MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND GUARDIANS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
08/08/2108
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND GUARDIANS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 2227 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8TH , 2108 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Guardians (38-72) 0 1 0 0 0 4 1 2 0 8 8 0
Minnesota Twins (54-56) 7 1 3 1 4 4 0 0 X 20 19 0
Multi-HR Day for Hughes as Twins Overpower Guardians, 20-8
In a high-scoring contest between Minnesota and Cleveland, right fielder Matt Hughes was a difference-maker. Hughes, who is rated as the 61st best prospect by BNN, distinguished himself in the 20-8 Minnesota win. He went 3 for 5 with 2 home runs and a double, while scoring 3 and driving in 7. The winning pitcher was Curt McMahon. He's now 6-9. He went 6 innings, allowing 6 runs on 6 hits for the Twins. Minnesota has a record of 54-56, placing them 4th in the American League Central Division.

In the first inning, Hughes had a grand slam home run for Minnesota. It was his 2nd home run of the season and put the Twins on top, 7-0.

"We need to keep playing good baseball," Hughes told the Minnesota Bulletin.
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Ellis 1B 5 1 0 0 0 1 1 .287 21 56
G. Franco 2B 3 2 1 0 1 1 0 .254 18 64
K. Allen 3B 3 1 0 0 0 2 1 .266 7 20
J. Kirby RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 .224 8 21
B. Widby DH 4 2 2 5 0 1 1 .220 23 63
C. Pineiro C 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .253 6 35
C. Roberts SS 3 1 1 1 1 0 2 .218 8 48
S. Fishwick LF 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 .312 0 4
B. Newman CF 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .230 7 32
Totals 33 8 8 8 3 10 10      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Kirby (9, 2nd Inning off C. McMahon, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Widby (15, 8th Inning off Z. Oliveiras, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Widby (23, 6th Inning off C. McMahon, 3 on, 2 outs) , C. Roberts (8, 7th Inning off C. McMahon, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: G. Franco , J. Kirby 2 , B. Widby 6 , C. Pineiro 2 , C. Roberts 4 , S. Fishwick
2-out RBI: , B. Widby 2 , C. Pineiro , S. Fishwick
GIDP: C. Roberts
Hit by Pitch: K. Allen
Team LOB: 2
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Villarreal DH 6 2 2 0 0 0 1 .265 10 37
B. Hinson CF 6 4 4 0 0 0 0 .333 28 82
E. Hernandez 1B 6 3 3 3 0 2 3 .294 23 72
B. McBride 3B 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 .280 26 74
B. Duncan C 3 1 1 3 3 0 1 .287 20 51
E. Hemphill LF 3 1 2 3 1 0 2 .294 8 41
N. Carpenter 2B, SS 3 2 0 1 1 1 4 .280 4 29
M. Hughes RF 5 3 3 7 0 1 3 .333 2 7
B. Carson SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .279 5 36
   a-J. Henderson PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .256 5 26
Totals 42 20 19 20 6 6 15      
a - J. Henderson pinch hit for B. Carson in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Villarreal (18, 3rd Inning off M. Mena, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Hughes (2, 5th Inning off D. Hanks, 2 on, 2 outs) , B. McBride (18, 6th Inning off J. Berns, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Hughes 2 (2, 1st Inning off G. Pence, 3 on, 1 out; 4th Inning off D. Hanks, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Hernandez (23, 6th Inning off J. Berns, 1 on, 0 outs) , B. Duncan (20, 6th Inning off J. Berns, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Villarreal 3 , B. Hinson 4 , E. Hernandez 6 , B. McBride 4 , B. Duncan 4 , E. Hemphill 2 , M. Hughes 10 , B. Carson
2-out RBI: B. Duncan , E. Hemphill , N. Carpenter , M. Hughes , B. Carson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Carpenter , M. Hughes
Sac Fly: E. Hemphill
Hit by Pitch: N. Carpenter
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Carpenter-Carson-Hernandez)
OF assists: 1 (Hughes(Fishwick at 2nd base))
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Pence L (3-6) 1.0 7 8 8 0 0 1 43 6.87   
M. Mena 1.2 3 3 3 5 1 0 50 7.57   
D. Hanks 2.0 4 5 5 1 1 1 39 5.92   
J. Berns 0.1 5 4 4 0 0 2 20 7.64   
B. Harp 3.0 0 0 0 0 4 0 34 3.89   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Pence 1
Batters Faced: G. Pence 11, M. Mena 13, D. Hanks 11, J. Berns 6, B. Harp 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Pence 1-2, M. Mena 2-2, D. Hanks 2-3, J. Berns 0-1, B. Harp 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: G. Pence 43-27, M. Mena 50-21, D. Hanks 39-26, J. Berns 20-14, B. Harp 34-24
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Mena 1-1 , D. Hanks 2-0 , J. Berns 1-1
WP: M. Mena
Hit Batsmen: G. Pence
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. McMahon W (6-9) 6.0 6 6 6 2 6 2 94 5.08   
A. Cowart 1.2 0 1 1 1 3 0 26 7.71   
Z. Oliveiras 1.1 2 1 1 0 1 0 25 2.97   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. McMahon 40
Batters Faced: C. McMahon 25, A. Cowart 6, Z. Oliveiras 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. McMahon 4-6, A. Cowart 0-2, Z. Oliveiras 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: C. McMahon 94-57, A. Cowart 26-14, Z. Oliveiras 25-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: Z. Oliveiras 1-1
WP: C. McMahon
Hit Batsmen: C. McMahon
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Matt Hughes
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:56
Attendance: 30246
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