Minnesota Twins vs Cleveland Guardians

MLB

Twins

72-66

20-6

Final

Guardians

66-72

Progressive Field

TV: MLB.TV

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
MIN	1	5	3	0	0	4	5	0	2	20
CLE	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	3	6

Who won: Twins 20-6

The Minnesota Twins beat the Cleveland Guardians 20-6 on Monday, September 4, 2023 at Progressive Field. The Twins win the series 2-1. The Twins outscored the Guardians 5-0 in the 2nd inning. Royce Lewis went 3-for-4 with a home run and 6 RBI for the Twins. Tyler Freeman went 1-for-3 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Guardians.

Recap · Sep 4

Royce Lewis hits a grand slam, drives in 6 as the AL Central-leading Twins crush Cleveland 20-6

Royce Lewis had a grand slam and a career-high six RBI, and Jorge Polanco and Carlos Correa added solo homers off Lucas Giolito in his Cleveland debut as the AL Central-leading Minnesota Twins crushed the Guardians 20-6 on Monday night.

What it means

Season series: MIN wins series 2-1.
Twins 32-37 on the road; Guardians 35-35 at home.

Latest headlines

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Recap · 39m 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

Pablo Lopez SP

Probable starter · 11-8, 3.66 ERA, 234 K, 1.15 WHIP

Lineup

1Edouard JulienDH
2Jorge Polanco2B
3Royce Lewis3B
4Max KeplerRF
5Carlos CorreaSS
6Donovan Solano3B
7Matt WallnerRF
8Ryan JeffersC
9Willi CastroP

Guardians1st in AL Cent

Lucas Giolito SP

Probable starter · 8-15, 4.88 ERA, 204 K, 1.31 WHIP

Lineup

1Steven KwanLF
2Jose Ramirez3B
3Josh Naylor1B
4Kole CalhounDH
5Ramon LaureanoCF
6Andres Gimenez2B
7Will BrennanRF
8Gabriel Arias1B
9Bo NaylorC

The series

MIN wins series 2-1

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Game info

Venue: Progressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio · Attendance 17,359
Officials: Chad Fairchild (Home Plate Umpire), Nic Lentz (First Base Umpire), Paul Clemons (Second Base Umpire), Junior Valentine (Third Base Umpire)