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Minnesota Twins vs Cleveland Guardians Final — July 21, 2026

Minnesota Twins logo
Minnesota Twins
2
FINAL
Cleveland Guardians logo
Cleveland Guardians
5
Tuesday, July 21 · 6:41 PM ET
Last 10 games
+2+1-3-1+2+2+3-4-9-9
Game by game
-2-1+3+1+3+3-6+2-6+9
5-5
Last 10
6-4
-16
Net
+6
Top third of the leagueMiddle thirdBottom thirdBar = league rank (full = 1st)
Rest & travelrest and travel
Rest & travel
1 day
Days of rest
1 day
631 mi1,015 km
Travel to the game
Home
+1 hclock change vs home
Time-zone change
Home
About these numbers

Margin of each of the last 10 games this season, oldest to newest (gold = won). Hover a bar for the score margin.

Distance is straight-line from each team's home arena; time-zone change is at game time. Rest counts days since each team's previous game.

The pre-game matchup

The Twins visited the Guardians on Tuesday, July 21 at 6:41 PM ET.

The total closed at 8, down from 8.5 at the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Twins +132, Guardians -157) prices the Twins at 41% and the Guardians at 59%.

Written from the numbers available before kickoff.

Result

Final score and result vs the closing line

Minnesota Twins 2, Cleveland Guardians 5

Cleveland Guardians won by 3.

  • Against the closing spread (Cleveland Guardians -1.5): Cleveland Guardians covered.
  • Combined score 7 vs the closing total of 8: Under.
  • Cleveland Guardians closed at -157 on the moneyline (a 59% no-vig market-implied chance).

Market

Closing line and line movement

Run lineno move
OpenGuardians -1.5 (+141)
Twins +1.5 (-168)
CloseGuardians -1.5 (+135)
Twins +1.5 (-162)
Totaldown 0.5
Open8.5 (o -102 / u -120)
Close8 (o -105 / u -115)
Moneyline
OpenTwins +123 43%
Guardians -146 57%
CloseTwins +132 41%
Guardians -157 59%

Consensus of US sportsbooks. Open = first line after both teams' previous games; Close = consensus at kickoff. Percentages are the moneyline's no-vig market-implied chances.

Matchup

Head-to-head

The teams have met 46 times since 2023: the Twins won 17 and the Guardians 29.

DateScoreLineTotal
Jul 20, 2026Twins 4, Guardians 13
Guardians won

Jul 9, 2026Guardians 5, Twins 2
Guardians won

Jul 8, 2026Guardians 5, Twins 6
Twins won

Jul 7, 2026Guardians 1, Twins 3
Twins won

May 10, 2026Twins 5, Guardians 4
Twins won

Meetings since 2023, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.

Teams

Minnesota Twins

Cleveland Guardians

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