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Cleveland Guardians 9, Minnesota Twins 2

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

2:10 PM ET · Target FieldGame-day snapshot Sep 13, 5:15 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 8, 5:01 AM ET
T-Score54
Cleveland Guardians
85–77 · 1st AL Central · T-Score 54
9
9–2
FINAL · 9 innings
Minnesota Twins
77–85 · 3rd AL Central · T-Score 50
2
T-Score50
FINAL · 9 innings
Pitching recap
PitcherTeamRoleIPHERBBKP
Tanner BibeeCLE
StarterWin
6.2422796
Joe RyanMIN
StarterLoss
4.0741184
Scoring by inning
123456789RHE
CLECleveland Guardians1012020039141
MINMinnesota Twins001000100261
Top hitters
Travis Bazzana2-for-4 · 1 HR · 3 RBI · 1 BB
Steven Kwan3-for-4 · 1 HR · 2 RBI · 1 BB
Jo Adell2-for-5 · 1 HR · 2 RBI
Trevor Larnach2-for-3 · 1 HR · 1 RBI · 1 BB
Nathaniel Lowe2-for-4 · 1 RBI

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherTwinsThe starters are close overall, but Ryan owns the better strikeout and control profile.
Offense vs handTwinsMinnesota has produced the stronger offense against right-handed pitching.
LineupTwinsThe confirmed Minnesota order includes 6 hitters with an OPS above .750 against right-handed pitching.
BullpenGuardiansCleveland has allowed fewer runs from the bullpen on the season ERA.
Starter formGuardiansBibee has a 5.47 ERA over his last five starts, while Ryan is at 7.11.

Pregame contextStarting pitchers

CLE
Tanner Bibee RHP
Tanner Bibee
Cleveland Guardians
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
4.22
128th
WHIP
1.20
79th
K/9
7.01
165th
BB/9
2.74
63rd
P-Score51i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.42
149th
OPS/R
–
IP
170.2
Last 5 starts
ERA
5.47
QUALITY
START %
60%
(3 of 5)
DAYS
REST
5
MIN
Joe Ryan RHP
Joe Ryan
Minnesota Twins
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.68
80th
WHIP
1.13
55th
K/9
10.06
36th
BB/9
1.94
14th
P-Score59i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.25
135th
OPS/R
–
IP
129.2
Last 5 starts
ERA
7.11
QUALITY
START %
20%
(1 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
How the starters differ
·Ryan strikes out 3.1 more batters per nine innings.
·Bibee has produced a quality start in 60% of outings versus 20%.
·Ryan enters with a 3.68 ERA compared with Bibee's 4.22.
·Ryan walks 0.8 fewer batters per nine innings.

Guardians at Twins — Joe Ryan's Command Against Bibee's Innings

Minnesota has now listed Joe Ryan, and his season line is the better one: a 3.68 ERA, a 3.48 FIP and 1.9 walks per nine against Tanner Bibee's 4.22 and 4.62. Recent form flips it. Ryan has a 7.11 ERA over his last five starts even while holding his walk rate at 1.8, and Bibee has gone the other way, 5.47 with 4.1 walks per nine after a season at 2.7. Bibee's 57% quality-start rate remains the higher of the two. Cleveland sits a game and a half behind in the AL Central with the weaker offense, 4.07 runs per game to Minnesota's 4.60, and makes it up in relief: a 3.63 bullpen ERA with 10.3 strikeouts per nine against Minnesota's 4.82 and 1.49 WHIP.

Written by PitcherStat ·

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Bibee arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Cutter24%85.7
Four-seam24%94.0
Sinker21%93.2
Changeup15%80.8
Curveball11%78.0
Sweeper5%82.4
Ryan arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam44%93.5
Sweeper16%80.4
Splitter12%87.9
Knuckle Curve11%79.0
Sinker10%93.2
Slider7%86.3

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Guardians vs RHP (Joe Ryan)
24th
in MLB
0.706OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Twins vs RHP (Tanner Bibee)
8th
in MLB
0.739OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000

Lineup strength vs today's starter

Weighted by batting-order spot. Season rates are regressed toward league average before they enter the model.

Updated Sep 13, 12:10 PM ET
CLECLE
.716
−19 ptsOPS edge
MINMIN
.735

Slight edge: MIN

Full lineup comparison

Lineups

Final lineupsOrder from the stored snapshot; treat as unofficial until the card is filed.Full lineup page
Cleveland GuardiansOfficial lineupvs RHP Joe Ryan
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Ryan (BvP)
1Steven KwanLLF55.7313.7872-for-6Very small sample
2Chase DeLauterLRF82.82016.8080-for-3Very small sample
3Travis BazzanaL2B64.74315.8460-for-2Very small sample
4Jo AdellRRF66.69923.5931-for-3Very small sample
5Nathaniel LoweL1B68.76117.8852-for-11Small sample
6Angel MartínezSLF58.75518.7110-for-7Very small sample
7Angel GenaoS2B44.5722.560No MLB historyNo history
8Patrick BaileySC51.60710.7310-for-3Very small sample
9Brayan RocchioSSS56.70415.7493-for-7Very small sample
1Steven Kwan LF · L.282 / .731 · 3 HRvs hand .787 · 2-for-6 · Very small sample55H-Score2Chase DeLauter RF · L.287 / .820 · 16 HRvs hand .808 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample82H-Score3Travis Bazzana 2B · L.245 / .743 · 15 HRvs hand .846 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample64H-Score4Jo Adell RF · R.240 / .699 · 23 HRvs hand .593 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample66H-Score5Nathaniel Lowe 1B · L.252 / .761 · 17 HRvs hand .885 · 2-for-11 · Small sample68H-Score6Angel Martínez LF · S.254 / .755 · 18 HRvs hand .711 · 0-for-7 · Very small sample58H-Score7Angel Genao 2B · S.213 / .572 · 2 HRvs hand .560 · No MLB history · No history44H-Score8Patrick Bailey C · S.206 / .607 · 10 HRvs hand .731 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample51H-Score9Brayan Rocchio SS · S.253 / .704 · 15 HRvs hand .749 · 3-for-7 · Very small sample56H-Score
Minnesota TwinsOfficial lineupvs RHP Tanner Bibee
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Bibee (BvP)
1Luke KeaschallR2B60.78110.8000-for-1Very small sample
2Brooks LeeS3B60.72824.8000-for-3Very small sample
3Kody ClemensL2B73.75827.7891-for-2Very small sample
4Ryan JeffersRC76.81414.8201-for-8Very small sample
5Trevor LarnachLLF64.78813.8193-for-17Small sample
6Royce LewisR1B56.66715.6381-for-6Very small sample
7Emmanuel RodriguezCF—.6292.631No MLB historyNo history
8Walker JenkinsLCF—.6864.808No MLB historyNo history
9Ryan KreidlerRSS47.6658.6571-for-2Very small sample
1Luke Keaschall 2B · R.282 / .781 · 10 HRvs hand .800 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample60H-Score2Brooks Lee 3B · S.253 / .728 · 24 HRvs hand .800 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample60H-Score3Kody Clemens 2B · L.239 / .758 · 27 HRvs hand .789 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample73H-Score4Ryan Jeffers C · R.256 / .814 · 14 HRvs hand .820 · 1-for-8 · Very small sample76H-Score5Trevor Larnach LF · L.269 / .788 · 13 HRvs hand .819 · 3-for-17 · Small sample64H-Score6Royce Lewis 1B · R.227 / .667 · 15 HRvs hand .638 · 1-for-6 · Very small sample56H-Score7Emmanuel Rodriguez CF.178 / .629 · 2 HRvs hand .631 · No MLB history · No history—H-Score8Walker Jenkins CF · L.226 / .686 · 4 HRvs hand .808 · No MLB history · No history—H-Score9Ryan Kreidler SS · R.218 / .665 · 8 HRvs hand .657 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample47H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseCLECLE·MINMIN
AVG.239 23rd.245 16th
OPS.696 26th.720 13th
Home runs162 27th187 12th
Runs678 24th739 10th
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
BullpenCLECLE·MINMIN
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA3.42vs4.27
no league rank
Bullpen WHIP1.27vs1.42
no league rank
Saves46vs45
CLEMIN
ResultsCLECLE·MINMIN
+28219th
Run differential
+28618th
85–77 Record77–85
5–5 Last 104–6
Last 10 games
Cleveland Guardians (5–5)
L
W
L
W
L
W
L
W
W
L
Minnesota Twins (4–6)
W
L
L
W
L
L
W
L
L
W
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
9—5
14 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Guardians?+
Tanner Bibee (4.22 ERA, 5–15) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Twins?+
Joe Ryan (3.68 ERA, 6–9) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
2:10 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?+
Tanner Bibee is at 51; Joe Ryan is at 59. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.