Minnesota Twins and Cleveland Guardians meet in game 4 of series
The Minnesota Twins lead 2-1 in a four-game series against the Cleveland GuardiansAUGUST 11 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
CLEVELAND GUARDIANS 92-69 · 1ST IN AL CENTRAL
92-69 · 1ST IN AL CENTRAL
Bo Naylor - Launches ninth homer Naylor went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Saturday's 2-1 win over the Twins.
Impact Naylor's sixth-inning blast gave the Guardians just enough breathing room for the win. The catcher has gone just 6-for-28 (.214) over his last 10 games, though he has five extra-base hits and eight RBI in that span while sharing the catching duties with Austin Hedges. For the year, Naylor is slashing .203/.264/.363 with nine homers, 33 RBI, 33 runs scored, four stolen bases, 10 doubles and two triples over 88 contests.
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Bo Naylor - Launches ninth homer Naylor went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Saturday's 2-1 win over the Twins.
Impact Naylor's sixth-inning blast gave the Guardians just enough breathing room for the win. The catcher has gone just 6-for-28 (.214) over his last 10 games, though he has five extra-base hits and eight RBI in that span while sharing the catching duties with Austin Hedges. For the year, Naylor is slashing .203/.264/.363 with nine homers, 33 RBI, 33 runs scored, four stolen bases, 10 doubles and two triples over 88 contests.
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Steven Kwan - Clubs leadoff homer Kwan went 1-for-4 with a solo home run Saturday in a 2-1 win against Minnesota.
Impact It looked like the game could be headed for plenty of scoring when Kwan led off the contest with a solo shot, but that ended up being one of just three runs produced in the matchup. The long ball was Kwan's 12th of the campaign through 91 games, which doubles his previous season high of six set across 147 contests in 2022. In addition to the increased power, Kwan has also shown improvement in his ability to rack up hits -- he ranks second in the majors with a .326 batting average after hitting just .268 last season.
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Steven Kwan - Clubs leadoff homer Kwan went 1-for-4 with a solo home run Saturday in a 2-1 win against Minnesota.
Impact It looked like the game could be headed for plenty of scoring when Kwan led off the contest with a solo shot, but that ended up being one of just three runs produced in the matchup. The long ball was Kwan's 12th of the campaign through 91 games, which doubles his previous season high of six set across 147 contests in 2022. In addition to the increased power, Kwan has also shown improvement in his ability to rack up hits -- he ranks second in the majors with a .326 batting average after hitting just .268 last season.
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Emmanuel Clase - Perfect in 34th save Clase struck out one batter in a perfect inning of work to earn a save against the Twins on Saturday.
Impact Cleveland's bullpen went nine-up, nine-down after starter Gavin Williams provided six one-run frames. Clase accounted for the final three outs, which he notched with relative ease on 13 pitches. With 34 saves on the season, Clase ranks second in the majors behind Ryan Helsley (37). Clase needs six more saves to reach 40 for the third consecutive campaign.
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Emmanuel Clase - Perfect in 34th save Clase struck out one batter in a perfect inning of work to earn a save against the Twins on Saturday.
Impact Cleveland's bullpen went nine-up, nine-down after starter Gavin Williams provided six one-run frames. Clase accounted for the final three outs, which he notched with relative easy on 13 pitches. With 34 saves on the season, Clase ranks second in the majors behind Ryan Helsley (37). Clase needs six more saves to reach 40 for the third consecutive campaign.
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Gavin Williams - Efficient, impressive in victory Williams (2-4) earned the win over Minnesota on Saturday, allowing one run on four hits and no walks while striking out three batters over six innings.
Impact Though Williams produced only three punchouts, he was very efficient and needed just 73 pitches (49 strikes) to get through six frames. The right-handed hurler kept the Twins off the scoreboard until his final inning, and Cleveland's bullpen was perfect the rest of the way to ensure Williams ended up with the win. This was an excellent bounce-back for the 25-year-old after he gave up six runs across four frames against Baltimore in his previous start. Williams will carry a 4.38 ERA into his next outing, which is tentatively slated to take place in Milwaukee.
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Gavin Williams - Efficient, impressive in victory Williams (2-4) earned the win over Minnesota on Saturday, allowing one run on four hits and no walks while striking out three batters over six innings.
Impact Though Williams produced only three punchouts, he was very efficient, needing just 73 pitches (49 of which were strikes) to get through six frames. The right-handed hurler kept the Twins off the scoreboard until his final inning, and Cleveland's bullpen was perfect the rest of the way to ensure Williams ended up with the win. This was an excellent bounce-back for the 25-year-old after he gave up six runs across four frames against Baltimore in his previous start. Williams will carry a 4.38 ERA into his next outing, which is tentatively slated to take place in Milwaukee.
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Steven Kwan's home run through bat tracking data | 08/10/2024 The data behind Steven Kwan's swing
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Gavin Williams K's three | 08/10/2024 Gavin Williams strikes out three Twins over six innings in his start against Minnesota
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Gavin Williams K's three | 08/10/2024 Gavin Williams strikes out three Twins over six innings in his start against Minnesota
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Steven Kwan's leadoff homer (12) | 08/10/2024 Steven Kwan belts a leadoff home run to right-center field, giving the Guardians a 1-0 lead in the top of the 1st inning
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Bo Naylor's solo home run (9) | 08/10/2024 Bo Naylor belts a solo home run to right field, extending the Guardians' lead to 2-0 in the top of the 6th inning
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Gavin Williams K's Willi Castro | 08/10/2024 The Official Site of Major League Baseball
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Guardians edge Twins 2-1, halt 7-game skid Steven Kwan and Bo Naylor each hit a solo home run and the Cleveland Guardians snapped their seven-game losing streak, holding off the Minne...
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Guardians stop skid at 7, beat Twins 2-1 on home runs by Steven Kwan and Bo Naylor
Steven Kwan homered on the second pitch of the game and Bo Naylor went deep for the Cleveland Guardians in a 2-1 victory over the Minnesota TwinsAUGUST 11 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Twins fall to Guardians despite Simeon Woods Richardson's strong start Woods Richardson allowed just four hits and two runs across a career-high seven innings pitched.
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