MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
08/26/2040
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
GAME ID: 2529 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 26TH , 2040 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (66-65) 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 9 1
Cleveland Guardians (76-55) 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 8 2
Twins Run Win Streak to 6
Starting pitcher Malik Dixon pitched well enough to help the Minnesota Twins beat the Cleveland Guardians, 5-4. The win hiked the Minnesota record to 66-65.

Mike Lujan, who is tied for 5th in the AL in bases on balls with 82, aided the Minnesota cause with a run-scoring walk in the top of the second. For the game, the first baseman went 1-3 with a double and 2 walks.

"We're in a little bit of a dry spell," said Cleveland manager Jeremy Ron.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Lujan 1B 3 0 1 1 2 0 3 .286 8 47
   a-D. McNeal 2B, 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295 10 56
D. Watkins CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 6 .289 2 19
K. McNeal RF 5 0 1 0 0 4 1 .229 22 75
T. Hiraga LF 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .302 3 31
R. Payne DH 5 0 1 0 0 3 3 .310 1 3
I. Ibarra SS 3 2 1 1 1 0 3 .273 2 14
M. Bjork C 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 .257 4 32
A. Klattenburger 3B, 2B 2 0 1 1 2 0 0 .249 3 32
J. Mendez 2B, 1B 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .241 1 5
Totals 34 5 9 5 7 9 18      
a - D. McNeal substituted for M. Lujan in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Bjork (16, 2nd Inning off L. Batts, 1 on, 2 outs) , I. Ibarra (7, 3rd Inning off L. Batts, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Lujan (27, 6th Inning off I. Hardy, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Lujan 2 , K. McNeal , T. Hiraga 2 , R. Payne , I. Ibarra 2 , M. Bjork 2 , A. Klattenburger , J. Mendez
2-out RBI: M. Lujan , I. Ibarra , M. Bjork , A. Klattenburger , J. Mendez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Lujan , D. Watkins 2 , T. Hiraga , I. Ibarra
GIDP: D. Watkins , I. Ibarra
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Hiraga (12)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Watkins (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Mendez-Ibarra-Lujan)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Woodson RF, CF 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .308 17 61
B. Pearson 2B 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 .286 21 79
N. Melancon 3B 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .269 24 65
A. Hinton 1B 4 0 1 1 1 1 2 .315 35 93
J. Cayetano DH 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .174 8 22
J. Acuna C 4 1 1 1 0 2 4 .234 5 24
C. Lucas LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .281 13 67
W. Waller SS 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 .252 11 44
D. Lampkin CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .254 20 68
   a-J. Pirtle PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .237 8 34
   b-C. Cann CF, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243 17 56
Totals 33 4 8 4 5 9 18      
a - J. Pirtle pinch hit for D. Lampkin in the 8th
b - C. Cann substituted for J. Pirtle in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Melancon (18, 3rd Inning off M. Dixon, 1 on, 2 outs) , K. Woodson (45, 9th Inning off A. Flores, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Acuna (5, 2nd Inning off M. Dixon, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Woodson 2 , N. Melancon 3 , A. Hinton , J. Cayetano , J. Acuna 4 , C. Lucas , D. Lampkin
2-out RBI: N. Melancon , A. Hinton
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Pearson , A. Hinton , J. Acuna 2 , J. Pirtle
GIDP: J. Cayetano
Sac Fly: W. Waller
Hit by Pitch: N. Melancon
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: J. Acuna (3) , C. Lucas (4)
Double Plays: 2 (Waller-Pearson-Hinton, Hinton-Waller-Hardy)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Dixon W (12-9) 5.0 5 3 3 4 5 1 109 3.42   
L. Longoria H (3) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 14 0.96   
T. Gall H (2) 1.1 1 1 0 0 2 0 20 3.16   
S. Roberts H (2) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 11 1.77   
A. Flores SV (14) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 3.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Dixon 46
Batters Faced: M. Dixon 24, L. Longoria 4, T. Gall 5, S. Roberts 3, A. Flores 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Dixon 2-7, L. Longoria 1-1, T. Gall 1-1, S. Roberts 0-1, A. Flores 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Dixon 109-62, L. Longoria 14-9, T. Gall 20-13, S. Roberts 11-7, A. Flores 9-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Roberts 1-1
Hit Batsmen: M. Dixon
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Batts L (12-5) 5.0 7 5 5 6 5 0 105 3.25   
I. Hardy 2.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 23 3.86   
I. Cervantes 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 13 5.12   
J. Howell 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13 3.78   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Batts 32
Batters Faced: L. Batts 27, I. Hardy 7, I. Cervantes 4, J. Howell 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Batts 5-4, I. Hardy 1-2, I. Cervantes 2-1, J. Howell 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: L. Batts 105-52, I. Hardy 23-15, I. Cervantes 13-7, J. Howell 13-10
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Malik Dixon
Ballpark: Progressive Field
Weather: Clear skies (75 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:10 PM ET
Time: 3:35
Attendance: 35876
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