Minnesota Twins @ Cleveland Guardians

80-71, 38-38 Away

Final

87-65, 46-28 Home

hitters	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
B. BuxtonCF	1-3	1	0	0	.277
M. WallnerRF	2-3	0	0	2	.250
M. MargotPH-RF	0-2	0	0	0	.244
C. Santana1B	1-4	0	0	0	.243
R. Lewis3B	0-4	0	0	0	.246
T. LarnachDH	1-3	1	0	0	.253
W. CastroLF	2-4	1	1	2	.250
R. JeffersC	1-4	1	0	0	.231
B. LeeSS	0-4	0	0	0	.223
E. Julien2B	0-3	0	0	0	.208
K. Farmer2B	0-0	0	0	0	.225

pitchers	IP	H	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
Z. Matthews	4.2	5	1	1	5	76-47	6.30
C. Irvin	0.1	0	0	0	0	3-3	4.85
C. Sands	1.0	0	0	0	1	14-9	2.82
R. Henriquez	1.0	1	0	0	0	10-7	2.45
J. Duran	1.1	1	0	1	2	30-20	3.99
G. Jax	0.2	1	0	0	1	8-6	2.16

According to ESPN Analytics

MIN

CLE

Hits

Home Runs

Total Bases

Runners LOB

Progressive Field

11:40 PM, 17 September 2024

Cleveland, Ohio

Attendance: 17,391

Game Time:2:37

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Junior Valentine
First Base Umpire - Chad Fairchild
Second Base Umpire - Ryan Wills
Third Base Umpire - Carlos Torres

Willi Castro hits a 2-run homer, Twins down Guardians 4-1 to stay locked into AL wild-card spot

— Willi Castro hit a two-run homer, Matt Wallner had two RBI and the Minnesota Twins bounced back from a crushing loss in the series opener to beat the Cleveland Guardians 4-1 on Tuesday night and stay locked into the final AL wild card.

Sep 18, 2024, 03:31 am - AP


MIN
CLE

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	4	8	0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	8	0

Scoring Summary

		MIN	CLE
3rd	Wallner singled to right, Jeffers scored, Wallner to second, Buxton to third.	1	0
4th	Thomas homered to center (424 feet).	1	1
5th	Wallner singled to right, Buxton scored.	2	1
8th	Castro homered to right (371 feet), Larnach scored.	4	1

Data is currently unavailable.

Twins
3
Guardians
4

Game 1

16/9

Twins
4
Guardians
1

Game 2

17/9

Twins
4
Guardians
5

Game 3

18/9

Twins
2
Guardians
3

Game 4

19/9

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	88	74	.543	-	W2
Detroit	87	75	.537	1	L1
Kansas City	82	80	.506	6	W2
Minnesota	70	92	.432	18	L1
Chicago	60	102	.370	28	W1

Sources: Veteran LHP Steven Matz, Rays agree to 2-year deal

Left-hander Steven Matz and the Rays are in agreement on a two-year contract, pending a physical, sources said.

Tigers add right-hander Drew Anderson on 1-year, $7M deal

Drew Anderson spent spring training with the Tigers in 2024 on a minor league contract before going 23-10 with a 2.91 ERA over parts of two seasons in South Korea.

Boone believes gap between Yankees, Blue Jays not that wide

Speaking to reporters at the MLB winter meetings Monday, New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone lauded the Toronto Blue Jays for defeating his club in the playoffs, but he doesn't believe the gap between the AL East rivals is as wide as the matchup showed.

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Minnesota Twins @ Cleveland Guardians

Win Probability

Game Information

Willi Castro hits a 2-run homer, Twins down Guardians 4-1 to stay locked into AL wild-card spot

C. Sands9-1

G. Williams3-10

G. Jax9

Scoring Summary

Inning

2025 American League Central Standings

MLB News

Sources: Veteran LHP Steven Matz, Rays agree to 2-year deal

Tigers add right-hander Drew Anderson on 1-year, $7M deal

Boone believes gap between Yankees, Blue Jays not that wide