Cleveland Guardians at Minnesota Twins

MINNEAPOLIS (Interstat) — Bo Naylor hit a pair of two-run singles, including the go-ahead hit in the eighth inning, and the Cleveland Guardians extended their winning streak to eight games with a 6-2 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Friday night at Target Field.

Naylor’s first single gave Cleveland a 2-0 lead in the first inning. After the Twins tied it in the sixth, his bases-loaded single off Cole Sands (4-6) in the eighth scored José Ramírez and Kyle Manzardo. Steven Kwan added an RBI double in the ninth for the Guardians, who have won 13 of 14.

Winning pitcher Jakob Junis (4-1) threw two hitless innings of relief with four strikeouts. Starter Parker Messick allowed two runs over 5 1/3 innings. The announced attendance was 20,159.