Twins rally past Braves behind Clemens’ three RBIs
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (Interstat) — Kody Clemens drove in three runs and Taj Bradley struck out seven over five innings as the Minnesota Twins beat the Atlanta Braves 6-4 on Wednesday afternoon at Target Field.
Trailing 1-0 in the fifth, the Twins scored three runs to take a 4-1 lead. Atlanta answered with three in the sixth to tie the score at 4, but Minnesota regained control in the seventh on Clemens’ run-scoring single and Brooks Lee’s RBI single. Clemens doubled in two runs in the fifth. Minnesota outhit Atlanta 10-7.
Bradley allowed two hits and one earned run with seven strikeouts in a no-decision. A.J. Minter earned the win in relief, and Yoendrys Gómez pitched a scoreless inning for his 20th save. Jeff Hoffman and Tommy Nance each struck out three in relief for Minnesota.
Victor Mederos took the loss for Atlanta. The Braves fell to 74-53, while the Twins improved to 63-65. Attendance was 20,316, and the game lasted 2:51.