Guardians vs Twins

Final · Wed Jul 8 · 7:40 PM ET · Target Field

Cleveland GuardiansGuardians47-46

FinalJul 8, 2026

Minnesota TwinsTwins46-47

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Closing line

US sportsbook at first pitch

Moneyline

CLE+108

MIN−131

Run line

CLE +1.5−192

MIN −1.5+157

Total O/U

Over 8.5−112

Under 8.5−107

Run line: Guardians +1.5 covered.
Total O/U: over 8.5 (11 runs).

Recap

The Minnesota Twins edged the Cleveland Guardians 6-5 at Target Field in Minneapolis on Jul 8, 2026 to move to 46-47.

The Twins came back from 3 runs down, trailing 3-0 in the Top 4. The Twins have won 4 straight.

Score by inning

Cleveland Guardians and Minnesota Twins, score by inning
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
CLE	0	0	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	5
MIN	0	0	0	3	0	0	2	0	1	6

W: Gomez (1-0) · L: Festa (2-2)

Scoring plays

Top 4

CLEHome runRocchio homered to left (401 feet), DeLauter scored.2-0
CLEHome runHoskins homered to left (383 feet).3-0

Bottom 4

MINWalkLewis walked, Lee scored, Bell to second, Clemens to third.3-1
MINSacrifice flyKeaschall hit sacrifice fly to center, Clemens scored.3-2
MINSingleRoden singled to center, Bell scored, Lewis to third.3-3

Top 7

CLESingleDeLauter singled to right, Watson scored, Kwan to third.4-3
CLESacrifice buntRocchio hit sacrifice bunt, Kwan scored, Rocchio to first on fielding error by pitcher Rogers, DeLauter to second.5-3

Bottom 7

MINWalkLee walked, Keaschall scored, Martin to second, Kreidler to third.5-4
MINWalkClemens walked, Kreidler scored, Lee to second, Martin to third.5-5

Bottom 9

MINSingleRoden singled to center, Lewis scored, Keaschall to second, Jackson to third.5-6

Team stats

CLEMIN

Hits: 8; 11
Home Runs: 2; 0
Runs Batted In: 5; 6
Walks: 6; 8
Strikeouts: 13; 7
Runners Left On Base: 18; 22
Errors: 0; 1

Player stats

Guardians · Batting

Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
David Fry LF	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	22	.205	.318	.378
Steven Kwan LF	1-1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	11	.221	.329	.277
Chase DeLauter RF	2-4	4	1	2	1	0	1	1	22	.279	.346	.428
Brayan Rocchio SS	1-4	4	1	1	3	1	0	0	8	.272	.343	.399
Rhys Hoskins 1B	1-4	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	13	.181	.320	.371
Travis Bazzana 2B	1-3	3	0	1	0	0	2	2	28	.246	.338	.404
Gabriel Arias 3B	0-2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	.213	.259	.388
Daniel Schneemann 3B	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	16	.211	.280	.332
Kyle Manzardo DH	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	19	.219	.311	.371
Austin Hedges C	2-4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	15	.288	.348	.416
Kahlil Watson CF	0-3	3	1	0	0	0	1	2	13	.222	.258	.317

Guardians · Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Slade Cecconi P	3.2	6	3	3	1	4	67-42	4.55	67
Colin Holderman P	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	8-6	1.87	8
Tim Herrin P	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	6-3	3.06	6
Shawn Armstrong P	0.2	0	2	2	2	0	18-7	4.76	18
Erik Sabrowski P	0.0	0	0	0	3	0	14-2	3.33	14
Hunter Gaddis P	0.2	2	0	0	0	0	18-11	2.93	18
Cade Smith P	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	23-15	2.83	23
Matt Festa P	0.2	3	1	1	1	1	31-19	3.99	31

Twins · Batting

Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
Trevor Larnach LF	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	1	12	.286	.380	.437
Austin Martin LF	0-0	0	0	0	0	2	0	12	.248	.361	.327
Brooks Lee 3B	2-4	4	1	2	1	1	0	21	.252	.308	.432
Kody Clemens 2B	3-4	4	1	3	1	1	0	20	.255	.316	.507
Josh Bell DH	1-5	5	1	1	0	0	1	18	.250	.309	.430
Royce Lewis 1B	0-4	4	1	0	1	1	0	17	.210	.290	.369
Victor Caratini C	1-4	4	0	1	0	0	1	17	.239	.331	.367
Kyler Fedko PR	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.105	.000
Alex Jackson C	1-1	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	.314	.340	.431
Luke Keaschall CF	1-2	2	1	1	1	2	1	23	.257	.345	.351
Alan Roden RF	2-5	5	0	2	2	0	1	25	.400	.400	.400
Ryan Kreidler SS	0-3	3	1	0	0	1	2	18	.258	.328	.444

Twins · Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Connor Prielipp P	5.0	4	3	3	2	6	2	83-49	5.00	83
Travis Adams P	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	20-10	6.46	20
Eric Orze P	0.1	0	2	2	2	1	0	16-6	5.66	16
Taylor Rogers P	0.2	2	0	0	0	2	0	15-11	5.61	15
Kody Funderburk P	1.0	2	0	0	0	3	0	20-14	4.24	20
Yoendrys Gomez P	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	19-11	3.59	19

Game info

VenueTarget Field, Minneapolis, MN

Attendance14,901

OfficialsHome Plate Umpire: Ryan Additon · First Base Umpire: Ryan Blakney · Second Base Umpire: Nick Mahrley · Third Base Umpire: Marvin Hudson

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CLE 6, MIN 4Fri May 8
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CLE 4, MIN 5Sun May 10
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