MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
08/08/2028
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
GAME ID: 2276 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 8TH , 2028 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (71-43) 0 3 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 8 13 1
Cleveland Guardians (55-57) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 5 9 0
Guest Twins Win, 8-5, at Cleveland
Minnesota right fielder Renzo Gonzalez had 3 ribbies while helping his team defeat the Cleveland Guardians, 8-5. Alex Scherff was credited with the save. He has now successfully converted 27 of 31 save opportunities. The American League Central Division-leading Twins are 71-43.

In the top of the second, Minnesota shortstop Carlos Correa had a productive at-bat. With runners on 2nd and 3rd and one out, Correa stroked a 2-run single to center. It made the score 3-0, Minnesota. For the game, he went 1 for 4, while adding 2 RBI.

"I was just going up there trying to see good pitches, that was about it," said Gonzalez.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Salas 3B 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .316 20 64
B. Chourio LF 5 0 2 0 0 2 2 .318 4 21
E. Rodriguez CF 5 1 1 2 0 1 3 .270 27 84
W. Maldonado 1B 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 .274 23 77
R. Gonzalez RF 4 2 2 3 0 0 1 .289 19 76
   a-W. Jenkins RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247 2 12
H. Cox DH 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .279 16 66
V. Grissom 2B 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .262 11 37
C. Correa SS 4 0 1 2 0 0 2 .259 6 41
J. Melendez C 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .222 4 18
Totals 38 8 13 8 0 8 11      
a - W. Jenkins substituted for R. Gonzalez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Cox (23, 2nd Inning off D. Espino, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Salas (37, 5th Inning off J. Cantillo, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Gonzalez 2 (19, 4th Inning off D. Espino, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off V. Soteldo, 1 on, 0 outs) , E. Rodriguez (27, 5th Inning off J. Cantillo, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Salas 2 , B. Chourio 2 , E. Rodriguez 4 , W. Maldonado , R. Gonzalez 8 , H. Cox 3 , V. Grissom 2 , C. Correa , J. Melendez
2-out RBI: E. Rodriguez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Salas , E. Rodriguez
GIDP: C. Correa
Hit by Pitch: W. Maldonado
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: V. Grissom (7) , J. Melendez (1)
CS: B. Chourio (2)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Rodriguez (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Correa-Grissom-Maldonado)
OF assists: 1 (Rodriguez(Bleis at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Gimenez 2B 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .285 13 55
J. Ramirez 3B 5 2 3 2 0 1 2 .276 15 55
C. Cowser LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .293 12 49
M. Bleis CF 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 .241 28 86
K. Manzardo 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .286 23 67
A. Martinez SS 3 1 2 2 1 0 0 .281 10 50
D. Fabian DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .214 4 11
J. Quero C 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .221 3 12
S. Kwan RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .246 0 11
Totals 34 5 9 5 4 3 17      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Quero (4, 2nd Inning off J. Stoffal, 1 on, 2 outs) , A. Martinez (22, 8th Inning off J. Rodriguez, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Ramirez (15, 8th Inning off T. Hall, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Gimenez , J. Ramirez 6 , C. Cowser , A. Martinez 3 , J. Quero 3
2-out RBI: , A. Martinez 2 , J. Quero
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Bleis , D. Fabian , S. Kwan
GIDP: S. Kwan
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Martinez-Gimenez-Manzardo)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Stoffal W (12-6) 7.0 5 2 2 3 3 0 97 3.71   
T. Hall 0.1 2 3 3 1 0 1 18 5.30   
J. Rodriguez 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 3.55   
A. Scherff SV (27) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 2.52   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Stoffal 59
Batters Faced: J. Stoffal 27, T. Hall 4, J. Rodriguez 3, A. Scherff 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Stoffal 9-7, T. Hall 1-0, J. Rodriguez 0-2, A. Scherff 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Stoffal 97-57, T. Hall 18-8, J. Rodriguez 5-3, A. Scherff 13-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Rodriguez 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Espino L (3-7) 4.1 6 4 4 0 5 1 67 3.35   
J. Cantillo 1.2 5 2 2 0 1 1 29 3.00   
V. Soteldo 2.0 1 2 2 0 1 1 36 4.39   
A. Minter 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 13 3.84   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Espino 40
Batters Faced: D. Espino 18, J. Cantillo 9, V. Soteldo 8, A. Minter 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Espino 3-4, J. Cantillo 3-0, V. Soteldo 2-3, A. Minter 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Espino 67-47, J. Cantillo 29-22, V. Soteldo 36-23, A. Minter 13-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: V. Soteldo 1-0
Hit Batsmen: V. Soteldo
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Renzo Gonzalez
Ballpark: Progressive Field
Weather: Clear skies (66 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 15 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM ET
Time: 3:22
Attendance: 34928
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