Twins take down Mariners for second straight extra-innings win behind Carlos Correa RBI single

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Carlos Correa’s flare to right field evaded a sliding Teoscar Hernández and scored automatic runner Donovan Solano as the Minnesota Twins won their second straight game in extra innings, beating the Seattle Mariners 4-3 in 10 innings on Monday night.

Solano moved to third on a sacrifice bunt by Christian Vázquez, and Ryan Jeffers reached when no Seattle player covered first base on another bunt. Correa then sent a soft liner to right, where Hernández tried, but failed, to make a sliding catch for the third out.

"I’ve hit for too many double plays already, so the last thing I wanted is to put the ball on the ground and it worked out fine," Correa said.

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Minnesota Twins Jorge Lopez, back left, douses Carlos Correa, right, with ice water after Correa hit an RBI single to defeat the Seattle Mariners in the 10th inning of a baseball game Monday, July 24, 2023, in Minneapolis.  (AP Photo/Bruce Kluckhohn)

Jorge Lopez (4-2) retired all three batters he faced in the top of the 10th for Minnesota, which continued its second-half surge.

The Twins are 9-2 since the All-Star break, including three wins in five meetings with Seattle, and have gone from a half-game behind Cleveland in the AL Central to four games ahead of the Guardians. Minnesota rallied Sunday with three runs in the bottom of the ninth and won in 12 innings to sweep the Chicago White Sox.

"The vibes are great," Correa said. "We’ve faced some good pitchers. … To be able to come back against them says a lot about this lineup and the big strides that we’re making in the second half. I think we’ve been playing really good baseball