US EditionBuxton and Bader hit big homers as Twins top Orioles 5
- The Minnesota Twins defeated the Baltimore Orioles 5-2 at Target Field on Wednesday, with homers from Byron Buxton and Harrison Bader driving all runs.
- Buxton has excelled recently, hitting home runs in three straight games and totaling two hits in five of his last six contests leading up to this win.
- Bader, delayed in hitting a homer this season, launched his first pinch-hit home run in the seventh inning off lefty Keegan Akin, providing critical runs as the Orioles had narrowed the score to 3-2.
- The Twins secured a four-game winning streak with effective bullpen innings from Brock Stewart, Griffin Jax, and Jhoan Durán, while manager Baldelli praised the matchup strategy against Akin as working better than expected.
- This victory represents the Twins' second four-game winning streak in twelve games and maintains pressure on the Orioles, who have reached a season-high four consecutive losses.
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Buxton and Bader hit big homers as Twins top Orioles 5
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Byron Buxton homered for a third straight game and Harrison Bader had a pinch-hit homer to lift the Minnesota Twins to a 5-2 win over the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday night for their fourth consecutive victory. Buxton hit a three-run shot to the second deck in left field off Orioles starter Charlie Morton (0-7) in the bottom of the third inning to put the Twins up 3-1. Buxton also had a three-run homer in Tuesday’s 9-1 win o…
Buxton, Bader hit big homers as Twins top Orioles
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Byron Buxton homered for a third straight game and Harrison Bader had a pinch-hit homer to lift the Minnesota Twins to a 5-2 win over the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday night for their fourth consecutive victory.
Pine Journal
Outfielders power Twins past Orioles for 4th straight win
Byron Buxton and Harrison Bader have drawn rave reviews for their defense this season — and for good reason. The pair of Gold Glovers have shown off with the leather all year long, letting few balls touch grass. Wednesday, they helped the team in a different way: Both launched home runs, driving in all five of the Minnesota Twins’ runs in their 5-2 win over the Baltimore Orioles at Target Field. For Buxton, when he got ahold of a first-pitch cur…
Rockdale Citizen & Newton Citizen
Clayton NewsByron Buxon, Harrison Bader both homer in Twins' 5-2 win over Orioles
Byron Buxton went 2-for-4 with a three-run homer, and the Minnesota Twins posted a 5-2 win over the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday night in Minneapolis.
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