Minnesota Twins vs Cleveland Guardians

MLB

Twins

43-36

3-5

Final

Guardians

39-34

Progressive Field

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Guardians 5-3

The Cleveland Guardians beat the Minnesota Twins 5-3 on Thursday, June 30, 2022 at Progressive Field. The Guardians win the series 3-2. The Guardians outscored the Twins 2-0 in the 8th inning. Andres Gimenez went 1-for-4 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Guardians.

Recap · Jun 30

Giménez homer in 9th gives Guardians 5-3 win over Twins

Andrés Giménez watched his home run clear the center-field fence, kissed his bat and then flipped it while turning toward Minnesota’s stunned dugout.

What it means

Season series: CLE wins series 3-2.
Twins 20-19 on the road; Guardians 19-15 at home.

Latest headlines

ESPN · 2h ago

Rain postpones Game 4 of ALCS to Saturday; Rays, Guardians to play Game 5 on Sunday

ESPN · 3h ago

Lineups, live updates for Rays-Guardians ALCS Game 4

ESPN · 12h ago

Guardians to open with Armstrong; Rays start Martinez in ALCS Game 4

ESPN · 16h ago

Petey Halpin launches homer, bat to put Guardians past Rays in ALCS Game 3

Recap · 21h ago

Halpin’s go-ahead homer flips Game 3 as Guardians beat Rays 3-2 for 2-1 AL Championship Series lead

Preview · 21h ago

Guardians lead Rays 2-1 ahead of ALCS Game 4

ESPN · 1d ago

Guardians hold off Rays to take 2-1 lead in ALCS

ESPN · 2d ago

MLB 2026: How Jose Ramirez's energy is fueling Guardians' run

Injuries and inactives

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

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

Probable starters

Twins3rd in AL Cent

Chris Archer SP

Probable starter · 2-8, 4.56 ERA, 84 K, 1.31 WHIP

Lineup

1Luis Arraez2B
2Byron BuxtonDH
3Carlos CorreaSS
4Max KeplerRF
5Jose Miranda1B
6Alex KirilloffLF
7Gary SanchezC
8Gio Urshela3B
9Gilberto CelestinoCF

Guardians1st in AL Cent

Shane Bieber SP

Probable starter · 13-8, 2.88 ERA, 198 K, 1.04 WHIP

Lineup

1Steven KwanLF
2Amed RosarioSS
3Jose Ramirez3B
4Josh NaylorDH
5Owen Miller1B
6Andres Gimenez2B
7Richie PalaciosLF
8Sandy LeonC
9Myles StrawCF

The series

CLE wins series 3-2

Last meeting: Guardians 7, Twins 6 (Jun 29)

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Game info

Venue: Progressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio · Attendance 17,066
Officials: Ted Barrett (Home Plate Umpire), Lance Barksdale (First Base Umpire), Nic Lentz (Second Base Umpire), Nestor Ceja (Third Base Umpire)