Twins win fourth straight as offense goes off against Guardians

CLEVELAND Edouard Julien determined perhaps the the bulk effective way to keep the Twins momentum going on Monday depositing the first pitch of the championship a fastball up in the zone into greenery in center field And the Twins were off and running Fresh off a homestand in which they won five of six games and facing chosen tougher competition the Twins couldn t be slowed on Monday night ousting the Guardians - in the series opener at Progressive Field in Cleveland Julien s home run was one of four runs the Twins scored in the first two innings as they took command early Shortstop Carlos Correa who just days earlier lamented that his swing sucks right now had singles in both innings scoring in the first He now has multiple hits in three consecutive games Byron Buxton drove in a pair of runs and Ryan Jeffers brought home three two on his first home run of the season which came off of a position participant in the eighth inning Recently-acquired infielder Jonah Bride had three hits and Mickey Gasper added two driving in a run All communicated every position participant who started the match finished with at least one hit as the Twins went off for a season-high It was more than enough for Bailey Ober who pitched into the eighth inning marking the second straight battle that a Twins starter has completed seven innings The starter allowed just one run which came as part of a three-hit fifth inning for the Guardians following a long layoff after a top of the fifth during which there was an injury delay and the Twins themselves scored a pair of runs Ober recorded just two strikeouts but he got plenty of groundballs working efficiently through the Guardians lineup