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Sánchez, Gray Power Twins Past Guardians In Series Opener

Sonny Gray turned an emotional, distracting day for the Twins into a dominant one.

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June 28, 2022

Sonny Gray turned an emotional, distracting day for the Twins into a dominant one.

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The right-hander pitched seven superb innings and Gary Sánchez homered and drove in four runs to help Minnesota stretch its lead in the AL Central with an 11-1 blowout of the Cleveland Guardians on Monday night.

When they arrived in Cleveland on Sunday night ahead of the five-game series, the first-place Twins were rocked by news that pitching coach Wes Johnson is leaving to take over at LSU.

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