Lewis hits tying homer in 7th and Keaschall provides go-ahead double as Twins beat Mariners 5-3

SEATTLE (AP) — Royce Lewis hit a tying home run in the seventh inning and Luke Keaschall smacked a go-ahead double as the surging Minnesota Twins beat the Seattle Mariners 5-3 on Friday night.

Minnesota’s seventh victory in nine games gave the Twins (56-55) a winning record for the first time since April 21, when they were 12-11. They are tied with Cleveland for the final American League playoff spot, and both teams are three games behind the first-place Chicago White Sox in the AL Central.

The skidding Mariners (53-58) have lost three straight and eight of 10 to fall three games behind AL West-leading Houston.

Yoendrys Gómez walked two in the ninth but locked down his 14th save of the season. Kody Funderburk (2-1) tossed 1 1/3 innings of scoreless relief after Zebby Matthews struck out a career-high 10 in five innings of three-run ball.

Lewis led off the seventh with a no-doubt drive to left field off left-hander José A. Ferrer (4-2) to make it 3-all. Alan Roden reached on an infield single and, one-out later, Keaschall put the Twins up for good with his RBI double off Eduard Bazardo.

Ryan Jeffers added an insurance run in the eighth. He drove a sweeper from Bazardo into the Twins bullpen for his 10th home run to give Minnesota a 5-3 lead.

Seattle took a 2-0 advantage in the first on a two-out, two-run double by Cal Raleigh off Matthews. A two-run homer by Brooks Lee in the second evened the score before Seattle went back in front 3-2 on a homer by Cole Young.

The Mariners placed third baseman J.P. Crawford on the 10-day injured list with left wrist inflammation and recalled infielder Leo Rivas from Triple-A Tacoma.

The Twins acquired right-hander Dean Kremer from Baltimore and veteran reliever A.J. Minter from the New York Mets in separate trades Friday.

RHP Logan Gilbert (8-6, 3.44 ERA) gets the ball for Seattle on Saturday against Minnesota LHP Connor Prielipp (3-5, 4.73).

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Seattle Mariners' Cal Raleigh hits a two-run ground-rule double against the Minnesota Twins during the first inning of a baseball game, Friday, July 31, 2026, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

Seattle Mariners relief pitcher José A. Ferrer looks down as Minnesota Twins' Royce Lewis jogs the bases after hitting a solo home run during the seventh inning of a baseball game, Friday, July 31, 2026, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Zebby Matthews throws against the Seattle Mariners during the first inning of a baseball game, Friday, July 31, 2026, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

Minnesota Twins' Luke Keaschall hits an RBI double against the Seattle Mariners during the seventh inning of a baseball game, Friday, July 31, 2026, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

Minnesota Twins' Royce Lewis, right, celebrates with third base coach Ramon Borrego (46) after hitting a solo home run against the Seattle Mariners during the seventh inning of a baseball game, Friday, July 31, 2026, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Dillon Dingler hit a grand slam in Detroit's seven-run eighth inning and the Tigers opened their longest trip of the season with a 13-1 victory over the Athletics on Friday night.

Kevin McGonigle homered and drove in two runs, and fellow 2023 draft pick Max Clark had three hits, including an RBI double in the big eighth inning to help Detroit get the win in his big-league debut.

The Tigers got a strong performance from their bullpen after deciding to scratch scheduled starter Casey Mize in case a trade develops before Monday’s deadline. Tyler Holton started and allowed one run in two innings. Ty Madden (1-0) allowed two hits in three scoreless innings to get the win.

The Tigers won for just the second time in six games to start a three-city West Coast swing and moved within 3 1/2 games of the final wild-card spot in the American League.

McGonigle tied the game with a solo homer off Jeffrey Springs (3-11) in the third inning, He added a sacrifice fly in the fourth in an inning aided by Clark's first career hit.

The 21-year-old Clark, one of the top prospects in baseball, then added the RBI double in the eighth and another double in the ninth. He became the third Tigers player ever with at least three hits and two extra-base hits in his debut. McGonigle did it earlier this year and Billy Bean did it in 1987.

Dingler broke the game open against Luis Morales when he hit his first career grand slam. Ben Malgeri hit his first career homer, a two-run shot in the ninth inning as the A's finished 5-19 in July.

Springs allowed four hits, five walks and two runs in four innings and fell to 0-11 in his last 18 starts.

LH Framber Valdez (5-7, 4.53 ERA) was set to start Saturday for Detroit against RH Jack Perkins (2-6, 6.45).

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Athletics pitcher Jeffrey Springs throws to the Detroit Tigers during the first inning of a baseball game Friday, July 31, 2026, in West Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Sara Nevis)

Detroit Tigers pitcher Tyler Holton throws to the Athletics during the first inning of a baseball game Friday, July 31, 2026, in West Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Sara Nevis)

Detroit Tigers' Max Clark hits a single during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Athletics, Friday, July 31, 2026, in West Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Sara Nevis)

Detroit Tigers' Dillon Dingler, not shown, celebrates with Ben Malgeri (53), Kevin McGonigle (7), and Javier Báez, not shown, after hitting a grand slam during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Athletics, Friday, July 31, 2026, in West Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Sara Nevis)

Detroit Tigers' Dillon Dingler hits a grand slam during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Athletics Friday, July 31, 2026, in West Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Sara Nevis)