US EditionFrance’s 2-Run Homer in 9th Lifts Twins over Royals 3-1 for 15th Win in 17 Games
- Ty France hit a walk-off two-run home run in the ninth inning to give the Twins a 3-1 win over the Royals at Target Field on Friday night, May 23, 2025.
- Before France’s homer, the game remained tied 1-1 after Carlos Correa returned from a concussion injury and hit a 429-foot home run in the second inning off Noah Cameron.
- Pitchers Pablo López and Noah Cameron kept the Royals and Twins largely in check; López allowed a single run while giving up seven hits over nearly six innings, and Cameron struck out eight batters across six and two-thirds innings.
- France's homer, his fourth of the year, traveled 403 feet into the left-center bullpen on the first pitch slider, securing his first-ever walk-off home run as a member of the Twins.
- The Twins secured their 15th win in 17 games, with Correa scoring on France’s walk-off hit and Cole Sands pitching a perfect ninth inning for the save.
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France’s 2-run homer in 9th lifts Twins over Royals 3-1 for 15th win in 17 games
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Ty France hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning and the Minnesota Twins beat the Kansas City Royals 3-1 on Friday night for their 15th win in 17 games. With the score 1-1, Carlos Correa reached on an infield single off Lucas Erceg (1-1) and France hit a first-pitch slider 403 feet into the bullpen in left-center for his fourth homer this season. Correa, who passed concussion protocol and was activated from the 7-day injured …
Jackson Progress-Argus
Ty France's ninth-inning homer boosts Twins over Royals
Ty France ripped a two-run home run in the bottom of the ninth to lift the Minnesota Twins to a 3-1 win over the Kansas City Royals on Friday night in Minneapolis.
Pioneer Press
Ty France’s walk-off home run sends Twins to victory over Royals
In a battle between two of Major League Baseball’s top pitching staffs, it’s no surprise that runs were hard to come by on Friday night. After each striking early, the Twins and Royals pitching staffs put up zeros throughout the middle and late innings of the game, leading them into the ninth inning deadlocked. It took just one swing to undo that. Ty France stepped to the plate in the ninth inning and unleashed on a first-pitch slider from Royal…
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