Overview
- López left after four innings and 61 pitches with right forearm tightness that the team attributed to a third-inning diving play to record an out.
- He completed imaging Saturday morning, and the Twins had no diagnosis or roster move to announce as they evaluated whether he could make a late-season start in Philadelphia.
- Cody Laweryson and Kody Funderburk kept Cleveland off the board until the eighth before Cole Sands and Michael Tonkin allowed four late runs, including a two-run single by Bo Naylor after stolen bases by José Ramírez and Kyle Manzardo.
- Cleveland's 6-2 win marked its eighth in a row and 13th in 14 games, clinched a 7-3 season-series edge over Minnesota, and pulled the Guardians within 2½ games of the AL Central–leading Tigers.
- The Twins tied the game 2-2 in the sixth on hits by Austin Martin, Luke Keaschall and Royce Lewis, but produced no baserunners over the final three innings as a taxed bullpen set up a Saturday doubleheader started by Joe Ryan and Bailey Ober.