MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
08/29/2028
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
GAME ID: 2551 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 29TH , 2028 - GAME LOG
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Minnesota Twins (84-48) 0 0 6 0 3 0 5 0 1 15 12 1
Cleveland Guardians (63-68) 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 5 11 1
Twins Topple Guardians, 15-5, as Maldonado Shines
Wilson Maldonado led Minnesota to a win over Cleveland. The final score was 15-5. The Santiago de Cuba, Cuba native collected 2 extra-base hits, including 1 home run and 1 double. Åke Piechnik, who is tied for 3rd in the AL in complete games with 1, was the winning pitcher. Over 6.2 innings, he allowed 5 runs on 9 hits, with 3 walks and 2 strikeouts. This win makes it 9 in a row for Minnesota.

Minnesota used the hitting of Will Smith to pick up the win. The catcher clubbed a 3-run home run in the top of the seventh inning to put the Twins on top, 14-5. For the game, Smith had 1 home run and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

"I like the groove we're in," said Maldonado.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Salas 3B 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 .314 22 73
B. Chourio CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .352 7 34
R. Lewis 2B 4 3 2 1 1 1 0 .317 23 87
W. Maldonado DH 4 4 2 4 1 1 1 .279 28 95
H. Godbout 1B 5 2 3 2 0 0 0 .194 0 9
R. Gonzalez RF 3 1 1 3 1 1 1 .285 21 85
W. Smith C 4 2 2 3 1 0 1 .306 10 36
H. Cox LF 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .270 20 77
C. Correa SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .266 7 47
Totals 37 15 12 14 5 6 8      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Gonzalez (48, 3rd Inning off T. Bradley, 2 on, 2 outs) , W. Maldonado (19, 7th Inning off V. Soteldo, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: W. Maldonado (28, 5th Inning off J. Cantillo, 2 on, 0 outs) , W. Smith (10, 7th Inning off V. Soteldo, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Chourio , R. Lewis 2 , W. Maldonado 6 , H. Godbout 3 , R. Gonzalez 2 , W. Smith 5 , C. Correa
2-out RBI: R. Lewis , H. Godbout , R. Gonzalez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Maldonado , W. Smith
GIDP: H. Cox
Sac Fly: B. Chourio , R. Gonzalez
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Lewis (16) , H. Godbout (2) , R. Gonzalez (15) , W. Smith (8) , C. Correa (11)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Lewis (7)
Double Plays: 1 (Salas-Lewis-Godbout)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Halpin RF 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 .279 4 15
J. Ramirez 1B 5 3 2 1 0 1 2 .275 16 60
C. Cowser LF 4 1 2 0 1 1 1 .293 14 55
M. Bleis CF 5 1 2 2 0 0 4 .243 33 100
K. Manzardo DH 5 0 1 1 0 2 3 .280 25 79
A. Martinez SS 3 0 0 1 0 0 3 .279 14 63
A. Gimenez 2B 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .286 14 62
G. Rodriguez 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 4 .251 13 50
B. Naylor C 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .213 17 43
Totals 37 5 11 5 3 7 21      
BATTING
Doubles: G. Rodriguez (25, 2nd Inning off Å. Piechnik, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Ramirez (16, 1st Inning off Å. Piechnik, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Bleis (33, 3rd Inning off Å. Piechnik, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: P. Halpin , J. Ramirez 5 , C. Cowser 2 , M. Bleis 5 , K. Manzardo , A. Gimenez , G. Rodriguez 3
2-out RBI: M. Bleis
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Martinez , G. Rodriguez , B. Naylor
GIDP: J. Ramirez
Sac Fly: A. Martinez
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Ramirez (13)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Martinez (12)
Double Plays: 1 (Martinez-Gimenez-Ramirez)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Å. Piechnik W (10-5) 6.2 9 5 4 3 2 2 110 4.38   
T. Hall 2.1 2 0 0 0 5 0 46 5.14   
PITCHING
Game Score: Å. Piechnik 37
Batters Faced: Å. Piechnik 32, T. Hall 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Å. Piechnik 7-10, T. Hall 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: Å. Piechnik 110-66, T. Hall 46-31
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Hall 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. McKenzie 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 32 5.13   
T. Bradley L (0-2) 0.2 5 6 2 1 0 0 32 8.78   
J. Cantillo 1.1 2 3 3 1 2 1 27 3.63   
A. Minter 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 3.77   
V. Soteldo 0.1 4 5 5 1 0 1 24 5.37   
J. Benitez 1.2 0 1 1 1 1 0 29 4.36   
B. Martin 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 17 3.10   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. McKenzie 55
Batters Faced: T. McKenzie 6, T. Bradley 9, J. Cantillo 7, A. Minter 6, V. Soteldo 6, J. Benitez 6, B. Martin 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. McKenzie 3-0, T. Bradley 0-2, J. Cantillo 1-1, A. Minter 3-3, V. Soteldo 0-1, J. Benitez 2-2, B. Martin 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. McKenzie 32-21, T. Bradley 32-19, J. Cantillo 27-19, A. Minter 26-17, V. Soteldo 24-14, J. Benitez 29-15, B. Martin 17-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Cantillo 1-0 , B. Martin 1-1
WP: V. Soteldo
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Wilson Maldonado
Ballpark: Progressive Field
Weather: Clear skies (70 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM ET
Time: 4:00
Attendance: 34716
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