Minnesota Twins at Cleveland Guardians

Given how much the Guardians’ offense has struggled this season, watching what unfolded at Progressive Field on Monday night was a bit hard to believe. In the end, the Guardians delivered a performance that will go down in the record book for a franchise that has been around since 1901. They belted seven home runs in a 13-4 win over the Twins, which came one shy of matching the franchise record. Petey Halpin and Rhys Hoskins each went deep twice, while Brayan Rocchio, Travis Bazzana and Patrick Bailey each chipped in one home run. Rocchio and Hoskins hit back-to-back home runs in the first inning. Halpin and Bazzana each went deep in the second. Hoskins hit his second home run of the night in the third, and Halpin hit his second in the fourth. Bailey capped things off with a solo shot in the seventh. “It's fun to see guys hit home runs,” manager Stephen Vogt said. “It’s the coolest feeling in the world, hitting a home run in the big leagues. To see our guys keep doing it, obviously we're getting good pitches to hit and we're not missing them. I think that's more telling than anything. I'm just really, really happy for them.” Let’s dive into the odds and ends from Monday’s performance: **Seven home runs** The Guardians matched a franchise record for the long balls in a home game. Cleveland also went deep seven times in an April 30, 2013, home game against the Phillies. Monday's effort marked the first time Cleveland hit seven home runs in *any* game since it pulled off the feat on Aug. 15, 2019, at Yankee Stadium. Cleveland's all-time franchise record for home runs in a game is eight, something they've done twice. They first set the mark on April 25, 1997, at Milwaukee, then matched it on July 16, 2004, at Seattle. As for Monday night, the Guardians finished with 19 hits and 11 extra-base knocks against the Twins, both of which were season highs. “All the boys were rolling,” Halpin said. “Everyone was taking great at-bats, just kind of feeding off of each other, getting the vibes up. It was a lot of fun tonight.” **Six homers vs. Ryan** Twins All-Star starter Joe Ryan permitted six of the home runs, which set the Twins' franchise record. He tied the Modern-era record (since 1900) with 11 other pitchers for most home runs allowed in an outing. It also marked the most Cleveland has hit in the first four innings of a game. Hoskins said the Guardians’ success was less about picking up any cues from Ryan, but rather just not missing when he made a mistake. “A gu