Twins vs. Cleveland Guardians: numbers to know entering big series at Target Field

The top two teams in the AL Central play eight times in the next 10 days.

By Star Tribune Sports

June 20, 2022 at 11:37PM
Cleveland Guardians' Amed Rosario is congratulated by teammates in the dugout after scoring on an error by Los Angeles Dodgers second baseman Max Muncy while fielding a ball hit by Oscar Mercado during the first inning of a baseball game Saturday, June 18, 2022, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
The Cleveland Guardians have cut the Twins’ lead in the AL Central from 7.5 games on May 30 to just one going into the upcoming series. (Mark J. Terrill, Associated Press/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Heating up

Not that long ago, the Guardians were a small object in the Twins' rearview mirror. Things changed quickly, and the next 10 days could tell us a lot about the power structure the AL Central:

8

Games between the Twins and Cleveland Guardians during the next 10 days. The three-game series at Target Field begins Tuesday, and there's a five-game series in Cleveland next week.

15-4

Cleveland's record from May 30 to today.

9-11

The Twins' record from May 30 to today.

7.5

Games-ahead cushion for Twins over Cleveland, then in third place in the AL Central, on the morning of May 30.

1

Current games-ahead cushion for the first-place Twins over the second-place Guardians.

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