Overview

• Spencer Horwitz delivered the decisive run with a bases-loaded groundout in the ninth inning at Target Field.
• Brooks Lee’s inability to complete a potential double play allowed Ke’Bryan Hayes to score the go-ahead run.
• Minnesota closed its nine-game homestand 6-3 but lost the finale and slipped to a 47-49 record.
• Dennis Santana threw a scoreless eighth inning and David Bednar recorded his 13th save to secure Pittsburgh’s win.
• Both teams enter the All-Star break with the Pirates looking to build on momentum and the Twins aiming to return above .500 when play resumes next week.