Cleveland Guardians
July 21, 2026
Final
MIN
49-53
5
CLE
54-48
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| CLE | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | x | 5 | 9 | 2 |
W
Colin Holderman (5-2)
L
Mike Paredes (0-3)
SV
Cade Smith (29)
| HITTERS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Martin LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .241 | .668 |
| Trevor Larnach LF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .291 | .829 |
| Byron Buxton CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .275 | .902 |
| Ryan Jeffers C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .287 | .950 |
| Josh Bell DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .251 | .737 |
| Royce Lewis 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .216 | .684 |
| Victor Caratini 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .236 | .688 |
| Kody Clemens 2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .241 | .782 |
| Luke Keaschall RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .260 | .697 |
| Ryan Kreidler SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .241 | .704 |
BATTING
2B: Bell (23, Messick).
HR: Jeffers (9, 1st inning off Messick, 0 on, 2 out).
TB: Bell 2; Buxton; Clemens 2; Jeffers 4; Larnach.
RBI: Jeffers (32).
2-out RBI: Jeffers.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Buxton; Caratini 2.
Team RISP: 0-for-5.
Team LOB: 6.
FIELDING
DP: (Lewis, R-Clemens-Caratini).
| PITCHING | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kendry Rojas | 2.1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3.32 |
| Mike Paredes | 3.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.72 |
| Taylor Rogers | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.60 |
| Jack Anderson | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.89 |
PITCHING
WP: Messick.
HBP: Bazzana (by Paredes).
ABS Challenge: Hedges (Ball-Overturned to Strike); Arias, G (Strike-Confirmed); Keaschall (Strike-Confirmed); Rocchio (Strike-Overturned to Ball); Jeffers (Ball-Confirmed).
Pitches-strikes: Rojas, K 47-28; Paredes 49-32; Rogers, Ta 28-17; Anderson 8-7; Messick 88-59; Holderman 8-4; Armstrong 17-13; Gaddis 17-12; Smith, C 11-7.
Groundouts-flyouts: Rojas, K 2-1; Paredes 3-3; Rogers, Ta 3-1; Anderson 1-1; Messick 6-2; Holderman 0-0; Armstrong 1-0; Gaddis 1-2; Smith, C 0-2.
Batters faced: Rojas, K 10; Paredes 16; Rogers, Ta 7; Anderson 4; Messick 22; Holderman 2; Armstrong 4; Gaddis 4; Smith, C 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Paredes 1-1; Rogers, Ta 2-1; Anderson 1-0; Holderman 1-0; Gaddis 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Nestor Ceja. 1B: Willie Traynor. 2B: Charlie Ramos. 3B: David Rackley.
Weather: 83 degrees, Partly Cloudy.
Wind: 13 mph, L To R.
First pitch: 6:40 PM.
T: 2:40.
Att: 19,714.
Venue: Progressive Field.