Kody Clemens hits 3 homers to help the Twins outlast the Diamondbacks, 9-8

By: The Associated Press Posted: 10:39 PM CDT Friday, Sep. 12, 2025 Last Modified: 11:40 PM CDT Friday, Sep. 12, 2025

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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Kody Clemens hit his third homer of the game to start a ninth-inning rally, Luke Keaschall ended it with a sacrifice fly and the Minnesota Twins edged the Arizona Diamondbacks 9-8 on Friday night.

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After Arizona scored four runs in the top of the ninth to take an 8-6 lead, Clemens homered off Jake Woodford (0-4) to cut it to one. The son of former major league pitching star Roger Clemens, the 29-year-old Clemens has 19 homers this season.

Woodford then loaded the bases and was relieved by Andrew Saalfrank, who walked in a run to tie it, then allowed the sacrifice fly to Keaschall that scored Byron Buxton.

Minnesota Twins' Kody Clemens (18) runs to second base on his RBI-double in the sixth a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks, Friday, Sept. 12, 2025, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

Gabriel Moreno hit a three-run homer in the ninth for Arizona. Geraldo Perdomo had a two-run shot for the Diamondbacks in the seventh. The star shortstop has 19 homers and 95 RBIs.

Clemens hit a solo shot in the third and gave the Twins a 4-1 lead in the fourth with a two-run shot.

Cole Sands (4-4) got the victory after blowing a save in the ninth.

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Clemens’ third home run sparked the Twins’ comeback.

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