The Minnesota Twins defeated the Seattle Mariners 5-3 on July 31, 2026, in Seattle.
The win marked their seventh victory in nine games and moved them back to a winning record.
The Twins tied the game in the seventh inning on a home run by Royce Lewis. Luke Keaschall then delivered a go-ahead double to give Minnesota the lead.
With the win, the Twins (56-55) are tied with Cleveland for the final American League playoff spot. They trail the AL Central-leading Chicago White Sox by three games.
The Mariners (53-58) have dropped three straight and eight of their last ten. They now sit three games behind the AL West-leading Houston Astros.
Yoendrys Gómez earned his 14th save despite walking two batters in the ninth.
Kody Funderburk picked up the win with 1 1/3 scoreless innings of relief, following starter Zebby Matthews, who struck out a career-high ten batters over five innings but allowed three runs.
Seattle took an early 2-0 lead in the first inning on a two-run double by Cal Raleigh.
Brooks Lee's two-run homer in the second tied the game, but Cole Young's home run put Seattle ahead 3-2.
The Twins' comeback started in the seventh when Lewis hit a no-doubt home run off left-hander José A.
Ferrer to even the score at 3-3.
Alan Roden followed with an infield single, and Keaschall's RBI double off Eduard Bazardo gave the Twins a lead they would not relinquish.
Seattle placed third baseman J. P.
Crawford on the 10-day injured list with left wrist inflammation. They recalled infielder Leo Rivas from Triple-A Tacoma.
Mariners starter Bryce Miller pitched a scoreless first inning but gave up runs in the second after an ineffective cutter led to Lee's game-tying homer.
Miller acknowledged his struggles, saying, "The worst cutter I've thrown all year, down the middle," and mentioned back issues that may have affected his performance.
The Mariners failed to score after the second inning.
Cole Young contributed significantly, hitting a home run on a low launch angle and enduring a prolonged at-bat later in the game.
The Twins' bullpen responded effectively, with Funderburk replacing Matthews in the sixth and maintaining control through the late innings to preserve the lead.
