Bo Naylor doubled in Jose Ramirez with one out within the eighth inning, lifting the surging Cleveland Guardians to a 5-4 win over the visiting Minnesota Twins on Saturday afternoon.
Naylor’s sharp liner to proper off Pierson Ohl (0-2) capped a back-and-forth contest between American League Central rivals, culminating in Cleveland’s sixteenth victory in its final 22 video games.
Nic Enright (2-0) struck out each batters he confronted within the eighth for the win. Hunter Gaddis pitched the ninth for his first save of the yr, making him 1-for-9 in profession alternatives.
Ramirez hit a two-run homer, Daniel Schneeman had a solo shot and scored a pair of runs, and C.J. Kayfus drove in a run in his major-league debut because the Guardians received their second straight within the three-game collection.
The Twins scored 4 consecutive runs to seize a 4-2 lead in opposition to Guardians starter Tanner Bibee. Matt Wallner belted a two-run homer to plate Kody Clemens within the fourth, and Trevor Larnach and Royce Lewis had RBI hits within the fifth.
Cleveland opened the scoring within the second when Kayfus grounded out in his preliminary at-bat, bringing house Bo Naylor from third. Schneemann’s solo homer within the third off Twins starter Bailey Ober made it 2-0.
Kayfus, who was batting .300 with 14 homers and 54 RBIs in 86 mixed video games at Triple-A Columbus and Double-A Akron, reached the majors in his third professional season. He and outfielder Chase DeLauter are thought-about the highest two prospects within the group.
Bibee was lifted after 4 2/3 innings, giving up 4 runs on eight hits. The best-hander struck out 5 and walked two earlier than being taken off the hook by Ramirez’s tying homer within the backside of the fifth.
Ober was activated off the injured record following a one-month absence with a left hip impingement. The best-hander gave up 4 runs on six hits in 5 innings, placing out 4 with one stroll. He’s 0-5 with an 8.74 ERA in six begins for the reason that starting of June.
