MINNEAPOLIS -- It seemingly wasn¡¯t enough for Royce Lewis to be breaking records -- so he had to go and break the stadium, too.

Not only did Lewis¡¯ fifth-inning blast carry him even further into uncharted territory in the Twins¡¯ record books, but he left his mark on Target Field -- literally -- as a large chunk of the ribbon video board on the facing of the second deck hit by the homer went dark for the remainder of the game, a lasting reminder of Lewis¡¯ explosive impact from the plate.

But on Wednesday, that wasn¡¯t enough for Lewis and the Twins to overcome his own miscue on defense, a costly throwing error in the top of the 10th inning that plated the go-ahead run in an eventual 3-2 loss to the Rays. It snapped Minnesota¡¯s six-game winning streak and handed them only their second loss in their last 10 games.

¡°This sport can humble you very easily,¡± Lewis said. ¡°I¡¯m not going to let that define my day, my year or who I am, because it was just unfortunate bad timing.¡±

It¡¯s perhaps easier for Lewis to own the spotlight for that errant throw that went wide of first baseman Carlos Santana to plate Randy Arozarena in the 10th because Lewis¡¯ career continues to be defined by the improbable feats he seems to constantly accomplish at the plate. His most recent feat of record-setting power left a mark -- not that he or the Twins knew it at the time.

They just figured that the blacked-out chunk of ribbon board above most of section 131 had been a stadium malfunction -- and none of them had connected the dots until after the game, when asked about Lewis¡¯ feat in postgame interviews.

¡°Is that what happened? Does it break?¡± asked an incredulous Lewis.

Yes, it does -- and you did it.

¡°I did notice it was out,¡± Lewis said. ¡°I was thinking, ¡®Man, they have to be really pissed off that it¡¯s not working.¡¯ I didn¡¯t know it was from the homer, so that¡¯s pretty cool.¡±

How was it that he didn¡¯t know? Hilariously, with the rate at which Lewis has homered in his career, he never bothers to watch his homers land anymore, because he has a good sense just by feel off the bat.

Lewis now has 25 homers in his first 84 career regular-season games, by far the most in club history and seven round-trippers ahead of his nearest competition, Miguel San¨®. It also marked his eighth blast of the year, passing Byron Buxton (2022) and Harmon Killebrew (1961) for the most in Twins history in the first 14 games of a season.

So, he just looks to the dugout at his teammates as he starts his home run trot, so he can celebrate with them.

¡°No, you see it [land later] on TV,¡± Lewis said. ¡°My thing is just enjoy the game, have as much fun as possible. It¡¯s a blessing to be here every day. I can watch it later. My friends can send it to me. Usually, my grandma on [social media].¡±

His teammates had been caught up in that celebration with Lewis, so Lewis¡¯ association with the blacked-out scoreboard panels was news to them, too.

¡°What did he do now?¡± Austin Martin asked when queried about Lewis¡¯ destruction.

¡°It doesn't surprise me at all,¡± Martin added with a chuckle. ¡°That guy is a special type of talent. You don't really see players like that every single day. So just being able to be here and see it in person is awesome.¡±

Lewis did have some defensive highlights, too, making a diving stop and strong throw to rob Yandy D¨ªaz of a hit in the third and getting the Twins out of a bases-loaded jam in the seventh by fielding a tricky grounder and beating the runner to third base.

But the bat continues to captivate -- and his tear is seemingly getting destructive.

¡°When he finds the barrel, you hear that kind of piercing snap that you hear sometimes, but he finds the barrel more often than most,¡± manager Rocco Baldelli said. ¡°When it leaves the bat, a lot of the time, there¡¯s not really a question.¡±

The piercing snap was followed by a dull thunk of cowhide on electronic display on Wednesday -- then, presumably, the sputter of said electronics as they went out.

Let¡¯s hope the Twins have insurance for that.

¡°If I had to pay for that, that would be a lot,¡± Lewis said. ¡°Hopefully not.¡±