Minnesota Twins @ Cleveland Guardians
Twins Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
J. BellDH |
B. LeeSS |
K. ClemensPR-1B |
R. Lewis3B |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .255 | .307 | .542 |
| 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .464 | .425 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .300 | .408 | .520 |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .216 | .293 | .328 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .236 | .314 | .314 |
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .278 | .331 | .437 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .209 | .303 | .253 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .193 | .316 | .349 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .179 | .276 | .313 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .173 | .269 | .309 |
| 38 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
- Batting
- 2BBuxton (6, Messick); Martin (5, Messick)
- HRBuxton (12, 7th inning off Festa 1 on, 1 Out)
- RBIBuxton 2 (19), Jeffers (23)
- GIDPJeffers
- Team LOB9
- Team RISP3-12 (Bell 0-2, Caratini 0-1, Lewis 0-1, Jeffers 1-4, Wallner 0-1, Martin 0-1, Lee 1-1, Keaschall 1-1)
- Baserunning
- SBMartin (5, 2nd base off Holderman/Hedges)
- Fielding
- EKeaschall (3, fielding)
Guardians Hitting
- Batting
- 2BKwan (6, Funderburk)
- HRBazzana (1, 1st inning off Prielipp 1 on, 2 Out)
- RBIHedges (4), Ramírez (15), Hoskins (14), Bazzana 2 (4)
- 2Out RBIBazzana 2; Ramírez, Jo.
- SFHoskins
- Team LOB8
- Team RISP2-7 (Hedges 1-1, Ramírez 1-2, Fry 0-1, Martínez 0-2, Halpin 0-1)
- Baserunning
- SBRocchio (5, 2nd base off Banda/Jeffers); Bazzana 2 (6, 2nd base off Banda/Jeffers, 3rd base off Banda/Jeffers)
- Fielding
- DP1 (Rocchio-Bazzana-Hoskins)
- AssistsHalpin (Jeffers at home).
Twins Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
C. Prielipp(L, 1-1) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 93-61 | 3.32 |
| 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22-15 | 2.87 |
| 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16-10 | 4.67 |
| 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22-11 | 8.27 |
| 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 6.11 |
| 8.0 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 155-99 |
- Pitching
- HBPRocchio (by Banda); Martínez (by Prielipp)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedBanda 2/6; Gómez 1/1; Orze 1/3; Funderburk 2/5; Prielipp 15/23
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesBanda-3-1-3-4; Gómez-1-0-0-1; Orze-4-1-2-3; Funderburk-4-2-4-5; Prielipp-23-8-16-13
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsBanda 2-0; Gómez 1-0; Orze 1-1; Funderburk 4-0; Prielipp 5-5
- Game ScoresC Prielipp 53
Guardians Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
P. Messick(W, 4-1) |
M. Festa(H, 5) |
C. Holderman(H, 1) |
T. Herrin(H, 1) |
C. Smith(S, 11) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 95-60 | 2.30 |
| 0.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 17-13 | 5.30 |
| 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14-6 | 1.42 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11-10 | 0.00 |
| 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15-13 | 3.44 |
| 9.0 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 152-102 |
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedFesta 3/5; Herrin 3/4; Messick 14/24; Holderman 1/3; Smith 4/4
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesFesta-4-3-3-3; Herrin-2-1-3-3; Messick-16-13-15-16; Holderman-3-0-2-1; Smith-3-3-4-3
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsHerrin 1-2; Messick 3-6; Holderman 0-1; Smith 1-0
- Game ScoresP Messick 57
Scoring Summary
Inning | MIN | CLE | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Kwan scored on error, Ramírez safe at first on fielding error by second baseman Keaschall, Martínez safe at third on error. | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1st | Hoskins hit sacrifice fly to right, Martínez scored. | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1st | Bazzana homered to center (427 feet), Ramírez scored. | 0 | 4 | ||
| 6th | Jeffers singled to right, Martin scored. | 1 | 4 | ||
| 7th | Buxton homered to left center (400 feet), Lewis scored. | 3 | 4 | ||
| 7th | Ramírez singled to left, Kwan scored. | 3 | 5 | ||
| 8th | Hedges reached on infield single to second, Bazzana scored, Rocchio to third. | 3 | 6 | ||
| 9th | Jeffers grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Buxton scored, Martin out at second. | 4 | 6 | ||
MIN @ CLE Videos
Minnesota Twins vs. Cleveland Guardians: Game Highlights
Travis Bazzana belts his first career homer
CLE leads 1-0
Game Information
Progressive Field
12:15 AM, 9 May 2026
Cleveland, Ohio
Attendance: 19,030
Game Time:2:57
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Ramon De Jesus
- First Base Umpire - Paul Clemons
- Second Base Umpire - Quinn Wolcott
- Third Base Umpire - Brock Ballou
2026 American League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 21 | 19 | .525 | - | W3 |
| Detroit | 18 | 21 | .462 | 2.5 | L4 |
| Kansas City | 18 | 21 | .462 | 2.5 | W1 |
| Chicago | 17 | 21 | .447 | 3 | L3 |
| Minnesota | 16 | 23 | .410 | 4.5 | L3 |

