Monday, September 4th, 2023 5:10PM CST
The Minnesota Twins, leaders of the AL Central division, delivered a resounding defeat to the Cleveland Guardians, winning the game by a score of 20 runs to 6. A standout performance for the Twins came from Royce Lewis, who hit a grand slam and recorded a personal best of six runs batted in. Adding to Minnesota's offensive power, both Jorge Polanco and Carlos Correa hit solo home runs, with both long balls coming off Lucas Giolito during his first appearance for Cleveland.
Date: Monday, September 4th, 2023
Time: 5:10PM CST
Stadium: Progressive Field
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Attendance: 17,359
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CLE |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
MIN |
1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 |

Doubles: Brennan (21, López)
Triples: Ramírez (5, López); Laureano (4, Headrick)
Home Runs: Freeman (2, 7th inning off Headrick 0 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: Ramírez (72), Arias (21), Freeman (9), Bo Naylor (21), Kwan (48), Brennan (36)
2-out Runs Batted In: Brennan
Sacrifice Flies: Bo Naylor
Ground Into Double Play: Calhoun
Team Left On Base: 14
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-16 (Calhoun 0-2, Brennan 2-3, Tena 0-1, Kwan 0-3, Freeman 0-1, Arias 0-3, Laureano 0-2, J. Naylor 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Calhoun 1; Arias 3; Kwan 1; Tena 2

Pitcher Notes: De Los Santos pitched to 4 batters in the 6th.
Wild Pitches: Giolito
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Giolito 14/19; De Los Santos 3/7; Hentges 2/4; Fry 10/23
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Giolito-10-10-17-13; De Los Santos-2-1-2-5; Hentges-4-1-2-3; Fry-7-1-11-21
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Giolito 1-5; De Los Santos 2-1; Hentges 2-0; Fry 2-10
Game Scores: L Giolito 9

Doubles: Solano (25, Fry); Jeffers (14, Giolito)
Home Runs: Polanco (12, 1st inning off Giolito 0 on, 1 Out); Correa (17, 3rd inning off Giolito 0 on, 0 Out); Gallo (21, 7th inning off Fry 1 on, 1 Out); Farmer (9, 7th inning off Fry 2 on, 1 Out); Lewis (11, 2nd inning off Giolito 3 on, 2 Out); Wallner (11, 9th inning off Fry 1 on, 2 Out)
Runs Batted In: Polanco 2 (40), Correa 2 (61), Gallo 2 (40), Farmer 3 (31), Castro (27), Lewis 6 (39), Jeffers (33), Wallner 3 (29)
2-out Runs Batted In: Polanco, Lewis 4, Wallner 3
Sacrifice Flies: Castro
Team Left On Base: 6
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 7-13 (Solano 0-1, Wallner 2-2, Jeffers 0-1, Lewis 2-2, Stevenson 0-1, Farmer 1-1, Correa 1-2, Polanco 1-1, Kepler 0-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Solano 1; Kepler 1; Castro 1

Pitcher Notes: Headrick pitched to 2 batters in the 8th.
Hit By Pitch: Giménez (by Headrick); Bo Naylor (by Headrick)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Floro 2/3; Castro 2/7; López 13/28; Headrick 3/9
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Floro-4-1-3-2; Castro-1-0-4-5; López-14-7-14-21; Headrick-6-2-15-5
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Floro 1-1; Castro 1-2; López 11-3; Headrick 0-2
Game Scores: P Lopez 52

Double Plays: 1 (Polanco-Correa-Solano)
Errors: Castro (2, fielding); Stevenson (1, throw)
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