Cleveland Guardians - Minnesota Twins 05-08-2026

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Minnesota Twins

P: Connor Prielipp · 3.86 ERA

Finished

Fri, May 08

Cleveland Guardians

P: Parker Messick · 2.40 ERA

Team

Minnesota Twins

MIN

Cleveland Guardians

CLE

Game Details

• Progressive Field

Probable Starting Pitchers

Connor Prielipp

Minnesota Twins Away

ERA

3.86

WHIP

0.929

K/9

9.64

BB/9

3.21

14.0

Last 3 Starts ERA 4.12 WHIP —

Parker Messick

Cleveland Guardians Home

ERA

2.40

WHIP

0.919

K/9

9.58

BB/9

2.18

41.3

Last 3 Starts ERA 1.96 WHIP —

Betting Odds

Team	Moneyline	Run Line	Total
Minnesota Twins	+129	+1.5 (-175)	O 7.5 (+106)
Cleveland Guardians	-141	-1.5 (+156)	U 7.5 (-119)

Closing line · May 8

Weather & Conditions

Temp55°F

Wind 13 mphSSW · out

Humidity74%

SkyPartially cloudy

Away Batting

Minnesota Twins

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG
CFByron Buxton HR 2B	5	2	3	2	0	1	0	.255
LFAustin Martin 2B	5	1	3	0	0	0	1	.333
CRyan Jeffers	4	0	1	1	1	2	3	.300
DHJosh Bell	5	0	1	0	0	3	3	.216
2BLuke Keaschall	3	0	1	0	1	0	1	.236
SSBrooks Lee	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	.278
1BVictor Caratini	4	0	1	0	0	3	4	.209
1BKody Clemens	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.193
RFMatt Wallner	4	0	0	0	0	2	3	.179
3BRoyce Lewis	4	1	1	0	0	0	3	.173
Totals	38	4	13	3	2	11	19	—

Away Pitching

Minnesota Twins

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P‑S	ERA
Connor Prielipp (L, 1-1)	5.0	4	4	1	2	6	1	93-61	3.32
Kody Funderburk	1.1	1	1	1	0	0	0	22-15	2.87
Eric Orze	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	16-10	4.67
Anthony Banda	0.2	2	1	1	1	0	0	22-11	8.27
Yoendrys Gómez	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2-2	6.11
Totals	8.0	8	6	3	3	6	1	—	—

Home Batting

Cleveland Guardians

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG
LFSteven Kwan 2B	3	2	2	0	2	0	0	.221
RFAngel Martínez	4	1	0	0	0	1	5	.261
3BJosé Ramírez	4	1	2	1	0	0	1	.219
1BRhys Hoskins	2	0	0	1	1	1	1	.195
DHDavid Fry	4	0	1	0	0	1	3	.240
2BTravis Bazzana HR	4	2	1	2	0	1	1	.200
SSBrayan Rocchio	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.264
CAustin Hedges	4	0	1	1	0	1	1	.306
CFPetey Halpin	4	0	0	0	0	1	3	.118
Totals	32	6	8	5	3	6	15	—

Home Pitching

Cleveland Guardians

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P‑S	ERA
Parker Messick (W, 4-1)	5.2	7	1	1	1	7	0	95-60	2.30
Matt Festa (H, 5)	0.2	3	2	2	0	2	1	17-13	5.30
Colin Holderman (H, 1)	0.2	0	0	0	1	1	0	14-6	1.42
Tim Herrin (H, 1)	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	11-10	0.00
Cade Smith (S, 11)	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	0	15-13	3.44
Totals	9.0	13	4	4	2	11	1	—	—

Scoring Plays

Inn	Score (A-H)	Play
B1	0–1	José Ramírez reaches on a fielding error by second baseman Luke Keaschall. Steven Kwan scores. Angel Martínez to 3rd.
B1	0–2	Rhys Hoskins out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Matt Wallner. Angel Martínez scores.
B1	0–4	Travis Bazzana homers (1) on a fly ball to center field. José Ramírez scores.
T6	1–4	Ryan Jeffers singles on a ground ball to right fielder Angel Martínez. Austin Martin scores.
T7	3–4	Byron Buxton homers (12) on a fly ball to left center field. Royce Lewis scores.
B7	3–5	José Ramírez singles on a line drive to left fielder Austin Martin. Steven Kwan scores.
B8	3–6	Austin Hedges singles on a sharp ground ball to second baseman Luke Keaschall, deflected by pitcher Anthony Banda. Travis Bazzana scores. Brayan Rocchio to 3rd.
T9	4–6	Ryan Jeffers grounds into a double play, shortstop Brayan Rocchio to second baseman Travis Bazzana to first baseman Rhys Hoskins. Byron Buxton scores. Austin Martin out at 2nd. Ryan Jeffers out at 1st.

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