Guardians Streak Snapped, Eyes Still on AL Central Showdown
The Cleveland Guardians’ red-hot run finally cooled Sunday, as the Minnesota Twins handed them a 6-2 loss to halt their 10-game winning streak. The defeat keeps Cleveland one game shy of a tie atop the AL Central with just six games left in the regular season.
Cleveland came out swinging, with Steven Kwan blasting his 11th homer of the year in the first inning and Bo Naylor adding a sac fly to put the Guardians up 2-0. Joey Cantillo held the Twins quiet through three frames, but Minnesota clawed back — Kody Clemens tied it with an RBI single, Brooks Lee delivered the go-ahead two-run shot, and Royce Lewis sealed it with a crushing three-run homer in the sixth.
From there, the Guardians’ bats went silent. They mustered just four hits all afternoon — Kwan, José Ramírez, Kyle Manzardo, and Brayan Rocchio accounting for the damage — as Minnesota’s pitching locked down one of MLB’s hottest offenses.
The loss drops Cleveland to 84-72, still trailing the Detroit Tigers (85-71) by a single game in the division. With six left on the schedule, the Guardians have no margin for error — and the drama kicks right back up Tuesday night, when they open a make-or-break series against Detroit at Progressive Field.
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