Cleveland GuardiansGuardians75-74
3FinalSep 12, 2026
Minnesota TwinsTwins70-78
4StreamMLB.TVCLEGuardians.TVTwins.TV
Closing line
US sportsbook at first pitchMoneyline
CLE−109
MIN−110
Run line
CLE −1.5+149
MIN +1.5−181
Total O/U
Over 8.5−104
Under 8.5−116
- Run line: Twins +1.5 covered.
- Total O/U: under 8.5 (7 runs).
Recap
The Minnesota Twins edged the Cleveland Guardians 4-3 at Target Field in Minneapolis on Sep 12, 2026 to move to 70-78.
They scored 4 runs in the third inning.
Score by inning
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| MIN | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | x | 4 |
W: Prielipp (5-7) · L: Aleman (0-1) · S: Minter (2-2)
Scoring plays
Top 2
- CLESingleBazzana singled to center, Adell scored, Martínez thrown out at third.1-0
Bottom 3
- MINHome runRodriguez homered to center (420 feet).1-1
- MINSingleClemens singled to center, Keaschall scored, Lee to second.1-2
- MINSingleLewis singled to center, Lee scored, Clemens to third.1-3
- MINHit by pitchCaratini hit by pitch, Clemens scored, Kreidler to second, Lewis to third.1-4
Top 5
- CLEGroundoutRocchio grounded out to second, Fry scored, Hedges to third.2-4
- CLESingleKwan singled to center, Hedges scored.3-4
Team stats
CLEMIN
- Hits
- 5
- 7
- Home Runs
- 0
- 1
- Runs Batted In
- 3
- 4
- Walks
- 2
- 2
- Strikeouts
- 9
- 13
- Runners Left On Base
- 12
- 11
- Errors
- 0
- 0
Player stats
Guardians · Batting
| Player | H-AB | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steven Kwan CF | 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .274 | .371 | .335 |
| Jose Ramirez 3B | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .230 | .320 | .363 |
| Chase DeLauter DH | 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | .291 | .363 | .457 |
| Jo Adell RF | 1-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .237 | .294 | .393 |
| Angel Martinez LF | 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | .248 | .286 | .442 |
| David Fry 1B | 0-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .188 | .309 | .331 |
| Nathaniel Lowe 1B | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .251 | .320 | .456 |
| Travis Bazzana 2B | 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | .247 | .341 | .387 |
| Austin Hedges C | 1-3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 24 | .255 | .326 | .375 |
| Brayan Rocchio SS | 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .246 | .305 | .375 |
Guardians · Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Espino P | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26-21 | 2.25 | 26 |
| Franco Aleman P | 0.2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 33-21 | 4.43 | 33 |
| Joey Cantillo P | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 56-37 | 3.89 | 56 |
| Craig Yoho P | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 20-13 | 3.86 | 20 |
Twins · Batting
| Player | H-AB | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Keaschall RF | 1-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .271 | .364 | .384 |
| Brooks Lee 3B | 2-3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .249 | .298 | .433 |
| Kody Clemens 2B | 1-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | .243 | .303 | .473 |
| Josh Bell DH | 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 21 | .253 | .318 | .420 |
| Royce Lewis 1B | 1-3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | .231 | .298 | .393 |
| Kaelen Culpepper SS | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .283 | .342 | .415 |
| Ryan Kreidler SS | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .220 | .283 | .372 |
| Victor Caratini C | 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .221 | .315 | .321 |
| Austin Martin LF | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | .237 | .351 | .328 |
| Emmanuel Rodriguez CF | 1-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .250 | .250 | 1.000 |
Twins · Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connor Prielipp P | 5.1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 77-57 | 5.24 | 77 |
| Andrew Morris P | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17-10 | 4.01 | 17 |
| Kody Funderburk P | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 22-14 | 3.91 | 22 |
| Jeff Hoffman P | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 16-10 | 3.65 | 16 |
| A.J. Minter P | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16-9 | 2.01 | 16 |
Game info
VenueTarget Field, Minneapolis, MN
Attendance26,158
OfficialsHome Plate Umpire: James Hoye · First Base Umpire: Sean Barber · Second Base Umpire: John Libka · Third Base Umpire: D.J. Reyburn
Last and next games
Guardians
Twins
- Last game: L 2-5 vs CLEFri Sep 11
- Next game: L 2-9 vs CLESun Sep 13
- L 2-7 at DETWed Sep 9
- W 3-2 at DETTue Sep 8
- L 4-5 at DETMon Sep 7
Head to head
- L 1-3 vs MINThu Jul 23
- L 6-10 vs MINWed Jul 22
- W 5-2 vs MINTue Jul 21
- CLE 6, MIN 4Fri May 8
- CLE 1, MIN 2Sat May 9
- CLE 4, MIN 5Sun May 10
- CLE 1, MIN 3Tue Jul 7
- CLE 5, MIN 6Wed Jul 8
- CLE 5, MIN 2Thu Jul 9
- CLE 13, MIN 4Mon Jul 20
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