Royce Lewis homer is Twins' only run in loss to Phillies

Realmuto, Forsythe homer for Phillies as pitchers Poppen, Jax struggle.

March 11, 2020 at 4:35AM
Royce Lewis.
Royce Lewis. (Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

CLEARWATER, FLA. – Shortstop Royce Lewis' home run accounted for the Twins' only run Tuesday in a 5-1 Grapefruit League loss to the Philadelphia Phillies.

J.T. Realmuto and ex-Twin Logan Forsythe homered for the Phillies.

Twins second baseman Luis Arraez went 0-for-4 and saw his spring training average fall to .115 (3-for-26).

Phillies star Bryce Harper left the game in the first inning as a precaution after being struck on his left foot by a Sean Poppen pitch. Harper later told Phillies media relations staff that he was fine.

Poppen pitched three innings, giving up two runs on seven hits. Griffin Jax gave up two runs in two innings of work.

Zack Wheeler, who signed a five-year, $118 million contract with Philadelphia after being pursued by the Twins in the offseason, pitched four innings, striking out six in his best outing of the spring.

Lewis, the top overall pick in the 2017 MLB draft, is 5-for-25 in 10 spring training games, with two home runs.

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Minnesota Twins' Royce Lewis hit a double in the first inning. ] CARLOS GONZALEZ • cgonzalez@startribune.com – Fort Myers, FL – February 21, 2020, CenturyLink Sports Complex, Hammond Stadium, Minnesota Twins, Spring Training vs. University of Minnesota Golden Gophers
Royce Lewis during a Twins game Feb. 21 in Fort Myers, Fla. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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