It barely rained at Progressive Field on Tuesday, and the Twins and Guardians followed the weather’s lead: Not much rain, and only a little bit of thunder in their bats. No Twin ever touched third base during the long-delayed game except for during Ty France’s home run trot.

It was a long day’s journey into night at Progressive Field on Tuesday. Most of it had to do with a nearly rainless rain delay that lasted over three hours. Then there was the game, which was threatening to go into overtime when slumping Kyle Manzardo ended things with a leadoff homer n the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Guardians a 2-1 victory over the Twins.

Manager Stephen Vogt praised Tuesday’s defensive effort noting strong plays including a relay thrown from Steven Kwan to Gabriel Arias to Carlos Santana that resulted in an out on the bases in the seventh when Ty France singled to left and was thrown out as he rounded first too aggressively.

Pregame analysis and predictions of the Minnesota Twins vs. Cleveland Guardians MLB game to be played on April 29, 2025 on ESPN.