Tuesday, September 5th, 2023 5:10PM CST
Yes, for months, the American League Central division was the butt of jokes due to its perceived weakness. However, when the Minnesota Twins traveled to Cleveland to face the Guardians on the evening of September 5th, 2023, in a game that started at 10:10 PM Universal Time, they played with a determination that seemed intent on separating themselves from that narrative. This contest against a division rival provided the Twins an opportunity to demonstrate they were a team striving for serious success, performing in a manner that defied the widespread mockery directed at their AL Central peers.
Date: Tuesday, September 5th, 2023
Time: 5:10PM CST
Stadium: Progressive Field
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Attendance: 20,224
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CLE |
0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
MIN |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |

Doubles: Arias (12, Gray)
Home Runs: Bo Naylor (8, 3rd inning off Gray 1 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: Straw (26), Bo Naylor 2 (23)
Sacrifice Flies: Straw
Ground Into Double Play: J. Naylor
Team Left On Base: 4
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-4 (Giménez 0-1, Arias 0-1, Kwan 0-1, Brennan 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Giménez 1; Straw 2

Wild Pitches: López; Stephan
Hit By Pitch: Correa (by Stephan)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Moore 5/6; López 4/4; Stephan 5/8; Morgan 2/4; Bibee 16/24
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Moore-3-4-4-3; López-1-4-1-3; Stephan-4-4-5-4; Morgan-3-2-3-3; Bibee-13-8-15-15
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: López 2-0; Stephan 0-1; Morgan 2-1; Bibee 4-7
Game Scores: T Bibee 50

Caught Stealing: Straw (5, 2nd base by Gray/Vázquez)
Stolen Bases: Bo Naylor (2, 2nd base off Gray/Vázquez)

Doubles: Kepler (20, Bibee); Polanco (15, Bibee); Farmer (10, Moore); Castro (16, Stephan)
Triples: Solano (1, Stephan)
Home Runs: Vázquez (6, 6th inning off Moore 0 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: Solano 3 (36), Vázquez (28), Kepler (52), Polanco (41), Correa (62)
2-out Runs Batted In: Solano 3, Kepler, Correa
Sacrifice Flies: Polanco
Sacrifice Hit: Castro
Team Left On Base: 11
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-12 (Solano 1-2, Kepler 0-1, Polanco 0-2, Correa 1-1, Farmer 0-1, Stevenson 0-2, Lewis 1-2, Julien 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Kepler 1; Polanco 4; Julien 2

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Gray 16/24; Thielbar 1/3; Pagán 1/3; Jax 1/4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Gray-13-10-25-18; Thielbar-1-1-1-3; Pagán-0-1-6-2; Jax-4-3-5-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Gray 4-8; Thielbar 1-2; Pagán 0-2; Jax 1-0
Game Scores: S Gray 50

Double Plays: 2 (Julien-Correa-Solano , Vázquez-Correa)
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