Max Kepler hit a tying home run in the sixth inning and a walk-off single in the 10th inning to give the Minnesota Twins a 6-5 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Friday night.
hit a tying home run in the sixth inning and a walk-off single in the 10th inning to give the, driving in Austin Martin from second for Minnesota’s third straight victory. It was the second big hit of the game for Minnesota's right fielder, who tied it at 4 in the sixth off Oakland starter Mitch Spence.
The late-game hit was Kepler’s 10th career walk-off plate appearance, tied with Kent Hrbek for third-most in Minnesota history behind only Kirby Puckett and Harmon Killebrew. “Special. Honored to be part of that list,” Kepler said. “But we've got a lot of work to do. I'll soak it all in once we're done with the season and the playoffs and what's next.”
Between his home run and his walk-off hit, Kepler was hit in the right elbow with a 99 mph pitch by A's reliever“That's a tough at-bat for a lefty, and he went out there and he hit that ball really good and won the game for us," Twins manager Rocco Baldelli said. “It's a great opportunity and he took advantage of it."drove in the Twins' first run of the game with a triple, his third of the year.
“We've been here long enough with just one team, so it's a little bit more special for our brotherhood, whatever you want to call it, for us to do what we did,” Buxton said.Minnesota TwinsThe Twins became the final MLB team to wear their City Connect jerseys. The uniforms celebrate the state’s 10,000 lakes, with blue jerseys and pants accompanied by blue and yellow hats.
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