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For the second day in a row, the Twins entered the bottom of the ninth inning trailing by a run but emerged as a walkoff winner.

July 3, 2022 at 12:04AM
Minnesota Twins pinch hitter Jose Miranda (64) celebrates after hitting a walk-off single in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Twins a 4-3 win over the Baltimore Orioles Saturday, July 2, 2022 at Target Field in Minneapolis. ]
Jose Miranda celebrated after his walkoff single Saturday. (Alex Kormann, Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

IMPACT PLAYER: Jose Miranda, Twins

Miranda came into the game on defense in the top of the ninth inning, but his moment came later at the plate. His line-drive single to left scored the winning run.

BY THE NUMBERS

2018 The most recent season a Twins rookie recorded a walkoff hit, from Willians Astudillo's two-run homer off Kansas City's Jason Hammel on Sept. 9.

30 Multihit games for Luis Arraez, best in the majors, after he hit two doubles Saturday.

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