CLEVELAND (Interstat) — Parker Messick pitched 5 2/3 strong innings and the Cleveland Guardians defeated the Minnesota Twins 5-2 on Tuesday night at Progressive Field. Messick allowed one earned run on four hits while striking out six as Cleveland (54-48) won its second consecutive game against Minnesota (49-53). The Twins took a 1-0 lead in the first on Ryan Jeffers’ solo home run. Cleveland answered with two runs in the third on Steven Kwan’s double and Brayan Rocchio’s single. The Twins tied it 2-2 in the fourth after an error by Messick and a throwing error by second baseman Travis Bazzana. The Guardians regained the lead in the sixth with sacrifice flies by Austin Hedges and Petey Halpin. Travis Bazzana added an RBI single in the seventh. Colin Holderman (5-2) got the win with one-third of an inning. Cade Smith earned his 29th save with a perfect ninth. Mike Paredes (0-3) took the loss. The Guardians outhit the Twins 9-6. Cleveland’s bullpen allowed no runs over the final 3 1/3 innings. Attendance was 19,714. The game lasted 2:40.