Minnesota Twins vs Cleveland Guardians

MLB

Twins

80-71

4-1

Final

Guardians

87-65

Progressive Field

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Twins 4-1

The Minnesota Twins beat the Cleveland Guardians 4-1 on Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at Progressive Field. The Guardians win the series 3-1. The Twins outscored the Guardians 2-0 in the 8th inning. Willi Castro went 2-for-4 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Twins. Lane Thomas went 1-for-3 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Guardians.

Recap · Sep 17

Willi Castro hits a 2-run homer, Twins down Guardians 4-1 to stay locked into AL wild-card spot

Willi Castro hit a two-run homer, Matt Wallner had two RBI and the Minnesota Twins bounced back from a crushing loss in the series opener to beat the Cleveland Guardians 4-1 on Tuesday night and stay locked into the final AL wild card.

What it means

Season series: CLE wins series 3-1.
Twins 38-38 on the road; Guardians 46-28 at home.

Latest headlines

ESPN · 10h ago

White Sox beat Guardians in Game 2, move within 1 win of ALCS

Recap · 11h ago

White Sox surge past Guardians 4-3 to take 2-0 lead in ALDS and move within 1 win of ALCS

Preview · 1d ago

White Sox bring 1-0 lead into ALDS Game 2 against Guardians

ESPN · 3d ago

White Sox hold Guardians to three hits in ALDS Game 1 win

Recap · 3d ago

White Sox beat Guardians 3-0 in Game 1 of ALDS behind Murakami homer, 3-hitter

Preview · 3d ago

Guardians and White Sox meet to begin ALDS

ESPN · 4d ago

White Sox to start reliever Hagen Smith vs. Guardians in ALDS

ESPN · Sep 29

Twins believe future is bright with lineup built around young players

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

Zebby Matthews SP

Probable starter · 1-4, 6.69 ERA, 43 K, 1.65 WHIP

Lineup

1Byron BuxtonCF
2Matt WallnerRF
3Carlos Santana1B
4Royce Lewis3B
5Trevor LarnachDH
6Willi CastroLF
7Ryan JeffersC
8Brooks LeeSS
9Edouard Julien2B

Guardians1st in AL Cent

Gavin Williams SP

Probable starter · 3-10, 4.86 ERA, 79 K, 1.37 WHIP

Lineup

1Angel MartinezLF
2Andres Gimenez2B
3Jose Ramirez3B
4Josh Naylor1B
5Lane ThomasCF
6Kyle ManzardoDH
7Will BrennanRF
8Bo NaylorC
9Brayan RocchioSS

The series

CLE wins series 3-1

Last meeting: Guardians 4, Twins 3 (Sep 16)

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Game info

Venue: Progressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio · Attendance 17,391
Officials: Junior Valentine (Home Plate Umpire), Chad Fairchild (First Base Umpire), Ryan Wills (Second Base Umpire), Carlos Torres (Third Base Umpire)