Minnesota Twins @ Cleveland Guardians · Wednesday, Jul 22, 2026
Minnesota has seen Slade Cecconi quite a bit, with several hitters carrying productive small-sample results. Brooks Lee is 2-for-2 with a 2.000 OPS, Kody Clemens is 2-for-5 with a 1.000 OPS, Josh Bell is 1-for-2 with a 1.000 OPS, Alan Roden is 1-for-2 with a 1.000 OPS, and Luke Keaschall is 1-for-3 with a 1.000 OPS. Trevor Larnach is hitless at 0-for-5 in 5 PA with a .000 OPS, while Royce Lewis is 0-for-3 in 4 PA with a .250 OPS and Victor Caratini is 1-for-5 with a .400 OPS. Alex Jackson has no MLB history vs Cecconi.
Cleveland’s clearest track record against Bailey Ober belongs to José Ramírez, who is 9-for-28 in 32 PA with a .321 average and 1.013 OPS. Daniel Schneemann has also handled Ober well, going 5-for-11 in 12 PA with a .455 average and 1.409 OPS, while Travis Bazzana is 1-for-3 with a 1.000 OPS and Petey Halpin is 1-for-2 with a 1.000 OPS. Steven Kwan is hitless at 0-for-3 in 3 PA with a .000 OPS, Chase DeLauter is 0-for-2 in 2 PA with a .000 OPS, Brayan Rocchio is in 18 PA with a .111 average and ., Kyle Manzardo is in 2 PA with a ., and Patrick Bailey is in 2 PA with a ..
Cleveland appears to have the more meaningful familiarity, led by Ramírez and Schneemann with larger bodies of work against Ober. Minnesota has more scattered success against Cecconi, but most of it comes in very limited samples.
| # | Batter | AVG | OBP | OPS | HR | RBI | vAVG | vOPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trevor Larnach | 0.266 | 0.350 | 0.772 | 11 | 46 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 2 | Brooks Lee | 0.248 | 0.297 | 0.729 | 22 | 77 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 3 | Kody Clemens | 0.241 | 0.300 | 0.770 | 24 | 70 | 0.400 | 1.000 |
| 4 | Josh Bell | 0.258 | 0.322 | 0.747 | 18 | 84 | 0.500 | 1.000 |
| 5 | Royce Lewis | 0.238 | 0.304 | 0.711 | 14 | 51 | 0.000 | 0.250 |
| 6 | Victor Caratini | 0.222 | 0.316 | 0.640 | 7 | 40 | 0.200 | 0.400 |
| 7 | Alan Roden | 0.254 | 0.333 | 0.646 | 0 | 10 | 0.500 | 1.000 |
| 8 | Luke Keaschall | 0.275 | 0.365 | 0.756 | 9 | 44 | 0.333 | 1.000 |
| 9 | Alex Jackson | 0.313 | 0.352 | 0.770 | 1 | 5 | — | — |
| # | Batter | AVG | OBP | OPS | HR | RBI | vAVG | vOPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steven Kwan | 0.273 | 0.374 | 0.704 | 2 | 27 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 2 | José Ramírez | 0.239 | 0.333 | 0.715 | 11 | 48 | 0.321 | 1.013 |
| 3 | Chase DeLauter | 0.294 | 0.365 | 0.823 | 13 | 60 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 4 | Brayan Rocchio | 0.247 | 0.308 | 0.682 | 12 | 59 | 0.111 | 0.222 |
| 5 |
| Travis Bazzana |
| 0.242 | 0.333 | 0.710 | 10 | 46 |
| 0.333 | 1.000 |
| 6 | Kyle Manzardo | 0.215 | 0.306 | 0.684 | 13 | 39 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 7 | Daniel Schneemann | 0.203 | 0.271 | 0.587 | 6 | 28 | 0.455 | 1.409 |
| 8 | Patrick Bailey | 0.203 | 0.271 | 0.598 | 8 | 32 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 9 | Petey Halpin | 0.218 | 0.256 | 0.576 | 3 | 9 | 0.500 | 1.000 |