Cleveland Guardians 5–2 Minnesota Twins: match recap

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Cleveland Guardians and Minnesota Twins finished 5–2 (MLB) on September 11, 2026. Below: the form, standings and head-to-head record both teams took into the game.

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Matchup edge

Even on form: both teams went 2-3 in their last 5 games.

Matchup to watch: Cleveland Guardians’ attack (index 91) against Minnesota Twins’ defence (index 111).

Matchup to watch: Minnesota Twins’ attack (index 103) against Cleveland Guardians’ defence (index 93).

Recent form: last 5

Cleveland Guardians: 2 wins and 3 losses in the last 5, with 21 runs scored and 28 conceded.

Cleveland Guardians
Sep 9, 2026at Baltimore OriolesL5–9
Sep 8, 2026at Baltimore OriolesW9–5
Sep 7, 2026at Baltimore OriolesL4–6
Sep 6, 2026vs Detroit TigersW3–2
Sep 5, 2026vs Detroit TigersL0–6

Minnesota Twins: 2 wins and 3 losses in the last 5, with 16 runs scored and 28 conceded.

Minnesota Twins
Sep 9, 2026at Detroit TigersL2–7
Sep 8, 2026at Detroit TigersW3–2
Sep 7, 2026at Detroit TigersL4–5
Sep 6, 2026at Chicago White SoxL1–10
Sep 5, 2026at Chicago White SoxW6–4

Results before kickoff, newest first.

Head-to-head

In the last 5 meetings on record, Cleveland Guardians won 3, Minnesota Twins won 2.

Jul 23, 2026Cleveland Guardians1–3Minnesota Twins
Jul 22, 2026Cleveland Guardians6–10Minnesota Twins
Jul 21, 2026Cleveland Guardians5–2Minnesota Twins
Jul 20, 2026Cleveland Guardians13–4Minnesota Twins
Jul 9, 2026Minnesota Twins2–5Cleveland Guardians

Season so far

Cleveland Guardians are 13th of 30 on win rate after 147 games (74-73).

Minnesota Twins are 20th of 30 on win rate after 146 games (69-77).

#TeamPWLRuns
13Cleveland Guardians1477473598:614
20Minnesota Twins1466977675:728

Team season model

  • Cleveland Guardians attack index 91: 9% less scoring per game than the league average.
  • Cleveland Guardians defence index 93: 7% less conceded per game than the league average.
  • Minnesota Twins attack index 103: 3% more scoring per game than the league average.
  • Minnesota Twins defence index 111: 11% more conceded per game than the league average.

Index 100 is the league average per game. Above 100 in attack means more scoring; below 100 in defence means fewer conceded.

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