MINNEAPOLIS -- Steven Kwan tied a season high with four RBIs and the Cleveland Guardians made it 10 straight wins by beating the Minnesota Twins 8-0 on Saturday to sweep a day-night doubleheader without giving up a run.
Winners in 15 of their past 16 games, the Guardians are one game back of first-place Detroit in the AL Central after trailing by 11 on Sept. 4 and by 14 shortly before the All-Star break.
The Tigers were beaten 6-5 by Atlanta on Saturday afternoon. They've lost five straight and eight of the past nine.
The Guardians started the nightcap one game behind Boston and Houston in the wild-card standings. They won the opener 6-0, hitting five home runs in a game for the first time since April 10, 2021.
Limited to one hit through four innings, Cleveland sent 10 batters to