Twins edge out Athletics 5-4 as Joey Gallo hits a 2-run homer

The Minnesota Twins emerged victorious against the Oakland Athletics 5-4 in a hard-fought match on Friday night.

OM(joey)G. #TwinsWin! pic.twitter.com/Mn2IJBuqie

— Minnesota Twins (@Twins) July 15, 2023

The star of the show was Joey Gallo as he hit a two-run homer in the 9th inning to help his team snap a three game losing streak.

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“He did a good job of keeping it together and then going up there and being prepared to hit a 100 mph fastball,” Twins manager Rocco Baldelli said. “He smoked it. He caught it right where he wanted to catch it. That’s a nice way to punctuate the beginning of the second half for Joey and for the team.”

Donovan had a double in the ninth before Gallo had his 16th homer, while Griffin Jax finished off with a scoreless eight.

Christian Vázquez singled off Sam Moll to start the eighth and Max Kepler added a base hit before Fujinami entered and induced Carlos Correa’s inning-ending double play in a 10-pitch battle.

Jace Peterson hit a go-ahead sacrifice fly in the third, then Edouard Julien doubled to tie it for Minnesota in the fourth.