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Twins: Rookie RHP Josh Winder (4-3, 3.77 ERA) is expected to be called up from Triple-A St. He's 5-2 with a 1.79 ERA over his last eight starts. Guardians: Bieber (9-8, 2.96 ERA) will pitch Sunday afternoon. Twins: 2B Jorge Polanco (knee inflammation), who has missed the last 10 games, could be reinstated from the injured list during the next series, Baldelli said. Guardians: RHPs Aaron Civale (forearm inflammation) and Zach Plesac (broken hand) would both be eligible to return to the rotation Wednesday. The Twins are 1-10 in Archer's last 11 starts, a span in which he has a 6.35 ERA. “It’s pretty hard to come back and win those types of ballgames,” Minnesota manager Rocco Baldelli said. The rookie right-hander threw only 16 strikes in 39 pitches that inning, giving up two runs on four walks and two hit batters - without a hit. Twins starter Chris Archer (2-8) lasted only two innings because of tightness in his right pectoral muscle, and the game spiraled out of control - literally - when Cole Sands relieved for the third. “I'd still say we've got to take it day by day.” The Twins have scored just 29 runs in nine games this month. 'I don’t think there’s a better feeling.” “My immediate thought is, ‘Wow, that’s a hit, maybe a run,’ and then I look over and he’s midair making the catch,' McKenzie said. In the third, Giménez, shifted into shallow right field, made a diving catch to steal a hit from Kepler to end that inning and strand runners at the corners. Left fielder Will Benson leaped at the wall in the eighth for a highlight-reel catch on Kepler’s fly ball. First baseman Josh Naylor and second baseman Andrés Giménez pumped their fists upon completion of a double play in the fifth on a grounder by Miranda after the Twins put runners at the corners. McKenzie had a spring in his step all night as he ended each inning on the mound.

“He came out and dominated.”Įven if the AL Central winner is on track for the worst record of the 12 qualifiers in Major League Baseball's expanded postseason field, the Guardians are carrying a confidence about them that belies their failure so far to pull away from the pack. If you’re a young guy or even a veteran, you pitch in a big game there’s some emotions that take over,” Guardians catcher Luke Maile said. I don’t care who you are, what your ERA is. The slender right-hander's breakthrough year has made him a strong candidate to complement two-time All-Star Shane Bieber in a playoff-series rotation if the Guardians can fend off the White Sox and injury-ravaged Twins, who have lost eight of 10. McKenzie (10-11) won for the first time in four starts, with six hits and two walks allowed and five strikeouts. It’s getting a little hairy there,” Guardians manager Terry Francona said. “We’ve got to figure out the end a little better. But after one more hit, by Jose Miranda, Clase retired Max Kepler on a grounder for his 33rd save. The errant throw from Ramírez at third base allowed Arraez to score.

They trailed 6-0 before a four-run ninth that got tense enough for All-Star closer Emmanuel Clase to be summoned for the final out.Īfter a sacrifice fly by Gio Urshela, an RBI double by Jake Cave and an RBI single by Luis Arraez - whose two earlier doubles were wasted - Carlos Correa greeted Clase by reaching on an infield single. 9-11.Īfter turning a 7-0 deficit into a one-run loss Friday night, their rally finally halted in the eighth inning with the potential tying run on second base, the Twins again snapped to life late.

They won all three games at Detroit on Aug.

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The Guardians, who are 8-5 against the Twins this year, would complete their second series sweep since the All-Star break with a win Sunday. Minnesota dropped 3½ games back and fell to.

José Ramírez went 3 for 4 with two runs, a walk and an RBI for Cleveland, which improved to 13-5 in its last 18 road games and stayed 1½ games ahead of Chicago in the three-team division race.