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The Twins have now won 10 straight following a pair of wins over the Orioles yesterday. Christian Vazquez and Brooks Lee went deep in the opener to lead the Twins to a 6-3 win. Minnesota rallied for three in the eighth on Kody Clemens’ home run to cap a comeback and complete the sweep with an 8-6 win.
After being swept by the Minnesota Twins in a doubleheader Wednesday, the Orioles (15-26) are a season-low 11 games under .500 and sporting the worst run differential in the American League at minus-70. It’s a disastrous start for a team that added seven MLB free agents for a combined $105.25 million last winter to contend for a World Series title.
After Wednesday's disappointing doubleheader, the Baltimore Orioles sit with a 15-26 record with the season feeling more lost than ever.
The Orioles appeared to have a decent shot at salvaging a split Wednesday after Cedric Mullins hit a grand slam in that six-run third inning. Charlie Morton, battered as a starter so far this season, managed three solid innings of relief, allowing only one run.
Orioles pitcher Dean Kremer allowed two home runs and the Twins secured their ninth straight win to open Wednesday’s doubleheader.
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Yardbarker on MSNTwins aim to sweep Orioles, extend win streak to 11The Minnesota Twins will be aiming for a season sweep of six games with the Baltimore Orioles when the teams meet Thursday afternoon. The Twins own a 10-game winning streak -- the longest in the major leagues this season -- after sweeping a doubleheader in Baltimore on Wednesday.
Kody Clemens hit a three-run homer in the eighth inning to lead the Minnesota Twins to their 10th straight victory, 8-6 over the Baltimore Orioles in the second game of a doubleheader.
With Urias coming back up, it will be outfielder Dylan Carlson who the team is sending to the minors to make space for him. The 30-year-old infielder has been playing quite well this campaign when healthy, slashing .292/.354/.403 with two home runs and nine RBI in 22 games.