Minnesota Twins at Cleveland Guardians

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MIN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	3	6	0
CLE	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	1

Taj Bradley gets the ball for Minnesota looking to build off a win the Twins desperately needed, while Gavin Williams takes the mound for Cleveland trying to make sure Wednesday's meltdown was a blip and not a trend. First pitch is 1:10 PM ET, a getaway-day matinee to close out a four-game set that's already delivered a 13-4 blowout and a wild 10-6 finish.

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Twins(50-53)

WLLLL

3

+1.5-178+122o7.5-106

Guardians(54-49)

LWWLW

1

-1.5+174-122u7.5+106

Best BetGuardians -135

Pregame

We took Cleveland at -129 and we're sticking with it — the roster gap between these two clubs is real even with the Twins riding a one-game high. Williams missed bats his last time out even in a loss, and Minnesota's rotation is so banged up that trusting Bradley over a full season is a harder sell than the Twins' one recent win suggests.

Williams has swing-and-miss stuff that showed up big in his last outing — 11 strikeouts against Pittsburgh — but he still walked away with the loss after the Pirates got to him for 5 earned runs. Bradley's last start against the Cubs was rockier: 5 earned runs over 5 innings in a loss. Neither guy is walking into this one hot, which is part of why this series has turned into a slugfest instead of a pitchers' duel.

Taj Bradley

(9-4)·3.69 ERA

Jul 18 @ Cubs

L

5.0IP

5ER

6K

3BB

94P

07/23 Lineup

Gavin Williams

(11-6)·3.56 ERA

Jul 18 vs Pirates

L

6.0IP

5ER

11K

0BB

84P

07/23 Lineup

Cleveland still has the better résumé and sits just a game back in the AL Central, but the roster armor is thinner than the record suggests — losing Angel Martinez to the IL stings for a team trying to hold serve down the stretch. Minnesota's issues run deeper: the pitching depth chart has been gutted, with Pablo Lopez, David Festa, Mick Abel and Connor Prielipp all shelved for extended stretches. That's the backdrop for a series where the games keep swinging both ways at the plate.

Minnesota Twins

(50-53)

Jul 22W@ Guardians10-6

Jul 21L@ Guardians2-5

Jul 20L@ Guardians4-13

Jul 19L@ Cubs1-10

Jul 18L@ Cubs2-6

Cleveland Guardians

(54-49)

Jul 22Lvs Twins6-10

Jul 21Wvs Twins5-2

Jul 20Wvs Twins13-4

Jul 19Lvs Pirates1-7

Jul 18Wvs Pirates5-3

Both clubs are stuck in that limbo before the Aug. 3 trade deadline — Cleveland fighting to stay attached to first place, Minnesota trying to prove last year's fire sale didn't leave them without a pulse. The Twins won't be buyers, but a hot week like this one, capped by Wednesday's 10-run outburst, is exactly the kind of thing that keeps a front office from blowing it up twice in two years.

Minnesota Twins

(9)

• Day-To-DayVictor Caratini (C) — Caratini was removed from Wednesday's game against the Guardians with an apparent knee injury, Joey Mistretta of ClutchPoints.com reports.07/23
• 15-Day-ILMarco Raya (RP) — Raya (shoulder) struck out two and allowed two earned runs on one hit and one walk across one inning in a rehab appearance Saturday with Triple-A St. Paul.07/20
• 15-Day-ILConnor Prielipp (SP) — Prielipp (finger) struck out three and allowed no hits and one walk over three scoreless innings Sunday in a rehab start with Triple-A St. Paul.07/20
• 15-Day-ILAnthony Banda (RP) — Banda underwent surgery to repair his left lat strain and will miss the remainder of the 2026 season, Dan Hayes of The Athletic reports.07/09
• 15-Day-ILCole Sands (RP) — Sands (forearm) tossed a perfect inning in his rehab appearance with Triple-A St. Paul on Tuesday.07/08
• 60-Day-ILDavid Festa (SP) — Twins general manager Jeremy Zoll said that Festa (shoulder) is scheduled to visit Dr. Robert Bowers in Atlanta on Tuesday and Wednesday to receive an additional medical opinion after the right-hander recently showed symptoms of a potential recurrence of thoracic outlet syndrome, Dan Hayes of The Athletic reports.07/20
• 60-Day-ILMick Abel (SP) — The Twins plan to re-evaluate Abel (elbow) on Sept. 1, Dan Hayes of The Athletic reports.07/20
• 60-Day-ILGarrett Acton (RP) — Acton (shoulder) struck out a batter and allowed three earned runs on one hit and three walks over two-thirds of an inning in a rehab appearance Tuesday in the rookie-level Florida Complex League.07/15
• 60-Day-ILPablo Lopez (SP) — The Twins placed Lopez (elbow) on the 60-day injured list Thursday.05/08

Cleveland Guardians

(2)

• 10-Day-ILAngel Martinez (LF) — Martinez (foot) started in center field and went 2-for-4 with a double, a home run and two RBI for Double-A Akron on Tuesday.07/22
• 15-Day-ILTim Herrin (RP) — Herrin (elbow) struck out three batters in a scoreless inning for Triple-A Columbus on Saturday.07/19

Caratini's knee is the one to watch before lineups drop — he was pulled from Wednesday's game and is listed day-to-day. If he's out, it's one more lineup spot the Twins have to paper over on a day their bullpen is already thin after a bullpen game the day before. Cleveland, for its part, just needs Williams to look more like the guy who struck out 11 than the one who gave up 5 runs doing it.