Cleveland Gains Ground at Minnesota's Expense

The Guardians beat the Twins 5-2 on July 9.

Gabriel Arias got Cleveland on the board with a solo homer in the second. Minnesota answered in the fifth when Tristan Gray drove in a run with a single, but the tie did not last long.

Chase DeLauter put the Guardians back in front with a solo homer in the sixth. Brayan Rocchio followed with a two-run double in the seventh, and Patrick Bailey added a solo homer in the ninth to make it 5-2.

Gavin Williams handled the start. He gave up two runs over seven innings, struck out 11, and walked one to earn the win.

5-2
Final score, Guardians over Twins.

11 K
Gavin Williams struck out 11 over seven innings.

66.9%
Cleveland's latest BaseChaser playoff odds.

41.1%
Minnesota's latest BaseChaser playoff odds.

What It Means

The Guardians improve to 48-46. The Twins fall to 46-48.

BaseChaser lists the Guardians at 66.9% to make the playoffs and the Twins at 41.1%.

Cleveland moved up 6.1 percentage points. Minnesota dropped 6.8 percentage points on today’s BaseChaser board.

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