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Minnesota Twins at Cleveland Guardians

Progressive Field, Cleveland Regular Season Final

Final score

The Cleveland Guardians beat the Minnesota Twins 5–2 on Tuesday, July 21, 2026 at home.

Team Runs 2026 record
Minnesota Twins 2 77-85
at Cleveland Guardians 5 85-77

Line score

Team
Minnesota Twins 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 0
Cleveland Guardians 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 5 9 2
  • W: Colin Holderman (5-2)
  • L: Mike Paredes (0-3)
  • S: Cade Smith

Home runs

  • Minnesota Twins: Ryan Jeffers (9)

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

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Top 1st Minnesota Twins Ryan Jeffers homers (9) on a fly ball to left field. 1–0
Bottom 3rd Cleveland Guardians Steven Kwan doubles (12) on a fly ball to center fielder Byron Buxton. Austin Hedges scores. 1–1
Bottom 3rd Cleveland Guardians Brayan Rocchio singles on a line drive to right fielder Luke Keaschall. Steven Kwan scores. 1–2
Top 4th Minnesota Twins Royce Lewis reaches on a fielding error by pitcher Parker Messick. Josh Bell scores. Royce Lewis to 2nd. Royce Lewis advances to 2nd, on a throwing error by second baseman Travis Bazzana. 2–2
Bottom 6th Cleveland Guardians Austin Hedges out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Austin Martin. Kahlil Watson scores. 2–3
Bottom 6th Cleveland Guardians Guardians challenged (tag play), call on the field was overturned: Guardians challenged (home-plate collision), call on the field was upheld: Petey Halpin out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Byron Buxton. Travis Bazzana scores. Gabriel Arias to 3rd. 2–4
Bottom 7th Cleveland Guardians Travis Bazzana singles on a fly ball to left fielder Trevor Larnach. Kyle Manzardo scores. 2–5

Box score

Minnesota Twins

Batter
Austin Martin LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .241
Trevor Larnach LF 1 0 1 0 0 0 .291
Byron Buxton CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .275
Ryan Jeffers C 4 1 1 1 0 0 .287
Josh Bell DH 4 1 1 0 0 2 .251
Royce Lewis 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .216
Victor Caratini 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .236
Kody Clemens 2B 4 0 2 0 0 1 .241
Luke Keaschall RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .260
Ryan Kreidler SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 .241
Totals 34 2 6 1 1 9
Pitcher
Kendry Rojas 2.1 1 2 2 2 2 0 47 3.32
Mike Paredes (L, 0-3) 3.0 6 2 2 1 0 0 49 4.72
Taylor Rogers 1.1 2 1 1 1 0 0 28 5.60
Jack Anderson 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 2.89

Cleveland Guardians

Batter
Steven Kwan LF 3 1 1 1 2 0 .239
Brayan Rocchio SS 4 0 2 1 0 0 .274
Chase DeLauter DH 4 0 2 0 0 1 .288
Rhys Hoskins 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .181
Kyle Manzardo 1B 2 1 0 0 0 0 .209
David Fry RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 .191
Kahlil Watson RF 2 1 1 0 0 0 .239
Travis Bazzana 2B 2 1 1 1 1 0 .248
Gabriel Arias 3B 4 0 2 0 0 2 .243
Austin Hedges C 2 1 0 1 1 0 .280
Petey Halpin CF 2 0 0 1 0 0 .216
Totals 29 5 9 5 4 3
Pitcher
Parker Messick 5.2 4 2 1 0 6 1 88 2.68
Colin Holderman (W, 5-2) 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 1.91
Shawn Armstrong (H, 8) 0.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 17 4.18
Hunter Gaddis (H, 19) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 17 2.45
Cade Smith (S, 29) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 2.72

Game info

Weather
83 degrees, Partly Cloudy
Wind
13 mph, L To R
First pitch
6:40 PM
Time of game
2:40
Attendance
19,714
Umpires
Home Plate: Nestor Ceja, First Base: Willie Traynor, Second Base: Charlie Ramos, Third Base: David Rackley

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 21

Matchup Status Details
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Tampa Bay Rays 12 at Toronto Blue Jays 2 Final Game page
San Diego Padres 8 at Atlanta Braves 3 Final Game page
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San Francisco Giants 2 at Kansas City Royals 3 Final Game page
Chicago White Sox 0 at Texas Rangers 10 Final Game page
Detroit Tigers 2 at Chicago Cubs 11 Final Game page
Miami Marlins 3 at Houston Astros 5 Final Game page
Washington Nationals 7 at Colorado Rockies 8 Final Game page
St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Los Angeles Angels 5 Final Game page
Cincinnati Reds 4 at Seattle Mariners 2 Final Game page
Athletics 5 at Arizona Diamondbacks 6 Final (10) Game page

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