Cleveland Guardians pound Twins 13‑4 behind Petey Halpin’s two homers

CLEVELAND, Ohio (Interstat) — Petey Halpin hit two home runs and drove in three runs to lead the Cleveland Guardians to a 13-4 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Monday night at Progressive Field.

The Guardians collected 19 hits and scored in each of the first seven innings. Halpin’s first homer, a two-run shot in the second inning, put Cleveland ahead 5-2. He added a solo blast in the seventh. Brayan Rocchio also homered, a two-run drive in the first, and Patrick Bailey added a solo homer among his four hits. Chase DeLauter went 4-for-5 with three RBIs and a double. Travis Bazzana had three hits including a home run.

Tanner Bibee (4-9) allowed two runs on six hits over six innings, striking out five, to earn the win. Joe Ryan (6-6) took the loss after giving up nine runs on 12 hits in 4 1/3 innings. Matt Festa allowed one run in a relief inning, and Shawn Armstrong struck out one in a hitless frame.

Minnesota scored two in the second on a triple by Brooks Lee and a sacrifice fly, then added single runs in the seventh and eighth. The Twins managed 10 hits.

Attendance was 22,501. The game lasted 2 hours, 43 minutes. Cleveland improved to 53-48, while Minnesota fell to 49-52.