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Spring training roundup: Niko Goodrum, Twins rally past Braves

March 26 - Yoyner Fajardo hit a game-tying two-run single in the sixth inning, Niko Goodrum broke the tie the next inning and the host Minnesota Twins scored five unanswered runs to charge past the Atlanta Braves 9-6 in their spring-training finale Tuesday in Fort Myers, Fla.

Goodrum scored Brian O'Keefe with a single in the seventh, and O'Keefe added a two-run double in the eighth for the Twins. Braves reliever Jake McSteen (0-1) blew the save in the sixth and gave up the three crucial runs on five hits over two innings.

The Twins had taken a 4-0 lead following Matt Wallner's two-run homer, but the Braves replied with six straight runs, including home runs by Jarred Kelenic and Orlando Arcia.