Max Kepler's infield single drove in the winning run with one out in the ninth inning, giving the Minnesota Twins a series-clinching 5-4 win over Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday.
to open the bottom of the ninth. Larnach advanced to second on a wild pitch and moved to third on a sacrifice bunt by Austin Martin. Kepler hit a two-hopper up the middle against a drawn-in infield that was backhanded by diving second basemanIt was Kepler's 11th career walk-off plate appearance, tying Harmon Killebrew and Kirby Puckett for most in Twins' history. He also recorded his 500th career RBI in the game, making him the 12th Twins player to reach the mark.
The Twins claimed their fifth walk-off victory of the season. The National League-leading Phillies lost their third straight series. Turner continued his torrid month for the Phillies, hitting his 10th homer in July and 13th of the season. Turner is hitting .361 for the month of July with 22 RBIs. “He’s just not attacking the zone like he was in those last 10, 11 outings before these last two,” Thomson said of Soto. “Stay on top of him and make sure he’s still got his confidence level and that he has the ability to throw the ball through the zone and get people out. We had plenty of opportunities early in this game and that’s really what it fell on.”
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