IMPACT PLAYER: Joey Gallo, Twins
Friday's Twins-Oakland game recap
The Twins' longest nine-inning game of the year ended with a victory.
July 15, 2023 at 4:44PM
Launched a fastball clocked at 99.9 miles per hour from Shintaro Fujinami for a go-ahead, two-run homer in the ninth inning.
BY THE NUMBERS
3:28 Time of game, the Twins' longest nine-inning game of the season. It's only the Twins' third nine-inning game of at least three hours in 2023; last year the Twins played 83 nine-inning games that were at least three hours.
3 Hits against the Twins bullpen in the final six innings; two of those came against Jhoan Duran in the ninth inning, resulting in Oakland's lone run after Kenta Maeda departed.
17 League-high double-play grounders hit into by Carlos Correa.
The eight Twins headed for arbitration are Royce Lewis, Joe Ryan, Jhoan Duran, Bailey Ober, Ryan Jeffers, Willi Castro, Griffin Jax and Trevor Larnach.
