Clemens, Prielipp Lead Twins Past Mariners 11‑4

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (Interstat) — Kody Clemens homered and drove in five runs as the Minnesota Twins defeated the Seattle Mariners 11-4 on Monday night at Target Field.

Connor Prielipp, the Twins’ prospect per MLB.com, earned his first major league win in his second career start. The left-hander allowed two runs on one hit over five innings, striking out five and walking three.

Byron Buxton, Ryan Jeffers and Luke Keaschall each drove in runs for Minnesota, which banged out 12 hits. Jeffers had two hits and two RBI, and Trevor Larnach added two hits and an RBI.

Seattle mustered only five hits. Cal Raleigh hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning, and Mitch Garver had an RBI single in the fifth.

The Twins broke the game open early, scoring four runs in the third inning on Clemens’ three-run homer and Jeffers’ RBI single. Buxton added a two-run homer in the fourth.

Minnesota improved to 13-16; Seattle fell to 14-16. Luis Castillo took the loss for the Mariners, allowing seven runs over 3 2/3 innings. The game lasted 2 hours, 45 minutes in front of 14,160 fans.