There are baseball weeks, and then there are the ones where the ballpark barely gets a night off. From Friday, September 11 through Wednesday, September 16, 2026, the Minnesota Twins play six straight games at Target Field — three against the Cleveland Guardians, then three against the New York Yankees. If you have been waiting for a reason to spend a few nights in downtown Minneapolis, this is a generous one.
And when the last out is recorded, you do not have to go far. 300 Clifton sits on a bluff a block above Loring Park, close enough to the ballpark that a game night can end in a garden hot tub under the stars instead of on a highway.
Six games in six days: the full homestand
Here is the whole run, with first pitches as listed on the Twins’ September 2026 schedule:
- Fri, Sept 11 — vs. Cleveland Guardians, 7:10 p.m. (9/11 Remembrance Day)
- Sat, Sept 12 — vs. Cleveland Guardians, 3:10 p.m. ($2 Beers)
- Sun, Sept 13 — vs. Cleveland Guardians, 1:10 p.m. (Armed Forces Day)
- Mon, Sept 14 — vs. New York Yankees, 6:40 p.m. (All-You-Can-Eat)
- Tue, Sept 15 — vs. New York Yankees, 6:40 p.m. (Roberto Clemente Day)
- Wed, Sept 16 — vs. New York Yankees, 12:40 p.m. (All-You-Can-Eat)
Promotions are the Twins’ to change, so give the official schedule another look closer to the date. The dates and times, though, are set — and they shape what kind of trip this can be.
Why the Yankees midweek series is the one to circle
Three games against New York, Monday through Wednesday, is an unusual gift. Yankees series at Target Field tend to fill the place with visiting navy and white, and the weeknight timing means you can take a Monday and Tuesday evening at the ballpark and still be home by Thursday.
It also means a midweek stay in a city that is quieter, softer and considerably more romantic Monday through Wednesday than it is on a Saturday. The Wednesday finale is a 12:40 p.m. getaway-day game — sunshine, an early finish, and a whole afternoon left over for a ride on the Minneapolis Trolley before dinner.
Sunday, September 13 is a very big day downtown
Circle this one for a different reason. The Twins play the Guardians at 1:10 p.m. the same afternoon the Vikings host the Packers in their home opener a few blocks away. Two stadiums, one Sunday, and a downtown that will feel like it has been plugged in. If football is your reason for coming, we wrote that weekend up on its own — see where to stay for the Vikings–Packers home opener — but if you are staying for the whole stretch, know that rooms across the city move fastest for that Sunday.
Getting from a Loring Park mansion to Target Field
Target Field sits at 1 Twins Way in the old warehouse district on the north edge of downtown, and the Twins fairly describe it as one of the most transit-friendly ballparks in the country. It is a genuinely lovely place to watch a game, with the skyline standing over the outfield.
From 300 Clifton, the easy version is light rail. Both the METRO Blue and Green lines stop at Target Field Station, right at the ballpark, and Metro Transit charges just 50¢ each way for rides within downtown Minneapolis — a Downtown Zone All-Day Pass is $1 from a station ticket machine. A regular All-Day Pass is good until 2 a.m. the following morning, which covers a long extra-inning night comfortably.
If you would rather walk it off, Loring Park is a block from the front door, and nearly everything downtown is reachable on foot from there.
Coming home to a mansion after the ninth inning
This is where a boutique bed & breakfast beats a chain hotel by a wide margin.
300 Clifton is the Eugene J. Carpenter Mansion, listed on the National Register of Historic Places and often called the finest Georgian architecture in Minnesota — hand-painted murals, carved fireplaces, English gardens, and a four-season garden hot tub that is exactly what nine innings in a stadium seat asks for.
Downstairs, Gertrude’s Cistern waits: a speakeasy and video lounge tucked into the mansion’s old cistern, with heated reclining seats. Watch the West Coast game that starts after yours ends. Or watch nothing at all, and let the house’s quieter residents keep you company.
Speaking of which: the Crystal Mansion, the Georgian, the Grand Edwardian and Something Special each read a little differently, as do the Hayloft, the Blacksmith’s Forge, the Coachman’s Quarters and the Estate rooms.
What a direct booking includes
Book directly with 300 Clifton and every stay comes with a $20 Pillsbury Club dining voucher for each night, good toward any food or beverage on the dining room menu at the historic Charles S. Pillsbury Mansion — a very good pre-game dinner, and the departure point for the trolley. You also get a $20 Minneapolis Trolley voucher per stay toward a narrated sightseeing or specialty tour. Full details are on the vouchers page, and current offers live on specials & packages.
Both vouchers are direct-booking only, subject to availability, and valid during your stay.
Make it a longer trip
If baseball is only the excuse, September in Minneapolis is worth lingering over. The best sports bars in town and the city’s biggest venues are both worth a browse before you come. Mamma Mia! lands at the Orpheum September 15–20, which overlaps the Yankees series neatly — see our Orpheum stay guide. And if you would rather build a whole sports weekend, our Twins and Vikings getaway guide covers the format.
Need weeks rather than nights in Minneapolis? Oakland’s on 9th has furnished, month-to-month studios downtown.
Six home games, one homestand, and a mansion a light-rail stop away. Rooms for the Yankees series will go before the ordinary September nights do. Reserve your stay at 300 Clifton — and we will leave the hot tub warm.
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