France’s 2-Run Homer in 9th Lifts Twins over Royals 3-1 for 15th Win in 17 Games
- In the ninth inning on May 23, 2025, Ty France delivered a walk-off two-run homer at Target Field, securing a 3-1 victory for the Minnesota Twins over the Kansas City Royals.
- The game was tied at 1-1 after Carlos Correa, recently cleared from concussion protocol, launched a home run covering 429 feet in the second inning to even the score.
- Correa returned from the seven-day injured list after colliding with Byron Buxton, and Twins pitchers limited the Royals despite allowing several hits.
- France’s fourth home run of the year came on a first-pitch slider that traveled 403 feet into the left-center bullpen, marking his first-ever walk-off homer.
- The Twins’ victory marked their 15th win in 17 games, and Cole Sands earned the save with a perfect ninth inning to close out the game.
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Ty France’s walk-off home run sends Twins to victory over Royals
In a matchup between two of the American League’s top pitching staffs, it’s no surprise that runs were hard to come by on Friday night. After each scoring early, the two pitching staffs put up zeros throughout the middle and late innings of the game before Ty France hit a walk-off home run inning to send the Twins to a 3-1 win over the Kansas City Royals on Friday night at Target Field. France unleashed on a first-pitch slider from Lucas Erceg, …

France’s 2-run homer in 9th lifts Twins over Royals 3-1 for 15th win in 17 games
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Ty France hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning and the Minnesota Twins beat the Kansas City Royals 3-1 on Friday night for their 15th win in 17 games. With the score 1-1, Carlos Correa reached on an infield single off Lucas Erceg (1-1) and France hit a first-pitch slider 403 feet into the bullpen in left-center for his fourth homer this season. Correa, who passed concussion protocol and was activated from the 7-day injured …

Ty France's ninth-inning homer boosts Twins over Royals
Ty France ripped a two-run home run in the bottom of the ninth to lift the Minnesota Twins to a 3-1 win over the Kansas City Royals on Friday night in Minneapolis.
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