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.
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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.
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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.
