Royce Lewis homers, leaves game with injury as Twins get rocked by Astros

The Twins got blasted 10-3 by the Astros Friday night in Houston, but more concerning than giving up at least 10 runs for the fourth time in the last eight games was Royce Lewis leaving the game with an apparent injury.
Lewis, who smashed a 425-foot homer in the sixth inning, singled in the ninth inning but exited the game after he pulled up while sprinting to first base. He didn't look devastated by any means, but the trainer and manager Rocco Baldelli quickly met him at first base and took him out of the game.
#MNTwins Royce Lewis left injured with a leg injury in the 9th inning of the game tonight. pic.twitter.com/bxVhlEmf8t
— Mike Kurland (@Mike_Kurland) June 14, 2025
It could be a brutal blow for the Twins and Lewis, who hasn't been able to stay healthy since being drafted first overall by Minnesota in the 2017 MLB Draft.
“We don’t know a lot right now,” Baldelli told reporters. “He does have a left hamstring strain of some kind. I can’t tell you how severe at this time. He actually tested relatively well after the game upon examination in the training room. We’re going to bring him in (Saturday) and check him out, see how he comes in. A lot of times, you learn a lot just by how the guy shows up the next day, how he can move around, what he’s capable of doing. That’ll tell us a lot.”
Lewis missed the first two months of last season with a quad strain and he was out the first 35 games of this season after suffering a hamstring strain during a mid-April spring training game.
Royce Lewis might be turning a corner. Sometimes all it takes is one swing. This could be the spark. Keep the faith.#MNTwins pic.twitter.com/fQJJK2tDS9
— Talkin' Twins (@TalkinTwins) June 14, 2025
The Twins never had a chance Friday night as Houston lit up Chris Paddack for nine runs (eight earned) on 12 hits and one walk in four innings before the bullpen held Houston in check the rest of the night.
Minnesota started the season 13-20, won 13 games in a row and is now 10-13 since that winning streak. The pitching has been dreadful of late, having allowed 14 runs to the A's on June 5, 16 to the Rangers on Tuesday and then again on Thursday, and 10 more Friday night to the Astros.
Up next: Twins at Astros, Saturday at 3:10 p.m. CT.
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