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Cleveland Guardians at Minnesota Twins

Target Field, Minneapolis Regular Season Final

Final score

The Minnesota Twins beat the Cleveland Guardians 6–5 on Wednesday, July 8, 2026 at home.

Team Runs 2026 record
Cleveland Guardians 5 85-77
at Minnesota Twins 6 77-85

Line score

Team
Cleveland Guardians 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 5 8 0
Minnesota Twins 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 1 6 11 1
  • W: Yoendrys Gómez (1-0)
  • L: Matt Festa (2-2)

Home runs

  • Cleveland Guardians: Brayan Rocchio (7), Rhys Hoskins (9)

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

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Top 4th Cleveland Guardians Brayan Rocchio homers (7) on a fly ball to left field. Chase DeLauter scores. 2–0
Top 4th Cleveland Guardians Rhys Hoskins homers (9) on a fly ball to left field. 3–0
Bottom 4th Minnesota Twins Royce Lewis walks. Brooks Lee scores. Kody Clemens to 3rd. Josh Bell to 2nd. 3–1
Bottom 4th Minnesota Twins Luke Keaschall out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Kahlil Watson. Kody Clemens scores. 3–2
Bottom 4th Minnesota Twins Alan Roden singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Kahlil Watson. Josh Bell scores. Royce Lewis to 3rd. 3–3
Top 7th Cleveland Guardians Chase DeLauter singles on a sharp ground ball to right fielder Alan Roden. Kahlil Watson scores. Steven Kwan to 3rd. 4–3
Top 7th Cleveland Guardians Brayan Rocchio hits a sacrifice bunt. Fielding error by pitcher Taylor Rogers. Steven Kwan scores. Chase DeLauter to 2nd. Brayan Rocchio to 1st. 5–3
Bottom 7th Minnesota Twins Brooks Lee walks. Luke Keaschall scores. Ryan Kreidler to 3rd. Austin Martin to 2nd. 5–4
Bottom 7th Minnesota Twins Kody Clemens walks. Ryan Kreidler scores. Austin Martin to 3rd. Brooks Lee to 2nd. 5–5
Bottom 9th Minnesota Twins Alan Roden singles on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Kahlil Watson. Royce Lewis scores. Alex Jackson to 3rd. Luke Keaschall to 2nd. 5–6

Box score

Cleveland Guardians

Batter
David Fry LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 .205
Steven Kwan LF 1 1 1 0 1 0 .221
Chase DeLauter RF 4 1 2 1 1 1 .279
Brayan Rocchio SS 4 1 1 3 0 0 .272
Rhys Hoskins 1B 4 1 1 1 1 1 .181
Travis Bazzana 2B 3 0 1 0 2 2 .246
Gabriel Arias 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 .213
Daniel Schneemann 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .211
Kyle Manzardo DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 .219
Austin Hedges C 4 0 2 0 0 1 .288
Kahlil Watson CF 3 1 0 0 1 2 .222
Totals 35 5 8 5 6 13
Pitcher
Slade Cecconi 3.2 6 3 3 1 4 0 67 4.55
Colin Holderman 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 1.87
Tim Herrin 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3.06
Shawn Armstrong 0.2 0 2 2 2 0 0 18 4.76
Erik Sabrowski (BS, 1) 0.0 0 0 0 3 0 0 14 3.33
Hunter Gaddis 0.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 18 2.93
Cade Smith 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 23 2.83
Matt Festa (L, 2-2) 0.2 3 1 1 1 1 0 31 3.99

Minnesota Twins

Batter
Trevor Larnach LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .286
Austin Martin LF 0 0 0 0 2 0 .248
Brooks Lee 3B 4 1 2 1 1 0 .252
Kody Clemens 2B 4 1 3 1 1 0 .255
Josh Bell DH 5 1 1 0 0 1 .250
Royce Lewis 1B 4 1 0 1 1 0 .210
Victor Caratini C 4 0 1 0 0 1 .239
Kyler Fedko PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Alex Jackson C 1 0 1 0 0 0 .314
Luke Keaschall CF 2 1 1 1 2 1 .257
Alan Roden RF 5 0 2 2 0 1 .400
Ryan Kreidler SS 3 1 0 0 1 2 .258
Totals 35 6 11 6 8 7
Pitcher
Connor Prielipp 5.0 4 3 3 2 6 2 83 5.00
Travis Adams 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 20 6.46
Eric Orze 0.1 0 2 2 2 1 0 16 5.66
Taylor Rogers 0.2 2 0 0 0 2 0 15 5.61
Kody Funderburk 1.0 2 0 0 0 3 0 20 4.24
Yoendrys Gómez (W, 1-0) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 19 3.59

Game info

Weather
77 degrees, Partly Cloudy
Wind
6 mph, Out To RF
First pitch
6:42 PM
Time of game
3:16
Attendance
14,901
Umpires
Home Plate: Ryan Additon, First Base: Ryan Blakney, Second Base: Nick Mahrley, Third Base: Marvin Hudson

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 Jul 8

Matchup Status Details
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Chicago Cubs 9 at Baltimore Orioles 7 Final Game page
New York Yankees 0 at Tampa Bay Rays 3 Final Game page
Atlanta Braves 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 0 Final Game page
Seattle Mariners 0 at Miami Marlins 2 Final Game page
Athletics 1 at Detroit Tigers 6 Final Game page
Houston Astros 2 at Washington Nationals 8 Final Game page
Kansas City Royals 2 at New York Mets 6 Final Game page
Philadelphia Phillies 5 at Cincinnati Reds 11 Final Game page
Boston Red Sox 5 at Chicago White Sox 0 Final Game page
Milwaukee Brewers 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 Final Game page
Los Angeles Angels 13 at Texas Rangers 1 Final Game page
Arizona Diamondbacks 4 at San Diego Padres 10 Final Game page
Colorado Rockies 3 at Los Angeles Dodgers 4 Final Game page

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