Twins edge Giants behind Gómez, Morris in afternoon win

SAN FRANCISCO (Interstat) — The visiting Minnesota Twins beat the San Francisco Giants 4-2 Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 23, 2026, at Oracle Park. Minnesota had nine hits and scored once in the second, once in the fourth and twice in the sixth. San Francisco had five hits and scored twice in the third. Yoendrys Gómez earned the win, improving to 3-4. Andrew Morris recorded his fifth save. Dylan Smith took the loss, falling to 0-6. Luke Keaschall drove in a run with a sacrifice fly, while Walker Jenkins and Josh Bell added run-scoring singles for Minnesota. Shay Whitcomb hit a two-run single for San Francisco. Connor Prielipp, Cesar Perdomo, Braxton Roxby, A.J. Minter, Trent Harris, Joel Kuhnel and Sam Hentges also pitched. Minnesota improved to 75-85. San Francisco dropped to 66-95. The game lasted 2 hours, 41 minutes and drew 28,136 fans. Minnesota will host Texas on Friday, and San Francisco will host the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday.