Minnesota Twins at Cleveland Guardians
· Progressive Field, Cleveland · Regular Season · Final (11)
Final score
The Minnesota Twins beat the Cleveland Guardians 2–1 in 11 innings on Saturday, May 9, 2026 on the road.
Line score
Runs by inning, then runs, hits and errors, Minnesota Twins at Cleveland Guardians
| Team |
11st inning |
22nd inning |
33rd inning |
44th inning |
55th inning |
66th inning |
77th inning |
88th inning |
99th inning |
1010th inning |
1111th inning |
RRuns |
HHits |
EErrors |
| Minnesota Twins |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
| Cleveland Guardians |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
- W: Eric Orze (1-1)
- L: Peyton Pallette (1-2)
- S: Luis García
Home runs
- Minnesota Twins: Byron Buxton (13)
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the game.
Scoring plays
Every scoring play, Minnesota Twins at Cleveland Guardians, with the score after it (away first)
| Inning |
Team |
Play |
Score |
| Top 1st |
Minnesota Twins |
Byron Buxton homers (13) on a fly ball to left field. |
1–0 |
| Bottom 4th |
Cleveland Guardians |
Kyle Manzardo singles on a ground ball to right fielder Matt Wallner. José Ramírez scores. |
1–1 |
| Top 11th |
Minnesota Twins |
Byron Buxton doubles (7) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Petey Halpin. Matt Wallner scores. |
2–1 |
Box score
Minnesota Twins
Minnesota Twins batting. Indented names came in as substitutes.
| Batter |
PosPosition |
ABAt bats | RRuns | HHits | RBIRuns batted in | BBWalks | SOStrikeouts | AVGSeason batting average |
| Byron Buxton |
CF |
5 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
.259 |
| Brooks Lee |
SS |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
.267 |
| Trevor Larnach |
LF |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
.264 |
| Substitute: Austin Martin |
LF |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
.326 |
| Josh Bell |
DH |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
.210 |
| Substitute: James Outman |
DH |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.121 |
| Luke Keaschall |
2B |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
.232 |
| Kody Clemens |
1B |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
.184 |
| Victor Caratini |
C |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
.200 |
| Matt Wallner |
RF |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
.172 |
| Royce Lewis |
3B |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
.167 |
| Totals |
35 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
17 |
|
Minnesota Twins pitching, in the order they pitched
| Pitcher |
IPInnings pitched | HHits allowed | RRuns allowed | EREarned runs | BBWalks | SOStrikeouts | HRHome runs allowed | NPNumber of pitches | ERASeason earned run average |
| Joe Ryan |
6.0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
0 |
107 |
3.43 |
| Andrew Morris |
0.2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
11 |
4.96 |
| Taylor Rogers |
1.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
17 |
4.41 |
| Yoendrys Gómez |
0.1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
6.00 |
| Kody Funderburk |
0.1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
2.81 |
| Eric Orze (W, 1-1) |
1.2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
15 |
4.26 |
| Luis García (S, 1) |
1.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
10.64 |
Cleveland Guardians
Cleveland Guardians batting. Indented names came in as substitutes.
| Batter |
PosPosition |
ABAt bats | RRuns | HHits | RBIRuns batted in | BBWalks | SOStrikeouts | AVGSeason batting average |
| Steven Kwan |
LF |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.214 |
| Substitute: Petey Halpin |
CF |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.118 |
| Chase DeLauter |
DH |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
.295 |
| José Ramírez |
3B |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
.221 |
| Kyle Manzardo |
1B |
3 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
.204 |
| Substitute: Rhys Hoskins |
1B |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
.193 |
| Daniel Schneemann |
RF |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
.275 |
| Travis Bazzana |
2B |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
.182 |
| Angel Martínez |
LF |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
.252 |
| Austin Hedges |
C |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
.294 |
| Substitute: David Fry |
C |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
.235 |
| Brayan Rocchio |
SS |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
.256 |
| Totals |
34 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
9 |
7 |
|
Cleveland Guardians pitching, in the order they pitched
| Pitcher |
IPInnings pitched | HHits allowed | RRuns allowed | EREarned runs | BBWalks | SOStrikeouts | HRHome runs allowed | NPNumber of pitches | ERASeason earned run average |
| Tanner Bibee |
6.0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
9 |
1 |
98 |
4.17 |
| Hunter Gaddis |
1.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
13 |
7.88 |
| Colin Holderman |
1.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
16 |
1.32 |
| Erik Sabrowski |
1.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
14 |
2.08 |
| Peyton Pallette (L, 1-2) |
2.0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
37 |
4.32 |
Game info
- Weather
- 60 degrees, Partly Cloudy
- Wind
- 11 mph, Out To RF
- First pitch
- 8:16 PM
- Time of game
- 3:27 (2:06 delay)
- Attendance
- 28,230
- Umpires
- Home Plate: Paul Clemons, First Base: Quinn Wolcott, Second Base: Brock Ballou, Third Base: Ramon De Jesus
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Final
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