Minnesota Twins @ Cleveland Guardians
Twins Hitting
a-lined out to right for Larnach in the 9th
- Batting
- 2BBuxton (7, Pallette)
- HRBuxton (13, 1st inning off Bibee 0 on, 0 Out)
- RBIBuxton 2 (21)
- Team LOB6
- Team RISP1-9 (Lee 0-1, Martin 0-1, Wallner 0-1, Clemens 0-1, Larnach 0-1, Lewis 0-1, Caratini 0-1, Buxton 1-1, Bell 0-1)
- Baserunning
- Picked OffLewis (1st base, Bibee)
Guardians Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
S. KwanLF |
P. HalpinPR-CF |
D. SchneemannCF-RF |
A. MartinezRF-LF |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .214 | .311 | .276 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .118 | .167 | .118 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .295 | .378 | .527 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .221 | .352 | .396 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .204 | .275 | .287 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .193 | .342 | .364 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .275 | .357 | .471 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .182 | .372 | .273 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .252 | .297 | .437 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .294 | .351 | .431 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .235 | .371 | .431 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .256 | .342 | .357 |
| 34 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 7 |
a-grounded to third for Manzardo in the 8th
b-intentionally walked for Hedges in the 9th
- Batting
- RBIManzardo (13)
- SHMartínez
- Team LOB13
- Team RISP1-15 (Bazzana 0-1, Hedges 0-1, Manzardo 1-2, DeLauter 0-2, Martínez 0-2, Schneemann 0-1, Kwan 0-2, Fry 0-1, Rocchio 0-2, Ramírez 0-1)
- Baserunning
- SBRamírez (15, 2nd base off Ryan/Caratini); Rocchio (6, 2nd base off Ryan/Caratini); Bazzana (7, 3rd base off Garcia/Caratini)
- Fielding
- EBibee (1, fielding)
Twins Pitching
- Pitching
- WPRyan
- IBBFry (by Orze), Ramírez (by Orze).
- HBPBazzana (by Ryan)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedGarcia 2/3; Rogers 3/3; Ryan 10/24; Gómez 0/1; Orze 4/8; Funderburk 2/3; Morris 2/3
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesGarcia-1-1-4-3; Rogers-3-1-5-2; Ryan-18-10-23-15; Gómez-1-1-0-1; Orze-1-0-2-5; Funderburk-0-0-1-1; Morris-2-1-3-1
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsGarcia 1-2; Rogers 0-2; Ryan 8-5; Gómez 1-0; Orze 2-3; Funderburk 1-0; Morris 0-1
- Game ScoresJ Ryan 66
Guardians Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
P. Pallette(L, 1-2) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 98-60 | 4.17 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13-8 | 7.88 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16-11 | 1.32 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14-10 | 2.08 |
| 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 37-23 | 4.32 |
| 11.0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 178-112 |
- Pitching
- HBPLarnach (by Bibee)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedGaddis 2/3; Bibee 13/22; Pallette 7/8; Holderman 3/3; Sabrowski 2/3
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesGaddis-3-1-2-2; Bibee-13-20-17-10; Pallette-8-5-6-4; Holderman-4-4-2-0; Sabrowski-4-2-3-1
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsGaddis 1-1; Bibee 3-6; Pallette 2-1; Holderman 0-1; Sabrowski 0-1
- Game ScoresT Bibee 73
Scoring Summary
Inning | MIN | CLE | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Buxton homered to left (378 feet). | 1 | 0 | ||
| 4th | Manzardo singled to right, Ramírez scored. | 1 | 1 | ||
| 11th | Buxton doubled to center, Wallner scored. | 2 | 1 | ||
MIN @ CLE Videos
Minnesota Twins vs. Cleveland Guardians: Game Highlights
Byron Buxton lifts the Twins with a go-ahead RBI
Byron Buxton crushes a home run
Series tied 1-1
Game Information
Progressive Field
6:10 PM, May 9, 2026Coverage: MLB.TV
Cleveland, Ohio
Attendance: 28,230
Game Time:3:27
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Paul Clemons
- First Base Umpire - Quinn Wolcott
- Second Base Umpire - Brock Ballou
- Third Base Umpire - Ramon De Jesus
2026 American League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 21 | 20 | .512 | - | L1 |
| Kansas City | 19 | 21 | .475 | 1.5 | W2 |
| Chicago | 18 | 21 | .462 | 2 | W1 |
| Detroit | 18 | 22 | .450 | 2.5 | L5 |
| Minnesota | 17 | 23 | .425 | 3.5 | W1 |

