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May 8, 2026 · AL Cent

Minnesota Twins vs Cleveland Guardians

May 8, 2026Progressive FieldDrizzle 55°F · 13 mph, Out To RF
AWAY
Minnesota Twins
16-23
4
vs
HOME
Cleveland Guardians
21-19
6

Scoring summary

INN BATTER PLAY SCORE
B1 José Ramírez José Ramírez reaches on a fielding error by second baseman Luke Keaschall. Steven Kwan scores. Angel Martínez to 3rd. MIN 0, CLE 1
B1 Rhys Hoskins Rhys Hoskins out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Matt Wallner. Angel Martínez scores. MIN 0, CLE 2
B1 Travis Bazzana Travis Bazzana homers (1) on a fly ball to center field. José Ramírez scores. MIN 0, CLE 4
T6 Ryan Jeffers Ryan Jeffers singles on a ground ball to right fielder Angel Martínez. Austin Martin scores. MIN 1, CLE 4
T7 Byron Buxton Byron Buxton homers (12) on a fly ball to left center field. Royce Lewis scores. MIN 3, CLE 4
B7 José Ramírez José Ramírez singles on a line drive to left fielder Austin Martin. Steven Kwan scores. MIN 3, CLE 5
B8 Austin Hedges Austin Hedges singles on a sharp ground ball to second baseman Luke Keaschall, deflected by pitcher Anthony Banda. Travis Bazzana scores. Brayan Rocchio to 3rd. MIN 3, CLE 6
T9 Ryan Jeffers Ryan Jeffers grounds into a double play, shortstop Brayan Rocchio to second baseman Travis Bazzana to first baseman Rhys Hoskins. Byron Buxton scores. Austin Martin out at 2nd. Ryan Jeffers out at 1st. MIN 4, CLE 6

Box score

  123456789 R
MIN 000001201 4
CLE 400000110 6

Pitching & bullpen

How the game was pitched — the starters, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role, and the pitch counts behind them.

Twins AWAY 4

Connor Prielipp started for Twins, leaving trailing 0–4. Out of the bullpen, Kody Funderburk took the roughest line.

workload · innings pitched
  • Connor Prielipp Starter 5.0 93 4 6 L
    Pitch-by-pitch: what Connor Prielipp threw
    CSW 32% 1st-pitch strike 65% 4.0 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Slider 29 31% 5 4 1 15 4
    Four-Seam Fastball 28 30% 1 6 10 7 4
    Curveball 16 17% 0 6 4 5 1
    Sinker 13 14% 1 5 1 4 2
    Changeup 7 8% 0 2 1 1 3
  • Kody Funderburk Reliever 1.1 22 1 0
  • Eric Orze Setup 0.2 16 0 0 inherited 1, all 1 scored
  • Anthony Banda Setup 0.2 22 1 0
  • Yoendrys Gómez Middle 0.1 2 0 0 inherited 3, stranded 3
Guardians HOME 6

Parker Messick started for Guardians, leaving with a 4–1 lead. Out of the bullpen, Matt Festa took the roughest line.

workload · innings pitched
  • Parker Messick Starter 5.2 95 1 7 W
    Pitch-by-pitch: what Parker Messick threw
    CSW 27% 1st-pitch strike 58% 4.0 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Changeup 29 31% 4 3 8 9 5
    Four-Seam Fastball 27 28% 4 5 4 11 3
    Sinker 18 19% 1 2 4 6 5
    Curveball 11 12% 0 5 0 3 3
    Cutter 10 11% 1 1 2 6 0
  • Matt Festa Setup 0.2 17 2 2 HLD inherited 3, stranded 3
  • Colin Holderman Setup 0.2 14 0 1 HLD inherited 1, stranded 1
  • Tim Herrin Setup 1.0 11 0 0 HLD inherited 1, stranded 1
  • Cade Smith Closer 1.0 15 1 1 SV

Where the game turned

1 run Bottom 1st · off Prielipp
  • Ramírez E

Batting lines

AWAY · MIN
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
Byron Buxton CF 5 2 3 2 0 1 .255 .307 .542 .849 HR (12), 2B
Austin Martin LF 5 1 3 0 0 0 .333 .464 .425 .889 2B, SB
Ryan Jeffers C 4 0 1 1 1 2 .300 .408 .520 .928
Josh Bell DH 5 0 1 0 0 3 .216 .293 .328 .621
Luke Keaschall 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .236 .314 .314 .628
Brooks Lee SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 .278 .331 .437 .768
Matt Wallner RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .179 .276 .313 .589
Royce Lewis 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .173 .269 .309 .578
Victor Caratini 1B 4 0 1 0 0 3 .209 .303 .253 .556
HOME · CLE
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
Steven Kwan LF 3 2 2 0 2 0 .221 .321 .286 .607 2B
Angel Martínez RF 4 1 0 0 0 1 .261 .306 .452 .758
José Ramírez 3B 4 1 2 1 0 0 .219 .345 .397 .742
Rhys Hoskins 1B 2 0 0 1 1 1 .195 .339 .368 .707
David Fry DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 .240 .367 .440 .807
Travis Bazzana 2B 4 2 1 2 0 1 .200 .368 .300 .668 HR (1), 2 SB
Brayan Rocchio SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 .264 .348 .368 .716 SB
Austin Hedges C 4 0 1 1 0 1 .306 .352 .449 .801
Petey Halpin CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .118 .167 .118 .285

Pitching lines

AWAY · MIN
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
Connor Prielipp 5.0 4 4 1 2 6 1 93 3.32 L
Kody Funderburk 1.1 1 1 1 0 0 0 22 2.87
Eric Orze 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 4.67
Anthony Banda 0.2 2 1 1 1 0 0 22 8.27
Yoendrys Gómez 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6.11
HOME · CLE
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
Parker Messick 5.2 7 1 1 1 7 0 95 2.30 W
Matt Festa 0.2 3 2 2 0 2 1 17 5.30 HLD
Colin Holderman 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 14 1.42 HLD
Tim Herrin 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 0.00 HLD
Cade Smith 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 15 3.44 SV

Manager comparison

AWAY · MIN
Derek Shelton
Derek Shelton
Lineup 1.7 R Bunts 0.7 R IBBs 0.8 R
HOME · CLE
Stephen Vogt
Stephen Vogt
Lineup 2.0 R Bunts 1.1 R IBBs 1.4 R

Recent form

AWAY · MIN
7-3 L1 +22 run diff
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HOME · CLE
4-5 L2 -2 run diff
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How RunsLeft analyzes games

Standard content on this page comes from the MLB Stats API. The pitching analysis describes how the game was pitched — the starter's line, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role (opener, bulk, setup, closer), pitch counts as a fatigue signal, and the leverage context where the game turned. Reliever roles are inferred from how the manager used each arm up to that date. It describes structure and constraints; it does not grade the manager.

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