MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
08/01/2025
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
GAME ID: 2223 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 1ST , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (51-59) 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 6 10 0
Cleveland Guardians (43-66) 2 0 0 5 0 0 1 0 X 8 13 2
Cleveland Topples Minnesota, 8-6
The Cleveland Guardians beat the Minnesota Twins, 8-6, at Progressive Field. Juan Martínez, in particular, was impressive. He went 3-4 with a home run and 2 singles. He drove in 2 runs and scored once. Sandy Cline picked up the win with 6.1 innings of work. He allowed 4 runs on 7 hits, while walking 2 and striking out 4. On the season, he is now 6-8. The Guardians go to 43-66 with the win.

Cleveland first baseman Cecilio Aybar contributed a timely at-bat in the bottom of the fourth. With two down, he hit a fastball to right field for a 2-run double. It was his 10th double of the season and put the Guardians ahead, 6-0.

"It was a good night for them and a bad night for us," said Minnesota manager Robin Ventura.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Sierra LF 4 1 3 1 0 0 2 .265 0 36
F. Mejia C 5 0 1 1 0 2 6 .278 12 41
A. Townsend DH 5 1 2 3 0 0 4 .327 8 64
G. Corporan 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .268 12 49
C. Westerhout 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .287 4 34
A. Cochran RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .276 7 46
G. Watts SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .285 3 33
L. Aguilar 2B 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .219 0 13
S. Iwamoto CF 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 .260 9 57
Totals 36 6 10 6 2 7 14      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Sierra (21, 9th Inning off H. Hembree, 0 on, 2 outs) , F. Mejia (19, 9th Inning off H. Hembree, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Townsend (8, 7th Inning off F. Montas, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Sierra 4 , F. Mejia 2 , A. Townsend 5 , A. Cochran , G. Watts , L. Aguilar , S. Iwamoto
2-out RBI: F. Mejia , A. Townsend
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , F. Mejia 2 , A. Townsend 2
GIDP: C. Westerhout
Sac Fly: M. Sierra
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Iwamoto-Mejia)
OF assists: 1 (Iwamoto(Thompson at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Wendle DH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .200 4 23
   a-L. Thompson DH 4 1 0 0 0 1 2 .300 15 46
C. Aybar 1B 4 2 2 2 1 1 0 .266 4 15
J. Álvarez RF, LF 5 1 2 2 0 1 3 .305 7 46
G. Stanton LF 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .222 5 27
   b-V. Guerrero Jr. LF, RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .247 10 45
E. Jones 3B 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .239 11 50
J. Martínez 2B 4 1 3 2 0 1 1 .277 5 37
J. González C 4 1 1 0 0 2 3 .282 2 32
R. Harper CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .181 0 6
B. Ramsey SS 4 0 1 0 0 3 3 .226 1 22
Totals 36 8 13 8 3 10 17      
a - L. Thompson inserted as DH in the 1st
b - V. Guerrero Jr. substituted for G. Stanton in the 2nd

BATTING
Doubles: G. Stanton (7, 1st Inning off C. Ford, 1 on, 2 outs) , C. Aybar (10, 4th Inning off C. Ford, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Martínez (5, 4th Inning off C. Ford, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Álvarez (7, 7th Inning off L. Romano, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Aybar 3 , J. Álvarez 5 , G. Stanton 2 , V. Guerrero Jr. , E. Jones 2 , J. Martínez 6 , J. González , B. Ramsey
2-out RBI: C. Aybar , J. Álvarez , G. Stanton , E. Jones
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: V. Guerrero Jr. , J. Martínez , B. Ramsey
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Aybar (7)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Jones (8) , B. Ramsey (8)
Double Plays: 1 (Cline-Martínez-Aybar)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Ford L (7-9) 3.2 8 7 7 2 3 1 75 4.67   
B. McDonald 2.1 2 0 0 0 4 0 35 5.11   
L. Romano 0.1 2 1 1 0 0 1 14 4.45   
J. Fajardo 1.2 1 0 0 1 3 0 22 4.28   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Ford 16
Batters Faced: C. Ford 20, B. McDonald 9, L. Romano 3, J. Fajardo 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Ford 2-5, B. McDonald 1-2, L. Romano 0-1, J. Fajardo 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Ford 75-49, B. McDonald 35-23, L. Romano 14-8, J. Fajardo 22-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. McDonald 1-1 , J. Fajardo 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Cline W (6-8) 6.1 7 4 4 2 4 0 93 3.64   
F. Montas 1.2 1 1 1 0 2 1 24 3.46   
H. Hembree SV (19) 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 16 4.19   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Cline 45
Batters Faced: S. Cline 28, F. Montas 6, H. Hembree 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Cline 9-5, F. Montas 0-3, H. Hembree 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Cline 93-59, F. Montas 24-17, H. Hembree 16-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Montas 2-2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Juan Martínez
Ballpark: Progressive Field
Weather: Rain (69 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:15
Attendance: 21982
Special Notes: 2B Joe Wendle was injured while running the bases. LF Giancarlo Stanton was injured while running the bases.
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