Twins edge Rockies 9‑8 in 10 innings at Target Field
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (Interstat) — The Minnesota Twins rallied from a five-run deficit in the ninth inning to defeat the Colorado Rockies 9-8 in 10 innings Friday night at Target Field.
Colorado took an 8-3 lead into the bottom of the ninth after scoring three in the eighth and five in the ninth, including a two-run homer by Jake McCarthy and a solo shot by Hunter Goodman. The Twins tied it in the ninth on Byron Buxton’s RBI single and won in the 10th on Royce Lewis’ walk-off single.
Taj Bradley pitched seven innings, allowing three hits and two earned runs with seven strikeouts. Andrew Morris (3-2) earned the win; Jimmy Herget (0-2) took the loss.
McCarthy went 3-for-5 with a homer and two RBIs. Goodman was 1-for-4 with three RBIs. For the Twins, Buxton had three hits and two RBIs, and Kody Clemens and Brooks Lee each homered.
The Twins improved to 39-44. The Rockies fell to 32-50. Attendance was 27,317. Time of game was 2:58.