MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND GUARDIANS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
09/19/2025
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND GUARDIANS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 2881 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Guardians (63-91) 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 5 12 0
Minnesota Twins (61-93) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 1
Minnesota Absorbs 5-2 Loss to Cleveland
Cleveland Guardians starter Jim Acosta pitched well against the Minnesota Twins at Target Field, leading his team to a win, 5-2. Acosta picked up the win for Cleveland, going 8 innings. He gave up 2 runs on 9 hits. He now sports a record of 3-4. Minnesota has now lost 4 consecutive games.

Cleveland used a well-timed hit by Joe Young to capture the win. The center fielder socked a 2-run double in the top of the fifth inning to put the Guardians ahead, 5-2. Though it was his only hit in 4 at-bats, it was important.

Said losing manager Robin Ventura: "It's very easy to sit in an ivory tower and critique the pitching, but the bottom line is we need to score runs."
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Martínez 2B 5 0 2 0 0 1 0 .267 7 50
J. Álvarez RF 5 1 3 0 0 1 0 .292 8 59
E. Jones 3B 4 0 2 1 1 1 0 .255 14 65
V. Guerrero Jr. DH 5 0 0 0 0 2 7 .241 14 54
L. Thompson 1B 5 1 1 0 0 1 7 .290 15 61
B. Austin C 3 1 1 0 1 2 2 .244 3 10
J. Young CF 4 0 1 2 0 1 1 .227 6 32
J. Santos SS 3 1 1 0 1 2 0 .304 0 3
R. Harper LF 4 1 1 2 0 0 2 .176 1 11
Totals 38 5 12 5 3 11 19      
BATTING
Doubles: E. Jones (29, 1st Inning off C. Ford, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Martínez (28, 2nd Inning off C. Ford, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Young (6, 5th Inning off B. McDonald, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Harper (1, 2nd Inning off C. Ford, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Martínez 3 , J. Álvarez 3 , E. Jones 3 , L. Thompson , B. Austin , J. Young 2 , J. Santos , R. Harper 4
2-out RBI: J. Young
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , L. Thompson 2 , B. Austin , R. Harper
GIDP: L. Thompson , J. Young
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Harper(Townsend at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Sierra LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .277 2 49
J. Jiménez 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .258 4 28
A. Townsend DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .303 10 74
G. Corporan 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .257 17 67
C. Westerhout 1B 4 1 3 0 0 0 1 .268 7 43
A. Cochran RF 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .264 11 55
F. Mejia C 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .287 15 58
G. Watts SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .278 4 48
S. Iwamoto CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .245 12 65
Totals 35 2 9 2 1 5 13      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Westerhout 2 (21, 2nd Inning off J. Acosta, 0 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off J. Acosta, 0 on, 2 outs) , A. Townsend (57, 4th Inning off J. Acosta, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Cochran (23, 4th Inning off J. Acosta, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Jiménez (15, 8th Inning off J. Acosta, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: M. Sierra (6, 3rd Inning off J. Acosta, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Sierra 3 , J. Jiménez 2 , A. Townsend 2 , C. Westerhout 5 , A. Cochran 2 , F. Mejia , G. Watts
2-out RBI: A. Cochran , F. Mejia
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Jiménez , C. Westerhout , A. Cochran , F. Mejia
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: G. Corporan (16)
Double Plays: 2 (Watts-Jiménez-Westerhout, Corporan-Mejia-Westerhout)
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Acosta W (3-4) 8.0 9 2 2 0 3 0 86 3.66   
H. Hembree SV (28) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 17 3.26   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Acosta 59
Batters Faced: J. Acosta 32, H. Hembree 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Acosta 8-12, H. Hembree 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Acosta 86-63, H. Hembree 17-9
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Ford L (8-15) 4.2 8 4 4 1 5 1 96 4.49   
B. McDonald 1.2 2 1 1 1 2 0 32 5.56   
D. Weaver 1.2 0 0 0 0 4 0 26 5.40   
A. López 1.0 2 0 0 1 0 0 17 4.41   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Ford 36
Batters Faced: C. Ford 23, B. McDonald 8, D. Weaver 5, A. López 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Ford 4-4, B. McDonald 0-3, D. Weaver 1-0, A. López 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Ford 96-60, B. McDonald 32-19, D. Weaver 26-19, A. López 17-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. McDonald 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jim Acosta
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Clear skies (60 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM CT
Time: 3:12
Attendance: 28422
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