The Minnesota Twins took another step toward the postseason on Saturday night as they used an eighth inning explosion to lead them over the Cleveland Indians by a score of 8-4.
The Twins started their night off with a bang as Marwin Gonzalez delivered a two-run home run and Willians Astudillo smashed a solo home run in the bottom of the second to give Minnesota a 3-0 lead.
After the Indians scored a pair of runs in the top of the fourth, the Twins kept their distance thanks to Byron Buxton’s seventh home run of the season.
Buck. He knew it. đź’Ł#BombaSquad | #MNTwins pic.twitter.com/AnHeP79QiS
— Minnesota Twins (@Twins) September 13, 2020
Despite a 5-2 advantage, Cleveland began to claw back with a Jordan Luplow triple in the sixth and heads up play by Jose Ramirez to score on a passed ball in the eighth inning.
But the Twins put the foot on the gas in the bottom of the eighth, getting back-to-back home runs from Eddie Rosario and Miguel Sano to blow the game open.
This Rosie is absolutely beautiful. 🌹🌹🌹#BombaSquad | #MNTwins pic.twitter.com/RS2Inw6KuY
— Minnesota Twins (@Twins) September 13, 2020
After Taylor Rogers got the save, the Twins improved to 29-18 on the season. The Twins will go for the sweep on Sunday when Michael Pineda heads to the mound against Tristan McKenzie for a 1:10 p.m. first pitch.
