Minnesota Twins vs Cleveland Guardians

MLB

Twins

73-67

1-2

Final

Guardians

67-73

Progressive Field

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

Who won: Guardians 2-1

The Cleveland Guardians beat the Minnesota Twins 2-1 on Wednesday, September 6, 2023 at Progressive Field. The Twins win the series 2-1. Will Brennan went 2-for-3 with 2 RBI for the Guardians.

Recap · Sep 6

Gavin Williams and the Guardians cool off the Twins and avoid a three-game sweep with 2-1 win

Rookie Gavin Williams and four relievers cooled off Minnesota’s offense and the Cleveland Guardians avoided a three-game sweep with a 2-1 win on Wednesday.

What it means

Season series: MIN wins series 2-1.
Twins 33-38 on the road; Guardians 36-36 at home.

Latest headlines

Recap · 17m ago

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

ESPN · 18m ago

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ESPN · 27m ago

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Preview · 19h ago

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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

ESPN · 2d ago

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ESPN · 2d ago

Cleveland Guardians vs. Chicago White Sox: Game Highlights

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

Joe Ryan SP

Probable starter · 11-10, 4.51 ERA, 197 K, 1.17 WHIP

Lineup

1Edouard Julien1B
2Jorge Polanco2B
3Royce Lewis3B
4Max KeplerRF
5Carlos CorreaSS
6Matt WallnerDH
7Willi CastroLF
8Ryan JeffersC
9Andrew StevensonCF

Guardians1st in AL Cent

Gavin Williams SP

Probable starter · 3-5, 3.29 ERA, 81 K, 1.26 WHIP

Lineup

1Steven KwanDH
2Jose Ramirez3B
3Kole Calhoun1B
4Ramon LaureanoRF
5Andres Gimenez2B
6Gabriel AriasSS
7Will BrennanLF
8Myles StrawCF
9Cam GallagherC

The series

MIN wins series 2-1

Last meeting: Twins 8, Guardians 3 (Sep 5)

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Game info

Venue: Progressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio · Attendance 16,148
Officials: Paul Clemons (Home Plate Umpire), Junior Valentine (First Base Umpire), Chad Fairchild (Second Base Umpire), Nic Lentz (Third Base Umpire)