Guardians Did Something They’ve Never Done Before On Monday

Cleveland’s franchise record power outburst against the Minnesota Twins on Monday night produced a piece of history that had never happened before across more than a century of Guardians baseball. Petey Halpin’s second career home run, a solo shot leading off the fourth inning, gave the Guardians six home runs through the first four innings of the game, a feat the franchise had never accomplished in its 19,574 previous regular season games. That total came as part of a 13-4 rout that saw Cleveland finish with seven homers overall, matching a franchise record for a home game and marking the first time the Guardians had reached that total in any contest since 2019.

Luke Potosky detailed exactly how rare Monday’s performance stood within the full scope of franchise history.

“In @CleGuardians’ 19,574 previous regular season games played in franchise history, they never hit six home runs in the first four innings of a game. Petey Halpin just changed that with his second career home run,” Potosky wrote.

In @CleGuardians’ 19,574 previous regular season games played in franchise history, they never hit six home runs in the first four innings of a game. 📊

Petey Halpin just changed that with his second career home run. ☄️#GuardsBall | @CleGuardians pic.twitter.com/C03MvM5gSn

— Luke Potosky (@LukePotosky) July 20, 2026

Potosky noted that Halpin’s blast is what finally broke that streak, a fitting distinction given the rookie also became the third Cleveland player this season to record a multi-home run game, joining Chase DeLauter and Travis Bazzana in that group. The six homers allowed before that point in the game came entirely off Twins starter Joe Ryan, who ended up tying the modern-era record for most home runs allowed in a single outing. Rocchio and Hoskins opened the scoring with back-to-back shots in the first inning before Halpin and Bazzana each connected in the second, setting the stage for the record-setting pace that continued into the fourth. Manager Stephen Vogt said afterward that watching his hitters connect like that was one of the best feelings in the world, crediting the group for getting good pitches to hit and not missing them all night long.

The Guardians have leaned heavily on pitching depth and situational hitting to stay competitive in the AL Central race, making a night filled with this much raw power all the more notable. If performances like Monday’s become even semi-regular over the season’s final stretch, Cleveland’s offense could finally start matching the level of consistency its pitching staff has provided all year.