Guardians drop game to Twins, fall to 21-21

CLEVELAND (AP) — Kody Clemens had three hits and Kendry Rojas earned his first major league win with a strong outing in relief as the Minnesota Twins fended off the Cleveland Guardians 5-4 on Sunday. Brooks Lee hit a tiebreaking single in a four-run fifth inning for the Twins, who took two of three in the series from their AL Central rivals. Guardians manager Stephen Vogt was sent home hours before the first pitch due to lingering respiratory issues. Tony Arnerich filled in as acting manager. Making his second career appearance, Rojas (1-0) struck out five and walked three over 3 1/3 innings. He allowed one run and five hits. The 23-year-old left-hander from Cuba entered to begin the second inning after opener Andrew Morris worked a 1-2-3 first. Yoendrys Gómez pitched a perfect ninth for his third big league save and second this season. Brayan Rocchio went 4 for 4 and scored twice for Cleveland, setting a career high for hits. Gavin Williams (5-3) gave up five runs and 10 hits in six innings. He struck out six and walked one. Clemens doubled and scored on a wild pitch to give the Twins a 1-0 lead in the third. José Ramírez tied it in the bottom half with a RBI single that scored Rocchio. Clemens scored on Lee's single in the fifth to put Minnesota back in front. Royce Lewis had a RBI double before Josh Bell and Austin Martin each added a run-scoring single to make it 5-1. Cleveland got RBI singles from Angel Martínez and Chase DeLauter to narrow the gap, and DeLauter trimmed it to 5-4 with a RBI groundout in the eighth. The Twins improved to 7-20 in their last 27 one-run games against Cleveland. Up next Guardians LHP Joey Cantillo (2-1, 3.43 ERA) starts Monday against the Los Angeles Angels in the opener of a three-game set. Twins 5, Guardians 4 Minnesota&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;Cleveland&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;ab&emsp;&emsp;r&emsp;&emsp;h&emsp;&emsp;bi&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;ab&emsp;&emsp;r&emsp;&emsp;h&emsp;&emsp;bi&emsp;&emsp;Buxton cf&emsp;&emsp;4&emsp;&emsp;1&emsp;&emsp;1&emsp;&emsp;0&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;Kwan cf&emsp;&emsp;4&emsp;&emsp;0&emsp;&emsp;0&emsp;&emsp;0&emsp;&emsp;Larnach lf&emsp;&emsp;4&emsp;&emsp;0&emsp;&emsp;1&emsp;&emsp;0&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;DeLauter rf&emsp;&emsp;5&emsp;&emsp;0&emsp;&emsp;2&emsp;&emsp;2&emsp;&emsp;Caratini ph&emsp;&emsp;1&emsp;&emsp;0&emsp;&emsp;0&emsp;&emsp;0&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;Ramírez dh&emsp;&emsp;4&emsp;&emsp;0&emsp;&emsp;1&emsp;&emsp;1&emsp;&emsp;Outman lf&emsp;&emsp;0&emsp;&emsp;0&emsp;&emsp;0&emsp;&emsp;0&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;Manzardo 1b&emsp;&emsp;1&emsp;&emsp;1&emsp;&emsp;0&emsp;&emsp;0&emsp;&emsp;Jeffers c&emsp;&emsp;4&emsp;&emsp;0&emsp;&emsp;1&emsp;&emsp;0&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;Hoskins ph-1b&emsp;&emsp;2&emsp;&emsp;0&emsp;&emsp;0&emsp;&emsp;0&emsp;&emsp;Bell dh&emsp;&emsp;4&emsp;&emsp;0&emsp;&emsp;2&emsp;&emsp;1&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;Schneemann 3b&emsp;&emsp;4&emsp;&emsp;0&emsp;&emsp;1&emsp;&emsp;0&emsp;&emsp;Martin rf&emsp;&emsp;3&emsp;&emsp;0&emsp;&emsp;2&emsp;&emsp;1&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;Martínez lf&emsp;&emsp;5&emsp;&emsp;0&emsp;&emsp;1&emsp;&emsp;1&emsp;&emsp;Keaschall 2b&emsp;&emsp;4&emsp;&emsp;0&emsp;&emsp;0&emsp;&emsp;0&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;Bazzana 2b&emsp;&emsp;3&emsp;&emsp;0&emsp;&emsp;1&emsp;&emsp;0&emsp;&emsp;Clemens 1b&emsp;&emsp;4&emsp;&emsp;2&emsp;&emsp;3&emsp;&emsp;0&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;Bailey c&emsp;&emsp;3&emsp;&emsp;0&emsp;&emsp;0&emsp;&emsp;0&emsp;&emsp;Lee ss&emsp;&emsp;3&emsp;&emsp;1&emsp;&emsp;2&emsp;&emsp;1&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;Fry ph-c&emsp;&emsp;1&emsp;&emsp;1&emsp;&emsp;1&emsp;&emsp;0&emsp;&emsp;Lewis 3b&emsp;&emsp;4&emsp;&emsp;1&emsp;&emsp;1&emsp;&emsp;1&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;Rocchio ss&emsp;&emsp;4&emsp;&emsp;2&emsp;&emsp;4&emsp;&emsp;0&emsp;&emsp;Totals&emsp;&emsp;35&emsp;&emsp;5&emsp;&emsp;13&emsp;&emsp;4&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;Totals&emsp;&emsp;36&emsp;&emsp;4&emsp;&emsp;11&emsp;&emsp;4&emsp;&emsp;Minnesota&emsp;&emsp;001&emsp;&emsp;040&emsp;&emsp;000&emsp;&emsp;—&emsp;&emsp;5Cleveland&emsp;&emsp;001&emsp;&emsp;011&emsp;&emsp;010&emsp;&emsp;—&emsp;&emsp;4E — Rojas (1). DP — Minnesota 1, Cleveland 3. LOB — Minnesota 6, Cleveland 12. 2B — Clemens 2 (6), Jeffers (6), Lewis (3), Rocchio (5). SB — Lee (3), Ramírez (16), Clemens (5), Buxton (3). S_Lee (1), Kwan (2).&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;IP&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;H&emsp;&emsp;R&emsp;&emsp;ER&emsp;&emsp;BB&emsp;&emsp;SOMinnesota&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;Morris&emsp;&emsp;1&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;0&emsp;&emsp;0&emsp;&emsp;0&emsp;&emsp;0&emsp;&emsp;0Rojas W,1-0&emsp;&emsp;3&emsp;&emsp;1-3&emsp;&emsp;5&emsp;&emsp;1&emsp;&emsp;1&emsp;&emsp;3&emsp;&emsp;5Adams&emsp;&emsp;1&emsp;&emsp;1-3&emsp;&emsp;4&emsp;&emsp;2&emsp;&emsp;2&emsp;&emsp;2&emsp;&emsp;2Banda H,3&emsp;&emsp;1&emsp;&emsp;1-3&emsp;&emsp;0&emsp;&emsp;0&emsp;&emsp;0&emsp;&emsp;0&emsp;&emsp;2García H,1&emsp;&emsp;1&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;2&emsp;&emsp;1&emsp;&emsp;1&emsp;&emsp;1&emsp;&emsp;0Gómez S,1-1&emsp;&emsp;1&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;0&emsp;&emsp;0&emsp;&emsp;0&emsp;&emsp;0&emsp;&emsp;0Cleveland&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;Williams L,5-3&emsp;&emsp;6&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;10&emsp;&emsp;5&emsp;&emsp;5&emsp;&emsp;1&emsp;&emsp;6Aleman&emsp;&emsp;2&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;2&emsp;&emsp;0&emsp;&emsp;0&emsp;&emsp;0&emsp;&emsp;1Herrin&emsp;&emsp;1&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;1&emsp;&emsp;0&emsp;&emsp;0&emsp;&emsp;1&emsp;&emsp;1WP — Rojas, Williams.ABS Challenge — Schneemann (Strike-Overturned to Ball); Kwan (Strike-Confirmed); Adams (Ball-Confirmed); García (Ball-Overturned to Strike).Pitch timer violations — Herrin (pitcher).Umpires — Home, Quinn Wolcott; First, Brock Ballou; Second, Ramon De Jesus; Third, Paul Clemons.T — 2:53. A — 22,475 American LeagueCentral Division&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;W&emsp;&emsp;L&emsp;&emsp;Pct&emsp;&emsp;GBCleveland&emsp;&emsp;21&emsp;&emsp;21&emsp;&emsp;.500&emsp;&emsp;—Kansas City&emsp;&emsp;19&emsp;&emsp;21&emsp;&emsp;.475&emsp;&emsp;1½Chicago&emsp;&emsp;19&emsp;&emsp;21&emsp;&emsp;.475&emsp;&emsp;1½Detroit&emsp;&emsp;18&emsp;&emsp;22&emsp;&emsp;.450&emsp;&emsp;2½Minnesota&emsp;&emsp;18&emsp;&emsp;23&emsp;&emsp;.439&emsp;&emsp;2½Sunday's gamesMinnesota 5, Cleveland 4Chicago White Sox 2, Seattle 1Detroit at Kansas City, late Monday's gamesL.A. Angels (TBD) at Cleveland (Cantillo 2-1), 6:10 p.m. Tuesday's gamesL.A. Angels at Cleveland, 6:10 p.m.Detroit at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m.Kansas City at Chicago White Sox, 7:40 p.m.Miami at Minnesota, 7:40 p.m.