MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
08/12/2027
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
GAME ID: 2301 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 12TH , 2027 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (60-56) 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 8 1
Cleveland Guardians (56-58) 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 7 0
Twins Notch 4-3 Win Versus Guardians
The Minnesota Twins beat the Cleveland Guardians, 4-3, at Progressive Field. The Twins got a fine performance from left fielder Luke Keaschall, who hit 2 home runs. He drove in 3 runs and scored twice. The second-place Twins improved to 60-56.

Keaschall contributed a big hit, a 2-run home run, for Minnesota in the top of the third. With his team trailing 1-0, Keaschall took a changeup from Kevin Gausman and stroked the home run to left-center. His 9th home run of the season allowed the Twins to leap in front, 2-1.

Keaschall attributed the win to "concerted effort and focus."
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Keaschall LF 5 2 2 3 0 1 2 .316 9 38
B. Lee 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .221 8 44
E. Rodriguez CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .277 20 51
W. Maldonado 1B 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .336 36 98
   a-J. Miranda 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 3 23
R. Lewis 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .338 23 76
N. Kurtz DH 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .240 25 75
C. Correa SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .264 12 47
M. Wallner RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .226 16 48
J. Melendez C 3 1 2 0 1 1 0 .175 4 20
Totals 34 4 8 4 3 12 8      
a - J. Miranda substituted for W. Maldonado in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: L. Keaschall 2 (9, 3rd Inning off K. Gausman, 1 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off D. Sharpe, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: L. Keaschall 8 , W. Maldonado 2 , R. Lewis , N. Kurtz , J. Melendez 2
2-out RBI: L. Keaschall , N. Kurtz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Correa
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: E. Rodriguez (4)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Correa (7)
Double Plays: 1 (Lee-Correa-Maldonado)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Cowser LF 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 .274 17 57
J. Ramirez 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .300 14 48
K. Manzardo DH 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 .274 19 65
M. Bleis CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 .278 18 79
C. DeLauter RF 4 1 2 2 0 0 2 .286 7 12
B. Naylor C 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .294 9 27
A. Martinez SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .268 14 52
S. Thompson 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .336 2 16
B. Rocchio 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .214 4 15
Totals 34 3 7 3 3 7 15      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Bleis (28, 6th Inning off D. Festa, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Naylor (9, 2nd Inning off D. Festa, 0 on, 2 outs) , C. DeLauter (7, 6th Inning off D. Festa, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Bleis 2 , C. DeLauter 5 , B. Naylor 5 , S. Thompson , B. Rocchio
2-out RBI: B. Naylor
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Bleis , A. Martinez , S. Thompson
GIDP: C. DeLauter
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: C. DeLauter (1) , S. Thompson (2)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Festa 5.1 5 3 2 2 3 2 88 4.57   
J. Beeks W (2-0) 1.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 30 3.60   
A. Hidalgo H (8) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 17 4.21   
A. Scherff SV (32) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 3.51   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Festa 49
Batters Faced: D. Festa 23, J. Beeks 7, A. Hidalgo 4, A. Scherff 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Festa 6-6, J. Beeks 3-1, A. Hidalgo 0-1, A. Scherff 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Festa 88-56, J. Beeks 30-17, A. Hidalgo 17-11, A. Scherff 13-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Hidalgo 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Gausman 5.2 4 3 3 1 7 1 101 4.58   
D. Sharpe L (3-1) 1.1 3 1 1 0 3 1 23 4.72   
B. Martin 0.2 0 0 0 2 1 0 17 2.09   
T. Bibee 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 13 4.93   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Gausman 55
Batters Faced: K. Gausman 22, D. Sharpe 7, B. Martin 3, T. Bibee 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Gausman 8-2, D. Sharpe 0-1, B. Martin 0-0, T. Bibee 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: K. Gausman 101-67, D. Sharpe 23-16, B. Martin 17-6, T. Bibee 13-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Sharpe 1-1 , T. Bibee 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Luke Keaschall
Ballpark: Progressive Field
Weather: Clear skies (73 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:10 PM ET
Time: 3:29
Attendance: 34722
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