May 9, 2026Updated 11:13 am EDT
The Minnesota Twins will aim to stop a three-game losing streak when visiting the Cleveland Guardians at 6:10 p.m. ET on Saturday. Tanner Bibee (0-5, 4.58 ERA) gets the start for the Guardians, who are 21-19 this season and first in the AL Central. Joe Ryan (2-3, 3.72 ERA) is the expected starter for the Twins, who are 16-23 and fifth in the AL Central.
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Injury reportsGuardians
Gabriel Arias: 10 Day IL (Hamstring), Andrew Walters: 15 Day IL (Lat), Shawn Armstrong: 15 Day IL (Groin)
Twins
Garrett Acton: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Cole Sands: 15 Day IL (Forearm), Cody Laweryson: 15 Day IL (Forearm), Mick Abel: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Pablo Lopez: 60 Day IL (Elbow), David Festa: 60 Day IL (Shoulder)
Stats to know
Cleveland’s Jose Ramirez is slashing .219/.345/.397 this season with six home runs, 15 RBIs and an OPS of .742. He has a 13.8% strikeout rate and a 16.1% walk rate in 174 plate appearances, and he has scored 24 total runs. Ramirez has recorded 14 steals on 16 attempts.
In 143 plate appearances, Chase DeLauter has slashed .306/.392/.548 this season. He has hit six long balls and driven in 23 runs with a strikeout rate of 10.5% and a walk rate of 12.6%. He has come around to score 15 times.
Byron Buxton is hitting for a .255 BA, .307 OBP and .542 SLG with a 25.3% strikeout rate and a 6% walk rate. His OPS is .850 and he has scored 28 runs. In 166 plate appearances, he has hit 12 home runs (6th in MLB) and driven in 19 runs. Buxton has recorded two steals on two attempts.
In 121 plate appearances, Ryan Jeffers has posted an 18.2% strikeout rate and a 14.9% walk rate while slashing .300/.408/.520 with five home runs, 23 RBIs and 21 runs scored.
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