Cleveland Guardians starting pitcher Gavin Williams, left, pats first baseman Kyle Manzardo (9) after catching a pop-out to first hit by Minnesota Twins' Royce Lewis to end the bottom of the first inning in the second baseball game of a doubleheader Wednesday, May 21, 2025, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr) (Abbie Parr | AP)

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Yes, they couldn’t get former Cleveland first-round pick Will Benson out, but from a big-picture point of view, Tanner Bibee, Slade Cecconi and Luis Ortiz did what they were supposed to do. They each pitched five or more innings, and kept the game within reach for an offense that took the weekend off.

The bad news is the Minnesota Twins couldn't make it a clean sweep at Target Field. After walking off the Cleveland Guardians earlier Wednesday as the two team's completed Monday's suspended game, the Twins lost the second one to the Guardians, 5-1, in Wednesday's doubleheader. But the real win was getting them in as rain continued to fall.

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Reds outfielder Will Benson smoked four home runs in a weekend series against his former Cleveland Guaridans teammates.

From José Ramírez's dominance to disappointments in the pitching staff, these numbers shed some light on the Guardians’ state of play.

In a broadcasting change, MLB will produce and stream Guardians games on TV for the 2025 baseball season through their new direct-to-consumer streaming option for Guardians fans – CLEGuardians.TV.

The Cleveland Guardians' No. 1 prospect will be missing time after the team announced on Monday that he suffered an injury last week.