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Brooks Lee, Gabriel Gonzalez shine at Twins' Spring Breakout game

Originally posted on FanNation Inside The Twins | Last updated 3/17/24

While the Minnesota Twins came from behind to beat the Tampa Bay Rays 6-5 in their main spring training game Saturday, the main event as the MLB Spring Breakout game, which saw the Twins' top prospects duke out an 8-8 tie with the Rays.

Although top prospect Walker Jenkins was scratched earlier in the week with a strained quad, there were plenty of notable names in the lineup including MLB.com's No. 2 prospect Brooks Lee, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI in the leadoff spot.

The game began with No. 5 prospect David Festa taking the mound and allowing one run on two hits with a walk and three strikeouts in 1.2 innings before the Rays extended their lead with four runs off No. 7 prospect and 2023 first-round pick Charlee Soto.

The Twins' bats responded with eight runs in the bottom of the third inning, including an RBI double from No. 4 prospect Gabriel Gonzalez, who was acquired in the trade that sent Jorge Polanco to the Seattle Mariners.

Down 5-0 heading into the 3rd inning, Gabby Gonzalez and Yunior Severino combine to drive in three runs to tie the @Twins #SpringBreakout game

Gonzalez (2B): 100.8mph
Severino (1B): 105.7mph pic.twitter.com/NUg2akBK1U
— Twins Player Development (@TwinsPlayerDev) March 16, 2024

Yunior Severino (No. 23) ripped an RBI single later in the inning and No. 3 prospect Emmanuel Rodriguez also had a stolen base in the tie.

Emmanuel Rodriguez, MLB's No. 42 prospect, swipes second base for the @Twins in #SpringBreakout.

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— MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) March 16, 2024