MICHAEL A. Taylor walked with the bases loaded in the bottom of the 13th inning to drive in the winning run as the Minnesota Twins rallied from a 5-0 deficit to defeat the Texas Rangers 7-6 on Sunday afternoon (Monday in Manila) in Minneapolis.
Royce Lewis hit a grand slam and Donovan Solano, Jorge Polanco and Max Kepler each had two hits for the Twins. Dylan Floro (5-6) picked up the win with a scoreless inning of relief.
Jonathan Hernandez (1-2), the eighth Texas pitcher, began the bottom of the 13th with back-to-back strikeouts of Lewis and Ryan Jeffers. But Joey Gallo and Matt Wallner followed with walks to load the bases and Taylor then drove in automatic runner Carlos Correa with a four-pitch walk.
Jonah Heim hit a grand slam, J.P. Martinez homered and Marcus Semien had two hits for Texas, which lost for the ninth time in the last 10 games. The Rangers took their 5-0 lead into the bottom of the sixth, but Lewis pulled Minnesota within a run with his grand slam.
In other games, it was the Mets 3, Angels 2; Rays 7, Yankees 4; Cubs 10, Pirates 1; Giants 8, Braves 5; Rockies 4, Orioles 3; Dodgers 7, Red Sox 4; Phillies 3, Cardinals 0; Guardians 10, Blue Jays 7 (11 innings); Astros 17, Tigers 4; Marlins 2, Nationals 1; Brewers 10, Padres 6; Mariners 3, Royals 2; and White Sox 6, Athletics 1.
Mets 3, Angels 2
Rafael Ortega collected the game-winning RBI single in the bottom of the ninth inning as New York edged visiting Los Angeles.
Francisco Alvarez was hit by a pitch leading off the ninth against Reynaldo Lopez (2-7). DJ Stewart followed with a single and Mark Vientos walked before Ortega singled to shallow right field. Adam Ottavino (1-4) threw a perfect ninth for the Mets.
Alvarez laced an RBI infield single in the fourth and Pete Alonso hit a game-tying double in the eighth for New York. Alonso and Daniel Vogelbach had two hits apiece. Luis Rengifo had two hits, including an eighth-inning homer, for the Angels. — Field Level Media
