Twins Fall To Guardians

Twins Drop to Season-Worst Nine Games Below .500 After Guardians Loss

Twins have dropped to a season-worst nine games below.500 after a 5-2 loss to the Cleveland Guardians. The Twins' closer Yoendrys Gómez and A.J. Minter both gave up three go-ahead runs in the ninth inning, and Minter allowed a two-run homer in the seventh. The team acquired three pitchers at the trade deadline, hoping to bolster their bullpen for the last two months of the season. The loss leaves the Twins 5 1/2 games behind Cleveland with 15 games remaining.