Guardians score vs Twins | Recap, highlights as Minnesota routs Cleveland to open series

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Guardians score vs Twins | Recap, highlights as Minnesota routs Cleveland to open series

Michael Beaven, Akron Beacon Journal · Akron Beacon Journal

Mon, Apr 28, 2025 ·

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CLEVELAND — The Guardians hosted the Minnesota Twins on Monday, April 28, at Progressive Field in the opener of a four-game series.

The Guardians (15-13) lost their third straight, as the Twins (13-16) rolled to an 11-1 win.

Minnesota opened the game with a solo home run by Edouard Julien on the first pitch off of Guardians starter Gavin Williams and things went downhill from there for Cleveland.

Here's how the game unfolded through our live updates.

Jorge Alcala pitches a scoreless ninth and Twins win 11-1

Jorge Alcala pitches a 1-2-3 ninth and the Twins win 11-1.

Will Wilson pitches ninth inning for Guardians; Twins lead 11-1

Will Wilson pitched a 1-2-3 ninth inning for the Guardians.

Guardians load bases and do not score; Twins lead 11-1 through eight innings

The Guardians loaded the bases and did not score in the eighth inning. Daniel Schneeman and Kyle Manzardo singled in the inning and Will Wilson walked.

Jorge Alcala relieved Bailey Ober during the inning. Ober's final line was 7 2/3 innings, eight hits and one earned run allowed, no walks and two strikeouts.

Will Wilson pitches eighth inning for Guardians as Twins extend lead to 11-1

Will Wilson entered to pitch the eighth inning for the Guardians and the Twins extended their lead to 11-1.

Kody Clemens hit a leadoff double to right-center field, Trevor Larnach hit into a flyout, Ty France lined out and Ryan Jeffers smacked a two-run home run over the fence in left-center field.

Willson got Mickey Gasper to flyout to end the inning.

Twins starter Bailey Ober retires Guardians in order in third inning; Twins lead 4-0

Twins starter Bailey Ober retired the Guardians 1-2-3 in the third inning with two groundouts and a strikeout of Jhonkensy Noel

Guardians reliever Cody Bolton retires Twins in order in seventh inning; Minnesota maintains 9-1 lead

Guardians reliever Cody Bolton retired the Twins 1-2-3 in the fourth inning with a flyout, a strikeout and a groundout.

Twins starter Bailey Ober works around single to retire Guardians in sixth inning; Minnesota leads 9-1

Twins starter Bailey Ober worked around a single by Carlos Santana to retire the Guardians in the sixth inning.

Cody Bolton enters to pitch sixth inning; Twins extend lead to 9-1

Cody Bolton entered to pitch the sixth inning for the Guardians and Twins extend their lead to 9-1.

Byron Buxton singled to left field to leadoff the sixth, Carlos Correa popped out, Trevor Larnach singled to center field and Ty France doubled to center field to bring in Buxton and Larnach. Ryan Jeffers hit into a flyout and Mickey Glasper contributed a single to right field to bring in France.

Guardians relief pitcher Paul Sewald is dealing with right shoulder inflammation

Guardians relief pitcher Paul Sewald is dealing with right shoulder inflammation, per a press box announcement. Sewald recorded two outs in the fifth inning.

Gabriel Arias and Jhonkensy Noel record hits and Guardians trim Twins lead to 6-1 in fifth inning

Gabriel Arias doubled to left field to leadoff the fifth inning and Jhonkensy Noel hit with an RBI single with one out to left field to cut the Guardians deficit to 6-1.

Brayan Rocchio popped out, Steven Kwan singled and Nolan Jones popped out to end the inning against Bailey Ober.

Harrison Bader singles in a run to extend Twins lead to 6-0 in fifth inning

Harrison Bader singles to right field with two outs and Mickey Gasper scores to extend the Twins lead to 6-0 in the fifth inning.

Jonah Bride singles in a run to extend Twins lead to 5-0 in fifth inning

Tim Herrin entered to pitch for the Guardians with two outs and walked Ryan Jeffers after Paul Sewald left with an apparent injury. Mickey Gasper followed with a single to center field and then Jonah Bride singled to left field to bring in Jefferes to extend the Twins lead to 5-0 in the fifth inning.

Paul Sewald records two outs in fifth inning for the Guardians, then departs with apparent injury

Paul Sewald entered to pitch for the Guardians in the fifth inning and recorded two outs before being removed with an apparent injury during an at bat against Ryan Jeffers.

Sewald got Trevor Larnach to groundout and Ty France to strikeout before departing.

Twins starter Bailey Ober works around single to retire Guardians in fourth inning; Minnesota leads 4-0

Twins starter Bailey Ober worked around a single by José Ramírez to retire the Guardians in the fourth inning with two flyouts and a groundout.

Guardians reliever Jakob Junis retires Twins in order in fourth inning; Minnesota maintains 4-0 lead

Guardians reliever Jakob Junis retired the Twins 1-2-3 in the fourth inning with two groundouts and a strikeout of Carlos Correa.

Apr 28, 2025; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Bailey Ober (17) delivers a pitch in the first inning against the Cleveland Guardians at Progressive Field. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-Imagn Images

Twins starter Bailey Ober retires Guardians in order in third inning; Twins lead 4-0

Twins starter Bailey Ober retired the Guardians 1-2-3 in the third inning with two groundouts and a strikeout of Jhonkensy Noel.

Jakob Junis pitches a scoreless third inning for the Guardians; Twins maintain 4-0 lead

Jakob Junis entered to pitch for the Guardians in the third and posted a scoreless inning. Jonah Bride singled up the middle with two outs and the ball deflected off Junis, but the right-hander stayed in the game and recorded the final out of the inning.

Twins starter Bailey Ober works around single to retire Guardians in second inning; Twins lead 4-0

Twins starter Bailey Ober worked around a single by Carlos Santana to retire the Guardians in the second inning. Ober struck out Kyle Manzardo to begin the second inning.

Byron Buxton singles to extend Twins lead to 4-0 over Guardians in second inning

Byron Buxton singled to right field to bring in Jonah Bride and Harrison Bader and extend the Twins lead to 4-0 over the Guardians with one out in the second inning.

Bride and Bader each hit singles with one out. Edouard Julien then walked to load the bases in front of Buxton.

Carlos Correa lined a single to center field to load the bases. Gavin Williams proceeded to get Trevor Larnach to strikeout swinging and Ty France to groundout.

Twins starter Bailey Ober retires Guardians in order in first inning; Twins lead 2-0

Twins starter Bailey Ober retired the Guardians 1-2-3 in the first inning with two groundouts and a flyout.

Apr 28, 2025; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Cleveland Guardians catcher Bo Naylor (23) prepares to tag out Minnesota Twins first baseman Ty France (13) in the first inning at Progressive Field. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-Imagn Images

Ryan Jeffers doubles in a run to extend Twins lead to 2-0 over Guardians

Ryan Jeffers doubled in Carlos Correa with two outs to extend the Twins lead to 2-0 over the Guardians.

Ty France attempted to score on the Jeffers double, but he was tagged out in front of home plate by Guardians catcher Bo Naylor to end the inning. Guardians center fielder Nolan Jones made the inital throw to second baseman Gabriel Arias, who then made a relay throw to Naylor.

Edouard Julien hits a leadoff home run to give the Twins a 1-0 lead in the first inning

Edouard Julien hit a leadoff home run over the fence in right-center field off of Gavin Williams to give the Twins a 1-0 lead in the first inning.

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Apr 28, 2025; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Minnesota Twins shortstop Carlos Correa (4) celebrates his single in the first inning against the Cleveland Guardians at Progressive Field. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-Imagn Images

Here are pregame tidbits to read:

Triston McKenzie clears waivers, accepts trip back to Columbus

Triston McKenzie cleared waivers and is remaining in the Guardians organization as he accepted a trip back to Class-AAA Columbus.

Guardians promote Cody Bolton from Columbus and send Joey Cantillo to the Clippers

The Guardians announced Monday that they have called up RHP Cody Bolton from Class-AAA Columbus and optionedLHP Joey Cantillo to Columbus.

Bolton, 26, was acquired from Seattle on April 8. The Tracy, CA native has split his professional career between the Pittsburgh Pirates and Seattle Mariners organizations, appearing in 33 games at the Major League level over the last two seasons (2023-24) with the two clubs. Last season, he split the year between AAA Tacoma and Seattle, posting a 3.07 ERA in Triple-A (33-G, 10ER/29.1IP/34SO) and a 4.34 ERA with the Mariners (17-G, 9ER/18.2IP/17K).

Bolton was Pittsburgh's sixth round pick out of high school in 2017 and was purchased by Seattle following the 2023 season. He started the 2025 season at AAA Tacoma prior to his April 5 DFA.

Since his acquisition, he has appeared in 4 games in relief for Class-AAA Columbus (2ER/4.0IP).

Cleveland Guardians starter Gavin Williams throws a pitch against the New York Yankees on April 21, 2025, in Cleveland, Ohio.

Who are the starting pitchers for the game between the Cleveland Guardians and the Minnesota Twins today?

Gavin Williams is scheduled to start on the mound for the Guardians and Bailey Ober is set to get the ball for the Twins.

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Apr 27, 2025; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Cleveland Guardians right fielder Nolan Jones (22) celebrates with designated hitter Jose Ramirez (11) and first baseman Carlos Santana (41) after hitting a three-run home run during the sixth inning against the Boston Red Sox at Progressive Field. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-Imagn Images

Minnesota Twins batting lineup against the Guardians

Edouard Julien, 2B
Byron Buxton, CF
Carlos Correa, SS
Trevor Larnach, RF
Ty France, 1B
Ryan Jeffers, C
Mickey Gasper, DH
Jonah Bride, 3B
Harrison Bader, LF

Cleveland Guardians outfielder Steven Kwan and infielder Daniel Schneemann (10) celebrate after the Guardians defeated the New York Yankees on April 22, 2025, in Cleveland, Ohio.

Cleveland Guardians batting lineup against the Twins

Steven Kwan, LF
Nolan Jones, CF
José Ramírez, 3B
Kyle Manzardo, DH
Carlos Santana, 1B
Gabriel Arias, 2B
Bo Naylor, C
Jhonkensy Noel, RF
Brayan Rocchio, SS

Cleveland Guardians cleanup hitter Kyle Manzardo watches the ball after hitting a solo home run off New York Yankees starting pitcher Clarke Schmidt on April 21, 2025, in Cleveland, Ohio.

American League Central Division standings

Entering Monday:

Detroit Tigers 18-10
Cleveland Guardians 15-12
Kansas City Royals 14-15
Minnesota Twins 12-16
Chicago White Sox 7-21

Apr 26, 2025; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Guardians left fielder Steven Kwan, left, and first baseman Carlos Santana, right, receive their Rawlings Gold Glove awards before the game between the Guardians and the Boston Red Sox at Progressive Field. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-Imagn Images

How can I watch, stream or listen to the Guardians vs. Twins game on Monday?

Monday's game can be viewed locally on AT&T U-verse (channel 1736), COX (channel 80), DIRECTV Satellite and Streaming (channel 662), FuboTV and Spectrum (channel 1306). It can also be streamed via MLB's direct-to-consumer streaming subscription ( CLEGuardians.TV ) for $99.99 a season or $19.99 a month. And it'll be available on the radio via WTAM 1100, WMMS 100.7 and WARF 1350.

Michael Beaven can be reached by email at mbeaven@thebeaconjournal.com .

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