Cleveland Guardians vs Minnesota Twins Starting Lineup — Thursday, Jul 9, 2026
Final Lineups
Cleveland Guardians @ Minnesota Twins · Thursday, Jul 9, 2026
Cleveland’s lineup is entirely new against Bailey Ober. Travis Bazzana, Brayan Rocchio, Chase DeLauter, Kyle Manzardo, Kahlil Watson, Gabriel Arias, Daniel Schneemann, Patrick Bailey, and Steven Kwan all have no MLB history versus Ober. That leaves the Guardians with no batter-vs-pitcher track record to lean on in this matchup.
Minnesota is in the same spot against Gavin Williams. Trevor Larnach, Brooks Lee, Kody Clemens, Josh Bell, Royce Lewis, Alan Roden, Luke Keaschall, Tristan Gray, and Alex Jackson all have no MLB history versus Williams. There are no prior head-to-head results anywhere in the projected Twins lineup.
The takeaway is that neither side brings any familiarity into this game. Both lineups are facing a starter they have not seen in MLB action before, so there is no meaningful batter-vs-pitcher history edge for either club.
| # | Batter | AVG | OBP | OPS | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Travis Bazzana | 0.242 | 0.333 | 0.707 | 9 | 39 |
| 2 | Brayan Rocchio | 0.251 | 0.314 | 0.685 | 10 | 52 |
| 3 | Chase DeLauter | 0.284 | 0.358 | 0.796 | 13 | 57 |
| 4 | Kyle Manzardo | 0.215 | 0.306 | 0.684 | 13 | 39 |
| 5 | Kahlil Watson | 0.239 | 0.264 | 0.605 | 1 | 11 |
| 6 | Gabriel Arias | 0.235 | 0.273 | 0.644 | 5 | 11 |
| 7 | Daniel Schneemann | 0.206 | 0.275 | 0.596 | 6 | 28 |
| 8 | Patrick Bailey | 0.194 | 0.254 | 0.567 | 7 | 30 |
| 9 | Steven Kwan | 0.262 | 0.370 | 0.692 | 2 | 25 |
| # | Batter | AVG | OBP | OPS | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trevor Larnach | 0.263 | 0.347 | 0.760 | 10 | 42 |
| 2 | Brooks Lee | 0.247 | 0.301 | 0.729 | 19 | 68 |
| 3 | Kody Clemens | 0.239 | 0.295 | 0.764 | 21 | 64 |
| 4 | Josh Bell | 0.254 | 0.320 | 0.746 | 17 | 77 |
| 5 | Royce Lewis | 0.236 | 0.307 | 0.718 | 13 | 45 |
| 6 | Alan Roden | 0.230 | 0.310 | 0.589 | 0 | 10 |
| 7 | Luke Keaschall | 0.274 | 0.365 | 0.749 | 8 | 38 |
| 8 | Tristan Gray | 0.225 | 0.267 | 0.591 | 4 | 29 |
| 9 | Alex Jackson | 0.303 | 0.333 | 0.742 | 1 | 5 |