Minnesota Twins vs Cleveland Guardians AI Sports Picks & Predictions

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Minnesota TwinsMIN

4–6

Final

Cleveland GuardiansCLE

Progressive Field

Team Season Averages

Minnesota TwinsLeads 9 of 18

Cleveland GuardiansLeads 9 of 18

Batting

4.82Runs per game4.15
0.235Batting average0.231
0.326On-base percentage0.319
0.384Slugging percentage0.377
0.709OPS0.696
1.13Home runs per game1.00
7.84Hits per game7.59
43Home runs39
28Stolen bases34

Pitching

4.80ERA4.01
1.39WHIP1.28
7.81Strikeouts per nine9.21
3.69Walks per nine3.56
4.66Runs allowed per game3.90
0.255Opponent batting average0.236
288Pitching strikeouts349
14Quality starts10
6Saves12

Highlighted values lead the matchup; for points allowed, turnovers and similar stats, lower is better.

Odds

Sportsbook	Spread (CLE)	Total	MIN ML	CLE ML
DDraftKings	-1.5	7.5	+123	-149
FFanDuel	-1.5	7.5	+124	-146
BBetMGM	—	7.5	+120	-145
CCaesars	-1.5	7.5	+122	-145
BBetOnline	-1.5	7.5	+128	-141
BBetRivers	-1.5	7.5	+120	-150
BBetus	-1.5	7.5	+127	-141
BBovada	-1.5	7.5	+124	-148
FFanatics	-1.5	7.5	+125	-150
LLowVig	-1.5	7.5	+128	-141
MMyBookie	-1.5	7.5	+123	-145

Game Information

Progressive Field

Stadium

May 8, 2026

7:15 PM EDT

Gametime weather

Conditions pending

Lineups

MIN

Starters

CLE

Starters

Rankings

Team	Offense	Defense
MIN	9th	26th
CLE	21st	13th

Matchup

MINCLE

16-22Record20-19
42.1%Win %51.3%
10-10Home record9-7
6-12Road record11-12
4-6Last 105-5
-2Streak2
-12Run diff-4
5-2Division4-3
1 (B2B)Rest days1 (B2B)

Scores

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	T
MIN	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	1	4
CLE	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	—	6

Team Stats

MINStatCLE

4Runs6
13Hits8
1Errors0
1Home runs1
3RBI5
1Stolen bases3
11K (bat)6
6K (pit)11
3BB (pit)2

Player Stats

MIN — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB
Josh Bell1B	5	0	1	0	0	0
Byron BuxtonCF	5	2	3	1	2	0
Austin MartinLF	5	1	3	0	0	0
Brooks LeeSS	4	0	2	0	0	0
Royce Lewis3B	4	1	1	0	0	0
Matt WallnerRF	4	0	0	0	0	0
Ryan JeffersC	4	0	1	0	1	1
Victor CaratiniC	4	0	1	0	0	0
Luke Keaschall2B	3	0	1	0	0	1
Kody Clemens1B	0	0	0	0	0	0

MIN — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Connor PrielippSP	5.0	4	4	1	2	6
Kody FunderburkRP	1.1	1	1	1	0	0
Eric OrzeRP	0.2	1	0	0	0	0
Anthony BandaRP	0.2	2	1	1	1	0
Yoendrys GomezRP	0.1	0	0	0	0	0

CLE — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB
David FryRF	4	0	1	0	0	0
Jose Ramirez3B	4	1	2	0	1	0
Petey HalpinCF	4	0	0	0	0	0
Austin HedgesC	4	0	1	0	1	0
Angel MartinezLF	4	1	0	0	0	0
Travis Bazzana2B	4	2	1	1	2	0
Steven KwanCF	3	2	2	0	0	2
Brayan RocchioSS	3	0	1	0	0	0
Rhys Hoskins1B	2	0	0	0	1	1

CLE — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Parker MessickSP	5.2	7	1	1	1	7
Cade SmithRP	1.0	2	1	1	0	1
Tim HerrinRP	1.0	1	0	0	0	0
Matt FestaRP	0.2	3	2	2	0	2
Colin HoldermanRP	0.2	0	0	0	1	1

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Player props

Minnesota Twins vs Cleveland Guardians Player Props

Prop lines and results for the players in this game, by market.

Ryan Jeffers
Hits: 9/19 over · last line 0.5
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Byron Buxton
Home Runs: 0/18 over · last line 0.5
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Nathaniel Lowe
Home Runs: 1/17 over · last line 0.5
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Rhys Hoskins
Home Runs: 2/17 over · last line 0.5
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Taj Bradley
Strikeouts: 11/17 over · last line 6.5
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Gavin Williams
Strikeouts: 9/16 over · last line 6.5
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Joe Ryan
Hits Allowed: 11/16 over · last line 4.5
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Parker Messick
Hits Allowed: 9/16 over · last line 4.5
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Austin Hedges
Home Runs: 2/14 over · last line 0.5
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Bailey Ober
Outs: 10/14 over · last line 15.5
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Connor Prielipp
Strikeouts: 10/14 over · last line 5.5
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Zebby Matthews
Hits Allowed: 8/14 over · last line 5.5
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Minnesota Twins vs Cleveland Guardians: Final Score & Recap

The Cleveland Guardians beat the Minnesota Twins 6-4 in this MLB game at Progressive Field on Friday, May 8, 2026. The line score, team and player box scores, and scoring summary are in the Game Stats tab.

Team pages: Minnesota Twins · Cleveland Guardians

Minnesota Twins vs Cleveland Guardians Odds

DraftKings lists the Cleveland Guardians at CLE -1.5 on the run line, with the total set at 7.5. Moneylines are Minnesota Twins +123 and Cleveland Guardians -149. Those are the closing numbers; the odds table above compares every book we track.

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Minnesota Twins vs Cleveland Guardians — Common Questions

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The Cleveland Guardians beat the Minnesota Twins 6-4 on May 8, 2026 at Progressive Field. The full box score and line score are on this page.

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