MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND GUARDIANS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
07/10/2026
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND GUARDIANS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 1321 - FRIDAY, JULY 10TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Guardians (46-43) 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 8 9 0
Minnesota Twins (49-38) 5 5 2 0 4 0 2 0 X 18 18 0
A Day for the Record Books: Simpson Hits 4 HR
Minnesota Twins first baseman David Simpson totally decimated the Cleveland Guardians, finishing with 4 home runs in his team's 18-8 win.

The Guardians had no answer for Simpson, who finished the day 4-for-4 with 8 RBIs and 4 runs scored.

"What can I say? My guys could've shot the ball out of a rifle and he'd probably hit them out anyway," said Cleveland skipper Reggie Jolly. "There's nothing you can do when a guy gets in that kind of zone, you just hope he cools down some before you have to face him again."

When asked about his record performance, Simpson responded, "After the first two I just tried to do everything the same way and it worked."

David Simpson hit a three-run home run off Kyle Putman in the 1st, hit a two-run home run off Kyle Putman in the 2nd, was hit by a pitch in the 3rd, hit a two-run home run off Kevin McQuillan in the 5th and hit a solo-shot off Heriberto Espinoza in the 7th.

Simpson is currently batting .289 with 18 home runs, 56 RBIs and 62 runs scored. He has 86 hits in 298 at-bats.
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Williams 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299 5 29
   a-J. Caldwell PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .269 0 4
   b-J. Picado 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .312 1 7
M. Ridenour SS 4 2 1 0 1 0 0 .261 15 41
J. Cromer DH 5 1 3 0 0 0 1 .238 12 38
N. Roundtree LF 4 2 1 2 1 1 2 .235 17 52
H. Garcia 3B 3 2 1 0 1 2 1 .268 8 31
C. Herber RF 3 0 0 0 1 2 5 .224 1 7
K. Novak C 3 1 1 3 1 1 1 .208 5 27
R. Young CF 4 0 2 2 0 1 2 .235 3 23
G. Gentil 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .164 1 7
Totals 35 8 9 7 5 9 18      
a - J. Caldwell pinch hit for J. Williams in the 7th
b - J. Picado substituted for J. Caldwell in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Young (7, 1st Inning off J. Marquez, 1 on, 2 outs) , K. Novak (11, 1st Inning off J. Marquez, 3 on, 2 outs) , J. Cromer (16, 2nd Inning off J. Marquez, 0 on, 2 outs) , H. Garcia (11, 6th Inning off J. Mack, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: N. Roundtree (17, 7th Inning off J. Kidd, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Ridenour , J. Cromer 4 , N. Roundtree 4 , H. Garcia 2 , K. Novak 2 , R. Young 3
2-out RBI: N. Roundtree , K. Novak , R. Young 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Picado , N. Roundtree , G. Gentil
GIDP: C. Herber
Hit by Pitch: H. Garcia
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Herber(Aleman at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Paredes LF 6 2 2 0 0 2 0 .368 1 1
E. Pajak SS 3 4 2 0 2 1 0 .296 22 63
D. Simpson 1B 4 4 4 8 0 0 0 .289 18 56
M. Clingerman CF 4 2 1 1 1 1 3 .253 24 51
J. Richards DH 4 3 4 3 1 0 0 .290 12 58
W. Acret RF 5 3 3 5 0 0 3 .337 10 44
T. Hall 3B 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .385 3 10
S. Desch 2B 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 .133 0 1
M. Aleman C 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 .256 10 42
Totals 40 18 18 18 4 5 8      
BATTING
Doubles: W. Acret (16, 1st Inning off K. Putman, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Simpson 4 (18, 1st Inning off K. Putman, 2 on, 0 outs; 2nd Inning off K. Putman, 1 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off K. McQuillan, 1 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off H. Espinoza, 0 on, 1 out) , W. Acret 2 (10, 2nd Inning off K. Putman, 1 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off K. McQuillan, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Clingerman (24, 7th Inning off H. Espinoza, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Paredes 2 , E. Pajak 2 , D. Simpson 16 , M. Clingerman 4 , J. Richards 4 , W. Acret 10 , T. Hall , M. Aleman
2-out RBI: J. Richards , W. Acret
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Acret
Sac Fly: S. Desch
Hit by Pitch: D. Simpson
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Clingerman (47)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Pajak-Desch-Simpson)
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Putman L (9-7) 2.0 11 10 10 1 1 3 69 4.01   
K. McQuillan 2.2 4 6 6 3 1 2 62 9.00   
H. Espinoza 2.2 3 2 2 0 2 2 42 6.75   
B. McGee 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Putman -10
Batters Faced: K. Putman 17, K. McQuillan 16, H. Espinoza 11, B. McGee 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Putman 0-4, K. McQuillan 6-1, H. Espinoza 2-4, B. McGee 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Putman 69-41, K. McQuillan 62-34, H. Espinoza 42-24, B. McGee 8-4
WP: K. McQuillan
Hit Batsmen: K. McQuillan
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Marquez 4.0 5 5 5 2 3 0 81 4.80   
J. Mack W (1-1) 2.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 25 17.10   
J. Kidd 2.0 1 2 2 3 3 1 44 3.75   
B. Granados 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 17 3.26   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Marquez 33
Batters Faced: J. Marquez 19, J. Mack 8, J. Kidd 10, B. Granados 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Marquez 6-2, J. Mack 2-3, J. Kidd 0-3, B. Granados 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Marquez 81-49, J. Mack 25-18, J. Kidd 44-27, B. Granados 17-11
WP: J. Marquez
Hit Batsmen: J. Marquez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: David Simpson
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:48
Attendance: 47820
Special Notes: David Simpson sets the MIN regular season game record for home runs with 3. Eric Pajak ties the MIN regular season game record for runs with 4. RP Justice Mack was injured while pitching. David Simpson ties the AL regular season game record for home runs with 4. David Simpson ties the MIN regular season game record for runs with 4. David Simpson ties the AL regular season game record for RBI with 8. RP John Kidd was injured while pitching.
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