![]() ![]() The starter felt good throughout the night, convicted, he said, in every pitch he had thrown. But otherwise, he maneuvered his way through one of the best lineups in baseball efficiently, earning himself the chance to return to the mound for the seventh. Up until the seventh inning, Gray had allowed just one run, which came around to score on a fielder’s choice in the fourth inning. … They just kind of beat us by a tick today.” “When you’re coming in here, you’re going to have to pitch good against this team that we’re playing,” manager Rocco Baldelli said. It wasn’t until the seventh inning that the Braves broke through, scoring three runs to lift them to a 4-1 win at Truist Park. Gray, for his part, matched him for six innings. Joey Gallo’s solo home run, which he hit out to dead center, was the only blemish on a night in which he otherwise cruised through the Twins’ lineup. Twins hitters, most getting their first look at Strider, could do little against the 24-year-old righty. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.ATLANTA - Monday night’s matchup between Twins veteran starter Sonny Gray and young Atlanta ace Spencer Strider looked, on paper, as if it could be quite the pitcher’s duel.Īnd for most of the night, the two starters lived up to the billing. LHP Andrew Heaney (5-4, 3.98) will pitch for the Rangers against Tigers LHP Matthew Boyd (5-5, 5.37).Ĭopyright 2023 The Associated Press. Minnesota's RHP Sonny Gray (4-1, 2.56 ERA) will face Atlanta ace RHP Spencer Strider (8-2, 3.93).ĭetroit opens a four-game series in Texas on Monday. The Twins start a three-game series with the Braves on Monday. Minnesota replaced him on the active roster by recalling RHP Josh Winder from Triple-A St. Twins RHP José De León was placed on the 15-day injured list after hurting his elbow while warming up on Saturday. The Tigers did not immediately confirm who would be coming up to replace Maton, but utility player Tyler Nevin was scratched from Toledo's starting lineup shortly after the move was announced. Minnesota had runners on the corners with one out in the fifth, but Correa grounded into his second double play of the game. “We need to be able to keep the pressure on him and get him out of the game.” “I thought we really did a good job of getting to Ober in the third inning, but that was about all we created,” Hinch said. The Twins took an early lead on Donovan Solano's two-run home run in the top of the third, but Zach McKinstry tied it with a two-run double in the bottom of the inning before scoring on Kerry Carpenter's base hit. Twins starter Bailey Ober gave up three runs on five hits in six innings. Tigers starter Michael Lorenzen allowed two runs on seven hits and a walk in five innings. “We really had to grind things out for all three games, and it is rewarding to see those things come together to win us a game in the 10th inning.” “This was a pretty tough series to win,” Twins manager Rocco Baldelli said a day after his team lost 3-2. Jhoan Duran pitched the 10th for his 11th save. ![]() Twins reliever Griffin Jax (4-6) got the win. “He needs to make some adjustments both offensively and defensively, and Toledo is a better environment for him than trying to do that here.” “Everyone can see today was a bad day for him, but that's just part of it,” Tigers manager A.J. The Tigers optioned Maton to Triple-A Toledo after the game. “We were aggressive and making things happen on the bases.” “That is the kind of game I grew up playing in California,” Lewis said. Christian Vázquez's base hit made it 6-3. ![]() “That shows you how much we were fighting and hustling to win this game.”Īfter a sacrifice bunt, Castro's RBI single put the Twins up 5-3. “I'm getting Carlos a steak dinner for getting home on that play,” Lewis said. Lewis led off the 10th with a single off Tigers reliever Brendan White (1-1) that bounced off Maton's glove, allowing Correa to score the go-ahead run. The Twins had two on with two out in the ninth and Alex Lange got Carlos Correa to hit a 108.7-mph line drive at left fielder Matt Vierling. Minnesota trailed 3-2 going into the eighth, but Lewis walked with two outs, advanced to second on Ryan Jeffers' pinch-hit single and scored when third baseman Nick Maton threw away Willi Castro's grounder. DETROIT – Royce Lewis scored the tying run in the eighth inning and drove in the go-ahead run in the 10th as the Minnesota Twins rallied to beat the Detroit Tigers 6-3 on Sunday and win the three-game series. ![]()
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