Royce Lewis hit two home runs — his first career multihomer game — and Joe Ryan struck out 11 in seven innings as the Minnesota Twins beat the Colorado Rockies 7-1 to prevent a three-game sweep.

Offensively, Kody Clemens got the scoring started for the Twins once again with an RBI triple in the third, giving the Twins’ utility man triples in back-to-back games. They would add two more in the inning thanks to a Matt Wallner frozen rope homer, which will hopefully get him moving in the right direction for a lineup lacking some thump.

All-Star Joe Ryan was on the mound for the Twins as they tried to salvage the final game of the series from the National League's worst team. He was in command, while Matt Wallner, Royce Lewis and Harrison Bader all homered in the 7-1 win.