September 12, 2026 · AL Cent
Cleveland Guardians vs Minnesota Twins
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Game Highlights
Scoring summary
| INN | BATTER | PLAY | SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| T2 | Travis Bazzana | Travis Bazzana singles on a ground ball to center fielder Emmanuel Rodriguez. Jo Adell scores. Angel Martínez out at 3rd on the throw, center fielder Emmanuel Rodriguez to third baseman Brooks Lee. | CLE 1, MIN 0 |
| B3 | Emmanuel Rodriguez | Emmanuel Rodriguez homers (1) on a fly ball to center field. | CLE 1, MIN 1 |
| B3 | Kody Clemens | Kody Clemens singles on a line drive to center fielder Steven Kwan. Luke Keaschall scores. Brooks Lee to 2nd. | CLE 1, MIN 2 |
| B3 | Royce Lewis | Royce Lewis singles on a line drive to center fielder Steven Kwan. Brooks Lee scores. Kody Clemens to 3rd. | CLE 1, MIN 3 |
| B3 | Victor Caratini | Victor Caratini hit by pitch. Kody Clemens scores. Royce Lewis to 3rd. Ryan Kreidler to 2nd. | CLE 1, MIN 4 |
| T5 | Brayan Rocchio | Brayan Rocchio grounds out, second baseman Kody Clemens to first baseman Royce Lewis. David Fry scores. Austin Hedges to 3rd. | CLE 2, MIN 4 |
| T5 | Steven Kwan | Steven Kwan singles on a line drive to center fielder Emmanuel Rodriguez. Austin Hedges scores. | CLE 3, MIN 4 |
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| MIN | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Pitching & bullpen
How the game was pitched — the starters, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role, and the pitch counts behind them.
Guardians
AWAY
3
Daniel Espino started for Guardians, leaving with a 1–0 lead. Out of the bullpen, Franco Aleman took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
-
Daniel Espino
Starter
2.0
26
0
2
Pitch-by-pitch: what Daniel Espino threw
CSW 31% 1st-pitch strike 100% 3.7 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Four-Seam Fastball 18 69% 4 3 6 4 1 Slider 6 23% 0 1 2 1 2 Curveball 2 8% 0 0 0 0 2 - Franco Aleman Middle 0.2 33 4 1 L
- Joey Cantillo Reliever 4.0 56 0 8 inherited 3, stranded 3
- Craig Yoho Middle 1.1 20 0 2 inherited 1, stranded 1
Twins
HOME
4
Connor Prielipp started for Twins, leaving with a 4–3 lead.
workload · innings pitched
-
Connor Prielipp
Starter
5.1
77
3
1
W
Pitch-by-pitch: what Connor Prielipp threw
CSW 21% 1st-pitch strike 71% 3.7 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Sinker 24 31% 0 5 5 6 8 Four-Seam Fastball 20 26% 3 2 4 6 5 Slider 19 25% 2 3 6 2 6 Curveball 9 12% 0 1 5 3 0 Changeup 5 6% 0 0 2 3 0 - Andrew Morris Setup 1.0 17 0 0 HLD
- Kody Funderburk Setup 0.2 22 0 3 HLD
- Jeff Hoffman Setup 1.0 16 0 3 HLD
- A.J. Minter Middle 1.0 16 0 2 SV
Where the game turned
1 run
- Clemens 1B (1)
Batting lines
AWAY · CLE
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steven Kwan CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .274 | .371 | .335 | .706 | |
| José Ramírez 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .230 | .320 | .363 | .683 | |
| Chase DeLauter DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .291 | .363 | .457 | .820 | |
| Jo Adell RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .237 | .294 | .393 | .687 | |
| Angel Martínez LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .248 | .286 | .442 | .728 | |
| Nathaniel Lowe 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .251 | .320 | .456 | .776 | |
| Travis Bazzana 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .247 | .341 | .387 | .728 | |
| Austin Hedges C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .255 | .326 | .375 | .701 | 2B |
| Brayan Rocchio SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .246 | .305 | .375 | .680 | |
| David Fry 1B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .188 | .309 | .331 | .640 |
HOME · MIN
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Keaschall RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .271 | .364 | .384 | .748 | |
| Brooks Lee 3B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .249 | .298 | .433 | .731 | |
| Kody Clemens 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .243 | .303 | .473 | .776 | |
| Josh Bell DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .253 | .318 | .420 | .738 | |
| Royce Lewis 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .231 | .298 | .393 | .691 | |
| Ryan Kreidler SS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .220 | .283 | .372 | .655 | 2B |
| Victor Caratini C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .221 | .315 | .321 | .636 | |
| Austin Martin LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .237 | .351 | .328 | .679 | |
| Emmanuel Rodriguez CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | 1.000 | 1.250 | HR (1) |
| Kaelen Culpepper SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .283 | .342 | .415 | .757 |
Pitching lines
AWAY · CLE
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Espino | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 2.25 | |
| Franco Aleman | 0.2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 4.43 | L |
| Joey Cantillo | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 56 | 3.89 | |
| Craig Yoho | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 3.86 |
HOME · MIN
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connor Prielipp | 5.1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 77 | 5.24 | W |
| Andrew Morris | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4.01 | HLD |
| Kody Funderburk | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 3.91 | HLD |
| Jeff Hoffman | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 3.65 | HLD |
| A.J. Minter | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 2.01 | SV |
Manager comparison
AWAY · CLE
Lineup 3.0 R
Bunts 3.2 R
IBBs 1.8 R
HOME · MIN
Lineup 3.3 R
Bunts 1.2 R
IBBs 3.8 R
Recent form
AWAY · CLE
7-3
W5
+14 run diff
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HOME · MIN
4-6
W1
-11 run diff
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Season series: 2-1 with CLE listed first across 3 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.