Cleveland Guardians at Minnesota Twins
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Kwan, Bazzana help Guardians beat Twins 9-2, pull within 1/2 game of AL Central-leading White Sox
The Guardians are one game ahead of Toronto, and have a 5 1/2-game lead over Minnesota, in the race for the final AL wild-card spot. Cleveland hosts the White Sox for a three-game series beginning Monday.
Travis Bazzana drove in three runs for Cleveland, including a two-run homer in the sixth inning.
Bibee (6-15) gave up just two runs on four hits. The 27-year-old right-hander had allowed 10 runs over 8 1/3 innings in his previous two September starts.
Minnesota All-Star Joe Ryan’s tough second-half continued.
Making his second start since coming off the injured list, Ryan (6-10) surrendered four runs on seven hits in four innings. He is 0-5 with an 8.48 ERA in five starts since the All-Star Game. He had given up eight runs on a franchise-record six homers allowed in a start against the Guardians on July 20.
Kwan sent the second pitch of the game from Ryan into the row of flowers in the overhang in right field at Target Field for just his third homer of the season. He finished a triple shy of the cycle.
Jo Adell added a solo home run in the third.
Kody Clemens doubled home Luke Keaschall in the third, and Trevor Larnach hit a solo homer in the seventh for the Twins.
Twins: RHP Dean Kremer (3-5, 5.65) starts Monday against New York Yankees RHP Will Warren (10-6, 4.05) to open a three-game series at Target Field.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Jenkins struck out looking. |
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9th Inning | Rodriguez struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Caratini grounded out to shortstop. |
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9th Inning | Larnach doubled to left. |
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9th Inning | Festa relieved Sabrowski |
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9th Inning | Martínez in right field. |
Statistics
 CLE |
 MIN |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 14 | Ground Balls | 7 |
| 4 | Strikeouts | 11 |
| 9 | Runs Batted In | 2 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 14 | Hits | 6 |
| 2 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 4 | Walks | 2 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 9 | Runs | 2 |
| 1 | Ground Into Double Play | 0 |
| 1 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 39 | At Bats | 33 |
| 3 | Home Runs | 1 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 18 | Runners Left On Base | 14 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 1 | Game Winning RBIs | 0 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 4 | Doubles | 2 |
| 22 | Fly Balls | 15 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 163 | Pitches | 130 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 0 |
| 27 | Total Bases | 11 |
| 45 | Plate Appearances | 35 |
| 486.0 | Projected Home Runs | 162.0 |
| 7 | Extra Base Hits | 3 |
| 10.8 | Runs Created | 2.4 |
| .359 | Batting Average | .182 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .692 | Slugging Percentage | .333 |
| .487 | Secondary Average | .212 |
| .422 | On Base Percentage | .229 |
| 1.115 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .562 |
| 0.6 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.5 |
| 10.8 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 2.4 |
| 69.0 | Batter Rating | 21.0 |
| 13.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 33.0 |
| 1.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 3.62 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.71 |
| .333 | Isolated Power | .152 |
| 1.00 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.18 |
| .089 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .057 |
| .128 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .030 |
| 18.0 | Runs Produced | 4.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.8 | Patience Ratio | 0.4 |
| 0.3 | Balls In Play Average | 0.2 |
| 112.8 | MLB Rating | 71.0 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance: 17,676 | Capacity:
2026 American League Central Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland |
- | 75 | W5 | 0.5192308 | 81 |
 Chicago |
1 | 76 | W2 | 0.51282054 | 80 |
 Detroit |
7.5 | 83 | W1 | 0.4713376 | 74 |
| Minnesota |
8.5 | 84 | L1 | 0.46496814 | 73 |
 Kansas City |
14 | 89 | L4 | 0.42948717 | 67 |