MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND GUARDIANS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
05/19/2025
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND GUARDIANS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 1276 - MONDAY, MAY 19TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Guardians (17-29) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0
Minnesota Twins (22-26) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 X 3 8 0
Twins Win at Home, 3-1
Target Field was the site of a tense game between the Cleveland Guardians and Minnesota Twins.

The Minnesota Twins got a good effort from starter Chris Ford in defeating the Cleveland Guardians at Target Field. The final score was 3-1. In 7 innings, Ford surrendered 3 hits, while striking out 2 and walking 2. He allowed 1 run.

Francisco Mejia chipped in a 3-run home run for Minnesota in the bottom of the sixth. For the game, the catcher had 2 hits in 4 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 3 RBI.

Mejia called the win "a lesson in teamwork."

Minnesota is now 22-26, while Cleveland is 17-29.
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Wendle DH 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .246 2 10
   b-R. Harper DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
C. Aybar SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .308 2 6
   d-B. Austin PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .216 0 3
J. Álvarez LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .287 3 24
V. Guerrero Jr. RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .271 4 19
E. Jones 3B 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .217 4 22
J. Martínez 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .266 0 15
W. Castro 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .132 1 3
J. Young CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .261 2 13
   a-L. Thompson PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .296 6 23
   c-B. Ramsey CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228 1 11
J. González C 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .280 0 15
Totals 31 1 6 1 2 5 11      
a - L. Thompson pinch hit for J. Young in the 8th
b - R. Harper inserted as DH in the 8th
c - B. Ramsey substituted for L. Thompson in the 8th
d - B. Austin pinch hit for C. Aybar in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Álvarez (9, 1st Inning off C. Ford, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Martínez (9, 2nd Inning off C. Ford, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: E. Jones (4, 4th Inning off C. Ford, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Álvarez 2 , V. Guerrero Jr. , E. Jones 5 , J. Martínez 2 , L. Thompson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: V. Guerrero Jr. , J. Martínez , J. Young
GIDP: R. Harper , W. Castro
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Castro-Aybar-Visser)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Sierra CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .268 0 13
L. Aguilar 2B 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250 0 4
   a-S. Jordan PH, 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .338 0 5
A. Townsend DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .345 3 26
G. Corporan 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .238 6 22
C. Westerhout 1B 3 1 3 0 0 0 0 .312 1 15
   b-G. Watts 2B, SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291 3 17
F. Mejia C 4 1 2 3 0 1 4 .279 5 23
A. Cochran RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .224 4 20
T. Garcia LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .213 2 10
J. Martinez SS, 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .218 0 7
Totals 31 3 8 3 2 8 20      
a - S. Jordan pinch hit for L. Aguilar in the 8th
b - G. Watts substituted for C. Westerhout in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Jordan (7, 8th Inning off R. Villasmil, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: F. Mejia (5, 6th Inning off S. Visser, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Jordan 2 , G. Corporan , C. Westerhout 3 , F. Mejia 5 , A. Cochran
2-out RBI: F. Mejia
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Sierra , A. Cochran
GIDP: A. Townsend
Hit by Pitch: C. Westerhout
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Aguilar-Martinez-Westerhout, Corporan-Aguilar-Westerhout)
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Visser L (2-7) 7.0 6 3 3 1 7 1 99 4.99   
R. Villasmil 1.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 21 5.21   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Visser 59
Batters Faced: S. Visser 28, R. Villasmil 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Visser 7-6, R. Villasmil 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Visser 99-64, R. Villasmil 21-12
Hit Batsmen: S. Visser
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Ford W (3-3) 7.0 3 1 1 2 2 1 96 2.94   
L. Romano H (12) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 3.68   
J. Fajardo SV (8) 1.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 17 4.11   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Ford 67
Batters Faced: C. Ford 25, L. Romano 3, J. Fajardo 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Ford 9-9, L. Romano 1-0, J. Fajardo 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Ford 96-60, L. Romano 6-5, J. Fajardo 17-12
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chris Ford
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Cloudy (54 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 6:40 PM CT
Time: 2:52
Attendance: 21724
Monday, May 19th , 2025 - OOTP Baseball 26.3 Build 55