Cleveland broke a 1-1 stalemate with Minnesota late Thursday night, with former Twins slugger Eddie Rosario delivering the fatal blow in a 4-1 victory to open the four-game series.
J.C. Mejia was... not bad, actually? He seemed headed for disaster in the first inning, after a leadoff single, a walk, a balk, and a wild pitch allowed the Twins to take a 1-0 lead. Mejia was able to limit them to that one run but needed 31 pitches to do so. Fortunately, he settled in from there, holding Minnesota scoreless over the next five innings and notching six strikeouts in his best start of the season.