Alex Kirilloff hit a go-ahead home run in the fourth inning and Minnesota retired 15 of the last 16 hitters as the Twins edged the slumping Texas Rangers 3-2 on Friday night.
hit a go-ahead home run in the fourth inning and Minnesota retired 15 of the last 16 hitters as the Twins edged the slumpinghit a two-run homer in the first, but the Rangers were blanked the rest of the way. Texas has lost 11 of its last 13 and has failed to score more than four runs in a game during the skid. worked around early trouble to pick up the win. He gave up two runs and four hits, walked three, hit two batters and struck out five in five innings.
Kiriloff gave the Twins a 3-2 lead when he led off the fourth with a long home run to right. The ball was caught by a fan on the Target Field plaza 400 feet away – or roughly half the distance from home plate to Target Center, where Game 2 of the NBA Western Conference Finals was about to tip off.to begin the game, Seager drove a first-pitch fastball to the berm in center field for his ninth homer and a quick 2-0 Rangers lead.
Texas loaded the bases with two outs in the second, but Ober escaped the jam when he retired Adolis García on a grounder back to the mound. was “close to pitching,” but wasn’t certain whether Eovaldi would need a rehab assignment or would return directly to the major league roster. will begin a rehab assignment Saturday. Lewis, who was injured while running the bases on opening day, is expected to serve as DH for Triple-A St. Paul in its game at Buffalo.
Twins: RHP Pablo López will try to bounce back from his worst start of the season, when he gave up seven earned runs in just five innings in a 12-3 loss to the Nationals on May 20.
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