There’s been little for Twins fans to cheer for lately, particularly in the second half of the season. But for one final day, Twins fans got to sit outside in warm, sunny weather and cheer on their team to a win.
In the final game at Target Field this season, those in attendance were treated to a well-pitched game with some late offense as the Twins snapped Cleveland’s 10-game winning streak with a 6-2 win in the finale of their four-game series.
Starter Simeon Woods Richardson set the tone on Sunday, giving up two runs in the first inning but turning in another solid performance to keep his team in the game.
Guardians left fielder Steven Kwan hit a leadoff home run, and Cleveland scored another run on a sacrifice fly before Woods Richardson got himself out of the inning. But he gave up just one more hit in his five innings and his effort, along with the bullpen’s, kept the Twins close long enough for the offense to claw back in it.
Kody Clemens’ third-inning single brought home Byron Buxton to cut Cleveland’s lead in half in the third inning, and in the sixth, Brooks Lee’s 16th home run of the season, a two-run shot, gave the Twins their first lead of the day.
The Twins continued to pile on in the eighth with pinch hitter Royce Lewis, in for Trevor Larnach, launching a three-run home run. All six runs the Twins scored in the game came with two outs.
The six runs the Twins scored held up on a day in which the bullpen threw four innings and gave up just one hit. Kody Funderburk, Pierson Ohl, Cole Sands and Travis Adams each tossed a scoreless inning to seal the win for the Twins.
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