Trevor Larnach and Luke Keaschall get RBIs in 12th as Twins beat Guardians 3-1 for series split

CLEVELAND (AP) — Trevor Larnach and Luke Keaschall both delivered two-out RBI singles in the 12th inning, giving the Minnesota Twins a 3-1 win over the Cleveland Guardians on Thursday and a split of their four-game series.

>Larnach and Keaschall grounded their singles to left off Erik Sabrowski (3-2) as the Twins took the finale after being shut out for the first seven innings.

>Cleveland starter Gavin Williams struck out 11 and was poised for his 11th win before the Twins rallied in the eighth.

>Taylor Rogers (5-3) worked out of a jam in the 11th and rookie Jack Anderson pitched the 12th for his first save. Minnesota starter Taj Bradley and five relievers combined on a three-hitter.

>Patrick Bailey homered for Cleveland.

>Dominated through seven by Williams, the Twins got something going against Cleveland's usually reliable bullpen.

>Hunter Gaddis replaced Williams and walked two before being pulled by manager Stephen Vogt, who brought in closer Cade Williams, the MLB saves leader. Pinch-hitter Alan Roden greeted Smith with an RBI single to tie it at 1-all.

>Bailey connected in the fifth off Bradley, who matched Williams and gave up two hits in seven innings. Bailey's 420-foot shot to right was his fifth homer.

>Williams allowed two singles against the Twins, who scored 10 runs Wednesday. The right-hander has 33 strikeouts in his past three starts.

>Williams posted an immaculate inning — three strikeouts on nine pitches — in the fourth. He’s just the fifth pitcher for Cleveland to achieve the rarity.

Up nextTwins: Begin their first homestand since the All-Star break on Friday with RHP Zebby Matthews (4-7, 5.40 ERA) starting against Oakland LHP Jacob Lopez (4-4, 6.64) in the opener of a three-game series.

>Guardians: LHP Joey Cantillo (8-5, 3.74) starts at Tampa Bay against Rays LHP Shane McClanahan (8-6, 3.16) on Friday.

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