Peyton Battenfield is the only Cleveland Guardian who merits mention in this recap.
Battenfield took a perfect game into the sixth inning, retiring 17 consecutive batters before surrendering a single to Christian Vázquez on a first-pitch fastball. His next mistake would be his worst, leaving a 3-2 cutter over the heart of the plate to Max Kepler, who homered to give the Twins an insurmountable 2-0 lead over the Guardians. But giving up two hits, no walks, and two earned runs over seven innings is more than good enough.
Battenfield racked up seven strikeouts, leaning primarily on his cutter and four-seam fastball throughout the game to avoid the barrel of the Twins’ bats.