MIN at CLE — 2026-07-21 | The Game Network

MIN 2 — 5 CLE

Final — 2026-07-21

MVP: Parker Messick 5.2 IP, 6 K, 1 ER

Cleveland Guardians defeated Minnesota Twins 5-2. Parker Messick led the way with 5.2 IP, 6 K, 1 ER. Colin Holderman earned the win and Mike Paredes took the loss. Cade Smith recorded the save.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
MIN	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	6	0
CLE	0	0	2	0	0	2	1	0	x	5	9	2

WP Colin Holderman (5-2)

LP Mike Paredes (0-3)

SV Cade Smith (29)

Scoring Plays

Top 1: Jeffers homered to left (402 feet). (1-0)

Bot 3: Kwan doubled to center, Hedges scored. (1-1)

Bot 3: Rocchio singled to right, Kwan scored. (1-2)

Top 4: Bell scored on error, Lewis safe at first on fielding error by pitcher Messick, Lewis safe at second on throwing error by second baseman Bazzana. (2-2)

Bot 6: Hedges hit sacrifice fly to left, Watson scored. (2-3)

Bot 6: Halpin hit sacrifice fly to center, Bazzana scored, Arias to third. Cleveland Guardians challenged: call on the field was overturned. (2-4)

Bot 7: Bazzana singled to left, Manzardo scored. (2-5)

MIN — Batting

Name	POS	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Martin	LF	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.241	.353	.315	.668
Buxton	CF	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.275	.330	.572	.902
Jeffers	C	4	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	.287	.398	.552	.950
Bell	DH	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	2	.251	.309	.428	.737
Lewis	3B	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.216	.294	.390	.684
Caratini	1B	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.236	.325	.363	.688
Clemens	2B	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	.241	.298	.484	.782
Keaschall	RF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.260	.349	.348	.697
Kreidler	SS	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.241	.304	.400	.704
Larnach	LF	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.291	.380	.449	.829

CLE — Batting

Name	POS	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Kwan	LF	3	1	1	1	1	2	0	0	.239	.347	.299	.646
Rocchio	SS	4	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	.274	.337	.406	.743
DeLauter	DH	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	.288	.353	.458	.811
Hoskins	1B	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.181	.312	.383	.695
Fry	RF	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.191	.304	.353	.657
Bazzana	2B	2	1	1	0	1	1	0	1	.248	.342	.420	.762
Arias	3B	4	0	2	0	0	0	2	1	.243	.284	.408	.692
Hedges	C	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	.280	.340	.402	.742
Halpin	CF	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.216	.234	.365	.599
Manzardo	1B	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.209	.301	.351	.652
Watson	RF	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	.239	.264	.341	.605

MIN — Pitching

Name	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	PC-ST	ERA	WHIP	Decision
Rojas	2.1	1	2	2	2	2	47-28	3.32	1.57
Paredes	3.0	6	2	2	1	0	49-32	4.72	1.43	L, 0-3
Rogers	1.1	2	1	1	1	0	28-17	5.60	1.64
Anderson	1.1	0	0	0	0	1	8-7	2.89	1.07

CLE — Pitching

Name	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA	WHIP	Decision
Messick	5.2	4	2	1	0	6	1	88-59	2.68	1.05
Holderman	0.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	8-4	1.91	0.90	W, 5-2
Armstrong	0.2	2	0	0	0	1	0	17-13	4.18	1.39
Gaddis	1.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	17-12	2.45	1.27
Smith	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	11-7	2.72	1.06	S, 29

Venue: Progressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio (19,714)

Umpires: Home Plate Umpire: Nestor Ceja, First Base Umpire: Willie Traynor, Second Base Umpire: Charlie Ramos, Third Base Umpire: David Rackley

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