MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
05/08/2026
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
GAME ID: 1145 - FRIDAY, MAY 8TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (24-15) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 10 0
Cleveland Guardians (17-23) 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 0
Twins Capture Close Win
Getting an impressive start from Anthony DeSclafani, Minnesota beat Cleveland by the score of 3-2. Jorge Fajardo recorded the save, his 13th. With the win, Minnesota has a record of 24-15. Cleveland falls to 17-23.

Minnesota needed the clutch hitting of Anthony Rendon to seal the deal. The third baseman swatted a solo home run in the top of the ninth inning to put the Twins on top, 3-2. For the game, Rendon had 1 home run and 2 singles in 4 at-bats.

"If you chase it, you need to get it," said Minnesota skipper Robin Ventura.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Cochran RF 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .322 6 25
Y. Puig 1B 5 0 0 0 0 3 4 .286 2 16
   a-C. Westerhout 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
A. Townsend LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .340 7 25
D. Badger DH 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .253 4 20
J. Jiménez SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .294 4 13
A. Rendon 3B 4 1 3 2 0 1 0 .253 1 10
S. Iwamoto CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .220 3 7
F. Mejia C 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .423 2 14
J. Peraza 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .270 1 15
Totals 37 3 10 3 1 9 14      
a - C. Westerhout substituted for Y. Puig in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Badger (8, 1st Inning off H. Harvey, 1 on, 2 outs) , F. Mejia (8, 9th Inning off A. Heredia, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Rendon (1, 9th Inning off A. Heredia, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Cochran 2 , A. Townsend , D. Badger 3 , J. Jiménez , A. Rendon 6 , F. Mejia 2
2-out RBI: D. Badger , A. Rendon
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , Y. Puig 2 , J. Jiménez , S. Iwamoto 2
Team LOB: 8
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Álvarez LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .274 1 12
   a-J. King PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .317 3 8
   b-V. Guerrero Jr. LF, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .272 5 21
T. Taylor CF 4 0 0 0 1 0 4 .238 1 8
B. Seppings RF, LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .229 7 21
L. Thompson 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .212 1 9
E. Jones 3B 4 1 2 1 0 0 3 .264 7 24
G. Torres 2B 4 0 0 1 0 0 4 .282 1 13
M. Papi DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .197 2 14
A. Ibanez SS 4 0 3 0 0 1 0 .263 1 9
R. Pinto C 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .245 1 10
Totals 36 2 9 2 2 5 20      
a - J. King pinch hit for J. Álvarez in the 8th
b - V. Guerrero Jr. substituted for J. King in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Seppings (7, 4th Inning off A. DeSclafani, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. King (8, 8th Inning off E. Schmidt, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: E. Jones (7, 2nd Inning off A. DeSclafani, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Álvarez , J. King 2 , B. Seppings 2 , E. Jones 5 , A. Ibanez 3 , R. Pinto
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , T. Taylor 2 , G. Torres , M. Papi
Team LOB: 9
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
A. DeSclafani 7.0 6 2 2 0 4 1 27 101 3.47   
E. Schmidt 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 10 3.77   
B. Bass W (4-0) 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 13 2.50   
J. Fajardo SV (13) 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 5 15 2.04   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. DeSclafani 61
Batters Faced: A. DeSclafani 27, E. Schmidt 3, B. Bass 3, J. Fajardo 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. DeSclafani 11-6, E. Schmidt 1-0, B. Bass 1-1, J. Fajardo 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. DeSclafani 101-72, E. Schmidt 10-6, B. Bass 13-7, J. Fajardo 15-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Bass 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
H. Harvey 6.0 7 2 2 0 9 0 25 105 2.91   
B. Young 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 20 3.97   
C. Shreve 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 10 1.96   
A. Heredia L (0-2) 1.0 3 1 1 0 0 1 6 17 4.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Harvey 59
Batters Faced: H. Harvey 25, B. Young 4, C. Shreve 3, A. Heredia 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Harvey 4-5, B. Young 2-1, C. Shreve 2-1, A. Heredia 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: H. Harvey 105-72, B. Young 20-12, C. Shreve 10-7, A. Heredia 17-11
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Anthony DeSclafani
Ballpark: Progressive Field
Weather: Clear skies (62 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:15 PM ET
Time: 3:20
Attendance: 26827
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