MLB

Minnesota Twins at Cleveland Guardians

· Major League Baseball
Minnesota Twins
13-17, 4-11 Away
Final
1 - 2
Cleveland Guardians
16-13, 9-5 Home

Kyle Manzardo's homer in the 9th inning propels Guardians to 2-1 victory over Twins

Kyle Manzardo blasts a walk-off home run

Manzardo connected on a changeup down the middle by Louis Varland (1-2) for his eighth homer of the season and the first walk-off hit of his career.

It was the second walk-off win for the Guardians this season. They won their home opener on April 8 over the Chicago White Sox 1-0 on a bases-loaded walk.

Emmanuel Clase (4-0) got the win after pitching a scoreless ninth inning.

Bo Naylor also went deep for the Guardians.

Ty France had three hits for Minnesota, which had its four-game winning streak snapped.

Naylor, who came in 2 for 20 in his last six games, drove a fastball by Twins starter Chris Paddack into the right-field stands on the ninth pitch of the at-bat to give Cleveland a 1-0 lead in the third inning.

France evened it in the fifth with a solo shot to right-center off Cleveland starter Tanner Bibee. France has an RBI in four straight games.

Key moment France lined a base hit to center off Clase with one out in the ninth inning. DaShawn Keirsay Jr. came on as a pinch runner, but was caught stealing at second to clear the bases.

Key stat The game started after a 3-hour, 10-minute weather delay due to the threat of thunderstorms in the area.

Up next RHP Pablo López (2-1, 2.08 ERA) goes for Minnesota against Cleveland's RHP Luis Ortiz (2-3, 5.96 ERA) on Wednesday.

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Scoring Summary

9th Inning Manzardo homered to right (363 feet).
9th Inning Varland relieved Duran
9th Inning Gasper at first base.
9th Inning Bride fouled out to catcher.
9th Inning Keirsey Jr. caught stealing second, catcher to second.
9th Inning Keirsey Jr. ran for France

Statistics

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1 Games Played 1
1 Team Games Played 1
0 Hit By Pitch 0
10 Ground Balls 7
7 Strikeouts 7
1 Runs Batted In 2
0 Sacrifice Hit 0
7 Hits 6
0 Stolen Bases 0
1 Walks 2
0 Catcher Interference 0
1 Runs 2
0 Ground Into Double Play 1
0 Sacrifice Flies 0
32 At Bats 29
1 Home Runs 2
0 Grand Slam Home Runs 0
8 Runners Left On Base 8
0 Triples 0
0 Game Winning RBIs 1
0 Intentional Walks 0
1 Doubles 1
15 Fly Balls 15
1 Caught Stealing 0
127 Pitches 122
0 Games Started 0
0 Pinch At Bats 0
0 Pinch Hits 0
0.0 Player Rating 0.0
1 Is Qualified 1
1 Is Qualified In Steals 0
11 Total Bases 13
33 Plate Appearances 31
162.0 Projected Home Runs 324.0
2 Extra Base Hits 3
2.2 Runs Created 3.1
.219 Batting Average .207
.000 Pinch Hit Average .000
.344 Slugging Percentage .448
.125 Secondary Average .310
.242 On Base Percentage .258
.586 OBP Pct + SLG Pct .706
0.7 Ground To Fly Ball Ratio 0.5
2.3 Runs Created Per 27 Outs 3.5
16.0 Batter Rating 22.0
32.0 At Bats Per Home Run 14.5
0.00 Stolen Base Percentage 0.00
3.85 Pitches Per Plate Appearance 3.94
.125 Isolated Power .241
0.14 Walk To Strikeout Ratio 0.29
.030 Walks Per Plate Appearance .065
-.094 Secondary Average Minus Batting Average .103
2.0 Runs Produced 4.0
1.0 Runs Ratio 1.0
0.4 Patience Ratio 0.5
0.3 Balls In Play Average 0.2
71.0 MLB Rating 75.0
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: 14,312 | Capacity:

2025 American League Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Detroit 18 12 .600 - L2
Cleveland 16 13 .552 1.5 W1
Kansas City 15 15 .500 3 W1
Minnesota 13 17 .433 5 L1
Chicago 7 22 .241 10.5 L2
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