Minnesota Twins vs Cleveland Guardians

MLB

Twins

73-66

8-3

Final

Guardians

66-73

Progressive Field

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Twins 8-3

The Minnesota Twins beat the Cleveland Guardians 8-3 on Tuesday, September 5, 2023 at Progressive Field. The Twins win the series 2-1. The Twins outscored the Guardians 5-0 in the 8th inning. Donovan Solano went 2-for-5 with 3 RBI for the Twins. Bo Naylor went 1-for-2 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Guardians.

Recap · Sep 5

Solano hits 3-run triple, Twins do late damage, beat Guardians 8-3 to open 7-game lead in AL Central

For months, the AL Central was the butt of jokes.

What it means

Season series: MIN wins series 2-1.
Twins 33-37 on the road; Guardians 35-36 at home.

Latest headlines

ESPN · 18m ago

Guardians repeatedly troll divisional rivals White Sox after ALDS win

ESPN · 19m ago

MLB playoffs 2026: Previewing Dodgers-Brewers, Guardians-Rays

ESPN · 30m ago

Jose Ramirez homers to complete Guardians' comeback in ALDS

Recap · 40m ago

Williams, Ramírez lead Guardians over White Sox 2-0 to cap comeback in five-game AL Division Series

ESPN · 1h ago

Guardians take down White Sox, complete comeback to clinch spot in ALCS

Preview · 20h ago

Guardians and White Sox meet in decisive ALDS Game 5

ESPN · 1d ago

Guardians' Williams, White Sox's Burke to start for ALCS bid

Recap · 2d ago

Jose Ramirez homers as the Guardians beat the White Sox 9-5 to force a decisive Game 5 in ALDS

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

1Edouard Julien2B
2Jorge PolancoDH
3Royce Lewis3B
4Max KeplerRF
5Carlos CorreaSS
6Donovan Solano1B
7Matt WallnerLF
8Christian VazquezC
9Willi CastroLF

Guardians1st in AL Cent

Tanner Bibee SP

Probable starter · 10-4, 2.98 ERA, 141 K, 1.18 WHIP

Lineup

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

The series

MIN wins series 2-1

Last meeting: Twins 20, Guardians 6 (Sep 4)

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Game info

Venue: Progressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio · Attendance 20,224
Officials: Nic Lentz (Home Plate Umpire), Paul Clemons (First Base Umpire), Junior Valentine (Second Base Umpire), Chad Fairchild (Third Base Umpire)