Box Score
SP: Simeon Woods Richardson – 6 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 11 K (92 pitches, 58 strikes (63.0%)
Home Runs: Brooks Lee (15)
Top 3 WPA: Simeon Woods-Richardson (0.350), Brooks Lee (0.111), Edouard Julien (0.089)
Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs)
Even in a season that is lost from a competitive standpoint, dishing a loss to the New York Yankees is worth the price of admission. Those who were willing to pay admission Monday night got that sweetest of treats.
Hustlin’ a Run
The Twins’ offense would strike first, fueled by plenty of hustle on the basepaths. Jhonny Pereda led off the inning with a scorching double down the left field line that clocked in at 110.6 mph off the bat. Edouard Julien followed Pareda’s at-bat with his own hard-hit grounder up the middle, which got under the defender’s glove and trickled into the outfield just far enough that Julien was able to beat out the throw to first and set up runners on first and second.
After a Byron Buxton strikeout, Austin Martin would follow up with his own hustle on a grounder that the Yankees defense tried turning for two, in vain. Keeping the out off the board allowed Pereda to make his way home and put the Twins up 1-0.
SWR Had a Night
Simeon Woods Richardson had a tall task in front of him with a very dangerous Yankees lineup to pitch against. It feels like an understatement to say that he lived up to the task on Monday evening. The righty easily topped his own career strikeout mark with 11; previously, he had only reached eight in a game. Those 11 strikeouts also matched the top Twins mark for the 2025 season.
Among those strikeouts was the fourth inning, in which Woods Richardson struck out the side and flirted with an immaculate inning. He also got the dangerous Giancarlo Stanton to strike out three times, including the 11th and final strikeout of the evening. On the way, Woods-Richardson created 16 swings and misses.
Lee’s Right-Handed Power
Brooks Lee had the opportunity to turn to the right side of the plate as a batter and seized it, to show off some power against the tough Carlos Rodon. Rodon has continued to be a dominant pitcher, with a 3.11 ERA across 30 starts in 2025. Lee still found a way to take Rodon deep for his 15th home run of the season and put the Twins up 2-0. In the seventh inning, Lee would turn to the other side of the plate and hit a double to drive in Trevor Larnach and increase the Twins lead once again to 3-0.
Martin Delivers the Knockout
After Lee added to the lead with his double, the Twins worked to load the bases for Austin Martin to come to the plate. Once again, Martin delivered, this time with a bases-clearing double, which also doubled the Twins’ run total, putting them up 6-0. Martin’s four RBIs add to his already impressive September, in which he was hitting for a .333 average with a .880 OPS.
If the hitting wasn’t enough, Martin also turned in a great catch over the wall in foul territory while battling a Yankee fan to bring the top of the eighth inning to an end.
What’s Next?
As the Twins continue to try to play the role of spoiler to the Yankees, Zebby Matthews will try to follow in his teammates’ footsteps Tuesday evening. To do so, Matthews will need to bounce back after a rough outing in which he allowed five runs to the Angels last time out. The Yankees will counter with right-hander Cam Schlittler and his excellent 3.05 ERA.
Postgame Interviews
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Ohl
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Sands
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26
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47
Adams
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17
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29
46
Tonkin
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20
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19
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39
Funderburk
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15
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16
38
Cabrera
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22
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22
Laweryson
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20
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Hatch
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