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Twins Lost: Guardians 2 @ Twins 1 – June 4, 2023

  • June 4, 2023


### Line Score – Game Over

| |1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|R|H|E|LOB|
|-|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|
|CLE|0|0|0|0|0|0|2|0|0|**2**|**3**|**0**|**1**|
|MIN|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|1|0|**1**|**5**|**0**|**6**|

### Box Score

|**MIN**| |AB|R|H|RBI|BB|SO|BA|
|-|-|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|
|**2B**|[Polanco](https://www.mlb.com/player/593871)|4|0|0|0|0|2|.268|
|**DH**|[Lewis](https://www.mlb.com/player/668904)|4|0|0|0|0|3|.200|
|**1B**|[Solano](https://www.mlb.com/player/456781)|3|0|0|0|1|2|.288|
|**RF**|[Kepler](https://www.mlb.com/player/596146)|4|0|0|0|0|1|.192|
|**C**|[Jeffers](https://www.mlb.com/player/680777)|3|0|0|0|1|2|.256|
|**SS**|[Farmer, K](https://www.mlb.com/player/571657)|4|0|1|0|0|2|.274|
|**3B**|[Castro, W](https://www.mlb.com/player/650489)|4|1|1|1|0|3|.263|
|**LF**|[Garlick](https://www.mlb.com/player/664247)|3|0|0|0|0|1|.217|
|**CF**|[Taylor, M](https://www.mlb.com/player/572191)|3|0|3|0|0|0|.224|

|**MIN**|IP|H|R|ER|BB|SO|P-S|ERA|
|-|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|
|[Ryan](https://www.mlb.com/player/657746 “Game Score: 72”)|6.2|2|2|2|1|4|88-65|2.76|
|[Thielbar](https://www.mlb.com/player/573204)|0.1|1|0|0|0|0|10-6|1.74|
|[De León, J](https://www.mlb.com/player/592254)|1.0|0|0|0|1|1|12-8|2.79|
|[Jax](https://www.mlb.com/player/643377)|1.0|0|0|0|0|1|11-7|4.26|

|**CLE**| |AB|R|H|RBI|BB|SO|BA|
|-|-|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|
|**LF**|[Kwan](https://www.mlb.com/player/680757)|4|0|0|0|0|1|.260|
|**SS**|[Freeman, T](https://www.mlb.com/player/671289)|4|0|0|0|0|1|.250|
|**3B**|[Ramírez, Jo](https://www.mlb.com/player/608070)|3|1|0|0|1|0|.261|
|**DH**|[Naylor, J](https://www.mlb.com/player/647304)|3|1|1|1|0|1|.254|
|**2B**|[Gimenez](https://www.mlb.com/player/665926)|3|0|1|1|0|0|.249|
|**1B**|[Arias, G](https://www.mlb.com/player/672356)|3|0|0|0|0|1|.214|
|**RF**|[Brennan](https://www.mlb.com/player/686823)|2|0|1|0|1|0|.254|
|**CF**|[Straw](https://www.mlb.com/player/664702)|3|0|0|0|0|2|.235|
|**C**|[Gallagher](https://www.mlb.com/player/595956)|3|0|0|0|0|0|.121|

|**CLE**|IP|H|R|ER|BB|SO|P-S|ERA|
|-|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|
|[McKenzie](https://www.mlb.com/player/663474 “Game Score: 76”)|5.0|1|0|0|1|10|79-52|0.00|
|[Karinchak](https://www.mlb.com/player/675916)|1.0|1|0|0|0|2|16-11|3.86|
|[Stephan](https://www.mlb.com/player/663986)|1.0|0|0|0|0|2|8-7|2.84|
|[De Los Santos, E](https://www.mlb.com/player/660853)|1.0|2|1|1|0|0|10-7|1.96|
|[Clase](https://www.mlb.com/player/661403)|1.0|1|0|0|1|2|19-11|3.10|

### Scoring Plays

|Inning|Event|Score|
|:-:|-|:-:|
|T7|[Josh Naylor doubles (9) on a fly ball to right fielder Max Kepler. Jose Ramirez scores.](https://www.mlb.com/gameday/717895/play/42)|0-**1**|
|T7|[Andres Gimenez triples (2) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Michael A. Taylor. Josh Naylor scores.](https://www.mlb.com/gameday/717895/play/43)|0-**2**|
|B8|[Willi Castro homers (5) on a fly ball to center field.](https://www.mlb.com/gameday/717895/play/51)|**1**-2|

### Highlights

|Description|Length|Video|
|-|-|-|
|Bullpen availability for Cleveland, June 4 vs Twins|0:07|[Video](https://darkroom-clips.mlb.com/9bd934de-9f66-4975-b246-4786b554d4ad.mp4)|
|Bullpen availability for Minnesota, June 4 vs Guardians|0:07|[Video](https://darkroom-clips.mlb.com/b76c47da-ade5-4185-a2d3-8de85b2815b1.mp4)|
|Fielding alignment for Minnesota, June 4 vs Guardians|0:11|[Video](https://darkroom-clips.mlb.com/f7a7a095-10e4-46a5-b344-164e3bade3df.mp4)|
|Fielding alignment for Cleveland, June 4 vs Twins|0:11|[Video](https://darkroom-clips.mlb.com/c2c27075-4f16-4d12-9fcd-0509e6c165ce.mp4)|
|Starting lineups for Guardians at Twins – June 4, 2023|0:09|[Video](https://darkroom-clips.mlb.com/cc7f3bef-3a6c-400b-b805-d3561e3ccf23.mp4)|
|Triston McKenzie’s outing against the Twins|0:22|[Video](https://darkroom-clips.mlb.com/6037b8c9-0e97-43e8-bda5-930e6bcde40f.mp4)|
|The distance behind Willi Castro’s home run|0:08|[Video](https://darkroom-clips.mlb.com/3d20c70e-aa3a-4360-aa75-ee699429ec15.mp4)|
|Breaking down Joe Ryan’s pitches|0:08|[Video](https://darkroom-clips.mlb.com/689fb282-5316-4b9f-87e4-c7778d56815f.mp4)|
|Joe Ryan’s outing against the Guardians|0:20|[Video](https://darkroom-clips.mlb.com/cf5feb1b-b3ec-4a78-ad5d-6694aa90b5c8.mp4)|
|Analyzing Willi Castro’s home run through bat tracking|0:09|[Video](https://darkroom-clips.mlb.com/a6d189d3-76fe-4cf2-aac4-5fe8721fd15e.mp4)|
|Triston McKenzie picks up his first strikeout of 2023|0:08|[Video](https://bdata-producedclips.mlb.com/f574d4b3-83cf-4fc5-9827-cef458f497d9.mp4)|
|Twins complete strike ’em out, throw ’em out DP|0:27|[Video](https://mlb-cuts-diamond.mlb.com/FORGE/2023/2023-06/04/964b12ee-202f104a-58e77534-csvm-diamondx64-asset_1280x720_59_4000K.mp4)|
|Triston McKenzie fans 10 in his first start of 2023|1:01|[Video](https://mlb-cuts-diamond.mlb.com/FORGE/2023/2023-06/04/7ce37e9b-d7088080-3683a1a6-csvm-diamondx64-asset_1280x720_59_4000K.mp4)|
|Josh Naylor smacks a go-ahead double to right field|0:27|[Video](https://mlb-cuts-diamond.mlb.com/FORGE/2023/2023-06/04/d7f951ac-842a9870-520681c9-csvm-diamondx64-asset_1280x720_59_4000K.mp4)|
|Andrés Giménez drills an RBI triple to right-center|0:28|[Video](https://mlb-cuts-diamond.mlb.com/FORGE/2023/2023-06/04/21cc7388-1cb06d46-c09cd497-csvm-diamondx64-asset_1280x720_59_4000K.mp4)|
|Willi Castro belts a solo home run to center field|0:24|[Video](https://bdata-producedclips.mlb.com/3c441c25-8e7c-43f4-a8e6-318498be9628.mp4)|
|Joe Ryan punches out four batters in 6 2/3 innings|0:25|[Video](https://mlb-cuts-diamond.mlb.com/FORGE/2023/2023-06/04/ffcfca15-2a8b629a-523acbec-csvm-diamondx64-asset_1280x720_59_4000K.mp4)|

### Decisions

|Winning Pitcher|Losing Pitcher|Save|
|:-:|:-:|:-:|
|Karinchak (2-4, 3.86 ERA)|Ryan (7-3, 2.76 ERA)|Clase (19 SV, 3.10 ERA)|

*Game ended at 3:32 PM.*

33 comments

  1. Our offense is offensive

    Kepler would be a liability in a AA lineup. Anyone really good at tech so we can hack Max’s phone and figure out what he has on Rocco that he gets to bat 4th playing how he is?

    If only we had a power hitting lefty outfield prospect playing well with some history of major league success, might turn the season around

  3. Welp the half week of watchable, competent baseball was fun. Fuck me this offense SUCKS.

  4. This entire team loves to do the Mets-deGrom treatment except to our entire rotation of starters.

    Run support? Never heard of it.

    I hope they got boo’d for this.

  5. THREE BALLS IN THE FUCKING DIRT BUT I CANT BE MAD BECAUSE WILLI IS THE ONLY REASON WE DIDNT GET SHUTOUT

  6. We’ve allowed the 3rd fewest runs in the MLB and yet we are only TWO games above .500!!! This offense is HORRIBLE

  7. I for one am shocked that a team missing possibly their 4 best hitters struggled to score.

    I’ll be a hater, I don’t care, nothing I saw from Cleveland this weekend gives me fear that they are going to be able to chase down the Twins. Their offense is just so bad

  8. That may have been one of the worst baseball games I have ever seen offensively.

    Leave Kepler at a firehouse and let someone else claim him.

  9. Rocco and his hero ball swing for the fences offense is not working band hasn’t been for 4 years

  10. This isn’t good bros. Splitting a series with the clevelandians….

    I can’t tell you how much I don’t like them.

    Fuck Cleveland bros.

  12. Wish we could have won but pretty funny that Cleveland couldn’t make up any ground considering we can barely field a lineup.

    Awesome GDT (minus a few). Let’s take two from Tampa!

  13. Sixteen strikeouts. That’s just who this team is. They are going to strikeout a metric fuckton and it will be their downfall.

  15. the highlight of the series was royce not breaking his neck

    don’t even let cleveland shower. put them on a Spirit airlines flight in their uniforms and get them the F out of town asap

  16. Twins Projected Season Wins Tracker:

    The Twins are now on pace to win 84 games.

    Editorial: So many damn strikeouts!

  18. Can we get a court injunction to make the guardians play actual safe baseball

  19. good news…there is an off day tomorrow…bad news Kep will most likely be in the line up on Tuesday….

    I am taking a nap…

    See you all later ..have an ice cream cone or a popsicle…you’ll feel better 😁

  20. Imagine that, 16 strike outs and we lose. I wonder if the team and hitting coach has noticed that we seem to have a better chance of winning when we strike out less than 10 times per game and pretty much 0 chance when we strike out more than 10 and especially 15.

  21. I’m so done with Kepler. There’s just no way Wallner could be worse than Max “Pop Up or Slow Hopper to 2nd” Kepler

  22. That Arraez trade really really hurts. Twins do a lot better trading pitchers than they do trading for them.

  23. Runners on, two down, Clase doesn’t put a single ball close to the strike zone in five pitches- and yet Castro pathetically strikes out. It is time to think about our hitting coach situation

  24. This was the series to start shoveling some dirt onto Cleveland. Instead you score 4 runs in the last 3 games.

  25. If Kirilloff was available in the 9th, why was he not pinch hitting for Kepler?

  26. Stood pat with Cleveland (while burning up a good amount of their runway) and gained ground on Detroit. We need to play better but this isn’t the worst outcome.

  27. The Twins will end the season as a second place team, but only because if Chicago’s awful start.

  29. So many questionable decisions by this front office the last couple weeks. Frankly, it has been a trend throughout the Falvey regime, but in year 7 it is just annoying now.

    1. The Twins play massively shorthanded – almost the entire series – because of questionable choices in terms of handling existing injuries. Something that has been a reoccurring theme for years now.

    2. I have no earthly idea why Max Kepler wasn’t put on a rehab stint coming off the IL. Matt Wallner tore it up (SSS caveat) in the Toronto series, would it kill you to change course and give Max a series or two in St. Paul? Why do they think Max Kepler NEEDS to be back on the MLB roster right away after his IL stints. This has happened TWICE now this year.

    3. What on earth are they going to do with Jorge Lopez. The dude looks legit emotionally broken out there the last couple times. This isn’t on the front office specifically, but it isn’t doing him or the team any favors to keep running him out there to get lit up. Is there really no way you can’t “IL” (heavy use of air quotes) him for a bit?

    4. The Kyle Garlick move looks a lot worse in my eyes now that is appears they will miss McLanahan in the Rays series. Garlick is…fine, but the whole purpose of calling him up over Wallner was that they were going to face 3 lefties in 6 games and now that is down to 2?

  30. Rocco and the FO have to know that having a cleanup hitter (Kepler) who can’t hit probably isn’t a good idea, right?

  31. What happened with Lewis? I’d stepped away briefly, and Provus and Gladden made it sound like he might’ve been injured on some play.😰😟

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