The Minnesota Twins look to sweep the Orioles for second time in two weeks
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Twins win two. Wolves win one and secure the series victory. Minnesota sports fans are happy right now.
Thursday’s day game against the Baltimore Orioles is game four of the series, and the Twins have won the first three and are on a ten-game winning streak. The Twins were the first team this season to win ten straight. A 1-3 Chris Paddack is on the mound for the Twins, Tomoyuki Sugano is on the bump for Baltimore. He is 4-2 on the season with a 2.72 ERA.
Thursday’s Lineups
Twins
- Byron Buxton CF
- Trevor Larnach DH
- Ryan Jeffers C
- Brooks Lee 2B
- Carlos Correa SS
- Willi Castro RF
- Royce Lewis 3B
- Kody Clemens
- Dashawn Keirsey LF
P Chris Paddack
Orioles
- Jackson Holliday 2B
- Ryan Mountcastle 1B
- Gunnar Henderson SS
- Adley Rutschman C
- Ryan O’Hearn DH
- Tyler O’Neill RF
- Cedric Mullins CF
- Emmanuel Rivera 3B
- Heston Kjerstad LF
P Tomoyuki Sugano
A lot of Twins fans were ready to give up on this team. It was a rough start to the season, but this fire under them right now is incredible. Sweeping the double header Wednesday showed just how much grit this team has, and I think it’s safe to say Rocco’s no longer on the chopping block.
Unfortunately, the rest of the AL Central continues to win ballgames. The Twins now sit three games above .500 at 23-20. The Tigers have the best record in baseball 29-15 and lead the charge in the division. The Twins are 5.5 back. A fun thing to see though, and something I like to point out to my Yankees friends, largely because of their success against the Orioles, and then taking two of three from the Red Sox, the Twins are 7-1 against AL East teams.
Two things to keep an eye on as we head into the series finale:
Ty France left the first game yesterday with a foot issue. Harrison Bader left with groin tightness.
A third thing, but for the O’s… infielder Ramon Urias joins the team again after being the IL with a hamstring injury.