The Twins finally lost a game.
Jackson Chourio robbed Royce Lewis of a potential tying homer in the eighth inning, and the Milwaukee Brewers ended the Minnesota Twins' 13-game winning streak with a 5-2 victory on Sunday.
But the last three weeks have turned early-season disappointment on its ear and puts the Twins right back in the mix in the American League Central.
Twins manager Rocco Baldelli said despite Sunday's loss, the Twins put together some of the best baseball he's ever seen.
"Had an opportunity to win, couldn't get it done today," Baldelli says. "An amazing run over the last two weeks. I had to tell the guys that after the game. There's a lot of work still to be done, and I think I told them we're just kind of scratching the surface as far as what what we're capable of this year. That was just a great run of baseball, one of the best two week spans of baseball I've ever been a part of in my life. We want to get it going again tomorrow and start a new one."
Now attention turns to Cleveland - and the weather. Monday night's game could see very chilly temps, high winds and some rain. Tuesday looks much worse. So we'll see if the Twins and Guardians can get in some baseball anyway. Weather is expected to clear up by Wednesday's game time.
After Cleveland, Kansas City comes to Target Field for three games over the Memorial Day weekend as the Twins try to start up a new winning streak.
SERIES PREVIEW
Cleveland Guardians (25-21, third in the AL Central) vs. Minnesota Twins (26-21, second in the AL Central)
Minneapolis; Monday, 6:40 p.m. Pregame 6:00 p.m. on 830 WCCO and the Audacy app (in-market restrictions apply).
PITCHING PROBABLES: Guardians: Logan Allen (2-2, 3.70 ERA, 1.52 WHIP, 31 strikeouts); Twins: Bailey Ober (4-1, 3.72 ERA, 1.37 WHIP, 40 strikeouts)
Tuesday - Guardians: Williams, Twins: Paddack
Wednesday - Guardians: Bibee, Twins: Ryan
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Twins -141, Guardians +119; over/under is 7 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Minnesota Twins host the Cleveland Guardians on Monday to open a three-game series.
Minnesota has a 26-21 record overall and a 15-6 record in home games. The Twins have the second-ranked team ERA in the AL at 3.20.
Cleveland has an 11-13 record on the road and a 25-21 record overall. The Guardians are 17-2 in games when they scored five or more runs.
Monday's game is the fifth time these teams meet this season. The Guardians have a 3-1 advantage in the season series.
TOP PERFORMERS: Trevor Larnach has six doubles, a triple and seven home runs for the Twins. Byron Buxton is 9 for 35 with a double, a triple, four home runs and 10 RBIs over the last 10 games.
Steven Kwan leads the Guardians with a .311 batting average, and has nine doubles, four home runs, 16 walks and 17 RBIs. Jose Ramirez is 14 for 37 with four home runs and seven RBIs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Twins: 9-1, .260 batting average, 2.20 ERA, outscored opponents by 23 runs
Guardians: 4-6, .218 batting average, 3.72 ERA, outscored by four runs
INJURIES: Twins: Luke Keaschall: 60-Day IL (forearm), Daniel Coulombe: 15-Day IL (forearm), Byron Buxton: 7-Day IL (head), Willi Castro: day-to-day (knee), Michael Tonkin: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Carlos Correa: 7-Day IL (concussion), Matt Wallner: 10-Day IL (hamstring)
Guardians: Edward Lively: 15-Day IL (forearm), Paul Sewald: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Shane Bieber: 60-Day IL (elbow), Erik Sabrowski: 60-Day IL (elbow), Trevor Stephan: 60-Day IL (elbow), Lane Thomas: 10-Day IL (wrist), John Means: 60-Day IL (elbow), David Fry: 60-Day IL (elbow), Sam Hentges: 60-Day IL (shoulder)
The Associated Press contributed to this story.