Minnesota Twins vs Cleveland Guardians

MLB

Twins

19-15

3-4

Final

Guardians

15-18

Progressive Field

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Guardians 4-3

The Cleveland Guardians beat the Minnesota Twins 4-3 on Saturday, May 6, 2023 at Progressive Field. The Guardians win the series 2-1. The Guardians outscored the Twins 3-0 in the 4th inning. Steven Kwan went 1-for-4 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Guardians. Max Kepler went 1-for-4 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Twins.

Recap · May 6

Kwan's first homer powers Guardians to 4-3 win over Twins

The light-hitting, slimmest-of-margin Guardians finally got a deep drive from a very unlikely power source.

What it means

Season series: CLE wins series 2-1.
Twins 9-9 on the road; Guardians 5-9 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

Sonny Gray SP

Probable starter · 8-8, 2.79 ERA, 183 K, 1.15 WHIP

Lineup

1Byron BuxtonDH
2Jorge Polanco2B
3Carlos CorreaSS
4Donovan Solano1B
5Jose Miranda3B
6Max KeplerRF
7Willi CastroLF
8Ryan JeffersC
9Michael A. TaylorCF

Guardians1st in AL Cent

Logan Allen SP

Probable starter · 7-8, 3.81 ERA, 119 K, 1.40 WHIP

Lineup

1Steven KwanLF
2Amed RosarioSS
3Jose Ramirez3B
4Josh NaylorDH
5Josh Bell1B
6Andres Gimenez2B
7Gabriel Arias1B
8Mike ZuninoC
9Myles StrawCF

The series

CLE wins series 2-1

Last meeting: Twins 2, Guardians 0 (May 5)

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Game info

Venue: Progressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio · Attendance 20,795
Officials: Gabe Morales (Home Plate Umpire), Scott Barry (First Base Umpire), Adam Beck (Second Base Umpire), Dan Iassogna (Third Base Umpire)