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Minnesota Twins at Cleveland Guardians

Progressive Field, Cleveland Regular Season Final

Final score

The Cleveland Guardians beat the Minnesota Twins 6–4 on Friday, May 8, 2026 at home.

Team Runs 2026 record
Minnesota Twins 4 77-85
at Cleveland Guardians 6 85-77

Line score

Team
Minnesota Twins 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 4 13 1
Cleveland Guardians 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 8 0
  • W: Parker Messick (4-1)
  • L: Connor Prielipp (1-1)
  • S: Cade Smith

Home runs

  • Minnesota Twins: Byron Buxton (12)
  • Cleveland Guardians: Travis Bazzana (1)

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the game.

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Bottom 1st Cleveland Guardians José Ramírez reaches on a fielding error by second baseman Luke Keaschall. Steven Kwan scores. Angel Martínez to 3rd. 0–1
Bottom 1st Cleveland Guardians Rhys Hoskins out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Matt Wallner. Angel Martínez scores. 0–2
Bottom 1st Cleveland Guardians Travis Bazzana homers (1) on a fly ball to center field. José Ramírez scores. 0–4
Top 6th Minnesota Twins Ryan Jeffers singles on a ground ball to right fielder Angel Martínez. Austin Martin scores. 1–4
Top 7th Minnesota Twins Byron Buxton homers (12) on a fly ball to left center field. Royce Lewis scores. 3–4
Bottom 7th Cleveland Guardians José Ramírez singles on a line drive to left fielder Austin Martin. Steven Kwan scores. 3–5
Bottom 8th Cleveland Guardians Austin Hedges singles on a sharp ground ball to second baseman Luke Keaschall, deflected by pitcher Anthony Banda. Travis Bazzana scores. Brayan Rocchio to 3rd. 3–6
Top 9th Minnesota Twins Ryan Jeffers grounds into a double play, shortstop Brayan Rocchio to second baseman Travis Bazzana to first baseman Rhys Hoskins. Byron Buxton scores. Austin Martin out at 2nd. Ryan Jeffers out at 1st. 4–6

Box score

Minnesota Twins

Batter
Byron Buxton CF 5 2 3 2 0 1 .255
Austin Martin LF 5 1 3 0 0 0 .333
Ryan Jeffers C 4 0 1 1 1 2 .300
Josh Bell DH 5 0 1 0 0 3 .216
Luke Keaschall 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .236
Brooks Lee SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 .278
Victor Caratini 1B 4 0 1 0 0 3 .209
Kody Clemens 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .193
Matt Wallner RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .179
Royce Lewis 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .173
Totals 38 4 13 3 2 11
Pitcher
Connor Prielipp (L, 1-1) 5.0 4 4 1 2 6 1 93 3.32
Kody Funderburk 1.1 1 1 1 0 0 0 22 2.87
Eric Orze 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 4.67
Anthony Banda 0.2 2 1 1 1 0 0 22 8.27
Yoendrys Gómez 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6.11

Cleveland Guardians

Batter
Steven Kwan LF 3 2 2 0 2 0 .221
Angel Martínez RF 4 1 0 0 0 1 .261
José Ramírez 3B 4 1 2 1 0 0 .219
Rhys Hoskins 1B 2 0 0 1 1 1 .195
David Fry DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 .240
Travis Bazzana 2B 4 2 1 2 0 1 .200
Brayan Rocchio SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 .264
Austin Hedges C 4 0 1 1 0 1 .306
Petey Halpin CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .118
Totals 32 6 8 5 3 6
Pitcher
Parker Messick (W, 4-1) 5.2 7 1 1 1 7 0 95 2.30
Matt Festa (H, 5) 0.2 3 2 2 0 2 1 17 5.30
Colin Holderman (H, 1) 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 14 1.42
Tim Herrin (H, 1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 0.00
Cade Smith (S, 11) 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 15 3.44

Game info

Weather
55 degrees, Drizzle
Wind
13 mph, Out To RF
First pitch
7:15 PM
Time of game
2:57
Attendance
19,030
Umpires
Home Plate: Ramon De Jesus, First Base: Paul Clemons, Second Base: Quinn Wolcott, Third Base: Brock Ballou

2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Minnesota Twins 4 at Cleveland Guardians 6 Final Game page
Minnesota Twins 2 at Cleveland Guardians 1 Final (11) Game page
Minnesota Twins 5 at Cleveland Guardians 4 Final Game page
Cleveland Guardians 1 at Minnesota Twins 3 Final Game page
Cleveland Guardians 5 at Minnesota Twins 6 Final Game page
Cleveland Guardians 5 at Minnesota Twins 2 Final Game page
Minnesota Twins 4 at Cleveland Guardians 13 Final Game page
Minnesota Twins 2 at Cleveland Guardians 5 Final Game page
Minnesota Twins 10 at Cleveland Guardians 6 Final Game page
Minnesota Twins 3 at Cleveland Guardians 1 Final (12) Game page
Cleveland Guardians 5 at Minnesota Twins 2 Final Game page
Cleveland Guardians 3 at Minnesota Twins 4 Final Game page
Cleveland Guardians 9 at Minnesota Twins 2 Final Game page

Other MLB games on May 8

Matchup Status Details
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Colorado Rockies 9 at Philadelphia Phillies 7 Final (11) Game page
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Washington Nationals 3 at Miami Marlins 2 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Rays 0 at Boston Red Sox 2 Final Game page
New York Yankees 0 at Milwaukee Brewers 6 Final Game page
Detroit Tigers 3 at Kansas City Royals 4 Final Game page
Seattle Mariners 12 at Chicago White Sox 8 Final Game page
Chicago Cubs 7 at Texas Rangers 1 Final Game page
New York Mets 3 at Arizona Diamondbacks 1 Final (10) Game page
St. Louis Cardinals 6 at San Diego Padres 0 Final Game page
Atlanta Braves 1 at Los Angeles Dodgers 3 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at San Francisco Giants 5 Final Game page

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