Cleveland Guardians vs Minnesota Twins Final — September 11, 2026
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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 Guardians visited the Twins on Friday, September 11 at 8:11 PM ET.
The total closed 7.5, unchanged from the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Guardians -120, Twins +100) prices the Guardians at 52% and the Twins at 48%.
Written from the numbers available before kickoff.
Result
Final score and result vs the closing line
Cleveland Guardians 5, Minnesota Twins 2
Cleveland Guardians won by 3.
- Against the closing spread (Minnesota Twins +1.5): Cleveland Guardians covered.
- Combined score 7 vs the closing total of 7.5: Under.
- Cleveland Guardians closed at -120 on the moneyline (a 52% no-vig market-implied chance).
Market
Closing line and line movement
Guardians -1.5 (+140)
Guardians -1.5 (+140)
Twins +102 47%
Twins +100 48%
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 49 times since 2023: the Guardians won 30 and the Twins 19.
| Date | Score | Line | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 23, 2026 | Twins 3, Guardians 1 Twins won | ||
| Jul 22, 2026 | Twins 10, Guardians 6 Twins won | ||
| Jul 21, 2026 | Twins 2, Guardians 5 Guardians won | ||
| Jul 20, 2026 | Twins 4, Guardians 13 Guardians won | ||
| Jul 9, 2026 | Guardians 5, Twins 2 Guardians won |
Meetings since 2023, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.
Teams
Cleveland Guardians
- Cleveland Guardians team stats
- Cleveland Guardians 3, Tampa Bay Rays 7 (Oct 19)
- Tampa Bay Rays 3, Cleveland Guardians 1 (Oct 18)
- Tampa Bay Rays 7, Cleveland Guardians 3 (Oct 17)
Minnesota Twins
- Minnesota Twins team stats
- Texas Rangers 4, Minnesota Twins 6 (Sep 27)
- Texas Rangers 6, Minnesota Twins 2 (Sep 26)
- Minnesota Twins 4, San Francisco Giants 2 (Sep 23)
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More MLB games on September 11, 2026
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- Colorado Rockies 2, Detroit Tigers 6 (Sep 11)
- Los Angeles Angels 3, Washington Nationals 4 (Sep 11)
- New York Mets 4, New York Yankees 6 (Sep 11)
- Baltimore Orioles 7, Toronto Blue Jays 4 (Sep 11)
- Kansas City Royals 3, Boston Red Sox 2 (Sep 11)
- Houston Astros 1, Tampa Bay Rays 3 (Sep 11)
- Cincinnati Reds 0, Milwaukee Brewers 20 (Sep 11)
- Philadelphia Phillies 5, Atlanta Braves 6 (Sep 11)
- Seattle Mariners 5, Athletics 6 (Sep 11)
- San Diego Padres 7, San Francisco Giants 5 (Sep 11)
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