Overview

• The Guardians swept a doubleheader 6-0 and 8-0, their first twinbill of shutouts since 1964, with the Twins held scoreless for 21 consecutive innings.
• Cleveland now holds the tiebreaker lead for the AL’s third wild-card spot and sits one game behind Detroit.
• An Astros loss to the Mariners factored into Cleveland’s move ahead via tiebreaker scenarios.
• Ramírez became the only player with consecutive seasons of 30 homers, 30 doubles, and 40 steals, and he joined select groups for 30-40 seasons after age 32 and three 30-30 campaigns as a switch-hitting third baseman.
• Rookie Petey Halpin logged his first MLB hit, and right-hander Daniel Espino made his first professional appearance since April 2022 with Triple-A Columbus.