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Polanco singled to left, Gonzalez to second.

Twins

Lindor singled to left, Hernández scored.

Twins first.  Kepler hit a ground-rule double to right.  Polanco singled to left, Kepler scored.  Cruz struck out.  Rosario lined out to center fielder Mercado.  Polanco was caught stealing, catcher Taylor to second baseman Hernández, Polanco out.

Twins second.  Garver homered to left on a full count.  Arraez struck out.  Sanó struck out.  Gonzalez flied out to center fielder Mercado.

Twins third.  Buxton struck out.  Kepler doubled to right.  Polanco struck out.  Cruz singled to center, Kepler scored.  Rosario struck out.

Indians fourth.  Hernández doubled to center.  Ramírez grounded out, shortstop Polanco to first baseman Sanó.  Lindor singled to left, Hernández scored.  Lindor was out advancing, left fielder Rosario to second baseman Arraez, Lindor out.  Santana walked on a full count.  On Garver's passed ball, Santana to second.  Freeman flied out to left fielder Rosario.

 The Indians and Twins are two of the four AL teams with 4+ wins this season (also Tampa Bay and Detroit -- both 4-2). Cleveland and Minnesota have finished 1-2 in the AL Central in each of the three previous seasons (Cleveland won division in 2017 and 2018; Minnesota in 2019).

 The Indians have won four straight season series against the Twins, but it has been by the slimmest of margins, 10-9, in three of the four seasons, including 2019. Cleveland is 18-9 at Target Field since 2017, the best record by any team with at least four games played in Minnesota.

 In 2016, the Twins started the season 0-9, but in the last four seasons, Minnesota has done well in the first week: 2017 started 5-1, 2018 started 4-2, 2019 started 4-1 and this season 4-1 through five games.

 Francisco Lindor's 11 home runs against the Twins since 2018 are the most by any player. Carlos Santana (54 runs, 52 RBI) is the only non-Twin (never played for the Twins from 2010-20) to accumulate 50+ runs and 50+ RBI at Target Field.

 Max Kepler's six home runs against Cleveland in 2019 were the most by any player against the Indians. Unfortunately for Max, five of the six home runs were off Trevor Bauer and he is now a Cincinnati Red. Kepler's 14 career home runs against Cleveland are his most versus any opponent.

 Two 2019 All-Stars face off in this one, but they are coming off two very different Opening Day starts. Cleveland's Shane Bieber dominated the Royals last Friday, throwing six scoreless innings, allowing just four hits and one walk while striking out 14. Jose Berrios, on the other hand, struggled last Friday at the White Sox, allowing five earned runs in just 4.0 innings of work and struck out just one.

HP - Meals, 1B - Hickox, 2B - Baker, 3B - Rehak

With at least a split of their four-game series with the Cleveland Indians already guaranteed, the Minnesota Twins will use right-handed reliever Tyler Clippard as an opener in Sunday's series finale in Minneapolis.
Clippard (0-0, 2.25 ERA), who gave up a run in an inning of relief in Minnesota's 4-1 victory on Friday night, takes the spot that was originally assigned to Homer Bailey.

Pitching has Twins in position to win series over Indians

MINNEAPOLIS (AP)  Mitch Garver hit his first home run of the season and the Minnesota Twins used their bullpen to string together a two-hitter in a 3-1 victory over the Cleveland Indians on Sunday afternoon, taking the four-game series from their primary division competitor.
Max Kepler doubled and scored in each of his first two at-bats, and Jorge Polanco and Nelson Cruz drove him in with singles in the first and third. The Twins allowed only four runs over these four games, winning three of them to raise their record to 7-2 - their best start since 2001.

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CLE	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
MIN	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	X

Cleveland Guardians @ Minnesota Twins on August 2, 2020

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