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Royce Lewis Tiebreaking Homer Carries Twins Past Orioles 4-1 for 1st Win of Season
- On Saturday, Royce Lewis hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the fifth inning, lifting the Minnesota Twins to a 4-1 victory over the Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.
- Manager Derek Shelton earned his first win with the team after being hired to improve a squad that went 70-92 last year. Kody Clemens added an RBI single in the seventh.
- Starting pitcher Taj Bradley struck out nine over 4 1/3 innings before being removed after 92 pitches. Five relievers followed, all effective in closing the game.
- Byron Buxton manufactured a fourth-inning run after advancing 90 feet when catcher Adley Rutschman's errant throw ricocheted into the outfield. Buxton scored on a sacrifice fly by Josh Bell.
- The series concludes Sunday with Twins RHP Bailey Ober facing Orioles righty Shane Baz, who makes his Baltimore debut after signing a five-year, $68 million contract extension Friday.
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Lewis, Bradley help lead Twins to first victory
BALTIMORE — In the final days of spring training, Royce Lewis started applying his eye black and things “started getting real.” “We started locking it in and hitting the ball harder,” he said. Though the numbers from a tough spring didn’t reflect it, Lewis had started working with a new hitting coach over the offseason, and he was feeling good about his progress. On Saturday, he saw some results, hitting a two-run home run in the sixth inning to…
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Leaning Left6Leaning Right9Center9Last UpdatedBias Distribution38% Center, 37% Right
Bias Distribution
- 38% of the sources are Center, 37% of the sources lean Right
38% Center
L 25%
C 38%
R 37%
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