Brooks Lee comes through in clutch as Twins sweep Orioles
- The Minnesota Twins defeated the Baltimore Orioles 5-2 on Thursday at Target Field in Minneapolis to complete a three-game sweep.
- The Twins’ victory followed a tightly contested game marked by strong pitching and key hits, especially Brooks Lee’s two-run double in the eighth inning.
- Brooks Lee delivered the go-ahead double with two outs off Orioles reliever Gregory Soto, breaking a tie in the eighth after a tied 2-2 score in the middle innings.
- Twins starter Bailey Ober pitched five innings and left eight Orioles runners on base, while the Orioles managed just one hit in ten opportunities with runners in scoring position; combined with the bullpen, Ober helped limit Baltimore to two runs.
- The Twins extended their winning streak to five games and improved to 11-5 in their last 16, while the Orioles lost their fifth straight and nine of 11 games.
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Twins sweep Orioles; Extend winning streak to five games
The Minnesota Twins swept the Baltimore Orioles out of Target Field with a 5-2 victory on Thursday afternoon to extend their winning streak to five games. Bailey Ober struck out eight batters over five innings while only giving up one run in a no-decision. Cole Sands, Justin Topa, Griffin Jax, and Jhoan Duran each tossed a shutout inning in relief. Jax earned his first victory of the season while Duran picked up a save for the second straight da…


Brooks Lee comes through in clutch as Twins sweep Orioles
Brooks Lee hit a two-run double with two outs in the eighth inning to send the Minnesota Twins to a 5-2 victory against the Baltimore Orioles on Thursday afternoon in Minneapolis.

Twins pull ahead late with Brooks Lee’s big hit, sweep Orioles
Brooks Lee struck out in each of his first three at-bats on Thursday, made a critical error in the field and was quickly in an 0-2 hole in his fourth plate appearance. But with a pair of runners on, and two out in tied game, Lee took pitch three for a ball before unleashing on a Gregory Soto fastball to flip the narrative of his day. The ball traveled nearly 400 feet and Lee settled for a two-run double, one which broke the tie in the eighth inn…
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