Grissom homer lifts Angels past Twins 4‑3
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (Interstat) — Vaughn Grissom homered and drove in two runs, lifting the Los Angeles Angels to a 4-3 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Friday night at Target Field.
The Angels (38-57) scored two runs in the fourth inning and added two more in the fifth. Nolan Schanuel delivered an RBI single in the fifth and Grissom followed with a sacrifice fly. The Twins (46-49) took a 1-0 lead in the first on a sacrifice fly by Kody Clemens. They cut the lead to 4-3 in the sixth on Brooks Lee’s RBI double and Austin Martin’s groundout.
Grayson Rodriguez (3-2) allowed three runs on six hits over 5⅓ innings for the win. Kirby Yates earned his third save with a scoreless ninth. Zebby Matthews (4-6) took the loss, surrendering four runs on nine hits in six innings. Attendance was 26,893. The game lasted 2 hours, 43 minutes.