It was drizzly, overcast and chilly for most of the day on Wednesday in downtown Minneapolis.

It was less than ideal for baseball — and yet, it was much better than the previous two nights. After getting in three innings over the past two days combined, the Twins and Guardians were finally able to complete two games on Wednesday, splitting the pair.

The Twins, who have so often watched the Guardians celebrate walk-off wins in recent years in Cleveland, were able to return the favor in the first game, using Kody Clemens’ walk-off double to win a 6-5 contest. They then fell 5-1 in the second game on Wednesday, collecting just three hits in the game.

“We had to grind it out basically the whole day,” manager Rocco Baldelli said. “Obviously, it’s cool out. Everyone’s soaked. Nothing’s going to come real easy.”

It sure didn’t.

The Twins were one strike away from victory in the ninth inning of the first game when Bo Naylor smacked a game-tying double off the wall in right field off Jhoan Duran. The inning had started with Joe Ryan, who was on the mound when the game resumed in the fourth inning, allowing a double and a walk before making way for Duran.

Duran couldn’t extract the Twins (27-22) from the jam, as three runs scored in the inning. But that set the stage for Clemens to have yet another big moment with his new team.

“Wish we could’ve just closed it out cleanly, but it’s kind of fun to go out there and do your thing,” Ryan said.

And that’s exactly what Clemens did. Up 3-0 in the count, he swung at a fastball and fouled it off before getting another one that he lined to center. It found grass, setting off a celebration.

“I got some consistent playing time and finally got on time with my swing,” Clemens said. “It’s been a blessing.”

He had another big swing earlier in the game, coming in as a pinch hitter in the fourth and hitting a ball towards center field that Nolan Jones dove for. It rolled past him and Clemens wound up on third with a run scoring on the play. He scored immediately after on Harrison Bader’s sacrifice fly.

That triple gave the lead back after Ryan had allowed a home run to former teammate Carlos Santana in the top of the fourth. The Twins would hold that lead until the ninth. The Twins had been up 2-1 coming into the day, grabbing that lead on Monday night in a game that was twice delayed by rain before it was eventually suspended.

Their lead in the second game didn’t last quite as long — minutes rather than days.

Ryan Jeffers drove in the team’s lone run of the second game in the third. There was little other offense to speak of with Cleveland starter Gavin Williams giving up just two hits in his six innings pitched.

The Guardians (26-22) broke through off Chris Paddack in the sixth. Pitching well up until then, Paddack got in trouble with walks, issuing a pair of them after allowing a single to lead off the frame.

He was replaced by Louie Varland, who walked Gabriel Arias with the bases loaded to tie the game. A Jones sacrifice fly gave the Guardians the lead back permanently and they tacked on three more runs in the later innings of the game to salvage the split.

“Tough conditions overall. It was a long day at the field,” Paddack said. “But the guys battled. We got the first one. Just came up a little short in the second one.”

Injury updates

Shortstop Carlos Correa and outfielders Byron Buxton and Matt Wallner have each made positives strides to a return.

Correa, who suffered a concussion when he collided with Byron Buxton last Thursday in Baltimore, is feeling better, with head athletic trainer Nick Paparesta calling his symptoms “basically all gone.” Buxton, also dealing with a concussion as a result of the collision, is “a little bit behind Carlos,” Paparesta said. But Buxton was expected to begin baseball activities on Wednesday.

And Matt Wallner, who has been out since mid-April with a hamstring strain, was set to start a rehab assignment on Wednesday night in St. Paul as the designated hitter before the Saints were rained out.

Correa has been hitting, throwing and taking ground balls. He had an evaluation scheduled with Dr. David Olson on Wednesday, Paparesta said. Before both he and Buxton come off the injured list, they will need to pass an ImPACT Test (Immediate Post-Concussion Assessment and Cognitive Testing).

Luke Keaschall, out with a forearm fracture, is “showing some signs of calcification, which is exactly what we’re looking for,” Paparesta said. “We don’t have any bridging of that yet to show that the bones have healed and that we’re ready to start any true baseball stuff.” Keaschall was transferred to the 60-day injured list and can’t return until late June at the earliest.