A one-inning burst defined Minnesota’s win over Cleveland. The Twins answered an early Guardians lead in the third and held on as the game tightened late.

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Emmanuel Rodriguez sparked the response with a homer that tied the game, while Kody Clemens, Royce Lewis and Victor Caratini followed with run-producing plays. Clemens supplied the go-ahead hit, giving Minnesota the advantage it would not surrender.

Travis Bazzana opened the scoring when his single brought Jo Adell home in the second. In the third, Rodriguez’s homer tied the game, Clemens’ single brought Luke Keaschall across for the lead, Lewis’ single scored Brooks Lee, and Caratini’s hit-by-pitch brought Clemens home. Cleveland trimmed the margin when David Fry scored on Brayan Rocchio’s groundout and Austin Hedges scored on Steven Kwan’s single.

Joey Cantillo kept Cleveland in the game with a sharp start, but Franco Aleman was charged with the damage during Minnesota’s breakthrough. Connor Prielipp earned the win, and Minnesota’s bullpen closed the door, with A.J. Minter recording the save.

The Twins extended their winning streak, while the Guardians saw their losing streak continue. The game belonged to Minnesota’s one-inning burst, followed by a bullpen that made the lead stand.

By the Numbers

Minnesota Twins defeated Cleveland Guardians, 4-3.

  • Victor Caratini went 0-for-3 with 1 RBI (batting .221 on the season).
  • David Fry went 0-for-1 with 1 run scored (batting .188 on the season).
  • Connor Prielipp allowed 3 runs on 5 hits over 5.1 innings, striking out 1, to earn the win (5-7) (5.24 ERA).
  • A.J. Minter allowed 0 runs on 0 hits over 1.0 inning, striking out 2, and closed it out for the save (0) (2.01 ERA).
  • Franco Aleman allowed 4 runs on 5 hits over 0.2 innings, striking out 1, and took the loss (0-1) (4.43 ERA).

Minnesota Twins improved to 70-78; Cleveland Guardians fell to 75-74.

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