After blowing eighth-inning leads in the first two games of the series, the Minnesota Twins held on for a 1-0 victory over the Cleveland Guardians Thursday afternoon in Minneapolis.
The only run of the day was a solo homer to straightaway center field by Nick Gordon in the fourth inning.
NICK GORDON TO DEAD CENTER! 💣#MNTwins pic.twitter.com/GvmRwtjdWh
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Devin Smeltzer tossed six shutout innings and the bullpen combo of Joe Smith, Jhoan Duran and Caleb Thielbar finished off the Guardians for a combined five-hit shutout.
