The Minnesota Twins defeated the Baltimore Orioles 5-2 on Wednesday, matching their longest winning streak this season at four games.
Byron Buxton provided the key hit, launching a three-run home run in the third inning. The drive landed in the upper deck in left field. This marked the third consecutive game Buxton has homered.
The homer gave the Twins a lead they maintained throughout the game. Buxton has hit safely in all seven games he has played during the Twins' current and previous four-game winning streaks this season.
Harrison Bader added to the advantage in the seventh inning with a pinch-hit home run, his first career pinch-hit blast. He drove a slider 408 feet, also into the upper deck.
The Twins pitching staff limited the Orioles offense. Simeon Woods Richardson allowed two runs over four and two-thirds innings, giving up a solo homer in the third and two singles in the fifth before being relieved.
Relief pitchers contained the Orioles threats. Danny Coulombe entered in the fifth with runners on base and struck out Cedric Mullins to end the inning.
Louie Varland stopped a two-on, two-out threat in the sixth, fielding a grounder and flipping to first base for the final out.
In the eighth inning, Griffin Jax put two runners on but secured a ground ball for an inning-ending double play. The Orioles finished 1-for-4 with runners in scoring position. Recap details from the game highlighted the pitching performance backing the offense.
The MN Twins score reflected a solid win built on timely hitting and effective pitching against a threatening Orioles lineup.
