For whatever reason, the Minnesota Twins seem to have the Cleveland Guardians’ number this season. The team from the Twin Cities improved to 8-5 against their division rival Monday night, racking up 12 hits en route to a 5-2 win at Progressive Field.
All five of the Twins’ runs came against Cleveland starting pitcher Logan Allen. Allen was looking to build off of back-to-back quality starts since returning to the big leagues, but Minnesota spoiled those plans from the start. The first three batters of the game reached base, as Byron Buxton reached on an infield single, Jorge Polanco slugged the first of three doubles on the night, and Rob Refsnyder shot a two-run single to right field to give the Twins a 2-0 lead in the first inning.