MINNEAPOLIS — The Guardians’ mad dash toward a potential playoff spot continued Saturday afternoon at Target Field. They made history along the way.

Cleveland hit a season-high five home runs in beating Joe Ryan and Twins, 6-0, in the first game of a day-night doubleheader. The Guardians’ ninth straight win, combined with Detroit’s 6-5 loss to Atlanta on Saturday pulled Cleveland to within 1 1/2 games of the first-place Tigers in the AL Central.

The Guardians, with eight games to play, will play the Tigers three times next week in Cleveland.

They were 15 1/2 games out of first place on July 7.

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