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Brooks Lee’s Eighth-Inning Single Lifts Twins to 4-3 Win Over Royals

Snapping a four-game skid, the Twins moved within half a game of the final AL wild-card spot.

Overview

  • Brooks Lee delivered a bases-loaded, two-run single in the eighth to turn a 3-1 deficit into a 4-3 lead that held on Thursday night.
  • Royce Lewis hit a 421-foot homer in the fifth, his 13th of the season, and extended his career-best hitting streak to 11 games.
  • Starter Bailey Ober worked six innings, allowed three runs and six hits, and finished without recording a walk or a strikeout.
  • Yoendrys Gómez struck out two in the ninth, picked off the pinch-runner at first and recorded his 15th save to seal the victory.
  • The win pulls Minnesota within half a game of the final AL wild-card spot and sets up a series at Milwaukee where rotation and bullpen usage will be key.