Minnesota Twins vs Cleveland Guardians

MLB

Twins

19-14

2-0

Final

Guardians

14-18

Progressive Field

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Twins 2-0

The Minnesota Twins beat the Cleveland Guardians 2-0 on Friday, May 5, 2023 at Progressive Field. The Guardians win the series 2-1. The Twins outscored the Guardians 2-0 in the 6th inning. Max Kepler went 1-for-4 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Twins.

Recap · May 5

Kepler hits two-run homer, Twins blank Guardians 2-0

Max Kepler hit a two-run homer and Bailey Ober pitched seven innings in a combined three-hitter, sending the Minnesota Twins to a 2-0 victory over the Cleveland Guardians on Friday night.

What it means

Season series: CLE wins series 2-1.
Twins 9-8 on the road; Guardians 4-9 at home.

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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

Bailey Ober SP

Probable starter · 8-6, 3.43 ERA, 146 K, 1.07 WHIP

Lineup

1Max KeplerRF
2Carlos CorreaSS
3Jorge Polanco2B
4Byron BuxtonDH
5Joey Gallo1B
6Donovan Solano1B
7Nick GordonLF
8Jose Miranda3B
9Christian VazquezC

Guardians1st in AL Cent

Peyton Battenfield SP

Probable starter · 0-5, 5.19 ERA, 27 K, 1.33 WHIP

Lineup

1Steven KwanLF
2Amed RosarioSS
3Jose Ramirez3B
4Josh Naylor1B
5Josh BellDH
6Oscar GonzalezRF
7Andres Gimenez2B
8Mike ZuninoC
9Myles StrawCF

The series

CLE wins series 2-1

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Game info

Venue: Progressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio · Attendance 17,849
Officials: Dan Iassogna (Home Plate Umpire), Gabe Morales (First Base Umpire), Scott Barry (Second Base Umpire), Adam Beck (Third Base Umpire)