Twins play Cubs leading series 1-0
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MINNEAPOLIS — The Cubs ’ 4-2 defeat Wednesday at the hands of the Twins ensured a series loss to a losing team. The Cubs will battle to avoid a three-game sweep in the series finale Thursday afternoon.
The Twins deployed Joe Ryan as their starting pitcher on Sunday, and he started out strong. A Taylor Walls home run in the third inning broke the seal, and he allowed only one more run. His afternoon finished with eight strikeouts and six hits in six innings of work.
David Festa surrendered three first-inning runs, and Matt Wallner accounted for the Twins’ only run as the Miami Marlins beat Minnesota, 4-1, in the rubber match of a three-game series Thursday.
Colt Keith tripled to score the Tigers' lone run, but an 8th-inning rally fizzled soon after in a 4-1 loss to the Twins.
Brooks Lee and Carlos Correa drove in runs to back a strong start by Simeon Woods Richardson as Minnesota beat Miami Wednesday night to end the Marlins’ winning streak.
The Cubs put reliever Porter Hodge on the 15-day injured list with a right shoulder impingement the day after he gave up 3 homers and 6 earned runs in the eighth inning of an 8-1 loss at Minnesota on
The Detroit Tigers lost to the Minnesota Twins, 4-1, on Friday, June 27. Colt Keith tripled in the eighth inning and scored on a single by Gleyber Torres for the Tigers' lone run.
A bad pitch or two. A good swing. A poorly timed walk. A ball hit where no one could catch it. It can be one of those things. Or one of those days. But this is starting to become a problem.