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A's rally to beat Twins 6-5 on Langeliers' homer in 8th. Newcomb earns win without facing a batter
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Shea Langeliers hit a two-run homer off Jhoan Duran in the eighth inning, rallying the Oakland Athletics to a 6-5 win over the Minnesota Twins on Friday night. Tyler Soderstrom added two hits and three RBIs for the A’s, who have won three of four since a...
Athletics' Sean Newcomb becomes 1st in team history to win without officially facing batter
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Sean Newcomb picked up a win with a pickoff — and without officially facing a batter. The Oakland reliever became the first pitcher in team history to be credited with a victory after the Athletics defeated the Minnesota Twins 6-5 on Friday night. ...
Twins rally to beat Rays 7-6 on Santana's pinch-hit single in 9th and push win streak to 6
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Carlos Santana's pinch-hit single with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning pushed the Minnesota Twins past the Tampa Bay Rays 7-6 on Tuesday night for their sixth straight victory. Manny Margot and Carlos Correa hit singles off closer Pete Fairbanks...
Miranda hits home run in 8th as Twins win 8-7 to take doubleheader from A's for four-game sweep
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jose Miranda hit a tiebreaking home run in the eighth inning and the Minnesota Twins beat the Oakland Athletics 8-7 Sunday night to take both games of a split doubleheader and finish a sweep of the four-game series. Willi Castro had three hits, and Carlos Correa...
Twins clobber Rockies 17-9 with season-high 24 hits as Correa gets career-high 5 hits
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Willi Castro and Royce Lewis homered and Carlos Correa had a career-best five hits for the Minnesota Twins, who met Colorado starter Austin Gomber with a five-run first inning and finished with a season-high 24 hits in a 17-9 victory over the Rockies on Wednesday. ...
Margot starts 7-run 10th inning with RBI triple as Twins avoid sweep with 11-5 win over Pirates
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Manuel Margot hit an RBI triple to start a seven-run outburst in the 10th inning, and the Minnesota Twins ended a five-game losing streak with an 11-5 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday. Margot led off the 10th with a triple to center field off a cutter...
Trevor Larnach homers to back up a strong start by Pablo López as Twins beat Astros 6-1
HOUSTON (AP) — Pablo López pitched seven strong innings and Trevor Larnach hit a two-run homer to lead the Minnesota Twins to a 6-1 win over the Houston Astros on Friday night. “He pitched great and he had a pretty good changeup today,” manager Rocco Baldelli said of López....
Buxton homers twice, Ryan works 7 scoreless innings as Twins end 7-game skid by beating Nationals
WASHINGTON (AP) — Byron Buxton hit two homers and drove in three runs, Joe Ryan pitched seven scoreless innings and the Minnesota Twins halted a seven-game losing streak with a 10-0 victory over the Washington Nationals on Tuesday night. Jose Miranda added a two-run homer as the...
Twins miffed by rare infield shift violation and questionable pitch calls in 3-2 loss to Guardians
CLEVELAND (AP) — Following a one-run loss, Minnesota manager Rocco Baldelli was having a hard time processing what had just happened to his ballclub. This one was tough on the Twins. “There was some stuff going on today,” Baldelli said. Several...
Twins top Mariners 6-3 behind early boost on back-to-back HRs by Correa, Larnach
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Carlos Correa and Trevor Larnach hit consecutive home runs for Minnesota in the first inning off Seattle starter George Kirby, and the Twins hung on to beat the Mariners 6-3 and help Chris Paddack win his fourth straight start on Wednesday night. Willi Castro...
