Kody Clemens erupted for Minnesota, blasting three homers and driving in five in a wild 9-8 walk-off over Arizona. The night featured a go-ahead three-run shot in the fourth, a leadoff blast to start the ninth, and a framing sequence that turned a deflating top of the ninth into a Twins’ late-night celebration. Clemens’ 14 total bases tied a club record, and the victory vaulted Minnesota into a dramatic, momentum-shifting win.

Buxton opened the game with a career-high 30th homer, fueling a 5-1 Twins win that snapped a six-game skid with Kansas City. The blast helped Minnesota set up a chance to post back-to-back wins in Anaheim, their first since early August. Kody Clemens followed with a towering two-run shot, the longest of his career, as Bailey Ober finally earned a victory for the Twins after a long drought. The win also featured Royals miscues that padded the final score.

Buxton’s milestone, paired with 21 steals on the season, underscores a standout campaign even as he battles baserunning fatigue and a bruised knee after a fifth-inning hit-by-pitch. The Twins leaned on timely hits and a mistake-prone Royals squad to pull away, while Minnesota’s leadoff batting order supplied added lift. The win adds momentum to a September that could still hold big things for fantasy managers who ride Buxton and the Twins’ top lineup.

Twins baserunning has flipped from a liability to a weapon, led by a green-light culture that has pushed several players into aggressive steals. Back-to-back four-steal games and a surge to 19 steals in 16 games highlight a season-long shift in risk tolerance under Baldelli.

Rookie Luke Keaschall, Trevor Larnach, and Matt Wallner have become catalysts, while Kody Clemens and Kody Funderburk have stepped into opportunistic roles. The Padres and other clubs faced the speed push as Milwaukee, Boston, and Tampa Bay were noted for struggles against the surge.

For fantasy managers, stolen-base upside has ticked up for Twins’ speed-leaning pieces, but the risk of outs remains a factor as the roster embraces a high-velocity path to offense.

Detroit jumped out to a 5-0 lead in the first inning after Luke Keaschall’s misplay opened the door for three straight two-out hits, turning an ordinary frame into a five-run eruption. The Tigers never looked back, riding a dominant early cushion to a 7-0 win.

Dillon Dingler delivered a pivotal two-out, two-run single, Zach McKinstry followed with an RBI single, and Javier Báez added an RBI double on a grounder that caromed off the bag, all against a rattled Twins starter Pierson Ohl. Spencer Turnbull scattered six scoreless innings to coast the way for Detroit, while Minnesota was stifled to just two hits and seven runners left on base.

Jose Ureña held Detroit’s lead with 5 2/3 innings of scoreless relief for Minnesota, but the Twins’ offense never fired, and a 26-minute rain delay before the first pitch did little to alter the result. The loss marks Minnesota’s latest stumble as Detroit solidifies their control in this matchup, with the Tigers piling up extra outs and feeding off them late into the game.

For fantasy players, the game highlighted Detroit’s top-heavy night through Turnbull’s shutdown performance and the early RBI barrage from Dingler, McKinstry, and Báez, while Minnesota’s lineup offered little upside outside a few quality at-bats before the game got away.