Overview
- A 90-minute thunderstorm delay paused Monday’s bottom of the ninth at Target Field before Minnesota rallied to overturn a 4-3 deficit.
- DaShawn Keirsey Jr. posted the first two-hit game of his career, including a two-run homer in the third inning and a ninth-inning leadoff single.
- Brooks Lee delivered a walk-off two-run line drive to left field, scoring Mickey Gasper and Willi Castro for a 5-4 win.
- Boston’s bullpen was taxed heavily, with closer Jhoan Duran yielding the tying run before the delay and reliever Jordan Hicks hitting two batters in the ninth.
- Minnesota’s 1-for-7 record with runners in scoring position before the final frame underscored its season-long struggles in clutch spots.