Cleveland Guardians at Minnesota Twins

Cleveland beat Minnesota 9-2 at Target Field, putting the game away with three solo home runs and a four-run ninth inning. The Guardians led from the first pitch and never trailed. Tanner Bibee earned the win with 6.2 innings of work. He struck out seven, allowed two earned runs, and threw 96 pitches. Joe Ryan took the loss after lasting just four innings, surrendering four earned runs while striking out only one batter across 84 pitches. His ERA climbed to 3.84. Steven Kwan opened the scoring in the first inning with a solo homer to right field. Jo Adell followed with a solo shot to left in the third. Travis Bazzana delivered a two-run blast to right center in the sixth, extending Cleveland's lead to 6-1. Bazzana finished 2-for-4 with three RBI and two runs scored, while Kwan went 3-for-4 with two RBI and two runs. Adell added a ground-rule double in the ninth that keyed a three-run frame. Bibee posted seven strikeouts, matching the K model projection. Ryan managed just one strikeout, well short of the model's line. The NRFI model carried a neutral lean and landed when the first inning passed scoreless, despite Kwan's leadoff homer coming in the top half.