MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (Interstat) — Angel Martinez homered and drove in two runs, Brayan Rocchio added a two-run double and the Cleveland Guardians defeated the Minnesota Twins 5-2 on Friday, Sept. 11, 2026, at Target Field. Cleveland improved to 78-74, while Minnesota fell to 69-79. Parker Messick started for Cleveland and allowed one earned run on three hits with five strikeouts over 5 1/3 innings. Taj Bradley was strong for Minnesota, giving up one hit and no earned runs with six strikeouts across six innings. Hunter Gaddis earned the win in relief, Cade Smith recorded his 38th save, and Yoendrys Gomez took the loss. Angel Martinez finished 2 for 4 with a home run and two RBIs. Cleveland had seven hits, and Minnesota had six. Tim Herrin also retired two batters without allowing an earned run. The game drew 20,907 fans and took 2 hours, 46 minutes.