Twins escape 7-run meltdown with Lewis walk-off in 10th
Royce Lewis drives in the go-ahead run in extras as Minnesota holds on after squandering a seven-run cushion.
Royce Lewis erased a seven-run deficit with a 10th-inning RBI single, propelling the Minnesota Twins to a 9-8 victory over the Colorado Rockies at Target Field on Friday night. The Twins built a 7-0 lead by the third inning, but the Rockies stormed back with five runs in the sixth and two more in the eighth to tie the game at 8-8. Lewis’s go-ahead hit in the 10th capped a chaotic comeback, salvaging a messy win that keeps Minnesota’s playoff push alive.
