Chris Paddack pitched six scoreless innings to carry the Minnesota Twins to their 11th consecutive victory, a 5-2 decision over the Boston Red Sox on Friday night.
The Twins matched win streaks in 2003 and 2006 for their third-longest ever, trailing the club record of 15 straight during its last World Series championship season in 1991. It also won 12 in a row in 1980.
Minnesota has the longest winning streak in the major leagues this year. There were only four last season of 10-plus games, topped by Tampa Bay's 13 straight.hit a two-out RBI single to give Paddack a lead in the third, and the lanky, long-haired right-hander deftly took it from there. He allowed two hits, struck out six and walked one while throwing 83 pitches.
Castro, who scored on Julien's single in the third, is 3 for 5 in his career against the right-handed Houck with a double and a home run. The multi-position backup, who pushed his hitting streak to a career-best nine games, went 2 for 3 with two runs and a sacrifice bunt. He's slated for regular duty in center field withThe Red Sox have scheduled a bullpen game for Saturday afternoon, with a hole in their injury-ravaged rotation. RHP Pablo López will start the middle game of the series for the Twins.
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