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Cleveland Guardians 4
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Minnesota Twins 2
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Match Report

Will Brennan's rare homer against Sonny Gray gives Guardians a 4-2 win over Twins

— Will Brennan hit the first homer allowed this season by Sonny Gray in the seventh inning and Logan Allen pitched six strong innings for the Cleveland Guardians in a 4-2 win against the Minnesota Twins on Saturday night.

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Top Performers

CLE

  • Jose Ramirez 3B H-AB 0-5 · AB 5 · R 0
  • Josh Naylor 1B H-AB 1-4 · AB 4 · R 0
  • Tyler Freeman RF H-AB 1-2 · AB 2 · R 0
  • Steven Kwan LF H-AB 2-5 · AB 5 · R 1

MIN

  • Alex Kirilloff LF H-AB 0-2 · AB 2 · R 0
  • Kyle Garlick LF H-AB 1-3 · AB 3 · R 0
  • Ryan Jeffers C H-AB 0-2 · AB 2 · R 0
  • Jorge Polanco DH H-AB 1-4 · AB 4 · R 1

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. Donovan Solano1B16
  3. Royce Lewis3B23
  4. Kyle FarmerSS15
  5. Kyle GarlickRF41
  6. Ryan JeffersDH27
  7. Willi CastroCF3
  8. Michael A. TaylorCF21
  9. Christian VazquezC2

Substitutes

  1. Max KeplerRF22
  2. Alex KirilloffLF19

CLE

  1. Steven KwanLF38
  2. Amed RosarioSS14
  3. Jose Ramirez3B11
  4. Josh NaylorDH12
  5. Andres Gimenez2B0
  6. Gabriel Arias1B43
  7. Will BrennanRF7
  8. Mike ZuninoC10
  9. Myles StrawCF3

Substitutes

  1. Tyler FreemanSS2

Play by Play

  1. Foul Ball 4-2

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    41743 9th Inning
  2. Foul Ball 4-2

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    41743 9th Inning
  3. Foul Ball 4-2

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    33403 9th Inning
  4. Foul Ball 4-2

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    33833 9th Inning
  5. Foul Ball 4-2

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    33833 9th Inning
  6. Foul Ball 4-2

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    33833 9th Inning
  7. Foul Ball 4-2

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    33833 9th Inning
  8. End Batter/Pitcher 4-2
    33833 9th Inning
  9. Play Result 4-2

    Kwan homered to right (379 feet).

    33833 9th Inning
  10. Home Run 4-2

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    33833 9th Inning
  11. Foul Ball 3-2

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    33833 9th Inning
  12. Strike Looking 3-2

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    33833 9th Inning
  13. Foul Ball 3-2

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    33833 9th Inning
  14. Foul Ball 3-2

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    35026 8th Inning
  15. Foul Ball 3-2

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    35026 8th Inning
  16. Foul Ball 3-2

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    33833 8th Inning
  17. Foul Ball 3-2

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    4722926 8th Inning
  18. Foul Ball 3-2

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    4722926 8th Inning
  19. Foul Ball 3-2

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    40715 7th Inning
  20. Foul Ball 3-2

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    32082 7th Inning
  21. Foul Ball 3-2

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    32082 7th Inning
  22. Foul Ball 3-2

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    32082 7th Inning
  23. Foul Ball 3-2

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    32082 7th Inning
  24. End Batter/Pitcher 3-2
    32082 7th Inning
  25. Play Result 3-2

    Brennan homered to right (406 feet), Arias scored.

    32082 7th Inning
  26. Home Run 3-2

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    32082 7th Inning
  27. Foul Ball 1-2

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    4683350 6th Inning
  28. Foul Ball 1-2

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    4683350 6th Inning
  29. Foul Ball 1-2

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    4683350 6th Inning
  30. Foul Out 1-2

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    32082 6th Inning
  31. End Batter/Pitcher 1-2
    4683350 5th Inning
  32. Play Result 1-2

    Solano doubled to center, Vázquez scored.

    4683350 5th Inning
  33. Double 1-2

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    4683350 5th Inning
  34. Foul Ball 1-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    4683350 5th Inning
  35. Foul Ball 1-1

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    4683350 5th Inning
  36. Foul Ball 1-1

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    4683350 4th Inning
  37. Foul Ball 1-1

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    4683350 4th Inning
  38. Foul Ball 1-1

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    4683350 4th Inning
  39. Foul Ball 1-1

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    32082 4th Inning
  40. Foul Ball 1-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    32082 4th Inning
  41. Foul Ball 1-1

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    32082 4th Inning
  42. Foul Ball 1-1

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    4683350 3rd Inning
  43. Foul Ball 1-1

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    4683350 3rd Inning
  44. Foul Ball 1-1

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    4683350 3rd Inning
  45. Foul Ball 1-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    4683350 3rd Inning
  46. Foul Ball 1-1

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    32082 3rd Inning
  47. Foul Ball 1-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    4683350 2nd Inning
  48. Foul Ball 1-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    32082 2nd Inning
  49. End Batter/Pitcher 1-1
    32082 2nd Inning
  50. Play Result 1-1

    Brennan grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Giménez scored, Arias out at second.

    32082 2nd Inning
  51. Batters Fielders Choice - Runner Out 1-1

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    32082 2nd Inning
  52. Foul Ball 0-1

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    32082 2nd Inning
  53. Foul Out 0-1

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    32082 2nd Inning
  54. Foul Out 0-1

    Pitch 4 : Ball In Play

    4683350 1st Inning
  55. Foul Ball 0-1

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    4683350 1st Inning
  56. End Batter/Pitcher 0-1
    4683350 1st Inning
  57. Play Result 0-1

    Polanco homered to left center (413 feet).

    4683350 1st Inning
  58. Home Run 0-1

    Pitch 4 : Ball In Play

    4683350 1st Inning
  59. Foul Ball 0-0

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    4683350 1st Inning
  60. Ball 0-0

    Pitch 2 : Ball 1

    4683350 1st Inning
  1. End Inning 4-2

    End of the 9th inning

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

    Kirilloff grounded out to second.

    41743 9th Inning
  4. Ground Out 4-2

    Pitch 5 : Ball In Play

    41743 9th Inning
  5. Strike Swinging 4-2

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Swinging

    41743 9th Inning
  6. Ball 4-2

    Pitch 3 : Ball 2

    41743 9th Inning
  7. Ball 4-2

    Pitch 2 : Ball 1

    41743 9th Inning
  8. Strike Looking 4-2

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    41743 9th Inning
  9. Start Batter/Pitcher 4-2

    Emmanuel Clase pitches to Alex Kirilloff

    41743 9th Inning
  10. End Batter/Pitcher 4-2
    41743 9th Inning
  11. Play Result 4-2

    Castro struck out swinging.

    41743 9th Inning
  12. Strike Swinging 4-2

    Pitch 5 : Strike 3 Swinging

    41743 9th Inning
  13. Foul Ball 4-2

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    41743 9th Inning
  14. Strike Looking 4-2

    Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Looking

    41743 9th Inning
  15. Ball 4-2

    Pitch 2 : Ball 2

    41743 9th Inning
  16. Ball 4-2

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    41743 9th Inning
  17. Start Batter/Pitcher 4-2

    Emmanuel Clase pitches to Willi Castro

    41743 9th Inning
  18. End Batter/Pitcher 4-2
    41743 9th Inning
  19. Play Result 4-2

    Jeffers struck out swinging.

    41743 9th Inning
  20. Strike Swinging 4-2

    Pitch 5 : Strike 3 Swinging

    41743 9th Inning
  21. Foul Ball 4-2

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    41743 9th Inning
  22. Ball 4-2

    Pitch 3 : Ball 2

    41743 9th Inning
  23. Strike Looking 4-2

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Looking

    41743 9th Inning
  24. Ball 4-2

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    41743 9th Inning
  25. Start Batter/Pitcher 4-2

    Emmanuel Clase pitches to Ryan Jeffers

    41743 9th Inning
  26. Play Result 4-2

    Clase relieved De Los Santos

    41743 9th Inning
  27. Start Inning 4-2

    Bottom of the 9th inning

    9th Inning
  28. End Inning 4-2

    Middle of the 9th inning

    9th Inning
  29. End Batter/Pitcher 4-2
    33403 9th Inning
  30. Play Result 4-2

    Arias grounded out to first.

    33403 9th Inning
  31. Ground Out 4-2

    Pitch 4 : Ball In Play

    33403 9th Inning
  32. Strike Looking 4-2

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Looking

    33403 9th Inning
  33. Foul Ball 4-2

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    33403 9th Inning
  34. Ball 4-2

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    33403 9th Inning
  35. Start Batter/Pitcher 4-2

    Emilio Pagan pitches to Gabriel Arias

    33403 9th Inning
  36. Play Result 4-2

    Pagán relieved J. López

    33403 9th Inning
  37. End Batter/Pitcher 4-2
    33833 9th Inning
  38. Play Result 4-2

    Giménez walked, Naylor to second, Freeman to third.

    33833 9th Inning
  39. Ball 4-2

    Pitch 7 : Ball 4

    33833 9th Inning
  40. Foul Ball 4-2

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    33833 9th Inning

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