Prior to Wednesday’s game against Minnesota, Guardians manager Stephen Vogt was asked how hard it is for a young player, especially somebody who is not seeing regular playing time, to come off the bench late in a game and find success as a pinch hitter.

The Guardians recently had three consecutive starts in which the starter threw fewer than 80 pitches. That could be a pattern in October.

Carlos Correa’s two-run single in the 10th gave the Twins a two-run lead, but host Cleveland rallied for three runs off Ronny Henriquez to send Minnesota to a crushing loss.

Brayan Rocchio singled in Andrés Giménez with the winning run as the AL Central-leading Cleveland Guardians scored three times in the 10th inning to beat the Minnesota Twins 5-4 on Wednesday night, reducing their magic number for clinching a playoff berth to one.