Many stood and cheered when he was introduced and trotted out to the mound accompanied by 4-year-old Nicholas Ketterer, who stood beside the pitcher during the national anthem and then helped him put resin on his right arm.

Lis, a ninth-round draft pick of the Twins in 2005, homered on a 2-2 pitch with two outs in the first. Dwayne White singled in the second and Toby Gardenhire, son of Twins manager Ron Gardenhire, doubled in the third for the Miracle.

The Minnesota manager said he was able to watch his son get the double off Clemens on television in the clubhouse before the Twins played Milwaukee.

“Everyone in the locker room was yelling,” Gardenhire said. “It was such a neat thing to see him get the hit. I called my wife right away to tell her he got a hit. It is just a great night all around. I can’t wait to call him and congratulate him for getting a hit off Clemens.”

The 23-year-old Lis was born two months before Clemens made his major league debut in 1984.

“I was in complete shock,” said Lis, whose father flew in from Chicago for the game.

Lis wound up with the ball. He said he wouldn’t ask Clemens to sign it, but the Rocket said he planned to do it, anyway.

“When you throw a high two-seamer and it doesn’t do much,” Clemens said, stopping before finishing the sentence.

“He got it. I can only imagine what that feels like. The only thing I think I can come close to relating that to is I always told my mother I wanted to hurry up and make it to the major leagues to face Reggie Jackson, and I was able to do that.”

Clemens helped the Yankees to two World Series titles and four AL pennants before leaving after the 2003 season with intentions of retiring. With a 348-178 record in 22 seasons, he’s eighth on the career wins list and second all-time in strikeouts with 4,604.

The 13-time All-Star, who turns 45 on Aug. 4, was 7-6 with a 2.30 ERA with the Houston Astros last season.

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