MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
07/20/2026
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
GAME ID: 2073 - MONDAY, JULY 20TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (54-47) 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 12 0
Cleveland Guardians (50-52) 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 X 7 10 0
Minnesota Beaten, 7-5, by Cleveland
The Cleveland Guardians defeated the Minnesota Twins, 7-5, at Progressive Field. Cleveland was led by 27-year old left fielder José Álvarez, who was 3-5 with a home run and a double, while scoring 2 and driving in 3. Luis Aguiler finished the game for Cleveland and earned his 7th save. Cleveland is now 50-52, Minnesota 54-47.

Álvarez had a game-changing home run in the bottom of the eighth. On a 2-2 fastball from Randy Lewis, he banged a 3-run home run to right, giving the Guardians a 7-4 lead. It was the 4th home run of the year for Álvarez.

"We scored enough runs to win," said Álvarez.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Y. Puig 1B 5 1 2 1 0 1 0 .284 8 35
J. Ruíz LF 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 .244 1 3
A. Townsend RF 5 1 3 0 0 0 2 .307 10 40
D. Badger DH 4 0 1 0 1 0 4 .243 14 54
J. Jiménez SS 4 1 2 3 1 1 4 .283 11 44
J. Morán 3B 5 0 1 1 0 1 4 .225 3 14
A. Martin C 4 1 1 0 1 0 7 .278 10 35
S. Iwamoto CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .198 9 19
J. Peraza 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 .253 1 27
Totals 38 5 12 5 5 4 29      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Townsend (16, 5th Inning off J. Acosta, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Jiménez (11, 1st Inning off J. Acosta, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: Y. Puig 2 , J. Ruíz , A. Townsend 4 , D. Badger , J. Jiménez 5 , J. Morán , A. Martin , S. Iwamoto
2-out RBI: Y. Puig , J. Jiménez , J. Morán
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Jiménez , A. Martin 2 , J. Peraza
GIDP: J. Peraza
Team LOB: 11
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Álvarez LF 5 2 3 3 0 0 0 .289 4 32
J. Martínez SS 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .247 6 38
L. Thompson 1B 5 0 1 1 0 1 2 .272 6 41
B. Seppings RF 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .215 13 45
   a-V. Guerrero Jr. PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260 8 34
E. Jones 3B 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 .260 15 51
M. Papi DH 4 1 3 2 0 1 0 .257 14 54
G. Torres 2B 3 1 0 0 0 1 6 .254 4 33
R. Pinto C 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .245 5 30
T. Taylor CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .230 6 26
Totals 34 7 10 7 3 6 15      
a - V. Guerrero Jr. pinch hit for B. Seppings in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Thompson (17, 1st Inning off J. Turner, 2 on, 0 outs) , J. Álvarez (27, 2nd Inning off J. Turner, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Papi (14, 3rd Inning off J. Turner, 0 on, 2 outs) , E. Jones (15, 8th Inning off B. Bass, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Álvarez (4, 8th Inning off R. Lewis, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Álvarez 7 , J. Martínez , L. Thompson 2 , E. Jones 4 , M. Papi 6 , T. Taylor
2-out RBI: J. Álvarez , M. Papi
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Thompson , G. Torres , R. Pinto
Hit by Pitch: E. Jones , G. Torres
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Torres-Martínez-Thompson)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Turner 4.2 7 3 3 2 4 1 24 104 4.22   
B. McDonald 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 21 3.52   
E. Schmidt H (16) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 2.57   
B. Bass L (4-3), BS (3) 0.2 1 2 2 0 2 1 4 20 2.79   
R. Lewis 0.1 2 2 2 1 0 1 4 18 4.04   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Turner 40
Batters Faced: J. Turner 24, B. McDonald 6, E. Schmidt 1, B. Bass 4, R. Lewis 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Turner 5-5, B. McDonald 3-3, E. Schmidt 1-0, B. Bass 0-0, R. Lewis 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Turner 104-62, B. McDonald 21-13, E. Schmidt 4-2, B. Bass 20-12, R. Lewis 18-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. McDonald 3-0 , R. Lewis 1-1
Hit Batsmen: J. Turner , B. Bass
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Acosta 5.2 8 4 4 2 2 1 26 107 4.53   
J. Throckmorton 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 3.06   
C. Shreve 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 13 3.89   
A. Heredia 0.1 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 14 2.93   
H. Hembree W (1-0) 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 11 4.15   
L. Aguiler SV (7) 1.0 4 1 1 0 1 0 7 22 3.34   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Acosta 37
Batters Faced: J. Acosta 26, J. Throckmorton 2, C. Shreve 2, A. Heredia 3, H. Hembree 3, L. Aguiler 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Acosta 3-11, J. Throckmorton 1-1, C. Shreve 1-0, A. Heredia 0-1, H. Hembree 0-2, L. Aguiler 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Acosta 107-66, J. Throckmorton 9-6, C. Shreve 13-7, A. Heredia 14-6, H. Hembree 11-7, L. Aguiler 22-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Throckmorton 1-0 , H. Hembree 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: José Álvarez
Ballpark: Progressive Field
Weather: Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 6:40 PM ET
Time: 3:58
Attendance: 23560
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