.

    41324 9th Inning
  19. Double 6-6

    Pitch 6 : Ball In Play

    41324 9th Inning
  20. Ball 6-6

    Pitch 5 : Ball 3

    41324 9th Inning
  21. Foul Ball 6-6

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    41324 9th Inning
  22. Ball 6-6

    Pitch 3 : Ball 2

    41324 9th Inning
  23. Strike Looking 6-6

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Looking

    41324 9th Inning
  24. Ball 6-6

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    41324 9th Inning
  25. Start Batter/Pitcher 6-6

    Eli Morgan pitches to Jorge Polanco

    41324 9th Inning
  26. End Batter/Pitcher 6-6
    41324 9th Inning
  27. Play Result 6-6

    Vázquez walked.

    41324 9th Inning
  28. Ball 6-6

    Pitch 4 : Ball 4

    41324 9th Inning
  29. Ball 6-6

    Pitch 3 : Ball 3

    41324 9th Inning
  30. Ball 6-6

    Pitch 2 : Ball 2

    41324 9th Inning
  31. Ball 6-6

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    41324 9th Inning
  32. Start Batter/Pitcher 6-6

    Eli Morgan pitches to Christian Vazquez

    41324 9th Inning
  33. Play Result 6-6

    Morgan relieved Stephan

    41324 9th Inning
  34. Start Inning 6-6

    Bottom of the 9th inning

    9th Inning
  35. End Inning 6-6

    Middle of the 9th inning

    9th Inning
  36. End Batter/Pitcher 6-6
    42604 9th Inning
  37. Play Result 6-6

    Rosario grounded out to shortstop.

    42604 9th Inning
  38. Ground Out 6-6

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    42604 9th Inning
  39. Foul Ball 6-6

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    42604 9th Inning
  40. Ball 6-6

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    42604 9th Inning

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