MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND GUARDIANS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
07/08/2026
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND GUARDIANS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 1964 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 8TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Guardians (46-48) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 1
Minnesota Twins (50-43) 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 X 4 7 0
Twins Win, Downing Guardians, 4-1
The Minnesota Twins defeated the Cleveland Guardians, 4-1, in American League action at Target Field. Minnesota pitcher Anthony DeSclafani had a standout performance. Minnesota has 3 straight wins, Cleveland 3 straight losses.

Minnesota right fielder Artie Cochran delivered a run-scoring double in the bottom of the sixth. Overall, he went 3 for 4, picking up 1 home run, 1 single, and 1 double. He scored 1 run and knocked in 2.

"I'm just looking to see the ball, hit the ball," said Cochran.
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Álvarez LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .282 2 27
   a-J. King PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .238 4 15
   b-V. Guerrero Jr. LF, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265 7 32
J. Martínez SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .237 5 33
E. Jones 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .262 13 46
B. Seppings RF, LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .219 13 43
G. Torres 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .245 3 31
L. Thompson 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .263 6 32
M. Papi DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .241 11 47
R. Pinto C 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .241 4 28
T. Taylor CF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .233 6 26
Totals 33 1 6 1 1 7 17      
a - J. King pinch hit for J. Álvarez in the 8th
b - V. Guerrero Jr. substituted for J. King in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Seppings (15, 2nd Inning off A. DeSclafani, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Martínez , B. Seppings 2 , G. Torres 2 , L. Thompson , T. Taylor
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Seppings , R. Pinto
Hit by Pitch: T. Taylor
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: J. Álvarez (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Martínez-Torres-Thompson)
PB: R. Pinto
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Cochran RF 4 1 3 2 0 1 0 .313 11 50
Y. Puig 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .283 7 31
D. Badger DH 2 1 0 0 2 0 3 .230 11 46
J. Ruíz LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .274 1 3
S. Jordan 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 1 17
   a-A. Rendon PR, 3B 2 1 0 1 0 1 3 .238 3 15
J. Jiménez SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .270 9 36
S. Iwamoto CF 3 1 0 0 0 1 4 .204 9 19
F. Mejia C 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .303 4 24
J. Peraza 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .267 1 27
Totals 29 4 7 3 4 6 20      
a - A. Rendon pinch ran for S. Jordan in the 2nd

BATTING
Doubles: Y. Puig (21, 3rd Inning off J. Acosta, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Cochran (20, 6th Inning off C. Shreve, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Cochran (11, 3rd Inning off J. Acosta, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Cochran 7 , Y. Puig 2 , J. Ruíz , F. Mejia 2
2-out RBI: A. Cochran
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Puig , D. Badger , S. Iwamoto , J. Peraza
GIDP: J. Jiménez
Sac Fly: A. Rendon
Hit by Pitch: S. Jordan , S. Iwamoto
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Rendon (3)
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Acosta L (2-9) 5.0 5 2 1 3 4 1 24 104 4.43   
C. Shreve 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 0 5 23 4.12   
J. Throckmorton 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 0 4 17 2.87   
C. Watts 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 12 3.48   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Acosta 52
Batters Faced: J. Acosta 24, C. Shreve 5, J. Throckmorton 4, C. Watts 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Acosta 4-7, C. Shreve 1-1, J. Throckmorton 1-1, C. Watts 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Acosta 104-62, C. Shreve 23-15, J. Throckmorton 17-10, C. Watts 12-9
Hit Batsmen: J. Acosta , C. Shreve
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
A. DeSclafani W (7-6) 6.0 5 1 1 0 5 0 23 102 3.93   
P. Calhoun H (10) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 20 2.75   
E. Schmidt H (13) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 15 2.67   
J. Fajardo SV (29) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 10 1.72   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. DeSclafani 63
Batters Faced: A. DeSclafani 23, P. Calhoun 4, E. Schmidt 4, J. Fajardo 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. DeSclafani 9-4, P. Calhoun 1-0, E. Schmidt 1-2, J. Fajardo 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: A. DeSclafani 102-57, P. Calhoun 20-11, E. Schmidt 15-8, J. Fajardo 10-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Schmidt 1-0
Hit Batsmen: P. Calhoun
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Anthony DeSclafani
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 11 mph
Start Time: 6:40 PM CT
Time: 3:21
Attendance: 30791
Special Notes: 3B Stan Jordan was injured being hit by a pitch.
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