Minnesota Twins vs Cleveland Guardians, Doubleheader Game 1

MLB

Twins

72-72

1-5

Final

Guardians

78-66

Progressive Field

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Guardians 5-1

The Cleveland Guardians beat the Minnesota Twins 5-1 in Doubleheader Game 1 on Saturday, September 17, 2022 at Progressive Field. The Guardians win the series 4-1. The Guardians outscored the Twins 2-0 in the 4th inning. Amed Rosario went 4-for-5 with 2 RBI for the Guardians. Matt Wallner went 1-for-3 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Twins.

Recap · Sep 17

Guardians beat Twins 7th straight time, 5-1 behind Bieber

Shane Bieber allowed one run over eight innings, Amed Rosario had four hits and the AL Central-leading Cleveland Guardians won their seventh in a row against the Minnesota Twins, 5-1 in a doubleheader opener on Saturday.

What it means

Season series: CLE wins series 4-1.
Twins 29-40 on the road; Guardians 38-31 at home.

Latest headlines

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Preview · 16h ago

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Recap · 2d ago

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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

Louis Varland SP

Probable starter · 1-2, 3.81 ERA, 21 K, 1.23 WHIP

Lineup

1Luis ArraezDH
2Carlos CorreaSS
3Jose Miranda1B
4Nick Gordon2B
5Gio Urshela3B
6Jake CaveLF
7Matt WallnerRF
8Mark ContrerasCF
9Sandy LeonC

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
5Oscar GonzalezRF
6Andres Gimenez2B
7Owen Miller1B
8Austin HedgesC
9Myles StrawCF

The series

CLE wins series 4-1

Last meeting: Guardians 4, Twins 3 (Sep 16)

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Game info

Venue: Progressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio · Attendance 18,177
Officials: Will Little (Home Plate Umpire), Randy Rosenberg (First Base Umpire), Todd Tichenor (Second Base Umpire), Adam Beck (Third Base Umpire)