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Guardians at Twins

MLB · Friday, Sep 11 · 7:10 PM CT · Target Field · Final CLE 5 – MIN 2

Final Box Score

from the game summary
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CLE000000203570
MIN010000100260
Team box
CLE·MIN
7
hits
6
1
home runs
0
6
walks
2
9
strikeouts
7
143
pitches thrown
157
0
errors
0
Top hitters
PlayerTeamH-ABRHRRBI
Angel MartinezCLE2-4212
Brayan RocchioCLE1-3002
Travis BazzanaCLE2-2200
Royce LewisMIN1-4001
Kody ClemensMIN2-4100
Kaelen CulpepperMIN1-3001
Pitchers
PitcherTeamIPHERBBK
Parker MessickCLE5.13125
Hunter Gaddis (W)CLE1.11001
Cade Smith (S)CLE1.01000
Taj BradleyMIN6.01046
Yoendrys Gomez (L)MIN0.12320

For context, not in our forecast.

Game Flow

score margin
MIN +3
CLE +3
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largest lead: MIN 1 · CLE 3lead changes: 1

For context, not in our forecast.

Final · our forecast was CLE 51%, MIN 49% · Updated Sep 11

Expected margin
Even
Expected score
CLE 4.7 – 4.5 MIN
Expected total
9.2
GuardiansThe matchupTwins
−104Our fair odds+104
4.7Expected runs4.5
−0.01Power rating−0.13
4.1Runs / game4.6
4.2Allowed / game5.0
7.9Hits / game8.2
0.94Home runs / game1.18
3.5Walks drawn / game3.2
74−73Season record69−77
5−5Last 105−5

Prediction markets

Kalshi · Polymarket US · ProphetX · Novig
CLE chance · MIN chance
Our model fair50.9%49.1%
Kalshi54.7%49.7%
Polymarket USno two-sided price
ProphetXno two-sided price
Novigno two-sided price
Full price table
TeamOur modelfairKalshipre-game · 7:10 PM CTPolymarket US ProphetX Novig 
Moneyline
CLECleveland Guardians−10451%−12154.7%———
MINMinnesota Twins+10449%+10149.7%———
Spreadabout even
CLECleveland Guardians−0.2our margin————
MINMinnesota Twins+0.2our margin————
Totalwe expect 9.2
Over9.2our total————
Under9.2our total————

These are each venue’s last prices before the start (Kalshi’s moneyline: its pre-game close). Odds are the price to buy that side now, taker fee included; the small percent is the implied chance of that same price. Highlighted is the best price in the row among venues on the same line. — means not listed (hover or tap for why). A market price is not the true chance of winning.

Margin range

Even game expected
Cleveland Guardians by 13 runs: <1%Cleveland Guardians by 12 runs: <1%Cleveland Guardians by 11 runs: 1%Cleveland Guardians by 10 runs: 1%Cleveland Guardians by 9 runs: 1%Cleveland Guardians by 8 runs: 2%Cleveland Guardians by 7 runs: 2%Cleveland Guardians by 6 runs: 3%Cleveland Guardians by 5 runs: 4%Cleveland Guardians by 4 runs: 6%Cleveland Guardians by 3 runs: 7%Cleveland Guardians by 2 runs: 10%Cleveland Guardians by 1 run: 13%Minnesota Twins by 1 run: 14%Minnesota Twins by 2 runs: 9%Minnesota Twins by 3 runs: 7%Minnesota Twins by 4 runs: 5%Minnesota Twins by 5 runs: 4%Minnesota Twins by 6 runs: 3%Minnesota Twins by 7 runs: 2%Minnesota Twins by 8 runs: 1%Minnesota Twins by 9 runs: 1%Minnesota Twins by 10 runs: 1%Minnesota Twins by 11 runs: <1%Minnesota Twins by 12 runs: <1%Minnesota Twins by 13 runs: <1%
← CLE wins byMIN wins by →
Cleveland Guardians wins by 2 or more38%
Cleveland Guardians wins by 3 or more28%
Minnesota Twins wins by 2 or more35%
Decided by one run27%

Centered on the expected margin above; shape from each team's expected runs, with ties after nine settled as one-run games, matched to 14,698 past MLB games.

Total range

9.2 expected
1 runs: 1%2 runs: 1%3 runs: 6%4 runs: 4%5 runs: 10%6 runs: 7%7 runs: 11%8 runs: 8%9 runs: 10%10 runs: 7%11 runs: 8%12 runs: 5%13 runs: 6%14 runs: 3%15 runs: 4%16 runs: 2%17 runs: 2%18 runs: 1%19 runs: 1%20 runs: 1%21 runs: 1%22 runs: <1%23 runs: <1%24 runs: <1%
Total runs, both teams
Total over 7.559%
Total over 9.541%
Total over 11.527%
Total from 8 to 1133%

Centered on the expected total above; shape from each team's expected runs, with ties after nine settled as one-run games, matched to 14,698 past MLB games.

Starting Pitchers

from the box score
CLEParker Messick SP · last 3 starts: 18.0 IP, 2.50 ERA, 21 Kstarted
MINTaj Bradley SP · last 3 starts: 18.2 IP, 4.34 ERA, 26 Kstarted

Starting pitchers are part of our forecast.

Rest and Schedule

before this game
CLE·MIN
Sep 9 at BAL
last game
Sep 9 at DET
1 day
days of rest
1 day
7
games in last 7 days
6
4th straight road game
home / road
home after a road game

For context, not in our forecast.

Team Comparison

2026 season · box-score averages from 146+ games
CLE·MIN
−0.01
rating (0 = average)
−0.13
4.1
runs / game
4.6
4.2
runs allowed / game
5.0
74−73
season record
69−77
36−39
home record
38−34
38−34
away record
31−43
L1
streak
L1
5−5
last 10
5−5
7.9
hits / game
8.2
0.94
home runs / game
1.18
3.5
walks drawn / game
3.2
8.0
batter strikeouts / game
7.9
9.4
pitcher strikeouts / game
8.4
0.53
errors / game
0.46

Rating Trend

CLE · MIN · 167 days
Cleveland GuardiansMinnesota Twins
Rating (0 = average team)

Head to Head

last 10 meetings · MIN 6−4
Jul 23at CLEMIN 3 − 1
Jul 22at CLEMIN 10 − 6
Jul 21at CLECLE 5 − 2
Jul 20at CLECLE 13 − 4
Jul 9at MINCLE 5 − 2
Jul 8at MINMIN 6 − 5
Jul 7at MINMIN 3 − 1
May 10at CLEMIN 5 − 4
May 9at CLEMIN 2 − 1
May 8at CLECLE 6 − 4

CLE · Last 10

5−5 · streak L1
Sep 9at BAL5 − 9L
Sep 8at BAL9 − 5W
Sep 7at BAL4 − 6L
Sep 6vs DET3 − 2W
Sep 5vs DET0 − 6L
Sep 4vs DET4 − 3W
Sep 4vs DET7 − 6W
Sep 3vs TOR3 − 6L
Sep 2vs TOR0 − 11L
Sep 1vs TOR6 − 1W

MIN · Last 10

5−5 · streak L1
Sep 9at DET2 − 7L
Sep 8at DET3 − 2W
Sep 7at DET4 − 5L
Sep 6at CHW1 − 10L
Sep 5at CHW6 − 4W
Sep 4at CHW1 − 4L
Sep 2vs DET6 − 11L
Sep 1vs DET15 − 2W
Aug 31vs DET11 − 1W
Aug 30vs CHW5 − 1W