MINNEAPOLIS — Saturday was a good day for the Guardians on an organizational level.

The big-league team won a split doubleheader from the Twins to extend their winning streak to 10 games. The two wins pushed them to within one game of the first-place Tigers in the American League Central and tied them with Houston for the third wild card spot with seven game to play.

At Triple-A Columbus, meanwhile, Daniel Espino took the mound in an official game for the first time since April of 2022.

Guardians players, coaches and executives at Target Field and throughout the organization watched Espino’s short, but emotional appearance for the Clippers against Omaha on TV.

“He did great,” said Joe Torres, Guardians assistant pitching coach. “He was hitting 97 mph to 98 mph. It was emotional; he h

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