US EditionBrooks Lee's Walk-Off Bunt Single Lifts Twins to 6-5 Win over Rays
- The Minnesota Twins defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 6-5 on Saturday at Target Field with a walk-off bunt single by Brooks Lee.
- The Twins staged a comeback after trailing 5-1 in the sixth inning, helped by Kody Clemens’ three-run homer that tied the game at 5-all.
- Brooks Lee had practiced bunting regularly in college and laid down a perfect safety squeeze in the ninth that scored Byron Buxton, who had reached base with Willi Castro.
- Rocco Baldelli celebrated his 500th win as Twins manager, highlighting Byron Buxton's impact by noting how the team's momentum shifts whenever Buxton reaches first base.
- The victory marked Minnesota’s seventh walk-off win this season over Tampa Bay and secured their first series win since early June amid a challenging year.
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MINNEAPOLIS — Taken individually, the excuses have some resonance. A bad pitch or two. A good swing. A poorly timed walk. A ball hit where no one could catch it. It can be one of those things. Or one of those days. But this is starting to become a problem. As bad as Friday’s walkoff loss to the Twins was for the Rays, with the bullpen blowing a two-run lead and Kevin Kelly giving up a first-pitch walkoff homer, Saturday’s 6-5 stunner was worse. …
The Hamilton Spectator
Brooks Lee’s walk-off bunt single lifts Twins to 6-5 win over Rays
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Brooks Lee drove in the game-ending run with a bunt single in the ninth inning on Saturday as the Minnesota Twins beat the Tampa Bay Rays 6-5.
Rockdale Citizen & Newton Citizen
Twins secure comeback win over Rays on walk-off bunt
Brooks Lee hit a walk-off squeeze bunt to score Byron Buxton from third base and delivered the Minnesota Twins a 6-5 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday afternoon in Minneapolis.
Pioneer Press
Brooks Lee gives Twins a walk-off win for second straight day
Brooks Lee hit a walk-off bunt single to send the Twins to a victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday.
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