Twins hit 3 homers to back Matthews, then hold off Astros rally in 9th for 5-4 victory
Royce Lewis and Victor Caratini hit back-to-back homers as Zebby Matthews allowed one run in seven innings and Minnesota held off Houston's late rally.
- On Monday, the Minnesota Twins defeated the Houston Astros 5-4, powered by back-to-back home runs from Royce Lewis and Victor Caratini. Zebby Matthews limited the Astros to one run over seven innings to secure the victory.
- Before the Twins' offense ignited, Astros pitcher Peter Lambert held the visitors hitless through three innings. Lewis broke the scoreless tie with a 375-foot shot, followed immediately by Caratini's 426-foot blast to center field.
- Josh Bell extended the lead to 4-1 with a 413-foot home run in the sixth inning, and Kody Clemens added an RBI groundout in the seventh. Matthews threw 89 pitches, 59 for strikes, during his outing.
- Cam Smith hit two home runs for the Astros, including a 408-foot solo shot, while Taylor Trammell added a two-run homer off reliever Travis Adams in the ninth. Yoendrys Gomez secured the save for the Twins.
- In the middle game of the series on Tuesday, Twins RHP Joe Ryan faces Astros RHP Mike Burrows. Ryan enters with a 3.18 ERA while Burrows carries a 5.48 mark.
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