MIN 4, CLE 6 | May 8, 2026 | The Best Box Score

Friday, May 8, 2026•Progressive Field•55°F, Drizzle

MIN

Twins

CLE

Guardians

Final

WIN

Parker Messick

LOSS

Connor Prielipp

SAVE

Cade Smith

The Guardians defeated the Twins 6-4.

★Austin Martin3-for-5, 0 RBI

★Byron Buxton3-for-5, 2 RBI

Key Moment

Bot 7: José Ramírez singles on a line drive to left fielder Austin Martin. Steven Kwan scores.

Weather: 55°F, DrizzleWind: 13 mph, Out To RFFirst pitch: 11:15 PM UTCT: 2:57Att: 19,030Venue: Progressive Field

Ump Audit

Ramon De Jesus

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90.4%C

16 missed calls

+21.1% MIN

+0.34 runs MIN

Win Probability

CLE WinMIN Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
MIN	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	1	4	13	1
CLE	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	1

Game 824443 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Minnesota Twins

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Byron BuxtonCF	5	2	3	2	0	1	.255/.307/.542	110.4	.588	.919
Austin MartinLF	5	1	3	0	0	0	.333/.464/.425	104	.430	.425
Ryan JeffersC	4	0	1	1	1	2	.300/.408/.520	106.9	.233	.213
Josh BellDH	5	0	1	0	0	3	.216/.293/.328	104.2	.738	.897
Luke Keaschall2B	3	0	1	0	1	0	.236/.314/.314	101.7	.348	.392
Brooks LeeSS	4	0	2	0	0	0	.278/.331/.437	93.3	.376	.363
Kody Clemens1B	0	0	0	0	0	0	.193/.316/.349	-	-	-
Matt WallnerRF	4	0	0	0	0	2	.179/.276/.313	94.4	.029	.032
Royce Lewis3B	4	1	1	0	0	0	.173/.269/.309	110	.331	.373
Bench
Victor Caratini1B	4	0	1	0	0	3	.209/.303/.253	98.1	.611	.628
Connor PrielippP							.000/.000/.000	-
Totals	38	4	13	3	2	11	-	-	-	-

HR:Buxton (7th off Festa, 1 on, 1 out)

2B:Martin; Buxton

TB:18

RBI:Jeffers; Buxton 2

SB:Martin

GIDP:Jeffers

Team LOB:9

Cleveland Guardians

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Steven KwanLF	3	2	2	0	2	0	.221/.321/.286	96.3	.222

Pitching

Minnesota Twins

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Connor PrielippL	5.0	4	4	1	2	6	1	93-61	89.8	3.32
Kody Funderburk	1.1	1	1	1	0	0	0	22-15	87.8	2.87
Eric Orze	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	16-10	85.1	4.67
Anthony Banda	0.2	2	1	1	1	0	0	22-11	90.1	8.27
Yoendrys Gómez	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2-2	90.4	6.11
Totals	8.0	8	6	3	3	6	1	155-99	-	-

HBP:Martínez (by Prielipp); Rocchio (by Banda)

Inherited runners-scored:Orze 1-1; Gómez 3-0

Pitches-strikes:Prielipp 93-61; Funderburk 22-15; Orze 16-10; Banda 22-11; Gómez 2-2

Groundouts-flyouts:Prielipp 5-5; Funderburk 4-0; Orze 1-1; Banda 2-0; Gómez 1-0

Cleveland Guardians

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Parker MessickW	5.2	7	1	1	1	7	0	95-60	88.6	2.30

Game Notes

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B3Replay review: Rhys Hoskins challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Rhys Hoskins called out on strikes.

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T8Replay review: Luke Keaschall challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Luke Keaschall walks.

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B8Replay review: Guardians challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was overturned: Travis Bazzana grounds into a force out, fielded by shortstop Brooks Lee. David Fry out at 2nd. Travis Bazzana to 1st.

Bot 1 • CLE

0-1

José Ramírez reaches on a fielding error by second baseman Luke Keaschall. Steven Kwan scores. Angel Martínez to 3rd.

EV: 69.4 mph4 ftLA: -52°

0-2

Rhys Hoskins out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Matt Wallner. Angel Martínez scores.

EV: 86.2 mph246 ftLA: 53°

0-4

Travis Bazzana homers (1) on a fly ball to center field. José Ramírez scores.

EV: 102.3 mph💣 427 ftLA: 31°

Top 6 • MIN

1-4

Ryan Jeffers singles on a ground ball to right fielder Angel Martínez. Austin Martin scores.

EV: 103.8 mph19 ftLA: -7°

Top 7 • MIN

3-4

Byron Buxton homers (12) on a fly ball to left center field. Royce Lewis scores.

EV: 103.5 mph💣 400 ftLA: 27°

Bot 7 • CLE

3-5

José Ramírez singles on a line drive to left fielder Austin Martin. Steven Kwan scores.

EV: 63.8 mph144 ftLA: 18°

Bot 8 • CLE

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.

EV: 101.5 mph16 ftLA: -8°

Top 9 • MIN

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.

EV: 106.9 mph5 ftLA: -17°

Inherited runners-scored:Festa 3-0; Holderman 1-0; Herrin 1-0

Pitches-strikes:Messick 95-60; Festa 17-13; Holderman 14-6; Herrin 11-10; Smith 15-13

Groundouts-flyouts:Messick 3-6; Festa 0-0; Holderman 0-1; Herrin 1-2; Smith 1-0

Bench
Parker MessickP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Matt FestaP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Colin HoldermanP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Tim HerrinP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Cade SmithP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-