| Overall | After Win | After Loss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Game 1 | 24-23 | 11-14 | 13-9 |
| Game 2 | 22-25 | 11-13 | 11-12 |
| Game 3 | 24-22 | 8-13 | 16-9 |
| Game 4 | 4-3 | 3-1 | 1-2 |
| Overall | After Win | After Loss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Game 1 | 24-23 | 14-9 | 10-14 |
| Game 2 | 20-27 | 8-16 | 12-11 |
| Game 3 | 22-25 | 10-10 | 12-15 |
| Game 4 | 3-2 | 2-0 | 1-2 |
| Team | R | H | E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
|
|
2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | ML | O/U (Margin) | ATS (Margin) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
|
-120 | 7.5o | -1.5 (1.5) |
|
|
+100 | 7.5u (0.5) | +1.5 |
| POS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. Kwan | CF -LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .274 |
| C. DeLauter | DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .293 |
| J. Ramirez | 3B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .232 |
| J. Adell | RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .232 |
| P. Bailey | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .235 |
| T. Bazzana | 2B | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .247 |
| P. Halpin | CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .215 |
| N. Lowe | 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .219 |
| D. Fry | PH -1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .189 |
| A. Martinez | LF -RF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .248 |
| A. Hedges | C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .254 |
| A. Genao | PH -2B | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .245 |
| B. Rocchio | SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .247 |
| Totals | 33 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 21 | ||
Battling
Baserunning
Fielding
| POS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L. Keaschall | RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .272 |
| K. Culpepper | SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .286 |
| R. Jeffers | C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .270 |
| J. Bell | DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .255 |
| K. Clemens | 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .243 |
| R. Lewis | 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .231 |
| B. Lee | 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .246 |
| A. Martin | LF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .240 |
| T. Larnach | PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .266 |
| W. Jenkins | CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .108 |
| Totals | 31 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 17 | ||
Battling
Fielding
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P. Messick | 5 .1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2.51 |
| T. Herrin | 0 .2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.96 |
| E. Sabrowski (H 24) | 0 .2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.93 |
| H. Gaddis (W 4-3) | 1 .1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.72 |
| C. Smith (S 36) | 1 .0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.18 |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Bradley | 6 .0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3.81 |
| A. Minter (BS 1) | 1 .1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.65 |
| J. Hoffman | 0 .2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.84 |
| Y. Gomez (L 2-3) | 0 .1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.02 |
| K. Funderburk | 0 .2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.97 |
Location Target Field
Temperature 74° Temperature
Attendance 20,907 attendance
Home D.J. Reyburn
1st James Hoye
2nd Sean Barber
3rd John Libka
| Date | Home | Result | ML | O/U | CLE Starter (IP) | MIN Starter (IP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 23, '26 | CLE |
|
MIN +122 | u7.5 | G. Williams (7.0) | T. Bradley (7.0) |
| Jul 22, '26 | CLE |
|
MIN +114 | o8.0 | S. Cecconi (4.2) | B. Ober (4.0) |
| Jul 21, '26 | CLE |
|
CLE -154 | u7.5 | P. Messick (5.2) | K. Rojas (2.1) |
| Jul 20, '26 | CLE |
|
CLE +112 | o7.5 | T. Bibee (6.0) | J. Ryan (4.0) |
| Jul 09, '26 | MIN |
|
CLE -124 | u8.5 | G. Williams (7.0) | B. Ober (5.0) |
| Jul 08, '26 | MIN |
|
MIN -124 | o8.5 | S. Cecconi (3.2) | C. Prielipp (5.0) |
| Jul 07, '26 | MIN |
|
MIN -110 | u8.5 | J. Cantillo (5.0) | T. Bradley (7.0) |
| May 10, '26 | CLE |
|
MIN +136 | o7.5 | G. Williams (6.0) | A. Morris (1.0) |
| May 09, '26 | CLE |
|
MIN +100 | u8.0 | T. Bibee (6.0) | J. Ryan (6.0) |
| May 08, '26 | CLE |
|
CLE -146 | o7.5 | P. Messick (5.2) | C. Prielipp (5.0) |
Last Meeting ( Jul 23, 2026 ) Minnesota 3, Cleveland 1
The Cleveland Guardians have their sights set on climbing into first place in the American League Central.
The Minnesota Twins would love to derail the Guardians and creep closer to stealing Cleveland's current third-place spot in the wild-card race.
Something has to give this weekend when Cleveland (74-73) squares off against Minnesota (69-77) to open a three-game series Friday night in Minneapolis.
Cleveland enters the series two games back of the division-leading Chicago White Sox and in possession of the final wild-card spot. The Twins are 4 1/2 games behind the Guardians and will try to carve into the deficit as their desperation increases.
"I think the losses sting a little bit more now because we know it's crunch time, but at the end of the day, you just have to come back and keep fighting," Twins designated hitter Josh Bell said. "That's the mentality. Come back, continue to get to work. Continue to do the best we can to put ourselves in position to get hot.
"There's still time for us to put a streak together and go to the postseason. But yeah, it's go-time. It really is."
The Guardians will open the series with rookie left-hander Parker Messick (11-9, 2.53 ERA), who is set to make his 29th start this season. Messick is coming off a strong start after striking out a career-high 12 batters in six innings but taking the 6-0 setback to the visiting Detroit Tigers on Saturday.
Messick has pitched well against the Twins in three career meetings over parts of two seasons. He is 1-0 with a 2.16 ERA, and he has walked two and struck out 22 in 16 2/3 innings.
The Twins will counter with right-hander Taj Bradley (11-6, 3.95), who will aim for his third victory in a row. Bradley topped the Tigers on Aug. 31, and he beat the White Sox in his most recent outing Saturday.
Bradley has faced the Guardians five times in his career. He is 2-1 with a 1.48 ERA in those starts, and he has recorded 13 walks and 36 strikeouts in 30 1/3 innings.
Cleveland had not announced its starting pitchers beyond Friday for the critical series.
"We're talking about a lot of different scenarios with the rotation," Guardians manager Stephen Vogt said on Tuesday. "We don't know what we're going to do coming out of (Thursday) yet. There's a lot of factors to talk through, and we're always looking at what's the best possibility for us to win the game."
Jose Ramirez will try to snap out of a slump for Cleveland. He is hitting .125 (4-for-32) with no extra-base hits and zero RBIs in his past eight contests.
On the season, Ramirez has his lowest batting average and his lowest slugging percentage since 2015. A seven-time All-Star, he is hitting .234 this year with 11 homers and 48 RBIs to go along with 31 stolen bases in 35 attempts.
The Twins and Guardians have played each other 10 times this season. Minnesota leads the season series 6-4 but has been outscored 47-41.
Minnesota is 38-34 at home this season. Cleveland has the same record on the road.
--Field Level Media
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Holderman | RP | Fifteen Day IL - Wrist( Sep 03, '26) | Sep 03, '26 | |
| The Cleveland Guardians placed Colin Holderman (RP) on the 15-day injured list with right wrist inflammation. | ||||
| R. Hoskins | 1B | Ten Day IL - Back( Aug 18, '26) | Aug 18, '26 | |
| The Cleveland Guardians placed INF Rhys Hoskins on the 10-day injured list due to lower back inflammation. | ||||
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Hoffman | RP | Fifteen Day IL - Forearm( Sep 25, '26) | Sep 25, '26 | |
| The Minnesota Twins placed Jeff Hoffman (RP) on the 15-day injured list. | ||||
| T. Larnach | LF | Ten Day IL - Wrist( Sep 17, '26) | Sep 17, '26 | |
| The Minnesota Twins placed LF Trevor Larnach on the 10-day injured list due to left wrist sprain. | ||||
| B. Buxton | CF | Ten Day IL - Hip( Sep 10, '26) | Sep 10, '26 | |
| The Minnesota Twins placed OF Byron Buxton on the 10-day injured list with right hip impingement. | ||||
| M. Paredes | SP | Sixty Day IL - Oblique( Jul 31, '26) | Jul 31, '26 | |
| The Minnesota Twins transferred RHP Mike Paredes from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list with a left oblique strain. | ||||
| C. Sands | RP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Jul 30, '26) | Jul 30, '26 | |
| The Minnesota Twins transferred RHP Cole Sands from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list due to right elbow strain. | ||||
| A. Banda | RP | Sixty Day IL - Lat( Jul 10, '26) | Jul 10, '26 | |
| The Minnesota Twins transferred LHP Anthony Banda from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list with a left lat strain. | ||||
| M. Abel | SP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Jul 09, '26) | Jul 09, '26 | |
| The Minnesota Twins transferred RHP Mick Abel from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list with right elbow inflammation. | ||||
| D. Festa | SP | Sixty Day IL - Shoulder( Apr 02, '26) | Apr 02, '26 | |
| The Minnesota Twins transferred RHP David Festa from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list due to right shoulder impingement, retroactive to March 22. | ||||
| P. Lopez | SP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Feb 25, '26) | Feb 25, '26 | |
| The Minnesota Twins placed RHP Pablo Lopez on the 60-day injured list following his successful UCL repair surgery with an internal brace. | ||||
2026
Jersey Number 0
Games Officiated 30
Home Team W/L 15-15
Home Avg. Margin 0.10
Home Money Total -335
| Umpire | G | W-L | AVG | PIT | STR | B | STR% | STR | BB | K/BB | HR | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D.J. Reyburn | 30 | 15-15 | 8.17 | 286.20 | 187.20 | 99.00 | 65.4 | 17.2 | 5.6 | 3.05 | 2.13 | 13-17 |
Game Stats | |
|---|---|
| Average | 8.17 |
| Starters Runs | 5.10 |
| BullPens Runs | 3.07 |
| Pitches | 286.2 |
| Strikes | 187.2 |
| Balls | 99.0 |
| Strike% | 65.41 % |
| SO | 17.2 |
| Walks | 5.6 |
| SO/Walks | 3.05 |
| HR | 2.1 |
Home Favourite |
Home Underdog |
||
|---|---|---|---|
| -101 to -120 | 3 - 3 | 100 to 110 | 0 - 1 |
| -121 to -140 | 4 - 3 | 111 to 130 | 2 - 2 |
| -141 to -160 | 2 - 1 | 131 to 150 | 0 - 3 |
| -161 to -180 | 1 - 2 | 151 to 170 | 0 - 0 |
| -181 + | 3 - 0 | 171 + | 0 - 0 |
Total |
Over | Under |
|---|---|---|
| 7 or less | 0 | 4 |
| 7.5 | 4 | 6 |
| 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 8.5 | 5 | 0 |
| 9 | 0 | 1 |
| 9.5 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 10.5 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 11.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 12.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 13+ | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Score | Line | O/U | Road Starter | Home Starter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6, 2026 | SEA 2 - ATH 0 | W -217 | U 7.0 | Gage Jump (L) | Bryan Woo (R) |
| Aug 29, 2026 | NYY 0 - BOS 6 | L -105 | U 7.5 | Jake Bennett (L) | Carlos Rodon (L) |
| Aug 22, 2026 | MIA 4 - WAS 2 | W -186 | U 7.5 | Jake Irvin (R) | Eury Perez (R) |
| Aug 18, 2026 | BOS 9 - AZ 4 | W -168 | O 7.5 | Merrill Kelly (R) | Ranger Suarez (L) |
| Aug 14, 2026 | DET 5 - CHW 9 | L -126 | O 13.5 | Sean Newcomb (L) | Jackson Jobe (R) |
| Aug 9, 2026 | KC 2 - CHC 10 | L +142 | O 10.5 | Matthew Boyd (L) | Randy Dobnak (R) |
| Aug 7, 2026 | KC 4 - CHC 6 | L +150 | O 9.5 | Kevin Gausman (R) | Daniel Lynch IV (L) |
| Aug 5, 2026 | MIL 4 - PIT 2 | W -128 | U 7.0 | Paul Skenes (R) | Kyle Harrison (L) |
| Jul 25, 2026 | BAL 3 - ATL 2 | W -112 | U 9.5 | Bryce Elder (R) | Brandon Young (R) |
| Jul 20, 2026 | HOU 8 - MIA 5 | W -126 | O 8.5 | Janson Junk (R) | Ronel Blanco (R) |
| Date | Score | Line | O/U | Road Starter | Home Starter |
|---|
| Date | Score | Line | O/U | Road Starter | Home Starter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 3, 2026 | NYY 5 - MIN 2 | W -230 | U 9.5 | Mike Paredes (R) | Gerrit Cole (R) |
| Jun 19, 2026 | AZ 9 - MIN 5 | W -168 | O 8.5 | Connor Prielipp (L) | Michael Soroka (R) |
| Date | Score | Line | O/U | Road Starter | Home Starter |
|---|
| Date | Score | Line | O/U | Road Starter | Home Starter |
|---|
|
Date
Score
|
Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sep 05, '26
CLE 0 - DET 6
|
L -163 | u7.0 | 6.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 103 | 17.2 | 4.0 |
|
Aug 30, '26
CLE 11 - KC 1
|
W -178 | o7.5 | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 105 | 17.5 | 1.0 |
|
Aug 24, '26
LAA 2 - CLE 4
|
W -161 | u7.5 | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 94 | 15.7 | 8.0 |
|
Aug 19, '26
CLE 0 - SF 1
|
L -215 | u7.5 | 6.2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 14.7 | 1.0 |
|
Aug 13, '26
DET 3 - CLE 0
|
L -108 | u7.5 | 5.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 102 | 18.0 | 3.5 |
| Last 5 Avg. | 6.0 | 4.8 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 7.4 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 100.4 | 16.6 | 3.5 |
|
Date
Score
|
Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Jul 21, '26
CLE 5 - MIN 2
|
W -154 | u7.5 | 5.2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 88 | 15.5 | 3.0 |
|
May 08, '26
CLE 6 - MIN 4
|
W -146 | o7.5 | 5.2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 95 | 16.8 | 0.8 |
|
Sep 19, '25
MIN 2 - CLE 6
|
W -107 | p8.0 | 5.1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 94 | 17.6 | 1.5 |
| Last 3 Avg. | 5.1 | 5.3 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 7.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 92.3 | 16.6 | 1.8 |
|
Date
Score
|
Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sep 05, '26
CHW 4 - MIN 6
|
W +104 | o8.0 | 5.0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 80 | 16.0 | 1.0 |
|
Aug 31, '26
MIN 11 - DET 1
|
W -122 | o9.0 | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 104 | 14.9 | 2.5 |
|
Aug 25, '26
ATH 4 - MIN 2
|
L -144 | u9.5 | 6.2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 99 | 14.9 | 0.5 |
|
Aug 19, '26
MIN 6 - ATL 4
|
W +100 | o9.0 | 5.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 88 | 17.6 | 1.0 |
|
Aug 13, '26
MIN 1 - PHI 7
|
L -104 | u8.5 | 4.0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 89 | 22.3 | 0.6 |
| Last 5 Avg. | 5.1 | 4.8 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 7.2 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 92.0 | 17.1 | 1.1 |
|
Date
Score
|
Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Jul 23, '26
CLE 1 - MIN 3
|
W +122 | u7.5 | 7.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 109 | 15.6 | 2.3 |
|
Jul 07, '26
MIN 3 - CLE 1
|
W -110 | u8.5 | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 101 | 14.4 | 3.0 |
|
Sep 15, '24
CLE 2 - TB 0
|
L +110 | u8.0 | 4.1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 99 | 22.8 | 0.7 |
| Last 3 Avg. | 6.0 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 7.0 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 103.0 | 17.6 | 2.0 |