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Clemens leads Twins past Braves in three-game series sweep
The Minnesota Twins played the Atlanta Braves in baseball on Wednesday.
The game was tied 4-4 after six innings.
In the seventh inning, Kody Clemens drove in a run for Minnesota.
Brooks Lee then brought home another run with a single.
Those runs gave the Twins a 6-4 lead.
The Braves could not score again.
Yoendrys Gómez finished the game with a perfect ninth inning.
The Twins won all three games in the series.
Kody Clemens drove in three runs as Minnesota defeated Atlanta 6-4.
The Twins scored twice in the seventh inning to break a 4-4 tie.
Kaelen Culpepper had three hits, while Brooks Lee added a go-ahead RBI single.
Yoendrys Gómez recorded his third save in three games and 20th of the season.
Atlanta has lost five of six games and is 8 for 43 with runners in scoring position during that stretch.
- Who
- The Minnesota Twins and Atlanta Braves, with Kody Clemens driving in three runs for Minnesota.
- What
- The Twins defeated the Braves 6-4 to complete a three-game sweep.
- Where
- Minneapolis.
- When
- Wednesday.
- Why
- Minnesota scored twice in the seventh inning to break a 4-4 tie and held Atlanta scoreless afterward.
Key facts
- Final score
- Minnesota Twins 6, Atlanta Braves 4
- Series result
- The Twins swept the three-game series.
- Top offensive performer
- Kody Clemens drove in three runs.
- Minnesota hitting
- Kaelen Culpepper recorded three hits.
- Winning pitcher
- A.J. Minter was charged with the loss; the article does not identify Minnesota's winning pitcher.
- Save
- Yoendrys Gómez earned his 20th save of the season.
- Atlanta slump
- The Braves have scored 15 runs while losing five of their last six games.
Quotes
Yoendrys Gómez
Twins reliever
“Yoendrys Gómez earned his third save in as many games and 20th of the season with a 1-2-3 ninth.”
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