QUEENS, NY — The Minnesota Twins rode a five-run third inning off New York Mets starting pitcher Luis Severino to an 8-3 victory to take the final game of a
Byron Buxton rounds first base after hitting a solo home run in the second inning against the Mets on Wednesday, July 31. The Minnesota Twins rode a five-run third inning off New York Mets starting pitcher Luis Severino to an 8-3 victory to take the final game of a three-game set on Wednesday afternoon at Citi Field.
“He just didn’t have it,” manager Carlos Mendoza said. “He just didn’t have a feel for his pitches, especially the secondary whether it was the slider or sweeper… Just one of those days.”Byron Buxton put the Twins in front in the top of the second when he smacked a hanging Severino sinker 435 feet into the left-center-field seats — a solo shot for his 13th home run of the season.
It was the only damage allowed by Lopez, who gave up just three hits over six innings pitched while striking out seven and walking three on 103 pitches.Severino gave it right back in the top of the third, yielding five consecutive hits that resulted in five runs for the Twins while experiencing a noticeable drop in velocity. A fastball that began the day at 96 mph suddenly sank to 93 and even 91 in his final inning of work.
Austin Martin singled and stole second before being driven home by Trevor Larnach to tie the game. Larnach stole second — the third stolen base in three innings off Severino — and came around to score on Max Kepler’s single. Royce Lewis ripped a double down the left field line to score Kepler from first and DH Matt Wallner topped it all off with a two-run home run to give Minnesota a 6-2 lead.
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