Minnesota Twins outfielder Oswaldo Arcia crushed Zach McAllister’s fourth pitch of the ninth inning for a walk-off home run, and the Indians dropped their series-opening game 4-3 Monday night at Target Field.
The Indians (9-8) led 2-0 after Marlon Byrd’s RBI-single in the second and Jason Kipnis’ RBI-single in the fifth. In the bottom half of the fifth, things became unraveled for Indians starter Danny Salazar.
In that inning, the Indians had a couple close calls but couldn’t escape with the lead. With two outs, the Twins’ Danny Santana singled and then was nearly picked-off by Salazar.