Twins hold off Guardians 4-3.

Final · MLB · Sat Sep 12, 3:10 PM CDT

Probable pitchers: Daniel Espino (CLE) vs Connor Prielipp (MIN)
TV: Guardians.TV Presented by Progressive, Twins.TV Presented by Progressive
Where: Target Field

Twins hold off Guardians 4-3. Twins took the lead for good in the 3rd.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CLE	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	3	5	0
MIN	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	X	4	7	0

Win: Connor Prielipp. Loss: Franco Aleman. Save: A.J. Minter. Home runs: Rodriguez, Em (MIN).

By the numbers: Hits CLE 5, MIN 7; Errors CLE 0, MIN 0; Left on base CLE 12, MIN 11.

Team stats

	CLE	MIN
Hits	5	7
Errors	0	0
Left on base	12	11
Home runs	0	1
Walks	2	2
Strikeouts	9	13

Box score

Cleveland Guardians

Batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K
Kwan CF	4	0	1	1	0	1
Ramírez, Jo 3B	4	0	0	0	0	1
DeLauter DH	3	0	0	0	1	1
Adell RF	4	1	1	0	0	1
Martínez, A LF	4	0	1	0	0	1
Fry 1B	1	1	0	0	0	0
Lowe, N 1B	2	0	0	0	0	0
Bazzana 2B	4	0	1	1	0	2
Hedges C	3	1	1	0	1	1
Rocchio SS	3	0	0	1	0	1
Totals	32	3	5	3	2	9

Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	NP
Espino	2.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	26
Aleman (L)	0.2	5	4	4	0	1	1	33
Cantillo	4.0	1	0	0	1	8	0	56
Yoho	1.1	0	0	0	1	2	0	20
Totals	8.0	7	4	4	2	13	1	135

Minnesota Twins

Batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	HR
Keaschall RF	4	1	1	0	0	1	0
Lee, B 3B	3	1	2	0	0	1	0
Clemens 2B	4	1	1	1	0	2	0
Bell DH	3	0	0	0	1	3	0
Lewis, R 1B	3	0	1	1	1	1	0
Culpepper, K SS	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
Kreidler SS	2	0	1	0	0	1	0
Caratini C	3	0	0	1	0	1	0
Martin LF	4	0	0	0	0	2	0
Rodriguez, Em CF	4	1	1	1	0	0	1
Totals	31	4	7	4	2	13	1

Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	NP
Prielipp (W)	5.1	5	3	3	0	1	77
Morris	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	17
Funderburk	0.2	0	0	0	1	3	22
Hoffman, J	1.0	0	0	0	1	3	16
Minter (S)	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	16
Totals	9.0	5	3	3	2	9	148

Play-by-play

Top 1st 3

1 out CLE Steven Kwan flies out to left fielder Austin Martin.
2 out CLE José Ramírez lines out to center fielder Emmanuel Rodriguez.
3 out CLE Chase DeLauter called out on strikes.

Bottom 1st 4

1 out MIN Luke Keaschall grounds out, shortstop Brayan Rocchio to first baseman David Fry.
1 out MIN Brooks Lee singles on a fly ball to second baseman Travis Bazzana.
2 out MIN Kody Clemens grounds into a force out, first baseman David Fry to shortstop Brayan Rocchio. Brooks Lee out at 2nd. Kody Clemens to 1st.
3 out MIN Josh Bell strikes out swinging.

Top 2nd 5

0 out CLE Jo Adell singles on a ground ball to third baseman Brooks Lee.
0 out CLE Angel Martínez singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Emmanuel Rodriguez. Jo Adell to 2nd.
1 out CLE David Fry lines out sharply to right fielder Luke Keaschall.
2 out CLE Travis Bazzana singles on a ground ball to center fielder Emmanuel Rodriguez. Jo Adell scores. Angel Martínez out at 3rd on the throw, center fielder Emmanuel Rodriguez to third baseman Brooks Lee. CLE 1, MIN 0
3 out CLE Austin Hedges flies out to right fielder Luke Keaschall.

Bottom 2nd 3

1 out MIN Royce Lewis grounds out, third baseman José Ramírez to first baseman David Fry.
2 out MIN Kaelen Culpepper called out on strikes.
3 out MIN Victor Caratini lines out sharply to center fielder Steven Kwan.

Top 3rd 3

1 out CLE Brayan Rocchio lines out to shortstop Kaelen Culpepper.
2 out CLE Steven Kwan lines out to left fielder Austin Martin.
3 out CLE José Ramírez grounds out, third baseman Brooks Lee to first baseman Royce Lewis.

Bottom 3rd 10

1 out MIN Austin Martin pops out to first baseman David Fry.
1 out MIN Emmanuel Rodriguez homers (1) on a fly ball to center field. CLE 1, MIN 1
1 out MIN Luke Keaschall singles on a line drive to left fielder Angel Martínez.
1 out MIN Brooks Lee singles on a fly ball to left fielder Angel Martínez. Luke Keaschall to 3rd.
1 out MIN Kody Clemens singles on a line drive to center fielder Steven Kwan. Luke Keaschall scores. Brooks Lee to 2nd. CLE 1, MIN 2
2 out MIN Josh Bell strikes out swinging.
2 out MIN Royce Lewis singles on a line drive to center fielder Steven Kwan. Brooks Lee scores. Kody Clemens to 3rd. CLE 1, MIN 3
2 out MIN Kaelen Culpepper hit by pitch. Royce Lewis to 2nd.
2 out MIN Victor Caratini hit by pitch. Kody Clemens scores. Royce Lewis to 3rd. Ryan Kreidler to 2nd. CLE 1, MIN 4
3 out MIN Austin Martin lines out sharply to center fielder Steven Kwan.

Top 4th 3

1 out CLE Chase DeLauter grounds out, second baseman Kody Clemens to first baseman Royce Lewis.
2 out CLE Jo Adell flies out to center fielder Emmanuel Rodriguez.
3 out CLE Angel Martínez flies out to right fielder Luke Keaschall.

Bottom 4th 4

1 out MIN Emmanuel Rodriguez flies out to center fielder Steven Kwan.
2 out MIN Luke Keaschall grounds out, third baseman José Ramírez to first baseman David Fry.
2 out MIN Brooks Lee hit by pitch.
3 out MIN Kody Clemens called out on strikes.

Top 5th 6

0 out CLE David Fry hit by pitch.
1 out CLE Travis Bazzana pops out to third baseman Brooks Lee.
1 out CLE Austin Hedges doubles (9) on a line drive to left fielder Austin Martin. David Fry to 3rd.
2 out CLE Brayan Rocchio grounds out, second baseman Kody Clemens to first baseman Royce Lewis. David Fry scores. Austin Hedges to 3rd. CLE 2, MIN 4
2 out CLE Steven Kwan singles on a line drive to center fielder Emmanuel Rodriguez. Austin Hedges scores. CLE 3, MIN 4
3 out CLE José Ramírez pops out to catcher Victor Caratini in foul territory.

Bottom 5th 4

1 out MIN Josh Bell strikes out swinging.
2 out MIN Royce Lewis strikes out swinging.
2 out MIN Ryan Kreidler doubles (9) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Steven Kwan.
3 out MIN Victor Caratini strikes out swinging.

Top 6th 3

1 out CLE Chase DeLauter lines out to center fielder Emmanuel Rodriguez.
2 out CLE Jo Adell grounds out sharply, second baseman Kody Clemens to first baseman Royce Lewis.
3 out CLE Angel Martínez grounds out, second baseman Kody Clemens to first baseman Royce Lewis.

Bottom 6th 3

1 out MIN Austin Hedges challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Austin Martin called out on strikes.
2 out MIN Emmanuel Rodriguez lines out sharply to second baseman Travis Bazzana.
3 out MIN Luke Keaschall strikes out swinging, catcher Austin Hedges to first baseman David Fry.

Top 7th 5

1 out CLE Nathaniel Lowe lines out sharply to left fielder Austin Martin.
1 out CLE Travis Bazzana strikes out swinging. Travis Bazzana to 1st. Passed ball by catcher Victor Caratini.
1 out CLE Austin Hedges walks. Travis Bazzana to 2nd.
2 out CLE Brayan Rocchio called out on strikes.
3 out CLE Steven Kwan strikes out on a foul tip.

Bottom 7th 5

1 out MIN Brooks Lee strikes out swinging.
2 out MIN Kody Clemens strikes out swinging.
2 out MIN Josh Bell walks.
2 out MIN Royce Lewis walks. Josh Bell to 2nd.
3 out MIN Ryan Kreidler called out on strikes.

Top 8th 4

1 out CLE José Ramírez challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: José Ramírez called out on strikes.
1 out CLE Chase DeLauter walks.
2 out CLE Jo Adell strikes out swinging.
3 out CLE Angel Martínez strikes out swinging.

Bottom 8th 3

1 out MIN Victor Caratini grounds out sharply, second baseman Travis Bazzana to first baseman Nathaniel Lowe.
2 out MIN Austin Martin strikes out swinging.
3 out MIN Emmanuel Rodriguez flies out sharply to center fielder Steven Kwan.

Top 9th 3

1 out CLE Nathaniel Lowe pops out to third baseman Brooks Lee in foul territory.
2 out CLE Travis Bazzana strikes out on a foul tip.
3 out CLE Austin Hedges called out on strikes.