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“I thought I threw the ball really well,” Battenfield said. The righty struck out seven without issuing a walk, only permitting two hard-hit balls to Vázquez and Kepler. The Guardians have been blanked four times.īattenfield worked a season-high seven innings, giving up two hits, in his fifth big-league appearance. Kepler is very dangerous when you leave something over the plate.”Ĭleveland’s best scoring opportunity came in the seventh when Oscar Gonzalez reached on an infield single with two outs, but José Ramírez was thrown out at the plate trying to advance. “I feel like I’ve seen every one of them,” Guardians manager Terry Francona said. Kepler has 15 home runs at Progressive Field since 2016, the most by a visiting player. The Twins have homered in a franchise-record 17 consecutive games. Kepler followed with a 440-foot blast to right field, driving in the only runs of the ballgame. “I carried the confidence in there and was able to keep it going the rest of the game.”Ĭleveland starter Peyton Battenfield (0-3) did not allow a baserunner until Christian Vázquez singled with two outs in the sixth. “I felt pretty good in the bullpen and I was calm after I got done with the first inning,” said Ober, a 6-foot-9 right-hander.

Jorge López worked a clean eighth and Jhoan Duran pitched the ninth for his seventh save.

Ober (2-0) gave up three hits and a walk while striking out six, lowering his season ERA to 0.98 over three starts. CLEVELAND – Max Kepler hit a two-run homer and Bailey Ober pitched seven innings in a combined three-hitter, sending the Minnesota Twins to a 2-0 victory over the Cleveland Guardians.