IMPACT PLAYER: Triston McKenzie, Cleveland
Sunday's Twins-Cleveland game recap
The Twins could get nothing going against Triston McKenzie, and it didn't get much better when he departed.
June 4, 2023 at 10:49PM
The righthander struck out 10 batters in 79 pitches, becoming the third Cleveland pitcher since 1988 to reach a double-digit strikeout total in fewer than 80 pitches.
BY THE NUMBERS
3 hits by Michael A. Taylor, his first three-hit game of the season and 28th of his career.
5 Twins losses when they outhit their opponent. The Guardians are 9-25 when they are outhit.
13 One-run games in the 26 games between the Twins and Guardians since 2022.
440 The distance in feet on Willi Castro's solo homer in the eighth inning, tied for the third-longest homer by a Twins batter this season.
The Twins executive was on hand with Cleveland when Mark Shapiro did the double, and Shapiro noticed then his ability to “connect across every role in the organization.”
