MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
09/16/2024
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
GAME ID: 2820 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 16TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (69-81) 2 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 1 8 9 1
Cleveland Guardians (76-75) 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 5 14 0
Cleveland Defeated By Twins, 8-5
Getting offensive support from Andrew McCutchen, the Minnesota Twins topped the Cleveland Guardians, 8-5. McCutchen was 1-4 with a home run and a walk, while adding 4 RBI and scoring once for the Twins. The winning streak has now reached 9 games for the Twins.

With Minnesota leading 3-2 in the top of the sixth, McCutchen hit a changeup from Will Smith for a grand slam home run. It was his 9th home run of the season and put the Twins ahead, 7-2.

"I'm just trying to make good contact," said McCutchen, "one at-bat at a time."
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Mitchell CF 4 3 2 0 1 2 0 .254 12 47
A. McCutchen DH 4 1 1 4 1 1 1 .234 9 27
H. Renfroe RF 4 1 2 0 1 2 0 .272 8 28
P. Wisdom 3B 4 1 2 1 1 1 3 .185 19 51
C. Cron 1B 3 0 0 2 2 1 3 .227 24 77
P. Dejong SS 3 0 0 0 2 2 5 .230 16 31
M. Yastrzemski LF 5 1 2 1 0 1 3 .249 26 70
M. Stassi C 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 .226 5 18
K. Newman 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .291 4 60
Totals 34 8 9 8 8 11 19      
BATTING
Doubles: P. Wisdom (26, 1st Inning off E. Rodriguez, 2 on, 1 out) , M. Yastrzemski (37, 6th Inning off E. De Los Santos, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. McCutchen (9, 6th Inning off W. Smith, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: G. Mitchell 2 , A. McCutchen 4 , H. Renfroe 2 , P. Wisdom 3 , M. Yastrzemski 3
2-out RBI: C. Cron , M. Yastrzemski
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Dejong , M. Yastrzemski , K. Newman
GIDP: C. Cron
Sac Bunt: K. Newman
Hit by Pitch: M. Stassi 2
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Mitchell 2 (28) , A. McCutchen (5)

FIELDING
Errors: P. Wisdom (13)
OF assists: 1 (Renfroe(Peterson at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Benintendi LF 4 0 2 1 2 0 3 .299 8 54
K. Bryant 3B 5 0 1 0 1 0 4 .232 16 68
T. Kemp RF 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 .282 4 42
G. Sanchez DH 4 0 1 0 1 0 4 .241 43 120
M. Moniak CF 5 1 3 0 0 1 5 .325 23 76
C. Wong C 5 0 0 0 0 2 8 .283 14 71
B. Dalbec 1B 5 1 3 2 0 2 1 .238 30 82
S. Haggerty SS 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 .267 7 44
J. Peterson 2B 4 2 3 0 1 0 1 .266 6 41
Totals 41 5 14 4 6 7 31      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Moniak 2 (24, 2nd Inning off A. Houser, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off J. Foley, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Peterson (23, 7th Inning off H. Danner, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: A. Benintendi (1, 9th Inning off E. McGee, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Dalbec (30, 7th Inning off H. Danner, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Benintendi 4 , K. Bryant , T. Kemp , G. Sanchez , M. Moniak 5 , B. Dalbec 6 , J. Peterson 4
2-out RBI: A. Benintendi , B. Dalbec
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Benintendi , K. Bryant 2 , C. Wong 3 , S. Haggerty
Team LOB: 15

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Peterson (18)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Haggerty-Peterson-Dalbec)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Houser W (6-11) 5.0 7 2 1 3 2 0 95 4.77   
A. Speas 1.0 1 1 1 3 2 0 30 4.93   
H. Danner 1.0 3 1 1 0 0 1 14 4.63   
J. Foley H (11) 1.2 2 1 1 0 3 0 31 3.43   
E. McGee 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 5.46   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Houser 46
Batters Faced: A. Houser 26, A. Speas 7, H. Danner 5, J. Foley 7, E. McGee 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Houser 7-6, A. Speas 1-0, H. Danner 0-2, J. Foley 0-2, E. McGee 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Houser 95-54, A. Speas 30-13, H. Danner 14-9, J. Foley 31-20, E. McGee 7-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. McGee 1-1
Balk: A. Houser
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Rodriguez L (12-9) 5.0 5 3 3 5 4 0 98 4.55   
E. De Los Santos 0.1 1 2 2 0 0 0 13 5.12   
W. Smith 0.2 1 2 2 1 1 1 17 3.31   
H. Neris 2.0 0 0 0 1 4 0 27 4.03   
Y. Kikuchi 1.0 2 1 1 1 2 0 30 5.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Rodriguez 44
Batters Faced: E. Rodriguez 24, E. De Los Santos 3, W. Smith 4, H. Neris 7, Y. Kikuchi 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Rodriguez 5-5, E. De Los Santos 1-0, W. Smith 1-0, H. Neris 2-0, Y. Kikuchi 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: E. Rodriguez 98-54, E. De Los Santos 13-6, W. Smith 17-9, H. Neris 27-16, Y. Kikuchi 30-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Smith 2-2
WP: E. Rodriguez
Hit Batsmen: E. De Los Santos , Y. Kikuchi
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Andrew McCutchen
Ballpark: Progressive Field
Weather: Clear skies (65 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 6:40 PM ET
Time: 4:05
Attendance: 20080
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