The 13 Moments That Made the Twins' 13-Game Win Streak

In their history, the Twins have only had one winning streak longer than the 13-game run that ended on Sunday. There were walk-off wins, thrilling comebacks, and tremendous defensive plays along the way. Let’s look back at each game and the moments that made them exhilarating. 

Win 13 (5/17/25): Ryan Jeffers Solo Home Run
WPA: 10.3%
The Twins wouldn’t need any more run support than what Jeffers offered in the first inning. His towering home run put the team up for good. Pablo López was terrific for six innings, and the bullpen shut down the Brewers for the remainder of the game. 

Win 12 (5/16/25): Kody Clemens Single
WPA: 9.4%
The Twins jumped on Brewers starter Chad Patrick in the first inning by lacing singles around the outfield. However, the Twins could have been stopped at one run without Clemens and his two-out knock to center. 

Win 11 (5/15/25): DaShawn Keirsey Jr. Two-Run Homer
WPA: 20.1%
Royce Lewis led off the inning with a single, as the Twins tried to gain momentum. Keirsey stepped in with one out and smacked his first career home run. Byron Buxton followed with his own solo shot, and the Twins were off to the races. Later in the game, Buxton and Carlos Correa collided in the outfield, which might actually be the game’s most significant moment. Fortunately, though, it didn't cost them this one.

Win 10 (5/14/25): Kody Clemens Three-Run Homer
WPA: 33.2%
For the second game in a row, the Orioles had better than 80% odds of ending Minnesota’s winning streak. Clemens turned a looming loss into a potential win with a three-run shot off former Twins prospect Yennier Canó. 

Win 9 (5/14/25): Christian Vázquez Three-Run Homer
WPA: 33.3%
Following a two-run Gunnar Henderson homer, the Orioles had an 83% chance of winning this game. Instead, the Twins mounted a prompt comeback, with Vázquez flipping the game in Minnesota’s favor with his biggest homer of the year—not coincidentally, of course, because it was also his first.

Win 8 (5/11/25): DaShawn Keirsey Jr. Walk-Off Single
WPA: 37.0%
Minnesota completed their sweep of the Giants with a thrilling extra-inning affair. Keirsey was mired in an 0-for-17 slump before his signature moment. He slapped a ball down the third base line, and Brooks Lee scampered home from third. The best part of this might have been the way it launched Keirsey, giving him the confidence to seize the opportunities he would have to continue contributing for the balance of the streak.

Win 7 (5/10/25): Christian Vázquez Pickoff
WPA: Infinity (Not Really)
Vazquez saw Heliot Ramos getting a little too far off third base in the eighth inning of a one-run game. He initiated a pickoff play at third with Royce Lewis that ended the threat and helped the Twins secure their seventh straight victory. 

Win 6 (5/9/25): Byron Buxton Triple
WPA: 8.8%
There weren’t a lot of big moments in this game, with no play having a higher WPA swing than Buxton’s first-inning triple. Trevor Larnach followed Buxton with a single, and the Twins never trailed in the game. 

Win 5 (5/8/25): Brooks Lee Two-Run Double
WPA: 35.0%
In the top of the fifth, the Orioles had nearly an 80% chance of winning. Trevor Larnach hit a solo homer in the bottom of the sixth, which was also a huge moment. However, Lee’s two-run double was the backbreaker in the eighth frame. That it came after Lee had fanned three times and played poorly in the field early made the big hit doubly sweet.

Win 4 (5/7/25): Byron Buxton Three-Run Shot
WPA: 23.2%
Ramón Laureano had homered in the top of the third inning to give Baltimore the lead. Minnesota responded in the bottom half of the frame, with Willi Castro hitting a single and Kody Clemens being hit by a pitch. Buxton made them pay with a three-run bomb.

Win 3 (5/6/25): Carlos Correa Monster Homer
WPA: 9.6%
The Twins jumped all over former Twins prospect Cade Povich in this game. Correa’s homer wasn’t the biggest WPA event in the inning, but seeing the All-Star shortstop put a drive into a pitch after struggling to start the year was good. 

Win 2 (5/4/25): Harrison Bader Run-Scoring Double
WPA: 29.4%
Minnesota needed multiple big hits in the late innings of this game, including a single from Jeffers in the seventh that plated two runs. Bader’s double broke up a tie game, and he’d come around to score a huge insurance run that the team desperately needed. 

Win 1 (5/3/25): Kody Clemens Magical Homer
WPA: 29.0%
It was a magical moment, as Clemens hit a two-run homer in Boston, where his legendary father established his legacy. Little did Twins fans know that this would be the start of a remarkable run for the player and the team.

The streak included big moments from star players and the last man on the bench. That's what makes baseball so special. It takes every player on the roster for a team to succeed over a 162-game season. There were multiple points where it looked like the winning streak would end, but the Twins found a way. Minnesota is back in playoff contention, and here’s hoping another long winning streak will be on the horizon. 

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