Cleveland snaps losing streak with 3-1 win over Twins

The Cleveland Baseball Club came away with a 3-1 win over the Minnesota Twins in the first game of their doubleheader on Tuesday.

After getting swept by the Milwaukee Brewers at home this past weekend, the Cleveland Baseball Club was desperate for a win. Desperation prevailed Tuesday afternoon as they managed to snap their losing streak with a 3-1 win over the Minnesota Twins in their first of two games Tuesday.

All was not necessarily well early on as the Twins took an early 1-0 lead in the 3rd as Andrelton Simmons doubled home Ben Rortvedt. Luckily this did not send Triston McKenzie into a spiral as that was the only run the Twins scored. McKenzie would allow just three hits and one walk on the day while striking out seven batters.

Cleveland got a boost in the 5th inning as Bradley Zimmer homered for the seventh time this season to tie the game at 1.

Facing the unwelcome proposition of extra-innings in the first game of a doubleheader, Cleveland’s offense went to work to ensure that did not happen. Austin Hedges would double home Harold Ramirez in the 7th to take a 2-1 lead. A third run would come across later on a fielding error from Twins third baseman Luis Arraez.

Emmanuel Clase came on in the 7th and worked a quick inning to close the game. Clase only needed 11 pitches to finish off the first of two games Tuesday.