Jul 21, 2025; Los Angeles, California, USA; Minnesota Twins shortstop Carlos Correa (4) on deck during the fifth inning at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images

Inches away: Correa’s near heroics fall just short in loss to Dodgers

Originally posted on Minnesota Twins on SI
By Joe Nelson | Last updated Jul 22, 2025 9:09 AM ET

Carlos Correa was just inches from hitting a three-run, game-tying homer with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning on Monday night.

With the Twins trailing the Dodgers 5-2, Correa hit a ball to the 395-foot lettering that James Outman jumped up and caught at the top of the wall to end the game.

Carlos Correa was inches away from silencing the booing Dodgers crowd, but James Outman reeled it in for the final out pic.twitter.com/BGUspUbVHH
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The Twins entered the ninth trailing 5-1 but rallied against Dodgers reliever Tanner Scott. Byron Buxton, who homered and singled earlier in the game, led off the inning with a walk. After Willi Castro popped out, Brooks Lee was hit by a pitch and Ryan Jeffers walked to load the bases.

The Dodgers pulled Scott and brought in Kirby Yates, who gave up a sacrifice fly to Kody Clemens to cut the lead to 5-2. That led to Correa's blast ending the game.

Correa had an expected batting average (xBA) of .950. xBA is based on launch angle and exit velocity, and Correa's ball left his bat at 106.6 mph with a 29-degree launch angle.

The Twins and Dodgers go to battle again at 9:10 p.m. CT Tuesday.