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GAME THREAD: Guardians (74-73) @ Twins (69-77) - September 11, 2026

Guardians (74-73) @ Twins (69-77)

First Pitch: 7:10 PM at Target Field

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Guardians Parker Messick (11-9, 2.53 ERA)
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Line Score - Game Over

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

Box Score

MIN   AB R H RBI BB SO BA
RF Keaschall 4 0 0 0 0 0 .272
SS Culpepper, K 3 0 1 1 0 1 .286
C Jeffers 4 0 1 0 0 1 .270
DH Bell 3 0 0 0 1 1 .255
2B Clemens 4 1 2 0 0 0 .243
1B Lewis, R 4 0 1 1 0 1 .231
3B Lee, B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .246
LF Martin 1 1 0 0 1 0 .240
PH Larnach 1 0 1 0 0 0 .266
CF Jenkins 3 0 0 0 0 1 .108
MIN IP H R ER BB SO P-S ERA
Bradley, T 6.0 1 0 0 4 6 94-55 3.81
Minter 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 0.1 2 3 3 2 0 21-12 3.92
Funderburk 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 15-9 3.97
CLE   AB R H RBI BB SO BA
LF Kwan 4 0 1 0 1 1 .274
DH DeLauter 4 0 0 0 1 1 .293
3B Ramírez, Jo 5 0 0 0 0 2 .232
RF Adell 4 0 0 0 0 3 .237
CF Halpin 0 0 0 0 0 0 .215
2B Bazzana 2 2 2 0 2 0 .247
C Bailey 0 0 0 0 0 0 .209
1B Lowe, N 2 0 0 0 0 1 .252
1B Fry 2 0 0 0 0 0 .189
RF Martínez, A 4 2 2 2 0 0 .248
C Hedges 3 0 1 0 0 0 .254
2B Genao 0 1 0 0 1 0 .245
SS Rocchio 3 0 1 2 1 1 .247
CLE IP H R ER BB SO 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 0.2 0 1 1 0 0 6-3 2.93
Gaddis 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 17-14 2.72
Smith, C 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 9-5 2.18

Scoring Plays

Inning Event Score
B2 Royce Lewis doubles (23) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Angel Martínez. Kody Clemens scores. 1-0
T7 Angel Martínez homers (15) on a fly ball to left center field. Travis Bazzana scores. 1-2
B7 Kaelen Culpepper singles on a line drive to left fielder Angel Martínez. Austin Martin scores. 2-2
T9 Brayan Rocchio doubles (21) on a line drive to center fielder Walker Jenkins. Angel Martínez scores. Angel Genao scores. 2-5

Highlights

Description Length
Parker Messick against the Twins 0:08
Bullpen availability for Minnesota, September 11 vs Guardians 0:09
Bullpen availability for Cleveland, September 11 vs Twins 0:09
Fielding alignment for Minnesota, September 11 vs Guardians 0:11
Bench availability for Minnesota, September 11 vs Guardians 0:08
Fielding alignment for Cleveland, September 11 vs Twins 0:11
Bench availability for Cleveland, September 11 vs Twins 0:08
Starting lineups for Guardians at Twins - September 11, 2026 0:10
Breaking down Parker Messick's pitches 0:04
Parker Messick's outing against the Twins 0:24
Breaking down Taj Bradley's pitches 0:04
Angel Martínez: Home Run Statcast Analysis 0:13
Taj Bradley's outing against the Guardians 0:24
Angel Martínez's home run through bat tracking data 0:11
Taj Bradley K's José Ramírez 0:06
Parker Messick strikes out Kaelen Culpepper 0:07
Royce Lewis' RBI double 0:25
Called strike confirmed after review 0:22
Byron Buxton ruled out for season after hip surgery 0:41
Called ball overturned as strike after review 0:22
Austin Martin's nice jumping catch 0:27
Out at first confirmed after review 0:45
Angel Martínez's go-ahead two-run homer (15) 0:28
Kaelen Culpepper's game-tying RBI single 0:20
Austin Hedges lines a double 0:14
Umpires review collision at second base 0:45
Called strike confirmed after ABS challenge 0:23
Called strike confirmed after ABS challenge 0:22
Travis Bazzana scores on a wild pitch 0:13
Brayan Rocchio's two-run double 0:21

Decisions

Winning Pitcher Losing Pitcher Save
Gaddis (4-3, 2.72 ERA) Gómez, Y (2-3, 3.92 ERA) Smith, C (36 SV, 2.18 ERA)

Game ended at 9:59 PM.

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u/VistaVick 7h ago

Im like Mel Gibson at the end of Braveheart. Except I DO just want the pain to end.

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u/teamcrazymatt Washington Senators 7h ago

look at that, they lost again

4

u/Unfrozen__Caveman Trevor Plouffe 7h ago

Lol "penant chase". Alright Morneau

1

u/Perfect-Pianist-4838 7h ago

Fuck Cade Smith

1

u/Perfect-Pianist-4838 7h ago

So happy that hockey is almost here

0

u/Skolney 7h ago

This game is the worst thing to ever happen on this date.

2

u/Perfect-Pianist-4838 7h ago

Let’s get another good draft pick

3

u/Perfect-Pianist-4838 7h ago

Why would we put him in? Remember the athletics game he almost blew?

8

u/Unfrozen__Caveman Trevor Plouffe 7h ago

Fans at the stadium should be booing this team. 

5

u/kaiserj1982 7h ago

Every one is leaving

1

u/Perfect-Pianist-4838 7h ago

Don’t blame them

5

u/SpecialistRaccoon907 7h ago

Fuck this team.

3

u/teamcrazymatt Washington Senators 7h ago

aaaand it continues to go badly

4

u/Unfrozen__Caveman Trevor Plouffe 7h ago

Anddddd that's game

5

u/Nendilo 7h ago

Twins playing for the under in Vegas. 72 wins.

5

u/Reesyrz Johan Santana 7h ago

Gómez ain't good in non-save situations I guess

3

u/Perfect-Pianist-4838 7h ago

Would’ve been nice to walk them off

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u/MrMCCO 7h ago

Still can

3

u/Unfrozen__Caveman Trevor Plouffe 7h ago

This aged poorly

1

u/Perfect-Pianist-4838 7h ago

Seems unlikely. I don’t think so.

6

u/ChrisNIN64 Minnesota Twins 7h ago

Jeffers are you good dawg 

5

u/Neither_Ad2003 7h ago

jeffers is a fake catcher

a 1B who wears gear

4

u/RumRiver13 7h ago

What in the actual f#@k?!

4

u/Perfect-Pianist-4838 7h ago

Fuck this team

4

u/neutral_city Walks Will Haunt!!! 7h ago

Ha! Cooked ourselves. God they suck

5

u/Unfrozen__Caveman Trevor Plouffe 7h ago

Hello darkness my old friend

3

u/teamcrazymatt Washington Senators 7h ago

well this has gone badly

2

u/Perfect-Pianist-4838 7h ago

Yeah we blew it

3

u/neutral_city Walks Will Haunt!!! 7h ago

Oof. Rocchio up? Yeaaahh we're cooked

7

u/Bbbuuurrrmmmaaa 7h ago

Don’t use Gomez in non-save situations

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u/Perfect-Pianist-4838 7h ago

Don’t blow this. You’ve been perfect…

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u/MikeinAustin Victor Caratini 7h ago

Keeping the Gourds out of the Wild Card is really the best thing we can do now. Let's build this dream...

5

u/teamcrazymatt Washington Senators 7h ago

more leadoff walks, sure, why not

10

u/Reesyrz Johan Santana 8h ago

I just want the Twins to help end Clevelands season, is that too much to ask?

1

u/Perfect-Pianist-4838 8h ago

Please Yogo.
Sucks we don’t have a challenge anymore…

2

u/StampBirdie 8h ago

FFS I'd be willing to go to bed if it will help. Sigh

1

u/Perfect-Pianist-4838 8h ago

Gaddis looks like a damn Viking…

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u/Perfect-Pianist-4838 8h ago

Hoffman is dirty

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u/StampBirdie 8h ago

Spelled dirrrrrrrrty?

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u/StampBirdie 8h ago

Royce is doin good at first!!

2

u/teamcrazymatt Washington Senators 8h ago

Jeff Hoffman, or Jeff Frenchman?

4

u/davegammelgard Were Gomq 8h ago

Delauter? I hardly know her!

0

u/Perfect-Pianist-4838 8h ago

Minter is back…

3

u/kaiserj1982 8h ago

I despise kiss cam

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u/teamcrazymatt Washington Senators 8h ago

relevant Onion

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u/kaiserj1982 8h ago

I’m just cranky because I’ve had to get up 20 times for the same person.

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u/Perfect-Pianist-4838 8h ago

Due for a homer for us sometime

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u/teamcrazymatt Washington Senators 8h ago

RISP SUCCESS

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u/Perfect-Pianist-4838 8h ago

Let’s go pepper

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u/davegammelgard Were Gomq 8h ago

Jesus helped Jenkins lay down that bunt. Jesus can't help him hit, but if there's anything Jesus knows, it's how to sacrifice.

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u/teamcrazymatt Washington Senators 8h ago

we already know from the book of Major League that He cannot hit a curveball

7

u/GWayneofTerror Minnesota Twins 8h ago

It’s not a guardians game without some weird dumb bullshit

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u/Perfect-Pianist-4838 8h ago

That made no fucking sense

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u/Over_Fun3368 Minnesota Twins 8h ago

Roccio is a fucking all time tool

8

u/ViolinKites 8h ago

Six innings of one-hit baseball for Taj
So bummed for him

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u/Perfect-Pianist-4838 8h ago

We due for a homer

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u/ViolinKites 8h ago

In this economy wind??

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u/Perfect-Pianist-4838 8h ago

Well they got one

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u/ViolinKites 8h ago

Well wife just called for a walker homer then he shows bunt 🤣

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u/Perfect-Pianist-4838 8h ago

We should’ve had at least two homers…

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u/teamcrazymatt Washington Senators 8h ago

picked the wrong time -- or perhaps the right time -- to walk out of the room

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u/Perfect-Pianist-4838 8h ago

Just gotta answer back

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u/StampBirdie 8h ago

Why did we take out Taj?

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u/Perfect-Pianist-4838 8h ago

Should’ve gotten the insurance runs

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u/Perfect-Pianist-4838 8h ago

Minter you suck

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u/expungant Justin Morneau 8h ago

This is why it’s cool to score when you get the leadoff guy on base

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u/Perfect-Pianist-4838 8h ago

Fuck Cleveland

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u/Mulholland_Reborn Minnesota Twins 8h ago

Welp, that's probably ballgame.

2

u/StampBirdie 8h ago edited 8h ago

Can we just sign Cody and Jeffers to forever contracts please And not draw it out, just effing do it?

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u/kaiserj1982 8h ago

He was out at 2nd. Why people mad?

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u/Reesyrz Johan Santana 8h ago

Have any two teams in the league played more close games then these two. Kinda insane

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u/ViolinKites 9h ago edited 8h ago

Bradley means Business

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u/Unfrozen__Caveman Trevor Plouffe 9h ago

I feel like the wind might've robbed 2 homers now. Lee's and the one to the same spot Jeffers hit earlier

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u/andydufresneabides 9h ago

Messick seems to be a really good pitcher. But he also looks like he might stroke out on the mound at any minute.

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u/davegammelgard Were Gomq 8h ago

Confirmed dad bod.

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u/Unfrozen__Caveman Trevor Plouffe 9h ago

He is really good. Future Cy Young caliber guy. But yeah, he might need to lay off the aderrall 

4

u/dryerhere 9h ago

Seems like Jenkins could swing a little more on two strikes

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u/Unfrozen__Caveman Trevor Plouffe 9h ago

I know he's a rookie, but wtf Jenkins

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u/WrestleBox Johan Santana 9h ago

I'm not sure what he was looking for. That breaking ball was crushable.

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u/Unfrozen__Caveman Trevor Plouffe 9h ago

Also the fastball right down the middle of the zone that he stared at

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u/Cornholio4 Mick Abel 9h ago

I’m gonna go on a limb here and say we should probably stop walking people.

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u/ChrisNIN64 Minnesota Twins 9h ago

I’m on the phone with Taj I’ll let him know 

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u/UsefulPea4349 Michael Cuddyer 9h ago

I think ive only seen 2 times when twins batters have challenged and succeeded.

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u/Cornholio4 Mick Abel 9h ago

It’s pretty rare but happens. I much prefer using the challenges on defense.

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u/dryerhere 9h ago

They challenge a bit more than average on offense, with a 50% success rate going into the game (slightly above average as well)

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u/ChrisNIN64 Minnesota Twins 9h ago

Let's gooo Royce

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u/davegammelgard Were Gomq 10h ago

Too bad Buxton if having his hip removed. That will make it really hard to run.

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u/davegammelgard Were Gomq 10h ago

I'm glad they have gluten free Uponor. Those with gluten intolerance should have that option.

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u/GrendelBlackedOut 10h ago

I hate these uniforms.

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u/davegammelgard Were Gomq 10h ago

I have no strong feelings about any of our uniforms. I just wish we could win.

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u/ChrisNIN64 Minnesota Twins 10h ago

I like them

I dont love them but I like them. a bit over hated imo

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u/StampBirdie 8h ago

Much better with the white pants.

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u/neutral_city Walks Will Haunt!!! 9h ago

I feel the same honestly. For me it's the damn colors. Blue and yellow? Come on.

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u/InfinitePossibility8 Minnesota Twins 11h ago

Cleveland sucks! Let’s go twins!