MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND GUARDIANS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
07/09/2026
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND GUARDIANS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 1973 - THURSDAY, JULY 9TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Guardians (46-49) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 1
Minnesota Twins (51-43) 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 X 4 9 1
Guardians Continue Skid, Thanks to Badger, Twins
Getting offensive support from Danny Badger, the Minnesota Twins topped the Cleveland Guardians, 4-1. Badger went 4 for 4 with a home run and 2 doubles, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 3 for the Twins. Jorge Fajardo notched his 30th save in 33 chances. Minnesota has run its win streak to 4 straight.

With Minnesota leading 1-0 in the bottom of the third, Badger hit a curveball from Hunter Harvey for a 3-run home run. It was his 12th home run of the season and put the Twins ahead, 4-0.

"You need to show up when your number's called," said Badger.
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Álvarez LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .278 2 27
J. Martínez SS 4 1 1 1 0 2 0 .238 6 34
L. Thompson 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .264 6 32
B. Seppings RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .220 13 43
   a-J. King PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .237 4 15
   b-V. Guerrero Jr. RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265 7 32
E. Jones 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .259 13 46
M. Papi DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .239 11 47
G. Torres 2B 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .249 3 31
R. Pinto C 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .239 4 28
T. Taylor CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .231 6 26
Totals 31 1 5 1 3 10 9      
a - J. King pinch hit for B. Seppings in the 8th
b - V. Guerrero Jr. substituted for J. King in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Martínez (6, 4th Inning off H. Ynoa, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Martínez 4 , L. Thompson , B. Seppings , G. Torres 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Papi , T. Taylor
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: E. Jones (11)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Cochran RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .312 11 50
Y. Puig 1B 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .280 7 31
A. Townsend LF 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 .306 10 40
D. Badger DH 4 2 4 3 0 0 0 .239 12 49
S. Jordan 3B 3 0 0 0 1 3 2 .245 1 17
J. Jiménez SS 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .272 9 37
S. Iwamoto CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .200 9 19
A. Martin C 4 0 0 0 0 2 6 .278 10 34
J. Peraza 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 3 .271 1 27
Totals 33 4 9 4 2 7 23      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Badger 2 (19, 2nd Inning off H. Harvey, 0 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off H. Harvey, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Jiménez (18, 2nd Inning off H. Harvey, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Peraza (17, 5th Inning off H. Harvey, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Cochran (21, 7th Inning off H. Harvey, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Badger (12, 3rd Inning off H. Harvey, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Cochran 2 , D. Badger 9 , J. Jiménez 3 , J. Peraza 3
2-out RBI: D. Badger
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , A. Townsend 2 , A. Martin 2 , J. Peraza
Hit by Pitch: A. Townsend
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Peraza (13)
CS: J. Peraza (2)

FIELDING
Errors: Y. Puig (9)
OF assists: 1 (Townsend(Papi at 3rd base))
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
H. Harvey L (7-5) 6.2 7 4 4 2 6 1 29 104 3.43   
A. Haney 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 2.02   
J. Throckmorton 0.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 5 28 2.81   
C. Shreve 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 4.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Harvey 48
Batters Faced: H. Harvey 29, A. Haney 1, J. Throckmorton 5, C. Shreve 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Harvey 2-11, A. Haney 0-1, J. Throckmorton 0-1, C. Shreve 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: H. Harvey 104-62, A. Haney 5-3, J. Throckmorton 28-16, C. Shreve 4-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Haney 1-0 , C. Shreve 3-0
WP: H. Harvey 2 , J. Throckmorton
Hit Batsmen: H. Harvey
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
H. Ynoa W (5-5) 6.0 3 1 1 2 8 1 22 92 3.81   
R. Lewis H (8) 1.2 2 0 0 1 2 0 8 47 3.74   
E. Schmidt H (14) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2.65   
J. Fajardo SV (30) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 10 1.69   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Ynoa 68
Batters Faced: H. Ynoa 22, R. Lewis 8, E. Schmidt 1, J. Fajardo 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Ynoa 3-6, R. Lewis 1-2, E. Schmidt 1-0, J. Fajardo 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: H. Ynoa 92-58, R. Lewis 47-27, E. Schmidt 1-1, J. Fajardo 10-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Lewis 1-0 , E. Schmidt 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Danny Badger
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Clear skies (74 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 12:40 PM CT
Time: 3:21
Attendance: 33482
Thursday, July 9th , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 27.3 Build 68