Twins outlast Guardians 3‑1 in 12 innings
CLEVELAND (Interstat) — The Minnesota Twins beat the Cleveland Guardians 3-1 in 12 innings Thursday afternoon at Progressive Field, snapping a three-game losing streak to their division rivals.
Minnesota tied the game 1-1 in the eighth when Alan Roden singled home Royce Lewis. The Twins took the lead in the 12th on Trevor Larnach’s run-scoring single and Luke Keaschall’s RBI single that also scored on a throwing error by left fielder Steven Kwan.
Cleveland scored its lone run in the fifth on a solo home run by Patrick Bailey. Guardians starter Gavin Williams struck out 11 over seven shutout innings, but the bullpen faltered. Taj Bradley allowed one earned run with five strikeouts in seven innings for Minnesota.
Taylor Rogers (5-3) pitched a scoreless 11th for the win. Erik Sabrowski (3-2) took the loss. Jack Anderson earned his first save with a perfect 12th.
The Twins improved to 51-53, while the Guardians fell to 54-50. Attendance was 27,354. The game lasted 3 hours, 23 minutes.