Guardians News and Notes: Guardians Lose a Game They Should Have Won

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 05: Byron Buxton #25 of the Minnesota Twins celebrates after hitting a three run home run against the Washington Nationals during the eighth inning at Nationals Park on May 5, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images) | Getty Images The Guardians lost to the Twins 2-1 and frustrations are high. The Guardians went 1 for 13 with runners in scoring position.

Two innings, a fly ball to medium deep outfield would have scored the winning run, as would likely a deep ground ball. The offense was pathetic against a horrible Twins bullpen. With that said, Stephen Vogt either allowing or calling for Angel Martinez to sacrifice against a pitcher who had yet to throw a strike was dumb, but not quite as dumb as not intentionally walking the only player in the Twins lineup who is any good in the 11th.

But, I suppose he saved us all another inning of frustration. On the bright side, Tanner Bibee was very, very good, as was the bullpen. Peyton Pallette especially stood out.

Both Bibee and Pallette made one mistake- to Byron Buxton who made them pay both times (not even sure Bibee’s pitch that Buxton hit for a homer was a mistake). The Guardians managed to address their team problems yesterday by trading for Patrick Bailey who currently has a wRC+ of 16. Sense my sarcasm, please.