Sunday's Twins-Texas game recap

Sunday's victory was their fourth this season when they trailed after eight innings.

August 28, 2023 at 12:58AM
Minnesota Twins third baseman Royce Lewis (23) looks up in the sky as he comes in on his grand slam in the sixth inning in Minneapolis, Minn., on Sunday, Aug. 27, 2023. Texas Rangers take on the Minnesota Twins at Target Field.] RICHARD TSONG-TAATARII • richard.tsong-taatarii @startribune.com
Twins third baseman Royce Lewis looked up to the sky as he came around to score on his sixth-inning grand slam Sunday. (Richard Tsong-Taatarii, Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

IMPACT PLAYER: Royce Lewis, Twins

He answered a Rangers grand slam with one of his own, narrowing the Twins' five-run deficit.

BY THE NUMBERS

11 Extra-inning victories by the Twins, more than any other major league team.

4:10 Time of the 13-inning game, the Twins' first four-hour game of the pitch-clock era.

4 Twins victories in 2023 when trailing after eight innings.

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Phil Miller

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Phil Miller has covered the Twins for the Star Tribune since 2013. Previously, he covered the University of Minnesota football team, and from 2007-09, he covered the Twins for the Pioneer Press.

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