Minnesota Twins @ Cleveland Guardians

80-71, 38-38 Away

Final

87-65, 46-28 Home

hitters	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
B. BuxtonCF	1-3	1	0	0	.277
M. WallnerRF	2-3	0	0	2	.250
M. MargotPH-RF	0-2	0	0	0	.244
C. Santana1B	1-4	0	0	0	.243
R. Lewis3B	0-4	0	0	0	.246
T. LarnachDH	1-3	1	0	0	.253
W. CastroLF	2-4	1	1	2	.250
R. JeffersC	1-4	1	0	0	.231
B. LeeSS	0-4	0	0	0	.223
E. Julien2B	0-3	0	0	0	.208
K. Farmer2B	0-0	0	0	0	.225

pitchers	IP	H	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
Z. Matthews	4.2	5	1	1	5	76-47	6.30
C. Irvin	0.1	0	0	0	0	3-3	4.85
C. Sands	1.0	0	0	0	1	14-9	2.82
R. Henriquez	1.0	1	0	0	0	10-7	2.45
J. Duran	1.1	1	0	1	2	30-20	3.99
G. Jax	0.2	1	0	0	1	8-6	2.16

According to ESPN Analytics

MIN

CLE

Hits

Home Runs

Total Bases

Runners LOB

Progressive Field

4:10 AM, 18 September 2024

Cleveland, Ohio

Attendance: 17,391

Game Time:2:37

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Junior Valentine
First Base Umpire - Chad Fairchild
Second Base Umpire - Ryan Wills
Third Base Umpire - Carlos Torres

Willi Castro hits a 2-run homer, Twins down Guardians 4-1 to stay locked into AL wild-card spot

— Willi Castro hit a two-run homer, Matt Wallner had two RBI and the Minnesota Twins bounced back from a crushing loss in the series opener to beat the Cleveland Guardians 4-1 on Tuesday night and stay locked into the final AL wild card.

Sep 18, 2024, 08:01 am - AP


MIN
CLE

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

Scoring Summary

		MIN	CLE
3rd	Wallner singled to right, Jeffers scored, Wallner to second, Buxton to third.	1	0
4th	Thomas homered to center (424 feet).	1	1
5th	Wallner singled to right, Buxton scored.	2	1
8th	Castro homered to right (371 feet), Larnach scored.	4	1

Data is currently unavailable.

Twins
3
Guardians
4

Game 1

17/9

Twins
4
Guardians
1

Game 2

18/9

Twins
4
Guardians
5

Game 3

19/9

Twins
2
Guardians
3

Game 4

19/9

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Chicago	55	49	.529	-	W1
Cleveland	54	53	.505	2.5	L5
Minnesota	53	54	.495	3.5	W2
Detroit	50	56	.472	6	L2
Kansas City	45	62	.421	11.5	W2

Guardians-Reds game in Cincinnati postponed due to rain; day-night doubleheader set for Tuesday

— The opening game of the three-game series between the Cleveland Guardians and Reds in Cincinnati was postponed Monday night due to rain.

Pirates' Esmeryln Valdez exits after being hit in hand by pitch

Pirates rookie outfielder Esmerlyn Valdez was removed from Monday night's game against Arizona after being hit in the left hand by a pitch.

Athletics' Langeliers, Leiter set for season-ending surgery

Athletics All-Star catcher Shea Langeliers and right-hander Mark Leiter Jr. will have season-ending surgeries.

GAMBLING PROBLEM? CALL 1-800-GAMBLER or 1-800-MY-RESET, (800) 327-5050 or visit gamblinghelplinema.org (MA). Call 877-8-HOPENY/text HOPENY (467369) (NY). Call 888-789-7777/visit ccpg.org (CT), or visit www.mdgamblinghelp.org (MD), 1-800-981-0023 (PR). 21+ and present in most states. (18+ DC/KY/NH/PR/WY). Void in ONT. Eligibility restrictions apply. Terms: draftkings.com/sportsbook. On behalf of Boot Hill Casino (KS). Pass-thru of per wager tax may apply in IL.

Minnesota Twins @ Cleveland Guardians

Willi Castro hits a 2-run homer, Twins down Guardians 4-1 to stay locked into AL wild-card spot

C. Sands9-1

G. Williams3-10

G. Jax9

Inning