MINNEAPOLIS — An announced crowd of 22,526 fans ventured to Target Field for one final time this year on Sunday afternoon, watching the Twins deal a blow to the Cleveland Guardians’ playoff chances.

On a day when the Vikings kicked off at noon a mile away, and the Lynx were host to a WNBA playoff game that started at 4 p.m. across the street at Target Center, the stadium was half full — much like it has been all season.

It was a season-wide trend for the Twins, who drew the fewest fans in any season — excluding the pandemic-affected 2020 and 2021 seasons — since 2000 in the Metrodome.

The announced-attendance total of 1,768,728 fans is down from 1,951,616 a season ago. The Twins averaged 21,836 fans a game, 24th out of 30 Major League Baseball teams, though two of those teams behind the

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