His home runs were two of four for the Twins (48-51) on the day. Matt Wallner and Harrison Bader also left the park, while Willi Castro added a Little League home run — a triple combined with an error that allowed him to score — in the win. It all came on a day where Ryan was, yet again, nearly untouchable.

Royce Lewis hit two home runs — his first career multihomer game — and Joe Ryan struck out 11 in seven innings as the Minnesota Twins beat the Colorado Rockies 7-1 to prevent a three-game sweep.

All-Star Joe Ryan was on the mound for the Twins as they tried to salvage the final game of the series from the National League's worst team. He was in command, while Matt Wallner, Royce Lewis and Harrison Bader all homered in the 7-1 win.