MINNEAPOLIS -- Royce Lewis watched the ball fly. He carried his bat halfway up the first-base line before dropping it. And as he rounded first base, he let out a roar.

Even if the Twins had already been eliminated from contention, it was clear that Lewis’ three-run pinch-hit homer on Sunday meant more than your garden-variety long ball. And he acknowledged as much after Minnesota finished off a 6-2 win against the Guardians at Target Field that brought their 2025 home schedule to a close.

“It was a good one,” Lewis said. “You never know if it's going to be your last at-bat here or what. You never know. I just wanted to enjoy it. And my grandma told me, 'Hit like you're hitting on my birthday.' Every time I've hit on her birthday I've hit a homer, so she told me that last night and it

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