Royce Lewis and Christian Vazquez each drove in three runs and the visiting Minnesota Twins used a trio of three-run innings to earn a 10-7 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday.
Lewis, a native of Southern California, managed to drive in a run in three separate innings without the aid of a base hit, turning a fielder’s choice, a bases-loaded walk and a comebacker into three RBIs.
Carlos Correa had two hits, two walks and four runs while Ty France, a Los Angeles-area native, also had two hits with two walks and scored three runs as Minnesota improved to 2-3 on a six-game road trip.
Andy Pages hit a three-run home run and Shohei Ohtani added a two-run shot for the Dodgers, who have lost seven of their past eight home games and 11 of their last 14 games overall. Ohtani has homered in four consecutive games for the first time in his career.
Los Angeles had errors from third baseman Miguel Rojas and pitcher Edgardo Henriquez as four of the 10 Minnesota runs were unearned.
The Twins took a 3-0 lead in the second inning on Lewis’ fielder’s choice and a two-run double from Vazquez. The Dodgers tied it in the fourth on Pages’ home run, his 19th of the season and second of the series.
Minnesota took the lead for good in the sixth when Los Angeles right-hander Ben Casparius (7-4) walked three of the first four batters before departing with a calf injury after Lewis’ bases-loaded free pass. A Harrison Bader RBI groundout and a Vazquez RBI single made it 6-3.
The Dodgers pulled within 6-5 in the sixth on a two-run single from Hyeseong Kim.
The Twins opened their advantage in the seventh, loading the bases on three consecutive walks issued by Will Klein. Lewis then hit a comebacker that Klein’s replacement, Henriquez, threw into right field, allowing all three runners to score.
France had an RBI double in the ninth for the Twins, who walked seven times, with six coming against the Dodgers’ bullpen.
Former Dodgers right-hander Brock Stewart (2-1) earned the win with a scoreless inning of relief.
–Field Level Media
