{"id":439824,"date":"2023-07-15T02:37:03","date_gmt":"2023-07-15T06:37:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/?post_type=news&#038;p=439824"},"modified":"2023-07-15T02:37:03","modified_gmt":"2023-07-15T06:37:03","slug":"twins-edge-out-athletics-5-4-as-joey-gallo-hits-a-2-run-homer","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/news\/twins-edge-out-athletics-5-4-as-joey-gallo-hits-a-2-run-homer\/","title":{"rendered":"Twins edge out Athletics 5-4 as Joey Gallo hits a 2-run homer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Minnesota Twins emerged victorious against the Oakland Athletics 5-4 in a hard-fought match on Friday night.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">OM(joey)G. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TwinsWin?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#TwinsWin<\/a>! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Mn2IJBuqie\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/Mn2IJBuqie<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Minnesota Twins (@Twins) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Twins\/status\/1680082449936576513?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">July 15, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe did a good job of keeping it together and then going up there and being prepared to hit a 100 mph fastball,\u201d Twins manager Rocco Baldelli said. \u201cHe smoked it. He caught it right where he wanted to catch it. That\u2019s a nice way to punctuate the beginning of the second half for Joey and for the team.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Donovan had a double in the ninth before Gallo had his 16th homer, while Griffin Jax finished off with a scoreless eight.<\/p>\n<p>Christian V\u00e1zquez singled off Sam Moll to start the eighth and Max Kepler added a base hit before Fujinami entered and induced Carlos Correa\u2019s inning-ending double play in a 10-pitch battle.<\/p>\n<p>Jace Peterson hit a go-ahead sacrifice fly in the third, then Edouard Julien doubled to tie it for Minnesota in the fourth.<\/p>\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\">\n<div  id=\"_ytid_24966\"  width=\"800\" height=\"450\"  data-origwidth=\"800\" data-origheight=\"450\" data-facadesrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jekrkPqBIVs?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;controls=1&#038;color=red&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;rel=1&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__ epyt-facade epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" data-epautoplay=\"1\" ><img decoding=\"async\" data-spai-excluded=\"true\" class=\"epyt-facade-poster skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"YouTube player\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/jekrkPqBIVs\/maxresdefault.jpg\" title=\"\"><button class=\"epyt-facade-play\" aria-label=\"Play\"><svg data-no-lazy=\"1\" height=\"100%\" version=\"1.1\" viewBox=\"0 0 68 48\" width=\"100%\"><path class=\"ytp-large-play-button-bg\" d=\"M66.52,7.74c-0.78-2.93-2.49-5.41-5.42-6.19C55.79,.13,34,0,34,0S12.21,.13,6.9,1.55 C3.97,2.33,2.27,4.81,1.48,7.74C0.06,13.05,0,24,0,24s0.06,10.95,1.48,16.26c0.78,2.93,2.49,5.41,5.42,6.19 C12.21,47.87,34,48,34,48s21.79-0.13,27.1-1.55c2.93-0.78,4.64-3.26,5.42-6.19C67.94,34.95,68,24,68,24S67.94,13.05,66.52,7.74z\" fill=\"#f00\"><\/path><path d=\"M 45,24 27,14 27,34\" fill=\"#fff\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Minnesota Twins emerged victorious against the Oakland Athletics 5-4 in a hard-fought match on Friday night. 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