Twins edge Rockies 3‑2 with late homers at Target Field
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (Interstat) — The Minnesota Twins defeated the Colorado Rockies 3-2 on Sunday afternoon at Target Field in front of 20,277 fans in a game that lasted 2 hours, 23 minutes.
Colorado took a 1-0 lead in the first inning on an RBI single by TJ Rumfield. The Twins tied it in the second on Brooks Lee’s run-scoring single. The Rockies regained the lead in the sixth on Troy Johnston’s RBI single.
Minnesota answered with solo home runs – Kody Clemens in the fourth and Ryan Kreidler in the seventh – to take a 3-2 lead.
Twins starter Connor Prielipp allowed two earned runs on six hits over six innings, striking out 10. Andrew Morris (4-2) threw 1.1 scoreless innings for the win. Yoendrys Gómez pitched a perfect ninth for his eighth save.
Rockies starter Ryan Feltner allowed one earned run on five hits over six innings. Seth Halvorsen (0-1) took the loss. Colorado outhit Minnesota 7-8, with center fielder Cole Carrigg going 2-for-3.
The Twins improved to 40-45, while the Rockies fell to 33-51.