MLB PRO
MINNESOTA TWINS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
05/19/2024
 
MINNESOTA TWINS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
GAME ID: 1273 - SUNDAY, MAY 19TH , 2024
GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (23-24) 0 0 0 1 5 0 1 0 0 7 11 0
Cleveland Guardians (17-31) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 8 0
Cowart Slugs Twins to 7-4 Win
The Minnesota Twins defeated the Cleveland Guardians, 7-4, at Progressive Field. Minnesota third baseman Kaleb Cowart had a superb performance. He slugged 2 home runs. He drove in 5 runs and scored twice. Minnesota is now 23-24. Cleveland is 17-31.

With Minnesota leading 2-0 in the top of the fifth, Cowart hit a fastball from Jordan Sheffield for a grand slam home run. It was his 13th home run of the season and put the Twins ahead, 6-0.

"The hot tub feels extra good after a solid win," said Cowart.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORES CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Buxton CF 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 .217 6 17
J. Adell DH 5 2 2 1 0 0 0 .246 8 25
M. López RF 4 1 2 0 1 1 1 .249 9 27
K. Cowart 3B 5 2 3 5 0 1 2 .275 13 31
T. Hallock 1B 4 0 0 0 1 2 3 .288 5 25
J. McKinley C 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .187 2 10
B. Shewmake 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .239 4 22
B. Rodgers SS 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .220 1 4
B. Murphy LF 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .231 3 16
Totals 37 7 11 7 4 9 16      
BATTING
Home Runs: K. Cowart 2 (13, 4th Inning off J. Tate, 0 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off J. Sheffield, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Adell 2 , M. López 2 , K. Cowart 9 , J. McKinley 2 , B. Rodgers , B. Murphy
2-out RBI: J. Adell , K. Cowart , J. McKinley
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Buxton , T. Hallock , B. Shewmake
GIDP: B. Shewmake
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: M. López (5)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Ayala LF 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .236 6 16
N. Williams CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .173 1 7
E. Waxman 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .261 8 25
J. Justice RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .248 5 20
T. Joseph C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .167 1 1
   a-C. Betts PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .167 3 12
N. Gonzales 2B 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .208 0 11
A. Thomas DH 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .245 3 12
A. Bohm 3B 4 1 1 3 0 1 1 .156 1 8
J. Eierman SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .194 2 7
Totals 35 4 8 4 1 9 8      
a - C. Betts pinch hit for T. Joseph in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: J. Ayala (1, 5th Inning off N. Kirby, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Ayala (6, 8th Inning off B. Dixon, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Bohm (1, 9th Inning off R. White, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Ayala 7 , E. Waxman , J. Justice , C. Betts , N. Gonzales , A. Thomas , A. Bohm 4
2-out RBI: A. Bohm
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Williams , A. Thomas
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Gonzales-Eierman-Waxman)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORES CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
N. Kirby W (3-2) 5.0 4 0 0 1 5 0 83 52 4.40
B. Dixon 3.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 38 27 3.34
R. White 0.2 3 3 3 0 2 1 22 13 4.60
G. Dawson 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 3 3.68
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Kirby 63
Batters Faced: N. Kirby 20, B. Dixon 10, R. White 5, G. Dawson 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Kirby 4-6, B. Dixon 4-4, R. White 0-0, G. Dawson 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: N. Kirby 83-52, B. Dixon 38-27, R. White 22-13, G. Dawson 3-3
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
J. Tate L (1-1) 4.2 5 5 5 2 4 1 91 49 4.50
J. Sheffield 1.1 2 1 1 2 0 1 33 15 5.12
C. Parker 1.0 3 1 1 0 1 0 20 15 3.38
M. McCain 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 19 13 4.40
J. Kostyshock 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 10 8 8.22
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Tate 36
Batters Faced: J. Tate 21, J. Sheffield 7, C. Parker 6, M. McCain 5, J. Kostyshock 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Tate 2-8, J. Sheffield 2-1, C. Parker 0-2, M. McCain 1-1, J. Kostyshock 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Tate 91-49, J. Sheffield 33-15, C. Parker 20-15, M. McCain 19-13, J. Kostyshock 10-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Sheffield 3-3 , J. Kostyshock 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kaleb Cowart
Ballpark: Progressive Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:37
Attendance: 22594
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