May 30, 2025; Seattle, Washington, USA; Minnesota Twins left fielder Willi Castro (50) celebrates with first baseman Ty France (13) after hitting a two-run home run against the Seattle Mariners during the ninth inning at T-Mobile Park. Joe Nicholson-Imagn Images

Minnesota Twins made MLB history in epic comeback win over Mariners

Originally posted on Minnesota Twins on SI
By Will Ragatz | Last updated May 31, 2025 11:32 AM ET

No team in modern MLB history has ever done exactly what the Twins did in Friday night's epic comeback win in Seattle.

With two outs in the top of the ninth inning, the Twins trailed 6-3 and had a runner at first base. Star Mariners closer Andres Muñoz, who had a 0.00 ERA through 23.2 innings coming into the game, just needed one final out to secure a series-opening win for the home team.

Instead, Willi Castro homered in his second straight at-bat to pull Minnesota within a run. Byron Buxton then singled, stole second, and scored on Trevor Larnach's game-tying RBI knock. Just like that, the game was tied. After Jhoan Duran locked things down in the bottom of the ninth, it went to a tenth inning.

TIE BALL GAME!!! pic.twitter.com/WF0wKUlbqt
— Twins.TV (@twinstv) May 31, 2025

That's where the Twins completely flipped the game on its head. With an automatic runner on second, Carlos Correa drilled the first pitch of the inning for a two-run homer to give the Twins their first lead of the night. After a hit and two walks loaded the bases, Rocco Baldelli's team piled on, scoring four more runs on hits from Buxton and Larnach.

The final score was 12-6. That's where the history comes in: It's the first time a team has ever trailed by three or more runs with two outs in the ninth and wound up winning by at least six runs.

The @Twins are the only MLB team in the modern era to be down by 3+ runs with 2 outs in the 9th but end up winning by 6+ runs. pic.twitter.com/PLVULerdch
— OptaSTATS (@OptaSTATS) May 31, 2025

It truly was an epic, unprecedented win for the Twins, who improved to 31-25 on the season. They trailed 4-0 just five batters into the bottom of the first inning after Zebby Matthews allowed two singles and two home runs. But Matthews settled in and threw six scoreless, two-hit frames after his rough start, keeping the Twins in the game. They chipped away with two runs in the fourth and a run in the seventh. It looked bleak when Cal Raleigh's second homer of the night made it a 6-3 game in the eighth, but that's when the Twins ripped off an incredible nine unanswered runs in the ninth and tenth innings.

Twins play-by-play announcer Cory Provus called it the best win of the season, and it's hard to argue with that. To be down three runs with just one out left against a closer who hadn't allowed a run all year, then end up winning by six — that one will be hard to top over the remaining four months of the regular season.