KANSAS CITY -- The Twins won a game against the Royals -- and a race against time -- on Friday night. Their reward? A 100-win season.

With inclement weather looming in the area, the Twins pressed on with a sense of urgency with a big team milestone -- and two significant personal milestones -- on the line. All three of those came to fruition as the skies opened up at Kauffman Stadium, sealing a 6-2 victory in 6 1/2 innings due to rain and the Twins’ second 100-win campaign in franchise history.

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“It’s really nice in a season full of really cool and exciting times, and accomplishments,” manager Rocco Baldelli said. “This was another one that was really, really nice. You don't get to this point and have this much success without a wonderful group through and through.”

The 2019 version joined the 1965 club as the only teams in Senators/Twins history to reach the century mark. If the Twins win their two remaining games against the Royals to finish the regular season, they can match the ‘65 team’s franchise mark of 102.

The victory also held a special significance to staff ace José Berríos, who reached 200 innings pitched for the first time in his career when he recorded the second out in the bottom of the sixth inning. Berríos earned the milestone -- and the win -- after striking out nine batters in a six-inning complete game.

“He’s been on some sort of directive or mission,” Baldelli said. “He looks great right now. He’s gotten everything going in a really nice direction.”

And though he has downplayed his personal achievements and milestones all season long, Baldelli also became the winningest rookie manager in franchise history with the victory in the series opener. His 100th win moved him past Joe Cronin, who managed the 1933 Washington Senators to a 99-53 record in his first season at the helm.

“There’s a history element to that as well,” Baldelli said. “There’s a real appreciation on my end for that. It’s been an extraordinarily successful organization and one that’s done things right for a very long time. To be up there with all the people that’ve been doing this job, and all the people that have been working in this organization since it really began, it’s kind of an honor to hear something like that.”

Baldelli is also just the seventh manager in MLB history to win 100-plus games in his first season, joining Ralph Houk (1961 Yankees), Alex Cora (2018 Red Sox), Dusty Baker (1993 Giants), Sparky Anderson (1970 Reds), Mickey Cochrane (1934 Tigers) and Aaron Boone (2018 Yankees).

Berríos said after his previous start -- a no-decision against the Royals last Saturday -- that his remaining goals for the season had been to reach 200 innings and 15 wins. The latter was out of the question because he couldn’t earn the win in that start at Target Field, but for the ambitious 25-year-old, achieving even the 200-inning plateau plainly held a special significance.

He officially passed the 200-inning mark when Royals shortstop Nicky Lopez grounded into a fielder’s choice for the second out. After he struck out catcher Meibrys Viloria for the third out with a 3-2 fastball, Berríos unleashed a tremendous roar that was audible throughout even the cavernous upper deck at Kauffman Stadium.

“The plan was to go out and get the two outs and complete the 200 innings, and he gave me a chance to stay there and get the last batter,” Berríos said. “That was what that was all about.”

As Berríos walked off the mound and into the Twins’ dugout, his teammates applauded the right-hander and greeted him with hugs and handshakes.

“We had to rely on him many times this year to go out and pitch and keep pitching, and put up good, quality innings for us,” Baldelli said. “He’s had a very, very nice year. To be able to do it right at the end of his last start, there was a small amount of drama involved. … He had to go out there and be efficient and get outs. That’s exactly what he did, and it worked out perfectly.”

It worked out perfectly, indeed. Almost as soon as Berríos walked into the Twins’ dugout, the rain started to fall. And with that milestone finally checked off his list, the young ace can turn his full focus to his upcoming start, which might well be in Game 1 of an American League Division Series matchup against the Yankees.

“I like to write [down] my goals before the season starts, and that's one of the ones I had last year,” said Berríos, who fell short with 192 1/3 innings last season. “I rewrote it last year, and we got that one. But we still have some other goals that we're going to accomplish this year.”