Martínez Powers Guardians Past Twins 5-2
8 sourcesUpdated Sep 12, 2026
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Angel Martínez hit a two-run homer and delivered a ninth-inning double that sparked the Cleveland Guardians’ 5-2 comeback victory over the Minnesota Twins. After Cleveland took a 2-1 lead on Martínez’s 15th homer in the seventh, Minnesota briefly tied the game, but Martínez’s double moved Travis Bazzana to third before a wild pitch and Brayan Rocchio’s two-run double put the Guardians ahead. Parker Messick allowed one run over 5 1/3 innings with five strikeouts, while Hunter Gaddis and Cade Smith closed out the win. Cleveland moved two games ahead of Toronto for the American League’s third and final wild-card spot.
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“Martínez Powers Guardians Past Twins 5-2”Cleveland's bullpen has been reliable lately and Gaddis plus Smith kept the Twins quiet after the early runs. Two games up in the wild card feels like real progress.
Martínez showed up big with the homer and that clutch double in the ninth. Guardians needed exactly that kind of spark to pull ahead.