Twins Blow 4-Run Lead, Fall Short In 9th-Inning Comeback Attempt

Minneapolis, MN (Learfield sports)  --  Eduardo Escobar and Kurt Suzuki touched Yankees closer Aroldis Champman for bottom-of-the-ninth inning homers Saturday, but the Minnesota Twins fell one run short in their comeback attempt, 7-6.

The Twins had blown a 4-0 lead.  Byung Ho Park also had a home run for the Twins before A-Rod and Carlos Beltran tied it with a pair of two-run homers.  

Righthander Ervin Santana tries to salvage the last game of the series when he takes the mound for Minnesota today at 1:10 p-m.