Josh Naylor went deep in the first inning to bring in three runs and Amed Rosario brought in three more with a sixth inning homer as the Guardians pounded the Twins 11-4 Monday.
Gassin' up the jet.#ForTheLand pic.twitter.com/I38wlfngxv
— Cleveland Guardians (@CleGuardians) September 19, 2022
Twins starter Sonny Gray gave up four runs in the first two innings before being replaced by Ronny Henriquez to start the third. The Twins later announced Gray was pulled due to hamstring tightness. A similar issue landed him on the injured list back in April.
Sonny Gray left the game with tightness in his right hamstring, the same injury that landed him on the injured list in April. Sandy Leon left the game with right knee inflammation.
— Phil Miller (@MillerStrib) September 19, 2022
Minnesota drew within a run before Rosario gave the Guardians breathing room again in the bottom of the sixth.
Henriquez became the first player to appear for the Twins born in the 2000s when he came on in the third. He gave up four hits and three earned runs, striking out two, in four innings of work.
Another game, another Gordon homer. #MNTwins pic.twitter.com/IN8xfVH2lx
— Minnesota Twins (@Twins) September 19, 2022
The Twins had loaded the bases after Nick Gordon’s home run to open the sixth inning but Mark Contreras hit into an unassisted double play to end the inning and end the Twins’ comeback chances.
The Twins drop below .500 with the loss to Cleveland and sit 7 games back of first place in the AL Central. Minnesota opens up a three game series in Kansas City tomorrow night, first pitch is set for 7:10pm.
