Cleveland Guardians vs Minnesota Twins, Doubleheader Game 2

MLB

Guardians

67-49

3-6

Final

Twins

65-50

Target Field

TV: MLB.TV

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
CLE	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	3
MIN	1	1	0	0	3	0	1	0	X	6

Who won: Twins 6-3

The Minnesota Twins beat the Cleveland Guardians 6-3 in Doubleheader Game 2 on Friday, August 9, 2024 at Target Field. The series is tied 2-2. Matt Wallner went 1-for-3 with a home run and 3 RBI for the Twins. Josh Naylor went 1-for-4 with a home run and 3 RBI for the Guardians.

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What it means

Season series: Series tied 2-2.
Guardians 32-29 on the road; Twins 34-21 at home.

Latest headlines

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ESPN · 19h ago

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Preview · 2d ago

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Recap · 3d ago

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Preview · 4d ago

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ESPN · 4d ago

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ESPN · Sep 29

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Injuries and inactives

Guardians1st in AL Cent

Andrew Walters RP
Elbow, Surgery, right
Out
Colin Holderman RP
Wrist, Surgery, right
15-Day-IL
Rhys Hoskins 1B
Back, Inflammation
10-Day-IL

Twins3rd in AL Cent

Walker Jenkins CF
Elbow, Surgery, right
Out
Byron Buxton CF
Hip, Surgery, right
10-Day-IL
Jeff Hoffman RP
Forearm, Inflammation, right
15-Day-IL
Mike Paredes SP
Oblique, Strain, left
60-Day-IL
Trevor Larnach LF
Wrist, Sprain, left
10-Day-IL

Probable starters

Guardians1st in AL Cent

Alex Cobb SP

Probable starter · 2-1, 2.76 ERA, 10 K, 1.04 WHIP

Lineup

1Steven KwanLF
2Will BrennanRF
3Jose Ramirez3B
4Josh Naylor1B
5David FryDH
6Andres Gimenez2B
7Tyler FreemanCF
8Brayan RocchioSS
9Austin HedgesC

Twins3rd in AL Cent

Louis Varland SP

Probable starter · 0-6, 7.61 ERA, 49 K, 1.69 WHIP

Lineup

1Willi CastroSS
2Trevor LarnachDH
3Matt WallnerLF
4Royce Lewis3B
5Max KeplerRF
6Carlos Santana1B
7Manuel MargotLF
8Christian VazquezC
9Austin Martin2B

The series

Series tied 2-2

Last meeting: Twins 4, Guardians 2 (Aug 9)

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Game info

Venue: Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota · Attendance 28,605
Officials: Jim Wolf (Home Plate Umpire), Alan Porter (First Base Umpire), Sean Barber (Second Base Umpire), Edwin Jimenez (Third Base Umpire)