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Cleveland Guardians 5, Minnesota Twins 6

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

7:40 PM ET · Target FieldGame-day snapshot Jul 8, 5:00 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 4, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score54
Cleveland Guardians
85–77 · 1st AL Central · T-Score 54
5
5–6
FINAL
Minnesota Twins
77–85 · 3rd AL Central · T-Score 48
6
T-Score48
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherTwinsPrielipp holds a modest edge in P-Score and K/9, while the ERA gap is small.
Offense vs handTwinsMinnesota owns a .739 OPS vs RHP, 8th in MLB; Cleveland ranks 27th vs LHP.
Starter formGuardiansCecconi has a 3.25 ERA over his last five starts, while Prielipp is at 4.76.
Recent formTwinsMinnesota has been the better recent team, at 7–3 over the last 10.
PowerTwinsMinnesota has 117 home runs this season, 32 more than Cleveland.

Starting pitchers

CLE
Slade Cecconi RHP
Slade Cecconi
Cleveland Guardians
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
4.44
159th
WHIP
1.40
167th
K/9
6.89
147th
BB/9
2.83
91st
P-Score44i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.23
151st
OPS/R
–
IP
95.1
Last 5 starts
ERA
3.25
QUALITY
START %
40%
(2 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
MIN
Connor Prielipp LHP
Connor Prielipp
Minnesota Twins
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
4.96
156th
WHIP
1.38
108th
K/9
9.49
59th
BB/9
3.36
114th
P-Score52i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.88
76th
OPS/R
–
IP
61.2
Last 5 starts
ERA
4.76
QUALITY
START %
40%
(2 of 5)
DAYS
REST
10
How the starters differ
·Prielipp strikes out 2.6 more batters per nine innings.
·Cecconi has been more vulnerable to home runs, allowing 0.35 more per nine innings.
·Cecconi enters with a 4.44 ERA compared with Prielipp's 4.96.
·Cecconi has the stronger command profile, with a 2.8 BB/9 versus 3.4.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Cecconi arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam27%93.5
Cutter25%88.4
Sinker20%93.5
Curveball15%75.9
Sweeper6%83.1
Slider5%83.4
Changeup2%83.1
Splitter0%84.4
Prielipp arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Slider30%87.9
Four-seam27%95.6
Curveball18%83.1
Sinker15%95.0
Changeup10%86.7

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Guardians vs LHP (Connor Prielipp)
27th
in MLB
0.675OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Twins vs RHP (Slade Cecconi)
8th
in MLB
0.739OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000

Lineups

Final lineupsOrder from the stored snapshot; treat as unofficial until the card is filed.Full lineup page
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs LHPVs Prielipp (BvP)
1David Fry—–––No MLB historyNo history
2Chase DeLauter—–––No MLB historyNo history
3Brayan Rocchio—–––No MLB historyNo history
4Rhys Hoskins—–––No MLB historyNo history
5Travis Bazzana—–––No MLB historyNo history
6Gabriel Arias—–––No MLB historyNo history
7Kyle Manzardo—–––No MLB historyNo history
8Austin Hedges—–––No MLB historyNo history
9Kahlil Watson—–––No MLB historyNo history
1David Fry– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score2Chase DeLauter– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score3Brayan Rocchio– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score4Rhys Hoskins– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score5Travis Bazzana– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score6Gabriel Arias– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score7Kyle Manzardo– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score8Austin Hedges– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score9Kahlil Watson– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score
Minnesota TwinsOfficial lineupvs RHP Slade Cecconi
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Cecconi (BvP)
1Trevor Larnach—–––No MLB historyNo history
2Brooks Lee—–––No MLB historyNo history
3Kody Clemens—–––No MLB historyNo history
4Josh Bell—–––No MLB historyNo history
5Royce Lewis—–––No MLB historyNo history
6Victor Caratini—–––No MLB historyNo history
7Luke Keaschall—–––No MLB historyNo history
8Alan Roden—–––No MLB historyNo history
9Ryan Kreidler—–––No MLB historyNo history
1Trevor Larnach– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score2Brooks Lee– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score3Kody Clemens– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score4Josh Bell– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score5Royce Lewis– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score6Victor Caratini– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score7Luke Keaschall– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score8Alan Roden– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score9Ryan Kreidler– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseCLECLE·MINMIN
AVG.239 23rd.245 16th
OPS.696 26th.720 13th
Home runs162 27th187 12th
Runs678 24th739 11th
OBP.316 18th.317 16th
SLG.380 27th.403 11th
PitchingCLECLE·MINMIN
1stMLB rank30th
ERA3.77vs4.56
CLEMIN
WHIP1.26vs1.36
CLEMIN
K/99.6vs8.7
CLEMIN
HR Allowed175vs186
CLEMIN
ResultsCLECLE·MINMIN
+27518th
Run differential
+27019th
85–77 Record77–85
5–5 Last 107–3
Last 10 games
Cleveland Guardians (5–5)
L
L
L
W
W
W
L
L
W
W
Minnesota Twins (7–3)
W
W
W
L
W
L
W
W
L
W
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
9—5
14 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Guardians?+
Slade Cecconi (4.44 ERA, 4–6) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Twins?+
Connor Prielipp (4.96 ERA, 2–5) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
7:40 PM ET at Target Field.
Where is the game being played?+
Target Field, home of the Minnesota Twins.
Are the lineups confirmed?+
Not as official league cards. The orders shown are the current projected or last-posted lineups.
How have the Guardians and Twins performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Twins 5–9 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Slade Cecconi is at 44; Connor Prielipp is at 52. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.