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MINNESOTA TWINS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
09/06/2023
 
MINNESOTA TWINS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
GAME ID: 2666 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6TH , 2023
GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (86-54) 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 4 9 2
Cleveland Guardians (61-79) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 7 1
Minnesota Tops Cleveland, 4-3
Fans watched the Minnesota Twins and the Cleveland Guardians fight to the finish.

Minnesota third baseman Kaleb Cowart played a vital role in his team's 4-3 triumph over Cleveland. He went 3-5 with a double and 2 singles for Minnesota. The winner was Minnesota reliever Marc Rzepczynski, now 3-0. The loser was Yadier Alvarez.

Cowart had a critical at-bat in the top of the seventh for Minnesota, coming through with a run-scoring single to put Minnesota in front, 4-3.

"If you ever get this game figured out," said Cleveland manager Rocco Baldelli, "let me know."

The first-place Twins, at 86-54, now lead their division by 17½ games.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORES CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. González CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .269 12 55
   a-D. Reilly PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 0
   b-B. Marsh CF, RF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .242 4 10
J. Adell LF 4 0 1 0 1 3 1 .269 21 61
M. López RF, CF 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .305 28 76
K. Cowart 3B 5 1 3 1 0 2 2 .270 29 98
J. McKinley DH 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .333 3 15
R. Davis 1B 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .235 10 29
B. Shewmake 2B 4 1 2 1 0 2 3 .256 10 52
R. Edwards C 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .206 12 33
B. Boyce SS 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 .114 1 9
   c-B. Wells PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .226 10 39
   d-B. Rodgers SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226 13 43
Totals 36 4 9 4 4 13 20      
a - D. Reilly pinch hit for M. González in the 7th
b - B. Marsh substituted for D. Reilly in the 7th
c - B. Wells pinch hit for B. Boyce in the 8th
d - B. Rodgers substituted for B. Wells in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Cowart (29, 3rd Inning off J. Rosado, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. López (34, 7th Inning off Y. Alvarez, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Shewmake (10, 6th Inning off E. Díaz, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Davis (10, 6th Inning off E. Díaz, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Adell , M. López 2 , K. Cowart 4 , R. Davis 5 , B. Shewmake 5
2-out RBI: K. Cowart , B. Boyce
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. González , K. Cowart , J. McKinley , B. Wells
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Adell (7) , B. Shewmake (9)

FIELDING
Errors: K. Cowart (16) , R. Edwards (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Rodgers-Shewmake-Davis)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Chisholm SS 4 1 0 0 1 3 3 .210 14 51
A. Thomas CF 4 0 2 0 1 1 0 .286 9 50
E. Waxman 1B 5 0 0 0 0 2 5 .254 10 39
J. Justice RF 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .230 11 43
C. Betts C 3 0 1 0 0 1 4 .257 14 54
M. Jenkins 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .277 7 35
N. Williams DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230 3 41
J. Eierman 2B 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 .210 14 52
J. Ayala LF 4 0 2 2 0 0 1 .251 23 70
Totals 33 3 7 2 4 8 16      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Ayala (17, 2nd Inning off B. Dixon, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Eierman (15, 6th Inning off G. León, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Thomas 2 , C. Betts , J. Eierman 3 , J. Ayala 3
2-out RBI: , J. Ayala 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Chisholm , E. Waxman , C. Betts , M. Jenkins
GIDP: M. Jenkins
Hit by Pitch: C. Betts , J. Eierman
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Chisholm (12) , A. Thomas (10) , J. Eierman (8)
CS: J. Justice (1)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Betts (7)
OF assists: 1 (Ayala(Adell at home))
PB: C. Betts 2
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORES CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
B. Dixon 4.2 3 2 1 3 6 0 101 66 2.70
G. León 1.0 2 1 1 1 1 0 28 19 3.66
M. Rzepczynski W (3-0) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 5 3.58
L. Young H (9) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 3 2.96
G. Dawson H (8) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 7 2.96
J. Bannatyne SV (42) 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 21 13 2.20
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Dixon 55
Batters Faced: B. Dixon 21, G. León 6, M. Rzepczynski 2, L. Young 2, G. Dawson 3, J. Bannatyne 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Dixon 2-5, G. León 0-2, M. Rzepczynski 1-1, L. Young 2-0, G. Dawson 2-0, J. Bannatyne 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Dixon 101-66, G. León 28-19, M. Rzepczynski 6-5, L. Young 7-3, G. Dawson 11-7, J. Bannatyne 21-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. León 1-0 , M. Rzepczynski 1-0
Hit Batsmen: B. Dixon , G. Dawson
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
J. Rosado 4.1 4 1 1 2 6 0 84 51 5.01
E. Díaz 2.0 2 2 2 1 2 2 37 23 5.85
Y. Alvarez L (3-2) 1.0 3 1 1 0 1 0 25 13 3.46
M. Favre 1.2 0 0 0 1 4 0 26 17 3.00
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Rosado 55
Batters Faced: J. Rosado 20, E. Díaz 9, Y. Alvarez 5, M. Favre 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Rosado 1-7, E. Díaz 2-2, Y. Alvarez 0-1, M. Favre 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Rosado 84-51, E. Díaz 37-23, Y. Alvarez 25-13, M. Favre 26-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Díaz 1-0 , Y. Alvarez 1-0 , M. Favre 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kaleb Cowart
Ballpark: Progressive Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (65 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 4:02
Attendance: 13160
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