Brooks Lee blasted a go-ahead two-run homer in the sixth inning and Royce Lewis added a pinch-hit three-run homer in the seventh to help the Minnesota Twins end a 10-game winning streak by the Cleaveland Guardians with a 6-2 victory on Sunday afternoon.
Kody Clemens contributed two hits, an RBI and run scored for the Twins (67-89), who ended a five-game skid.
Twins starter Simeon Woods Richardson allowed two runs and three hits over five innings, striking out three and walking two.
Kody Funderburk (4-1), Pierson Ohl, Cole Sands and Travis Adams each followed with an inning of shutout relief.
Steven Kwan swatted a leadoff homer for the Guardians (84-72), but they collected just three singles the rest of the way, missing an opportunity to move into a tie for first in the AL Central after trailing the Detroit Tigers by 15 1/2 games in early July.
Guardians starter Joey Cantillo went 4 1/3 innings, allowing one run and four hits while striking out five and walking two.
Kwan homered on the third pitch of the game to give the Guardians a quick lead.
Bo Naylor added a sacrifice fly later in the inning to make it 2-0.
The Twins had gone 23 straight innings without scoring a run when Buxton blooped a double down the right-field line with two outs in the third and Clemens followed with an opposite-field single to left, scoring Buxton to cut the lead to 2-1.
