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Pablo López, Griffin Jax and Jhoan Duran pitch Twins past Blue Jays 2-0, ending 4-game skid
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Pablo López pitched 7 2/3 shutout innings and Jhoan Duran rebounded from a rough outing to record the save as the Minnesota Twins snapped a four-game skid and beat the Toronto Blue Jays 2-0 on Friday night. López (13-8) allowed six hits and and struck out three...
Lars Nootbaar hits a key 2-run single as the Cardinals rally past the Twins 3-2
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Lars Nootbaar hit a two-run single with two out in the ninth inning, and the St. Louis Cardinals rallied past the Minnesota Twins for a 3-2 win on Sunday. Victor Scott II homered for St. Louis, which has won four of five overall. “I love this...
Pablo López pitches 7 sparkling innings as the Twins beat the Cardinals 6-0
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Pablo López pitched seven innings, Trevor Larnach hit two homers and the Minnesota Twins beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-0 on Saturday night. López (12-8) gave up four hits, struck out nine and walked one while extending his scoreless streak to 13 innings. He...
Willi Castro's 2-run single highlights 3-run 8th inning as Twins beat struggling Rangers 5-2
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Willi Castro drove in two runs with a bases-loaded single and another Minnesota run scored on the play due to a throwing error as the Twins rallied to beat the slumping Texas Rangers 5-2 on Saturday night. Trailing 2-1 heading into the eighth, the Twins got...
Santana's sacrifice fly in 9th off All-Star closer Yates sends Twins past Rangers 3-2
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Carlos Santana hit a sacrifice fly off All-Star closer Kirby Yates in the ninth inning and the playoff-contending Minnesota Twins won 3-2 at Texas on Thursday night in the series opener against the reigning World Series champion Rangers. Santana's deep fly...
Twins beat Royals 8-3 with home runs by Castro and Lewis in 6-run 2nd inning off Singer
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Willi Castro had a three-run home run and Royce Lewis hit a two-run shot in a six-run second inning for the Minnesota Twins on the way to an 8-3 victory over the Kansas City Royals to open a key series between the division rivals and close wild card competitors on Monday night....
Fry and Ramírez go deep, Guardians beat Twins 5-3 to earn split of four-game series
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — David Fry and José Ramírez homered, and the Cleveland Guardians held on to beat the Minnesota Twins 5-3 on Sunday to earn a split of the four-game series between the top two teams in the AL Central. The Guardians won their second straight after losing seven in...
White Sox losing streak reaches 19 as Kepler hits go-ahead, 7th-inning homer in Twins' 6-2 win
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Chicago White Sox extended their team-record losing streak to 19, giving up Max Kepler’s tiebreaking home run in the seventh inning that lifted the Minnesota Twins to a 6-2 win on Saturday night. “It can’t go on forever,” White Sox starter Garrett...
Royce Lewis has 4 RBIs, Twins send White Sox to 18th straight loss with 10-2 romp
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Royce Lewis homered and had a season-high four RBIs and the Minnesota Twins sent the Chicago White Sox to their 18th straight loss, romping to a 10-2 victory Friday night. The futility streak is the longest in the majors since Baltimore lost 19 straight in August...
Bailey Ober allows 1 hit in 8 innings to lead the Tigers past the Twins 5-0
DETROIT (AP) — Bailey Ober allowed one hit in eight scoreless innings, and the Minnesota Twins beat Detroit 5-0 on Sunday to win the weekend and season series against the Tigers. Ober (10-5) finished with a career-best 11 strikeouts, his third time this season reaching double...
