Friday, September 11, 2026
Cleveland Guardians at Minnesota Twins
CLE
Cleveland Guardians
71-76 · L1
MIN
Minnesota Twins
69-77 · L1
Cleveland Guardians beat Minnesota Twins 5-2 at Target Field. Hunter Gaddis earned the win; Yoendrys Gómez took the loss. Cade Smith recorded the save.
Cleveland erased a 1-0 deficit with five runs across the seventh and ninth innings to beat Minnesota 5-2 at Target Field. The Guardians stayed scoreless through six before Angel Martínez launched a two-run homer in the seventh and Brayan Rocchio cleared the bases with a two-run double in the ninth. Alex Messick logged 5.1 innings and punched out five while surrendering one earned run on 95 pitches. His ERA now sits at 2.51. Tai Bradley matched him with six scoreless frames, fanning six on 94 pitches and lowering his ERA to 3.81. Hunter Gaddis picked up the win, Yoendrys Gómez the loss, and Cade Smith the save. Martínez's seventh-inning blast to left center scored Travis Bazzana and broke a 1-0 game wide open. Rocchio's ninth-inning double plated both Martínez and Angel Genao. Kaelen Culpepper added an RBI single in the seventh. The model had a strong NRFI lean, but Royce Lewis doubled home Kody Clemens in the second inning. Messick delivered five strikeouts as projected. Bradley matched his six-strikeout line.
Angel Martínez went 2-for-4 with a home run, two RBI, and two runs scored, keying Cleveland's late rally.
The NRFI model showed a strong lean, but Minnesota scored in the second inning when Royce Lewis doubled home Kody Clemens.
Tai Bradley threw six scoreless innings for Minnesota, but the bullpen allowed five runs in the final three frames.
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
| MIN | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
Scoring Summary
Royce Lewis doubles (23) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Angel Martínez. Kody Clemens scores.
Angel Martínez homers (15) on a fly ball to left center field. Travis Bazzana scores.
Kaelen Culpepper singles on a line drive to left fielder Angel Martínez. Austin Martin scores.
Brayan Rocchio doubles (21) on a line drive to center fielder Walker Jenkins. Angel Martínez scores. Angel Genao scores.
Key Performers
Angel Martínez
CLE
2-4, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 R
Brayan Rocchio
CLE
1-3, 1 2B, 2 RBI
Kaelen Culpepper
MIN
1-3, 1 RBI
Royce Lewis
MIN
1-4, 1 2B, 1 RBI
Batting
| CLE | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angel Genao 2B | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Chase DeLauter DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Austin Hedges C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Nathaniel Lowe 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Travis Bazzana 2B | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Patrick Bailey C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Brayan Rocchio SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Petey Halpin CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jo Adell RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| David Fry 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| José Ramírez 3B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Steven Kwan LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Angel Martínez RF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Totals | 33 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 9 |
| MIN | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kody Clemens 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Brooks Lee 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Austin Martin LF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Walker Jenkins CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Josh Bell DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Kaelen Culpepper SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Ryan Jeffers C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Royce Lewis 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Trevor Larnach PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Luke Keaschall RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Totals | 31 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
Pitching
| CLE | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Messick | 5.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 95-57 | 2.51 |
| Herrin | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16-10 | 2.96 |
| Sabrowski (H, 24) | 0.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6-3 | 2.93 |
| Gaddis (W, 4-3)(BS, 3) | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17-14 | 2.72 |
| Smith, C (S, 36) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9-5 | 2.18 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| MIN | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley, T | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 94-55 | 3.81 |
| Minter (BS, 1) | 1.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17-13 | 2.06 |
| Hoffman, J | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10-7 | 3.71 |
| Gómez, Y (L, 2-3) | 0.1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 21-12 | 3.92 |
| Funderburk | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15-9 | 3.97 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 |