Game result and context
Angels beat Twins 5-4 in 10 innings, leaving Minnesota's elimination number at 2
The Angels held a three-run lead for most of the night behind Walbert Ureña before the Twins rallied to tie it in the ninth on Walker Jenkins' home run. Minnesota went ahead in the 10th, but Los Angeles answered with two runs in the bottom half to win 5-4. The Twins fell to 71-82, and the Angels improved to 59-94.
Final result
The Los Angeles Angels beat the Minnesota Twins 5-4 in 10 innings on September 17, 2026, at Angel Stadium before a crowd of 34,251.
The win moved the Angels to 59-94. The Twins dropped to 71-82.
How the game changed
The Angels scored all three of their regulation runs in the first inning. That lead held through seven innings while Walbert Ureña kept the Twins off the board.
Minnesota got one run back in the eighth. In the top of the ninth, Walker Jenkins hit a home run that drove in 2 and tied the game. It was the only home run of the night.
The Twins took the lead with a run in the top of the 10th. The Angels then scored twice in the bottom of the inning to end it.
Key performances
Ureña threw 7.0 scoreless innings and struck out 9. On the other side, Taj Bradley matched the strikeout total over 7.0 innings and allowed 3 earned runs, all in the first.
Jenkins led the Twins with 3 hits in 4 at bats, scored 2 runs and drove in 2. Brooks Lee had 2 hits in 4 at bats with 2 RBIs.
For the Angels, Wade Meckler had 2 hits in 5 at bats, scored a run and drove in 1. Oswald Peraza had 2 hits in 3 at bats and an RBI.
Season and playoff context
Minnesota is fourth in its division, 7.0 games back. The Twins are ninth in the wild-card race, also 7.0 games back. Their division elimination number is 2, and their wild-card elimination number is 3.
The Angels are fifth in the division, 18.0 games back, and 19.0 games back in the wild-card race. They have already been eliminated from both.
Series context
This was Game 1 of a four-game regular season series, so the Angels lead the series after one game.