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Minnesota Twins vs Cleveland Guardians Final — July 23, 2026

Minnesota Twins logo
Minnesota Twins
3
FINAL
Cleveland Guardians logo
Cleveland Guardians
1
Thursday, July 23 · 1:11 PM ET
Last 10 games
-3-1+2+2+3-4-9-9-3+4
Game by game
+3+1+3+3-6+2-6+9+3-4
4-6
Last 10
7-3
-18
Net
+8
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 Thursday, July 23 at 1:11 PM ET.

The total closed 7.5, unchanged from the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Twins +123, Guardians -148) prices the Twins at 43% and the Guardians at 57%.

Written from the numbers available before kickoff.

Result

Final score and result vs the closing line

Minnesota Twins 3, Cleveland Guardians 1

Minnesota Twins won by 2.

  • Against the closing spread (Cleveland Guardians -1.5): Minnesota Twins covered.
  • Combined score 4 vs the closing total of 7.5: Under.
  • Minnesota Twins closed at +123 on the moneyline (a 43% no-vig market-implied chance).

Market

Closing line and line movement

Run lineno move
OpenGuardians -1.5 (+154)
Twins +1.5 (-188)
CloseGuardians -1.5 (+156)
Twins +1.5 (-188)
Totalno move
Open7.5 (o -120 / u -102)
Close7.5 (o +104 / u -125)
Moneyline
OpenTwins +115 45%
Guardians -135 55%
CloseTwins +123 43%
Guardians -148 57%

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 48 times since 2023: the Twins won 18 and the Guardians 30.

DateScoreLineTotal
Jul 22, 2026Twins 10, Guardians 6
Twins won

Jul 21, 2026Twins 2, Guardians 5
Guardians won

Jul 20, 2026Twins 4, Guardians 13
Guardians won

Jul 9, 2026Guardians 5, Twins 2
Guardians won

Jul 8, 2026Guardians 5, Twins 6
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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