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Connor Prielipp Y Walker Jenkins guían a Los Mellizos a Vencer 3-0 a Los Angelinos
Rookie Connor Prielipp dominated in seven innings and Walker Jenkins homered, leading the Minnesota Twins to a 3-0 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Friday at Angel Stadium.
Limited to two hits, the Angels struggled against Prielipp, who struck out eight over seven innings; the left-hander improved to 3-0 in September while throwing 60 of 92 pitches for strikes.
Minnesota jumped ahead 2-0 in the first inning on a Ryan Jeffers sacrifice fly and Josh Bell single, then Jenkins extended the lead with a 357-foot solo homer in the seventh.
Despite loading the bases with no outs in the eighth, Los Angeles failed to score as reliever Tommy Nance struck out Mike Trout and Josh Lowe before a Vaughn Grissom flyout.
Saturday's matchup features Twins RHP Joe Ryan facing Angels LHP Reid Detmers, with Minnesota and Los Angeles having split the first two games of their four-game series.