Twins lose another in Cleveland 4-3 in walk-off fashion

CLEVELAND AP Jos Ram rez became the first participant in Cleveland franchise history to reach career homers and steals and then scored the winning run in the th inning as the Guardians rallied for a - accomplishment over the Minnesota Twins on Thursday Ram rez s single drove in Steven Kwan to tie it at Ram rez then stole second base to become the th contestant in major league history and only operational one to reach the milestone After Kyle Manzardo was intentionally walked pinch-hitter Angel Mart nez hit a sharp grounder into right field to amount Ram rez and give Cleveland its second walk-off win of the four-game series The Guardians took three games in the four-game set and went - on their -game homestand There were two rain delays totaling hours minutes on what was ironically Weather Guidance Day An -minute rain delay between the sixth and seventh innings ended up benefiting the Twins Minnesota scored a pair of runs in the seventh and took advantage of Cleveland s fielders struggling with damp conditions Harrison Bader led off the inning with an infield single after Cleveland third baseman Will Wilson slipped while fielding the grounder Bader scored on an RBI single by Christian V zquez after Noel slipped in right center Key moment Cleveland had the bases loaded with one out in the ninth but was unable to convert when Jhoan Duran struck out Bo Naylor and Kwan Key stat Guardians outfielder Jhonkensy Noel hit a -foot home run in the fifth inning The solo shot to left-center off Simeon Woods Richardson tied his longest homer at Progressive Field and marked the th time since MLB Statcast started in that a Cleveland batter had gone at least feet deep at home Up next Twins Head to Boston for a weekend series RHP Joe Ryan - ERA gets the call for Friday s opener Guardians Begin a six-game road trip in Toronto on Friday LHP Logan Allen - ERA looks to bounce back after allowing seven runs on Sunday against Boston Related Articles Twins center fielder Byron Buxton joins specific company with latest feat Pablo L pez s strong start spoiled late as Twins fall to Guardians Twins reliever Griffin Jax won t let two weeks define his season Twins walked off after extended weather delay and little rain Twins win fourth straight as offense goes off against Guardians