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July 21, 2026 · AL Cent

Minnesota Twins vs Cleveland Guardians

July 21, 2026Progressive FieldPartly Cloudy 83°F · 13 mph, L To R
AWAY
Minnesota Twins
49-53
2
vs
HOME
Cleveland Guardians
54-48
5

Game Highlights

Published July 21, 2026 · Source: MLB

Scoring summary

INN BATTER PLAY SCORE
T1 Ryan Jeffers Ryan Jeffers homers (9) on a fly ball to left field. MIN 1, CLE 0
B3 Steven Kwan Steven Kwan doubles (12) on a fly ball to center fielder Byron Buxton. Austin Hedges scores. MIN 1, CLE 1
B3 Brayan Rocchio Brayan Rocchio singles on a line drive to right fielder Luke Keaschall. Steven Kwan scores. MIN 1, CLE 2
T4 Royce Lewis Royce Lewis reaches on a fielding error by pitcher Parker Messick. Josh Bell scores. Royce Lewis to 2nd. Royce Lewis advances to 2nd, on a throwing error by second baseman Travis Bazzana. MIN 2, CLE 2
B6 Austin Hedges Austin Hedges out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Austin Martin. Kahlil Watson scores. MIN 2, CLE 3
B6 Petey Halpin Guardians challenged (tag play), call on the field was overturned: Guardians challenged (home-plate collision), call on the field was upheld: Petey Halpin out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Byron Buxton. Travis Bazzana scores. Gabriel Arias to 3rd. MIN 2, CLE 4
B7 Travis Bazzana Travis Bazzana singles on a fly ball to left fielder Trevor Larnach. Kyle Manzardo scores. MIN 2, CLE 5

Box score

  123456789 R
MIN 100100000 2
CLE 002002100 5

Pitching & bullpen

How the game was pitched — the starters, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role, and the pitch counts behind them.

Twins AWAY 2

Kendry Rojas started for Twins, leaving trailing 1–2. Out of the bullpen, Mike Paredes took the roughest line.

workload · innings pitched
  • Kendry Rojas Starter 2.1 47 2 2
    Pitch-by-pitch: what Kendry Rojas threw
    CSW 26% 1st-pitch strike 50% 4.7 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Four-Seam Fastball 22 47% 4 1 6 10 1
    Slider 15 32% 0 5 3 6 1
    Changeup 6 13% 0 1 1 1 3
    Sinker 4 9% 0 1 0 2 1
  • Mike Paredes Reliever 3.0 49 2 0 L inherited 1, all 1 scored
  • Taylor Rogers Setup 1.1 28 1 0 inherited 2, 1 scored
  • Jack Anderson Middle 1.1 8 0 1 inherited 1, stranded 1
Guardians HOME 5

Parker Messick started for Guardians, leaving with the game tied 2–2.

workload · innings pitched
  • Parker Messick Starter 5.2 88 2 6
    Pitch-by-pitch: what Parker Messick threw
    CSW 28% 1st-pitch strike 77% 4.0 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Four-Seam Fastball 48 55% 5 12 11 9 11
    Changeup 17 19% 1 0 4 12 0
    Sinker 15 17% 1 5 3 3 3
    Curveball 5 6% 0 1 0 2 2
    Cutter 3 3% 0 0 0 3 0
  • Colin Holderman Setup 0.1 8 0 0 W inherited 1, stranded 1
  • Shawn Armstrong Setup 0.2 17 0 1 HLD
  • Hunter Gaddis Setup 1.1 17 0 1 HLD inherited 2, stranded 2
  • Cade Smith Closer 1.0 11 0 1 SV

Where the game turned

1 run Bottom 6th · off Paredes
  • Hedges SF (1)

Batting lines

AWAY · MIN
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
Trevor Larnach LF 1 0 1 0 0 0 .291 .380 .449 .829
Byron Buxton CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .275 .330 .572 .902
Ryan Jeffers C 4 1 1 1 0 0 .287 .398 .552 .950 HR (9)
Josh Bell DH 4 1 1 0 0 2 .251 .309 .428 .737 2B
Royce Lewis 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .216 .294 .390 .684
Victor Caratini 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .236 .325 .363 .688
Kody Clemens 2B 4 0 2 0 0 1 .241 .298 .484 .782
Luke Keaschall RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .260 .349 .348 .697
Ryan Kreidler SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 .241 .304 .400 .704
Austin Martin LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .241 .353 .315 .668
HOME · CLE
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
Steven Kwan LF 3 1 1 1 2 0 .239 .347 .299 .646 2B
Brayan Rocchio SS 4 0 2 1 0 0 .274 .337 .406 .743
Chase DeLauter DH 4 0 2 0 0 1 .288 .353 .458 .811
Kyle Manzardo 1B 2 1 0 0 0 0 .209 .301 .351 .652
Kahlil Watson RF 2 1 1 0 0 0 .239 .264 .341 .605 2B
Travis Bazzana 2B 2 1 1 1 1 0 .248 .342 .420 .762 SB
Gabriel Arias 3B 4 0 2 0 0 2 .243 .284 .408 .692 SB
Austin Hedges C 2 1 0 1 1 0 .280 .340 .402 .742
Petey Halpin CF 2 0 0 1 0 0 .216 .234 .365 .599
Rhys Hoskins 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .181 .312 .383 .695
David Fry RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 .191 .304 .353 .657

Pitching lines

AWAY · MIN
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
Kendry Rojas 2.1 1 2 2 2 2 0 47 3.32
Mike Paredes 3.0 6 2 2 1 0 0 49 4.72 L
Taylor Rogers 1.1 2 1 1 1 0 0 28 5.60
Jack Anderson 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 2.89
HOME · CLE
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
Parker Messick 5.2 4 2 1 0 6 1 88 2.68
Colin Holderman 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 1.91 W
Shawn Armstrong 0.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 17 4.18 HLD
Hunter Gaddis 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 17 2.45 HLD
Cade Smith 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 2.72 SV

Manager comparison

AWAY · MIN
Derek Shelton
Derek Shelton
Lineup 2.5 R Bunts 0.8 R IBBs 1.9 R
HOME · CLE
Stephen Vogt
Stephen Vogt
Lineup 2.5 R Bunts 2.6 R IBBs 1.8 R

Recent form

AWAY · MIN
5-5 W1 -5 run diff
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HOME · CLE
3-6 L3 -10 run diff
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Season series: 4-3 with MIN listed first across 7 prior meetings.

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How RunsLeft analyzes games

Standard content on this page comes from the MLB Stats API. The pitching analysis describes how the game was pitched — the starter's line, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role (opener, bulk, setup, closer), pitch counts as a fatigue signal, and the leverage context where the game turned. Reliever roles are inferred from how the manager used each arm up to that date. It describes structure and constraints; it does not grade the manager.

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