MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
05/19/2024
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
GAME ID: 1275 - SUNDAY, MAY 19TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (21-26) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 7 10 0
Cleveland Guardians (20-28) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 6 0
Minnesota Gets 7-2 Win
Minnesota starter Taijuan Walker pitched well against the Cleveland Guardians at Progressive Field. The right-hander led his team to a win, 7-2. By defeating Cleveland, the 4th-place Twins improved to 21-26.

Christian Bethancourt came through with a big-time hit for Minnesota. The catcher smacked a solo home run in the top of the ninth inning to give his team the lead, 3-2. It was his only hit, but it was clutch.

"We played a good game and came out on top," said Bethancourt.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Mitchell CF 5 1 2 3 0 2 0 .269 7 23
P. Wisdom 3B 4 0 2 2 0 1 1 .179 7 18
M. Yastrzemski LF 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .205 4 19
C. Cron DH 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .207 7 21
C. Bethancourt C 4 1 1 1 0 3 2 .256 11 21
M. Carpenter 1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .238 6 18
S. Hilliard RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .202 4 10
B. Crawford SS 3 2 1 0 1 2 0 .191 1 5
K. Newman 2B 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .269 1 19
   a-P. Dejong 2B 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .231 7 15
Totals 36 7 10 6 3 11 13      
a - P. Dejong substituted for K. Newman in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Mitchell (11, 5th Inning off K. Gibson, 2 on, 1 out) , B. Crawford (7, 5th Inning off K. Gibson, 0 on, 1 out) , P. Wisdom (9, 8th Inning off K. Gibson, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Carpenter (10, 9th Inning off J. Payamps, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Bethancourt (11, 9th Inning off K. Gibson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: G. Mitchell 3 , P. Wisdom 3 , M. Yastrzemski , C. Cron , C. Bethancourt 4 , M. Carpenter 2 , B. Crawford 2 , K. Newman
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Yastrzemski , C. Cron 2 , M. Carpenter
Sac Fly: P. Wisdom
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Crawford-Newman-Carpenter)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Benintendi LF 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 .266 3 14
K. Bryant 3B 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .217 4 25
T. Kemp RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .306 2 16
B. Dalbec 1B 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 .188 6 24
G. Sanchez DH 4 1 1 2 0 1 4 .223 16 39
M. Moniak CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .500 4 9
   a-J. Marisnick PH, CF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .175 0 1
   b-S. Haggerty PH, CF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .302 2 15
C. Wong C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .256 3 17
M. Rojas SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .171 0 12
J. Peterson 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .248 1 11
Totals 32 2 6 2 5 6 14      
a - J. Marisnick pinch hit for M. Moniak in the 6th
b - S. Haggerty pinch hit for J. Marisnick in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Bryant (11, 8th Inning off J. Oviedo, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: G. Sanchez (16, 8th Inning off J. Foley, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Bryant 2 , T. Kemp 2 , G. Sanchez 4 , S. Haggerty , M. Rojas
2-out RBI: G. Sanchez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , G. Sanchez 2 , J. Peterson
GIDP: T. Kemp
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Rojas (7)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Walker 5.0 3 0 0 4 4 0 87 5.04   
W. Peralta H (3) 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 16 7.43   
J. Oviedo H (2) 1.1 1 1 1 0 0 0 16 4.65   
J. Foley W (1-1), BS (2) 2.0 2 1 1 0 1 1 26 1.42   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Walker 61
Batters Faced: T. Walker 21, W. Peralta 3, J. Oviedo 5, J. Foley 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Walker 7-3, W. Peralta 1-0, J. Oviedo 1-3, J. Foley 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. Walker 87-46, W. Peralta 16-9, J. Oviedo 16-10, J. Foley 26-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Oviedo 1-0 , J. Foley 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Y. Kikuchi 2.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 27 7.23   
K. Gibson L (3-6) 6.0 7 3 3 0 7 1 85 7.77   
J. Payamps 0.1 3 4 4 2 0 0 20 7.31   
K. Winn 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: Y. Kikuchi 54
Batters Faced: Y. Kikuchi 7, K. Gibson 25, J. Payamps 6, K. Winn 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Y. Kikuchi 1-2, K. Gibson 3-8, J. Payamps 0-1, K. Winn 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: Y. Kikuchi 27-18, K. Gibson 85-60, J. Payamps 20-12, K. Winn 10-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Winn 2-1
WP: K. Winn
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Taijuan Walker
Ballpark: Progressive Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (62 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:40 PM ET
Time: 3:25
Attendance: 28436
Special Notes: 2B Kevin Newman was injured on a defensive play.
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