US EditionChris Paddack pitches Twins past Giants for season-best 6th straight win
- The Minnesota Twins defeated the San Francisco Giants 3-1 at Target Field on Friday night, May 9, 2025, marking their sixth consecutive win.
- Chris Paddack earned his first win of the season by pitching 7 1/3 innings with no walks and striking out six, after struggling with injuries earlier.
- The Twins took an early lead with Byron Buxton's leadoff triple and runs driven in by Trevor Larnach, Carlos Correa, and Harrison Bader, while Paddack retired 17 straight batters.
- Matt Chapman hit a solo home run in the seventh inning, ending Paddack's near perfect game bid and accounting for the Giants’ only run.
- The Twins improved to 19-20 with this victory, demonstrating strong pitching and offense that could sustain their recent winning streak moving forward.
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Jackson Progress-Argus
Chris Paddack, Twins top Giants for 6th straight win
Chris Paddack took a perfect game into the sixth inning, Byron Buxton had a hand in two of Minnesota's three runs and the Twins won a sixth straight game Friday night, beating the visiting San Francisco Giants 3-1 in the…
Pioneer Press
Chris Paddack dominant as Twins beat Giants for sixth-straight win
Chris Paddack articulated a simple goal — at least in concept — in his pregame meeting with pitching coach Pete Maki and catcher Ryan Jeffers. “I told Jeffers, ‘First-pitch strikes tonight. I want to get back to attacking the zone,” Paddack said. He couldn’t have done much better accomplishing it. Paddack threw first-pitch strikes to 20 of the 25 batters he faced, in attack mode all night as he flirted with perfection. His bid for the history bo…
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