CLEVELAND (AP) — Jorge Polanco hit a tie-breaking sacrifice fly and Donovan Solano added a three-run triple in Minnesota’s five-run eighth inning as the Twins pushed their lead in the AL Central over second-place Cleveland to seven games with an 8-3 win over the Guardians.
By winning the first two games of the critical three-game series, Minnesota moved seven games above .500 for the first time in 2023.
More importantly, they probably put away the defending division champion Guardians with just 23 games left.
Christian Vázquez homered for the Twins.
Rookie Bo Naylor hit a two-run shot for the Guardians.