It’s funny how one pitch in late August can change the attitude of a baseball team and its entire organization. The Guardians, down 2-1 to Minnesota with two out in the top of the ninth on Aug. 30, were one strike away from falling seven games behind the Twins. But Twins Twins closer Jhoan Duran […]
It’s funny how one pitch in late August can change the attitude of a baseball team and its entire organization. The Guardians, down 2-1 to Minnesota with two out in the top of the ninth on Aug. 30, were one strike away from falling seven games behind the Twins. But Twins Twins closer Jhoan Duran threw a wild pitch behind Bo Naylor, enabling Andres Gimenez to score from third to tie the game. Cole Calhoun crushed a three-run homer in the top of the 10th to send the Guardians back to Cleveland 5-2 winners and five games behind the Twins. […]
Box ScoreStarting Pitcher: Pablo Lopez - 6 IP, 8 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 5 K (97 Pitches, 62 Strikes, 64% Strikes)Home Runs: Royce Lewis (9)Bottom WPA: Carlos Correa (-.221), Christian Vazquez (-.128), Royce Lewis (-.082)Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs) The Twins entered Tuesday night having staked c.