The Corner Rundown: Twins 5, Guardians 4
Final: Minnesota Twins 5, Cleveland Guardians 4
Date: Sunday, May 10, 2026
Location: Progressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio
⚾ Key Performers
- Brayan Rocchio: 4-for-4, double, two runs scored. Rocchio was Cleveland’s best bat all afternoon.
- Chase DeLauter: 2-for-5 with two RBIs, including Cleveland’s eighth-inning run that made it a one-run game.
- José Ramírez: Drove in Rocchio with an RBI single in the third to tie the game.
- Gavin Williams: Six innings, 10 hits, five runs, one walk and six strikeouts.
🧢 Game Summary
The Guardians had traffic, chances and a late push, but Minnesota’s four-run fifth inning ended up being the difference in a 5-4 loss at Progressive Field.
Minnesota opened the scoring in the third when Kody Clemens doubled and later came home on a wild pitch. Cleveland answered in the bottom half, with Rocchio starting the rally and Ramírez bringing him home.
The game turned in the fifth. The Twins sent nine hitters to the plate and stacked together six hits, getting run-scoring swings from Brooks Lee, Royce Lewis, Josh Bell and Austin Martin to jump ahead 5-1.
Cleveland did not go quietly. Angel Martínez singled home a run in the fifth, DeLauter added another RBI in the sixth, and DeLauter’s eighth-inning groundout scored David Fry to cut it to 5-4. But Yoendrys Gómez worked a clean ninth for Minnesota, and the Guardians dropped the series finale.
📊 Notable Stats
- The Guardians finished with 11 hits and six walks but came up one run short.
- Rocchio reached safely in all four official at-bats.
- DeLauter continued to look comfortable in run-producing spots.
- Minnesota’s fifth inning produced four runs on six hits.
- Stephen Vogt missed the game due to illness.
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💰 The Betting Corner
FanDuel listed Cleveland as a -162 moneyline favorite and -1.5 on the run line at +132 for Sunday’s game against Minnesota. The Twins were +136 on the moneyline and +1.5 at -160, with the total set at 7.5.
With Minnesota winning 5-4, the Twins cashed the moneyline and covered +1.5. Cleveland did not cover as the favorite, and the combined nine runs pushed the game over 7.5.
For the next game, FanDuel’s team odds page had not yet posted a full moneyline or run line for Angels-Guardians as of publication.
🔜 Next Game
Matchup: Los Angeles Angels at Cleveland Guardians
Date/Time: Monday, May 11, 2026 — 6:10 p.m. ET
Location: Progressive Field
Probable Pitchers: Angels TBD vs. Joey Cantillo — LHP, 2-1, 3.43 ERA
Sources: Reuters, MLB Game Story, MLB Probable Pitchers, FanDuel Research