Bullpen Heroics End in Walk-Off Heartbreak

The Twins fought hard but fell short in a heartbreaker, losing 6-5 to the Pirates after a gutsy bullpen performance. Starter Taj Bradley struggled early, forcing the relief corps to cover 15 outs with key arms sidelined. Eric Orze, Yoendrys Gomez, and Anthony Banda kept them in it, and Cody Laweryson erased a huge late-inning threat. But Taylor Rogers’ costly mistake in the ninth — a two-run walk-off homer to Bryan Reynolds — sealed the loss. Despite everyone else pitching brilliantly, Rogers’ error proved costly, and manager Derek Shelton called it a simple case of missing a spot. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/091a3445bdb0c8e5