Brooks Lee hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the sixth, pinch-hitter Royce Lewis had a three-run shot in the seventh and the Minnesota Twins ended the Cleveland Guardians' 10-game winning streak with a 6-2 victory on Sunday.
The Guardians lost for only the fourth time in 20 games and missed a chance to pull even with Detroit in the AL Central after the Braves finished off a sweep of the Tigers with a 6-2 victory. Cleveland will host Detroit for three games beginning Tuesday.
"Great way to end things for all the fans that are here right now watching us play our last home game," Manager Rocco Baldelli said. " The drama was there. It was an enjoyable game. We had a big moment with Royce obviously coming through, making it happen."
Minnesota, which never led and was outscored 20-2 in losing the first three games in the series, grabbed a 3-2 lead when Lee greeted reliever Matt Festa (5-4) with his 16th home run. Luke Keaschall reached base with a one-out double off Erik Sabrowski before Lee's blast.
Tim Herrin left after allowing two-out singles to Kody Clemens and Austin Martin in the seventh and Lewis greeted Hunter Gaddis with his 13th homer for a four-run advantage.
Steven Kwan hit the third pitch from Simeon Woods Richardson for his 11th home run and Bo Naylor added a sacrifice fly to put the Guardians up 2-0. Naylor has an RBI in six straight games, the longest stretch by a Cleveland catcher since Victor Martinez had a seven-game run in 2007.
Byron Buxton had a two-out double off Joey Cantillo in the third before scoring on a single by Clemens to cut it to 2-1. It was the Twins' first run in 23 innings.
Woods Richardson allowed two runs on three hits in a five-inning start. Kody Funderburk (4-1) pitched a scoreless sixth for the win.
"But the guys battled really well, playing a tough team right now and to be able to figure that out, make it work," Baldelli explained. "And for the guys to come through the way we did in our last home game was fantastic."
Cleveland (84-72) won nine of 13 games against Minnesota (67-89) this season.
Key moment
Lee's homer gave the Twins their first lead in the series.
Key stat
Guardians starting pitchers had a run of 16 straight games of five-plus innings while allowing two runs or less end.
Up next
The Twins travel to play the Texas Rangers on Tuesday as they begin a six-game road trip that will wrap up the season. Neither team has named a starter.
The Associated Press contributed to this story.