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Cleveland Guardians vs Minnesota Twins Final — September 11, 2026

Friday, September 11 · 8:11 PM ET
Last 10 games
+5-11-3+1+1-6+1-2+4-4
Game by game
+4+10+13-5-3+2-9-1+1-5
5-5
Last 10
5-5
-14
Net
+7
Top third of the leagueMiddle thirdBottom thirdBar = league rank (full = 1st)
Rest & travelrest and travel
Rest & travel
2 days
Days of rest
2 days
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 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

Run lineno move
OpenTwins +1.5 (-173)
Guardians -1.5 (+140)
CloseTwins +1.5 (-172)
Guardians -1.5 (+140)
Totalno move
Open7.5 (o -115 / u -105)
Close7.5 (o -115 / u -105)
Moneyline
OpenGuardians -122 53%
Twins +102 47%
CloseGuardians -120 52%
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.

DateScoreLineTotal
Jul 23, 2026Twins 3, Guardians 1
Twins won


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


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

Teams

Cleveland Guardians

Minnesota Twins

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