BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (Interstat) — Alan Roden’s two-out single in the bottom of the ninth inning drove in Royce Lewis with the winning run, lifting the Minnesota Twins to a 6-5 victory over the Cleveland Guardians on Wednesday night at Target Field.

The victory snapped a two-game losing streak for the Twins and evened the three-game series at one win apiece after Minnesota won the opener 3-1 on Tuesday. The Twins improved to 46-47, while the Guardians fell to 47-46.

Yoendrys Gómez (1-0) pitched a scoreless ninth inning to earn the win, allowing one hit and one walk while striking out one. Matt Festa (2-2) took the loss after giving up three hits and one earned run in two-thirds of an inning.

The game featured a see-saw battle in which each team scored three runs in the fourth inning and two runs in the seventh before Minnesota’s walk-off in the ninth.

Cleveland struck first in the top of the fourth. Chase DeLauter led off with a single, and Brayan Rocchio followed with a two-run home run to left field, his seventh of the season. Rhys Hoskins then made it back-to-back homers, going deep to left for his ninth, giving the Guardians a 3-0 lead.

Minnesota answered in the bottom of the fourth against Cleveland starter Slade Cecconi. Brooks Lee, Kody Clemens and Josh Bell strung together consecutive singles to load the bases. Lewis walked to force in a run, cutting the lead to 3-1. After Victor Caratini struck out, Luke Keaschall lifted a sacrifice fly to center, scoring Clemens. Alan Roden then singled to center, scoring Bell and tying the game at 3-3.

The score remained deadlocked until the seventh. Cleveland regained the lead with two runs off Twins reliever Taylor Rogers. Austin Hedges struck out to start the inning, but Kahlil Watson and Steven Kwan drew walks. DeLauter then singled to right, scoring Watson. On the next play, Rocchio attempted a sacrifice bunt, but Rogers threw the ball away, allowing Kwan to score and DeLauter to advance to second. Rocchio reached first on the error, and the Guardians led 5-3.

Minnesota answered again in the bottom of the seventh. Festa relieved Cleveland reliever Shawn Armstrong with one out and runners on first and second. Festa issued a walk to Austin Martin to load the bases. Brooks Lee then walked to force in Keaschall, making it 5-4. Kody Clemens walked to force in Ryan Kreidler, tying the game at 5-5. Josh Bell flied out and Lewis popped out to end the inning.

Cleveland threatened in the eighth, putting two runners on with two outs, but Chase DeLauter was called out on strikes after a challenge confirmed the call. The Guardians went down in order in the top of the ninth.

In the bottom of the ninth, Festa remained on the mound. Clemens led off with a single to shortstop. Josh Bell struck out on a foul tip. Lewis then grounded into a force out, but Alex Jackson followed with a single to put runners at first and second. Luke Keaschall walked on a 3-2 pitch to load the bases. Roden then lined a single to center field, scoring Lewis and igniting a celebration.

Rocchio finished 1 for 4 with a home run and three RBIs for Cleveland. DeLauter went 2 for 4 with an RBI and a walk. Hedges also had two hits in four at-bats. Travis Bazzana walked twice and singled once in three at-bats.

For Minnesota, Clemens had three hits, including a double, and scored twice. Roden drove in two runs. Lee had two hits and scored a run. Lewis walked twice and scored twice.

Cleveland starter Slade Cecconi pitched 3 2/3 innings, allowing six hits and three earned runs with four strikeouts and one walk. Twins starter Connor Prielipp lasted four innings, giving up five hits and three earned runs with four strikeouts and one walk.

Shawn Armstrong entered in the fourth but recorded just two outs while allowing two earned runs on three hits, raising his ERA.

The attendance was 14,901, and the game lasted 3 hours, 16 minutes.

The Guardians had entered the game having lost four of their previous five contests, including a three-game sweep by the Chicago White Sox over the weekend. The Twins had won three of their previous four after taking two of three from the New York Yankees and splitting the first two games of this series.

Cleveland and Minnesota conclude the three-game set Thursday afternoon before the Guardians head to Miami for a weekend series against the Marlins. The Twins host the Los Angeles Angels for three games starting Friday.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Minnesota Twins 6, Cleveland Guardians 5. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Cleveland with a 53.00 percent probability to win. Minnesota had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -1.5. The total score of 11 went under the over/under line of 8.5.