MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND GUARDIANS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
09/11/2026
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND GUARDIANS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 2786 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Guardians (68-80) 4 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 0 10 16 0
Minnesota Twins (77-70) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 0
Guardians Pop Twins, 10-2
Cleveland right fielder José Álvarez was instrumental in helping the Guardians triumph, 10-2, over the Minnesota Twins. Álvarez was 3-4 with a double, 2 singles, and 2 walks. He scored 3 runs. The Twins, now 77-70, have lost 4 straight.

In the top of the fourth, Cleveland third baseman Ernie Jones had a productive at-bat. With the bases loaded and one out, Jones stroked a 2-run single to left-center. It made the score 6-2, Cleveland. For the game, he was 2 for 6 with 2 singles. He drove in 3 runs and scored once.

"I thought we played a nice game," Álvarez told the Cleveland News. "Good pitching, timely hitting, it was all there."
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Álvarez LF, RF 4 3 3 0 2 0 3 .280 6 42
J. Martínez SS 5 1 2 0 1 0 3 .270 8 54
E. Jones 3B 6 1 2 3 0 2 6 .248 21 70
M. Papi DH 6 1 3 2 0 1 4 .263 17 70
L. Thompson 1B 5 0 1 1 0 0 6 .248 7 58
B. Seppings RF 2 0 0 0 1 2 3 .233 19 66
   a-J. King PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .265 8 29
   b-T. Taylor RF, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 9 40
A. Ibanez 2B 5 1 2 3 0 0 1 .254 3 31
R. Pinto C 5 0 1 1 0 1 1 .231 6 46
H. Bertolucci CF, LF 4 2 2 0 0 1 4 .500 0 0
Totals 43 10 16 10 4 7 31      
a - J. King pinch ran for B. Seppings in the 7th
b - T. Taylor substituted for J. King in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Álvarez (34, 1st Inning off H. Ynoa, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Papi (27, 7th Inning off T. Meyers, 3 on, 2 outs) , H. Bertolucci (1, 9th Inning off B. Bass, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Ibanez (3, 7th Inning off T. Meyers, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Álvarez 4 , J. Martínez 2 , E. Jones 2 , M. Papi 4 , L. Thompson , A. Ibanez 5 , R. Pinto , H. Bertolucci 3
2-out RBI: M. Papi
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Álvarez , M. Papi , L. Thompson 3
Hit by Pitch: B. Seppings , H. Bertolucci
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Jones-Ibanez-Thompson)
OF assists: 2 (Álvarez(Ruíz at 3rd base), Seppings(Badger at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Cochran LF 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 .293 13 60
Y. Puig 1B, RF 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .284 14 52
A. Townsend RF 3 1 1 2 0 0 1 .306 13 50
   a-C. Curry PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .256 4 15
D. Badger DH 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .254 20 78
   b-J. Cota DH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 1 4
J. Ruíz CF 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .279 3 13
J. Jiménez 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .296 16 64
   c-A. Rendon PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .217 5 31
R. Fernández SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .211 1 7
A. Martin C 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .265 15 52
L. Smith 2B 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .275 1 9
Totals 33 2 9 2 3 5 14      
a - C. Curry pinch hit for A. Townsend in the 8th
b - J. Cota inserted as DH in the 8th
c - A. Rendon pinch hit for J. Jiménez in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Badger 2 (35, 3rd Inning off J. Acosta, 0 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off Y. Ramirez, 1 on, 1 out) , R. Fernández (5, 7th Inning off J. Acosta, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Townsend (13, 1st Inning off J. Acosta, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: Y. Puig , A. Townsend 4 , D. Badger 4 , J. Ruíz 2 , J. Jiménez , R. Fernández 2 , L. Smith
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Cochran , A. Townsend , A. Rendon
GIDP: Y. Puig
Hit by Pitch: Y. Puig
Team LOB: 8
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Acosta W (3-12) 7.0 7 2 2 2 2 1 28 106 4.67   
Y. Ramirez 1.1 2 0 0 1 2 0 7 32 3.47   
A. Haney 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 6 1.88   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Acosta 55
Batters Faced: J. Acosta 28, Y. Ramirez 7, A. Haney 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Acosta 9-7, Y. Ramirez 0-2, A. Haney 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Acosta 106-65, Y. Ramirez 32-18, A. Haney 6-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Haney 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Acosta
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
H. Ynoa L (7-10) 3.1 10 6 6 1 3 0 21 78 5.31   
P. Lambert 2.1 2 0 0 1 0 0 10 33 3.93   
T. Meyers 1.1 3 4 4 1 2 1 10 49 5.36   
A. Cruz 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 13.50   
B. Bass 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 5 26 2.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Ynoa 16
Batters Faced: H. Ynoa 21, P. Lambert 10, T. Meyers 10, A. Cruz 3, B. Bass 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Ynoa 2-5, P. Lambert 3-4, T. Meyers 0-2, A. Cruz 2-1, B. Bass 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: H. Ynoa 78-48, P. Lambert 33-19, T. Meyers 49-29, A. Cruz 8-6, B. Bass 26-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Lambert 2-0 , T. Meyers 2-0
WP: B. Bass
Hit Batsmen: T. Meyers 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: José Álvarez
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Clear skies (64 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM CT
Time: 3:46
Attendance: 38230
Special Notes: RF Bob Seppings was injured being hit by a pitch. 1B Danny Badger was injured while running the bases.
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