The Minnesota Twins logged two hits against Cleveland Guardians pitching on May 9.
And that’s all they needed in a 2-1, 11-inning win at Progressive Field.
Byron Buxton opened the game with a leadoff home run and then did in the Guardians (21-20) in the 11th.
Peyton Pallette (1-2) navigated the 10th fine but gave up a one-out double to Buxton to score Matt Wallner, who opened the inning at second.
The Guardians loaded the bases three times, including the ninth and 10th inning and didn’t score.
Cleveland was 1-for-15 with runners in scoring position and left 13 runners on base.
Tanner Bibee pitched six innings of fantastic ball. The right-hander went six innings of one-hit ball. He struck out a season high nine and walked two. The only hit Bibee allowed was a home run to Buxton to start the game.
Hunter Gaddis, Colin Holderman and Erik Sabrowski picked up where Bibee left off. They went three innings of no-hit ball, didn’t walk a batter and struck out five before extra innings lifted split the three-game series for the Twins (17-23).
Follow along here for in-game updates, highlights and analysis:
Travis Bazzana at second base. Luis Garcia pitching. Angel Martinez flew out to left. Bazzana stole third on a 1-1 count. Twins move the infield in. David Fry flew out to short left. Bryan Rocchio grounded out to second base.
Parker Pallette still pitching. Matt Wallner on second. Royce Lewis grounded out to second, Wallner to third. Byron Buxton doubled off the wall in left-center, Wallner scored. Brooks Lee grounded out to second. Buxton to third. Austin Martin struck out swinging. Minnesota 2, Cleveland 1 B11
Petey Halpin at second base to run for Steven Kwan. Orze still pitching. Chase DeLauter lined out to first. Jose Ramirez was intentionally walked. Rhys Hoskins walks on four pitches.
The Twins pinch in with the bases loaded and bring in the extra infielder. Daniel Schneemann line out to a diving Brooks Lee at short. Infield back to regular depth. Travis Bazzana lined out to left. The Guardians have left 12 runners on base. Cleveland 1, Minnesota 1 T11
James Outman runs for Josh Bell at second base. Peyton Pallette pitching. Guardians pinch in at the corners. Luke Keaschall walked. Guardians pinch in at the corners. Kody Clemens struck out looking. Infield at double play depth. Victor Caratini lined out to center field. Matt Wallner struck out looking. Cleveland 1, Minnesota 1 B10
Kody Funderburk pitching. Daniel Schneemann walked on four pitches. Funderburk tries to pick him off twice. Travis Bazzana walks. Angel Martinez sacrifice bunted and Funderburk double clutched. Martinez was initially called safe. Minnesota challenged and the call was overturned. Schneeman to third. Bazzana to second. David Fry pinch hit for Austin Hedges.
Eric Orze on to pitch for Funderburk. Fry was intentionally walked to load the base. Minnesota brought the infield in and played with an extra infielder. Bryan Rocchio grounded into a fielder’s choice, second to home. Steven Kwan grounded out to first. Cleveland 1, Minnesota 1 T10
Erik Sabrowski pitching. Brooks Lee struck out looking. Austin Martin pinch hit for Trevor Larnach. Martin flew out to right. Josh Bell struck out swinging. Minnesota 1, Cleveland 1 B9
Chase DeLauter flew out to center field. Jose Ramirez narrowly missed a home run and then struck out on the next pitch. Rhys Hoskins pinch hit for Kyle Manzardo. Yoendryz Gomez came on to pitch. Hoskins grounded out to third. Cleveland 1, Minnesota 1
Colin Holderman pitching. Matt Wallner struck out on a full count. Royce Lewis fouled out to catcher. Byron Buxton struck out swinging. Minnesota 1, Cleveland 1 B8
Andrew Morris pitching. Angel Martinez struck out swinging and was thrown out 2-3. Austin Hedges walks on five pitches. Bryan Rocchio flew out to right field. Taylor Rogers pitching. Steven Kwan flew out to center field. Cleveland 1, Minnesota 1 T8
Ryan went six innings. He gave up two hits and one run,, earned. He struck out five, walked three and hit a batter.
Hunter Gaddis pitching. Luke Keaschall flew out to center field. Kody Clemons struck out swinging. Victor Caratini grounded out to second. Cleveland 1, Minnesota 1 B7
Tanner Bibee gave up just the home run to Byron Buxton to start the game. The right-hander went six innings of one-hit ball. He struck out a season high nine and walked two.
Kyle Manzardo lined out to short behind second. Daniel Schneemann struck out looking. Travis Bazzana grounded out to first. Cleveland 1, Minnesota 1
Bryon Buxton popped out to short. Brooks Lee popped it up in front of the plate. Tanner Bibee didn’t back out of the way of Austin Hedges. Hedges bumped into Bibee and dropped the ball. Lee reached second on the error charged to Bibee. Trevor Larnach struck out swinging. Josh Bell struck out swinging. It’s a season-high nine strikeouts for Bibee. Cleveland 1, Minnesota 1 B6
Brayan Rocchio walked to open the inning and stole second easily on a 2-0 count for his sixth heist of the season. Steven Kwan flew out to center field. Chase DeLauter struck out swinging. Jose Ramirez flew out to third baseman Royce Lewis at the pitcher’s mound. Cleveland 1, Minnesota 1 T6
Victor Caratini struck out looking. Matt Wallner struck out swinging. Royce Lewis walked on five pitches. Austin Hedges tried to pick off Lewis at first. He was called safe. Cleveland challenged and the call was overturned. Lewis was out 2-3. Cleveland 1, Minnesota 1 B5
Chase DeLauter grounded out sharply to second. Jose Ramirez picked up the first hit for the Guardians with a base hit to center field and then stole second base on the first pitch. It was his 15th theft of the season.
Kyle Manzardo singled to to right field and scored Ramirez. Daniel Schneemann walked on four pitches. Travis Bazzana hit by a pitch deep in the count. Angel Martinez came up with the bases loaded and struck out looking on five pitches. Austin Hedges struck out swinging. Cleveland 1, Minnesota 1 T5
Trevor Larnach grounded out to first. It’s the third straight batter Tanner Bibee has taken to 3-2 and the fourth straight that has taken him to at least 2-2. JOsh Bell struck out swinging on three pitches. Luke Keaschall walked on a full count. Kody Clemens lined out to a diving Daniel Schneemann in center field. Minnesota 1, Cleveland 0 B4
Royce Lewis with a diamond gem at third base on a hot grounder by Austin Hedges recorded the first out. Brayan Rocchio with a common theme, grounds out to Kody Clemens at first. Steven Kwan with a groundout to first. Minnesota 1, Cleveland 0 T4
Royce Lewis flew out to shallow right. Byron Buxton struck out swinging. Brooks Lee lined out to center field. Tanner Bibee has settled down after the leadoff home run to Buxton. He’s sent eight straight down and has thrown 46 pitches through three innings. Minnesota 1, Cleveland 0 B3
Daniel Schneemann lined out to the warning track in right field. Travis Bazzana grounded out to first unassisted. Angel Martinez grounds out to first unassisted. Kody Clemens has made half of Minnesota’s putouts so far. Minnesota 1, Cleveland 0 T3
Kody Clemens, yes he’s the son of pitching great Roger Clemens, struck out swinging. Victor Caratini lined out to center field. Matt Wallner struck out swinging. Minnesota 1, Cleveland 0 B2
Steven Kwan lined out to left. Chase DeLauter hit a screamer to first that Kody Clemens gobbled up for an unassisted out. Jose Ramirez walked and went to second on a wild pitch. Kyle Manzardo struck out looking. Minnesota 1, Cleveland 0 T2
Byron Buxton sendt Tanner Bibee’s 1-1 pitch 378 feet to left to give the Twins a 1-0 lead. His 13th home run had an exit velocity of 97.6 mph. It was his second leadoff home run of the season and 22nd of his career.
Brooks Lee grounded out to second. Trevor Larnach was hit by the pitch on a 1-2 count. Josh Bell struck out looking. Luke Keaschall grounded out to the pitcher. Minnesota 1, Cleveland 0 B1
Diamond dry has been soaked into the infield and they’re finishing up the mound at Progressive Field. We’re ready for an 8:15 p.m. start under sunny skies in Cleveland. The delay was two hours and six minutes.
First pitch is slated for 8:15 p.m. between the American League Central Division leading Cleveland Guardians and Minnesota Twins.
It didn’t take long for newest catcher Patrick Bailey to become a fan of the Guardians. Bailey, who came in a trade with the San Francisco Giants, was on hand to talk to the media and raved about being in Cleveland.
It’s bright blue skies with a few clouds in Cleveland right now. The problem is in about 70 minutes another front looks like it’s going to hit. Add the 30-minute window to get the field game ready and we might be waiting longer.
According to Weather.com, rain looks like it will exit at 7:10 p.m. but come back 70 minutes later. Progressive Field should be dry just a little after 9 p.m.
The public address announcer has asked everyone to walk to the nearest stairwell or ramp. The Guardians received information from the national weather service with severe weather imminent.
The potential of rain still has the game in a rain delay at 6:15, five minutes after the schedule start time.
First pitch was scheduled for 6:10 p.m. ET.
The Guardians-Twins game is on Guardians.TV and Twins.TV.
- Steven Kwan (L) LF
- Chase DeLauter (L) DH
- José Ramírez (S) 3B
- Kyle Manzardo (L) 1B
- Daniel Schneemann (L) CF
- Travis Bazzana (L) 2B
- Angel Martínez (S) RF
- Austin Hedges (R) C
- Brayan Rocchio (S) SS
- Byron Buxton (R) CF
- Brooks Lee (S) SS
- Trevor Larnach (L) LF
- Josh Bell (S) DH
- Luke Keaschall (R) 2B
- Kody Clemens (L) 1B
- Victor Caratini (S) C
- Matt Wallner (L) RF
- Royce Lewis (R) 3B
Guardians Right-hander Tanner Bibee (0-5, 4.68) looks for his first win in eight starts this season. He faces right-hander Joe Ryan (2-3, 3.72), who hasn’t won since April 11 and is 0-2 in his last four starts.
Earlier Saturday, the Guardians shook up their roster by trading for catcher Patrick Bailey and optioning catcher Bo Naylor to Triple-A Columbus. In the deal to acquire the two-time Gold Glove-winning catcher from the San Francisco Giants, the Guardians sent them the No. 29 pick in this year’s draft and left-handed pitching prospect Matt “Tugboat” Wilkinson. Please click here for more on the trade.
RHP Gavin Williams (5-2, 3.28) vs. RHP Taj Bradley (4-1, 2.87)
Brad Bournival can be reached by email at bbournival@usatodayco.com and is on X at @bbournival.
