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Orioles power into playoffs on HRs by McCann, Kjerstad for 6-2 win to finish sweep of Twins

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) James McCann hit a three-homer and Heston Kjerstad went deep to launch the Baltimore Orioles into the postseason with a 6-2 victory over the Minnesota Twins that completed a three-game sweep on Sunday.

Albert Suárez (9-7) pitched six smooth innings to end a rough September on a better note, allowing solo home runs to Carlos Santana and DaShawn Keirsey Jr. - the first of his career - among four hits with one walk and four strikeouts.

Jordan Westburg added a two-run single for the Orioles, who finished 91-71 for the first of three American League wild-card spots and will face Kansas City in the first round of the playoffs. Baltimore has an eight-game postseason losing streak that started with a four-game sweep by the Royals in the ALCS in 2014.

After posting the best record in the AL last season at 101-61, the Orioles were disappointingly swept in the best-of-five division series by a surging Texas team that went on to win the World Series. Injuries piled up this summer, contributing to the 10-game regression, but a lineup loaded with still-young talent led by the likes of Gunnar Henderson, Adley Rutschman and Westburg should give the Orioles as good of a chance at a championship as any team in the league after the frustrating experience last fall.

The Orioles finished with 235 home runs, two behind the Yankees for the major league lead.

"I’m really proud of this group. We’ve talked about it a lot, but we’ve had quite a bit of adversity this year," manager Brandon Hyde said. “It’s an incredible job by the guys in that room.”

The Twins stumbled to an 82-80 record, losing 27 of their last 39 games. They were 87-75 last year to win the AL Central and reach the division series.

“We broke down as the season went on, and that’s hard to say, but it happened,” said manager Rocco Baldelli, who was assured he'll return to the job next year. “So now even more work than probably any offseason I’ve ever had in front of me.”

Baltimore will play in a second straight postseason for the first time since eventual Hall of Fame member Mike Mussina was fronting the rotation in 1996-97. The Orioles reached the 90-win mark in consecutive years for the first time since 1982-83. Their most recent World Series title came in 1983.

Suárez, who finished with a 3.70 ERA in a career-high 133 2/3 innings, wouldn't be ready to start in the wild card series and thus will likely be left off the roster for the first round. He'll certainly factor in if the Orioles advance, though.

“We still have a lot of things in play. He pitched great, though,” Hyde said. “Awesome start, six great innings, and he continued to do what he’s done all year.”

Twins starter Bailey Ober (12-9) gave up three runs in five innings to finish 0-3 in his final nine starts of what was still a productive season for the 6-foot-9 right-hander. He had a 3.98 ERA in a career-high 178 2/3 innings over 31 starts.

“It’s been an up-and-down year for me. I had some highs and I had some lows, but I’m proud of staying healthy and making every single start, going out there and giving my all for the team," Ober said.

The Orioles swept the season series to stretch their winning streak against the Twins to 10 straight games since July 2, 2023. This is Minnesota's longest skid against Baltimore in club history.

Announced attendance at Target Field was 26,041, finalizing the 81-game total for the Twins at home at 1,951,616 with a per-game average of 24,094. That's down 3,155 per game from last year.

The Orioles will host their entire best-of-three wild card series as the No. 4 seed, beginning Tuesday at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. RHP Corbin Burnes (15-9, 2.92 ERA) will pitch Game 1, with LHP Cole Ragans (11-9, 3.14 ERA) taking the mound for the Royals.

The Twins next year will play their first spring training game on Feb. 22 against Atlanta. They open the 2025 season on March 27 at St. Louis, with their home opener scheduled for April 3 against Houston.

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	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Orioles BAL91-71	0	0	0	0	3	0	2	1	0	6	9	0
Twins MIN82-80	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	7	1

Target FieldMinneapolis, MN

W: A. Suarez (9-7)L: B. Ober (12-9)S: (0)
HR: BAL - J. McCann (8), H. Kjerstad (4), MIN - C. Santana (23), D. Keirsey (1)

BALOrioles

MINTwins

.A. SuarezAlbert Suarez
P
6.0 IP, 2 ER, BB, 4 SO, 71 P
.C. SantanaCarlos Santana
1B
1-2, R, RBI, HR, 2 BB

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
G. Henderson SS	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.281	.364	.529	.893	0.0
J. Holliday SS	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.189	.255	.311	.565	2.0
J. Westburg 2B	5	0	1	2	0	0	2	1	.264	.312	.481	.792	2.0
A. Rutschman DH	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.250	.318	.391	.709	-0.5
C. Cowser LF-CF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.242	.321	.447	.768	0.0
R. Mountcastle 1B	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	.271	.308	.425	.733	0.0
R. O'Hearn RF	2	2	2	0	0	1	0	0	.264	.334	.427	.761	5.0
H. Kjerstad RF	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	.253	.351	.394	.745	6.0
C. Mullins CF	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	2	.234	.305	.405	.710	4.0
A. Slater LF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.206	.322	.267	.588	0.0
R. Urias 3B	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.254	.322	.423	.745	0.0
E. Rivera 3B	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.224	.302	.310	.612	-0.5
J. McCann C	4	1	1	3	1	0	2	2	.234	.279	.388	.667	7.0

HITTERS	AB
G. Henderson SS	3
J. Holliday SS	1
J. Westburg 2B	5
A. Rutschman DH	4
C. Cowser LF-CF	4
R. Mountcastle 1B	4
R. O'Hearn RF	2
H. Kjerstad RF	1
C. Mullins CF	3
A. Slater LF	1
R. Urias 3B	2
E. Rivera 3B	2
J. McCann C	4

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
E. Julien DH	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	.199	.292	.323	.616	-1.0
A. Martin LF	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	.253	.318	.352	.670	2.5
B. Lee SS	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	.221	.265	.320	.585	0.5
R. Lewis 3B	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	.233	.295	.452	.747	-0.5
C. Santana 1B	2	1	1	1	1	2	0	0	.238	.328	.420	.749	8.0
K. Farmer 2B	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.214	.293	.353	.647	-0.5
M. Margot RF	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	.238	.289	.337	.626	2.0
C. Vazquez C	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	.221	.248	.327	.575	-1.0
D. Keirsey CF	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	.154	.214	.385	.599	6.0
a- M. Helman PH-CF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.300	.300	.500	.800	0.0

HITTERS	AB
E. Julien DH	4
A. Martin LF	4
B. Lee SS	4
R. Lewis 3B	4
C. Santana 1B	2
K. Farmer 2B	4
M. Margot RF	4
C. Vazquez C	4
D. Keirsey CF	2
a- M. Helman PH-CF	1

a-flied out for Keirsey in the 7th

HR - H. Kjerstad (4), J. McCann (8)
RBI - J. Westburg 2 (63), H. Kjerstad (14), J. McCann 3 (31)
2-Out RBI - J. Westburg 2 (2), H. Kjerstad
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - A. Rutschman, R. Urias

2B - A. Martin (18)
HR - C. Santana (23), D. Keirsey
RBI - C. Santana (71), D. Keirsey
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - R. Lewis, M. Helman

DP - (Westburg-Mountcastle)

E - M. Margot (3)

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
A. Suarez (W, 9-7)	6.0	4	2	2	1	4	2	3.70	1.29	23.0
S. Dominguez (H, 6)	0.2	1	0	0	1	2	0	4.21	1.21	1.0
G. Soto (H, 11)	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.42	1.57	1.0
J. Webb	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	3.02	1.18	2.5
C. Selby	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2.57	1.00	2.5

PITCHERS	IP
A. Suarez (W, 9-7)	6.0
S. Dominguez (H, 6)	0.2
G. Soto (H, 11)	0.1
J. Webb	1.0
C. Selby	1.0

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
B. Ober (L, 12-9)	5.0	5	3	3	0	4	1	3.98	1.00	4.0
J. Alcala	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3.24	1.03	4.0
C. Sands	0.1	1	2	2	1	1	0	3.28	1.00	-2.5
S. Blewett	0.2	1	0	0	1	1	0	1.77	1.23	0.5
R. Dobnak	2.0	2	1	1	0	0	1	5.59	1.66	3.0

PITCHERS	IP
B. Ober (L, 12-9)	5.0
J. Alcala	1.0
C. Sands	0.1
S. Blewett	0.2
R. Dobnak	2.0

Pitches-Strikes - A. Suarez 71-48, S. Dominguez 15-9, G. Soto 3-3, J. Webb 11-9, C. Selby 14-10
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - A. Suarez 2-8, G. Soto 0-1, J. Webb 0-1, C. Selby 1-0
Batters Faced - A. Suarez 22, S. Dominguez 4, G. Soto, J. Webb 4, C. Selby 4

Pitches-Strikes - B. Ober 74-55, J. Alcala 18-11, C. Sands 13-8, S. Blewett 17-8, R. Dobnak 30-17
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - B. Ober 5-6, J. Alcala 0-1, C. Sands 1-0, S. Blewett 1-0, R. Dobnak 4-2
Batters Faced - B. Ober 20, J. Alcala 3, C. Sands 3, S. Blewett 4, R. Dobnak 8

.A. SuarezAlbert Suarez
P
6.0 IP, 2 ER, BB, 4 SO, 71 P
.C. SantanaCarlos Santana
1B
1-2, R, RBI, HR, 2 BB

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Orioles BAL91-71	0	0	0	0	3	0	2	1	0	6	9	0
Twins MIN82-80	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	7	1

Target FieldMinneapolis, MN

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
G. Henderson SS	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.281	.364	.529	.893	0.0
J. Holliday SS	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.189	.255	.311	.565	2.0
J. Westburg 2B	5	0	1	2	0	0	2	1	.264	.312	.481	.792	2.0
A. Rutschman DH	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.250	.318	.391	.709	-0.5
C. Cowser LF-CF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.242	.321	.447	.768	0.0
R. Mountcastle 1B	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	.271	.308	.425	.733	0.0
R. O'Hearn RF	2	2	2	0	0	1	0	0	.264	.334	.427	.761	5.0
H. Kjerstad RF	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	.253	.351	.394	.745	6.0
C. Mullins CF	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	2	.234	.305	.405	.710	4.0
A. Slater LF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.206	.322	.267	.588	0.0
R. Urias 3B	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.254	.322	.423	.745	0.0
E. Rivera 3B	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.224	.302	.310	.612	-0.5
J. McCann C	4	1	1	3	1	0	2	2	.234	.279	.388	.667	7.0
Total	36	6	9	6	2	2	8	13	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
G. Henderson SS	3
J. Holliday SS	1
J. Westburg 2B	5
A. Rutschman DH	4
C. Cowser LF-CF	4
R. Mountcastle 1B	4
R. O'Hearn RF	2
H. Kjerstad RF	1
C. Mullins CF	3
A. Slater LF	1
R. Urias 3B	2
E. Rivera 3B	2
J. McCann C	4
Total	36

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
E. Julien DH	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	.199	.292	.323	.616	-1.0
A. Martin LF	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	.253	.318	.352	.670	2.5
B. Lee SS	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	.221	.265	.320	.585	0.5
R. Lewis 3B	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	.233	.295	.452	.747	-0.5
C. Santana 1B	2	1	1	1	1	2	0	0	.238	.328	.420	.749	8.0
K. Farmer 2B	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.214	.293	.353	.647	-0.5
M. Margot RF	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	.238	.289	.337	.626	2.0
C. Vazquez C	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	.221	.248	.327	.575	-1.0
D. Keirsey CF	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	.154	.214	.385	.599	6.0
a- M. Helman PH-CF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.300	.300	.500	.800	0.0
Total	33	2	7	2	2	2	8	13	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
E. Julien DH	4
A. Martin LF	4
B. Lee SS	4
R. Lewis 3B	4
C. Santana 1B	2
K. Farmer 2B	4
M. Margot RF	4
C. Vazquez C	4
D. Keirsey CF	2
a- M. Helman PH-CF	1
Total	33

a-flied out for Keirsey in the 7th

HR - H. Kjerstad (4), J. McCann (8)
RBI - J. Westburg 2 (63), H. Kjerstad (14), J. McCann 3 (31)
2-Out RBI - J. Westburg 2 (2), H. Kjerstad
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - A. Rutschman, R. Urias

2B - A. Martin (18)
HR - C. Santana (23), D. Keirsey
RBI - C. Santana (71), D. Keirsey
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - R. Lewis, M. Helman

DP - (Westburg-Mountcastle)

E - M. Margot (3)

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
A. Suarez (W, 9-7)	6.0	4	2	2	1	4	2	3.70	1.29	23.0
S. Dominguez (H, 6)	0.2	1	0	0	1	2	0	4.21	1.21	1.0
G. Soto (H, 11)	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.42	1.57	1.0
J. Webb	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	3.02	1.18	2.5
C. Selby	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2.57	1.00	2.5
Total	9.0	7	2	2	2	8	2	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
A. Suarez (W, 9-7)	6.0
S. Dominguez (H, 6)	0.2
G. Soto (H, 11)	0.1
J. Webb	1.0
C. Selby	1.0
Total	9.0

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
B. Ober (L, 12-9)	5.0	5	3	3	0	4	1	3.98	1.00	4.0
J. Alcala	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3.24	1.03	4.0
C. Sands	0.1	1	2	2	1	1	0	3.28	1.00	-2.5
S. Blewett	0.2	1	0	0	1	1	0	1.77	1.23	0.5
R. Dobnak	2.0	2	1	1	0	0	1	5.59	1.66	3.0
Total	9.0	9	6	6	2	8	2	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
B. Ober (L, 12-9)	5.0
J. Alcala	1.0
C. Sands	0.1
S. Blewett	0.2
R. Dobnak	2.0
Total	9.0

Pitches-Strikes - A. Suarez 71-48, S. Dominguez 15-9, G. Soto 3-3, J. Webb 11-9, C. Selby 14-10
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - A. Suarez 2-8, G. Soto 0-1, J. Webb 0-1, C. Selby 1-0
Batters Faced - A. Suarez 22, S. Dominguez 4, G. Soto, J. Webb 4, C. Selby 4

Pitches-Strikes - B. Ober 74-55, J. Alcala 18-11, C. Sands 13-8, S. Blewett 17-8, R. Dobnak 30-17
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - B. Ober 5-6, J. Alcala 0-1, C. Sands 1-0, S. Blewett 1-0, R. Dobnak 4-2
Batters Faced - B. Ober 20, J. Alcala 3, C. Sands 3, S. Blewett 4, R. Dobnak 8

SCORING

ALL PLAYS

2ND INNING
C. Santana homered to right center 0 1
3RD INNING
D. Keirsey homered to right 0 2
5TH INNING
J. McCann homered to left, C. Mullins and R. O'Hearn scored 3 2
7TH INNING
Westburg singled to left center, C. Mullins and R. O'Hearn scored, Holliday to third 5 2
8TH INNING
H. Kjerstad homered to center 6 2

2ND INNING
	C. Santana homered to right center	0	1

3RD INNING
	D. Keirsey homered to right	0	2

5TH INNING
	J. McCann homered to left, C. Mullins and R. O'Hearn scored	3	2

7TH INNING
	Westburg singled to left center, C. Mullins and R. O'Hearn scored, Holliday to third	5	2

8TH INNING
	H. Kjerstad homered to center	6	2

1ST INNING
Orioles
B. Ober Pitching:
G. Henderson: Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Henderson lined out to left
J. Westburg: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Strike swinging, Foul, Ball, Foul, Westburg flied out to deep right
A. Rutschman: Rutschman flied out to deep center
Middle of the 1st (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Twins
A. Suarez Pitching:
E. Julien: Strike swinging, Foul, Ball, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Julien struck out swinging
A. Martin: Ball, Ball, Martin doubled to deep left
B. Lee: Ball, Lee popped out to shortstop
R. Lewis: Foul, Strike swinging, Lewis popped out to second
End of the 1st (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
2ND INNING
Orioles
B. Ober Pitching:
C. Cowser: Strike swinging, Cowser grounded out to third
R. Mountcastle: Mountcastle singled to center
R. O'Hearn: Strike looking, O'Hearn singled to right, Mountcastle to second
C. Mullins: Strike looking, Foul, Foul, Ball, Foul, Ball, Mullins reached on fielder's choice to right, Mountcastle to third, O'Hearn out at second
R. Urias: Strike looking, Urias flied out to left
Middle of the 2nd (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
Twins
A. Suarez Pitching:
C. Santana: Foul, Strike swinging, C. Santana homered to right center
K. Farmer: Foul, Farmer flied out to deep center
M. Margot: Margot flied out to left
C. Vazquez: Ball, Vazquez grounded out to pitcher
End of the 2nd (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
3RD INNING
Orioles
B. Ober Pitching:
J. McCann: Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Ball, Strike swinging, McCann struck out swinging
G. Henderson: Strike looking, Intentional ball, Strike looking, Ball, Henderson lined out to shortstop
J. Westburg: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Strike looking, Westburg struck out looking
Middle of the 3rd (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Twins
A. Suarez Pitching:
D. Keirsey: D. Keirsey homered to right
E. Julien: Ball, Strike looking, Julien flied out to center
A. Martin: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Martin struck out swinging
B. Lee: Lee lined out to center
End of the 3rd (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
4TH INNING
Orioles
B. Ober Pitching:
A. Rutschman: Strike looking, Foul, Foul, Foul, Rutschman flied out to shallow left
C. Cowser: Strike looking, Foul, Cowser grounded out to second
R. Mountcastle: Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Mountcastle struck out swinging
Middle of the 4th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Twins
A. Suarez Pitching:
R. Lewis: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Ball, Strike swinging, Lewis struck out swinging
C. Santana: Strike swinging, Ball, Foul, Ball, Ball, Ball, Santana walked
K. Farmer: Foul, Strike looking, Farmer flied out to deep right
M. Margot: Strike looking, Ball, Margot flied out to center
End of the 4th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
5TH INNING
Orioles
B. Ober Pitching:
R. O'Hearn: Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, O'Hearn singled to right
C. Mullins: Foul, Mullins singled to right center, O'Hearn to third
R. Urias: Strike swinging, Foul, Pickoff attempt to first, Ball, Urias flied out to right, Mullins to second on right fielder Margot throwing error
J. McCann: Ball, Strike swinging, J. McCann homered to left, C. Mullins and R. O'Hearn scored
G. Henderson: Strike swinging, Henderson popped out to shortstop
J. Westburg: Strike swinging, Ball, Foul, Ball, Strike looking, Westburg struck out looking
Middle of the 5th (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
Twins
Jackson Holliday at shortstop
Emmanuel Rivera at third base
C. Vazquez: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Vazquez lined out to pitcher
D. Keirsey: Ball, Keirsey grounded out to first
E. Julien: Strike looking, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Julien struck out swinging
End of the 5th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error)
6TH INNING
Orioles
Jorge Alcala relieved Bailey Ober
A. Rutschman: Strike swinging, Foul, Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Rutschman struck out swinging
C. Cowser: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Cowser flied out to deep right
R. Mountcastle: Ball, Strike swinging, Foul, Foul, Foul, Ball, Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, Mountcastle struck out swinging
Middle of the 6th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Twins
A. Suarez Pitching:
A. Martin: Martin flied out to right
B. Lee: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Foul, Ball, Ball, Lee singled to right
R. Lewis: Ball, Foul, Pickoff attempt, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Foul, Lewis lined into double play second to first, Lee out at first
End of the 6th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
7TH INNING
Orioles
Cole Sands relieved Jorge Alcala
R. O'Hearn: Ball, Strike looking, Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Ball, Ball, O'Hearn walked
C. Mullins: Ball, Mullins singled to right, O'Hearn to second
E. Rivera: Foul, Foul, Strike swinging, Rivera struck out swinging
J. McCann: Strike looking
McCann struck out swinging
J. Holliday: Foul, Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, Holliday walked, O'Hearn to third, Mullins to second
J. Westburg: Ball, Strike looking, Westburg singled to left center, C. Mullins and R. O'Hearn scored, Holliday to third
A. Rutschman: Ball, Ball, Rutschman reached on fielder's choice to second, Westburg out at second
Middle of the 7th (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
Twins
Colton Cowser in center field
Heston Kjerstad in right field
Austin Slater in left field
Seranthony Dominguez relieved Albert Suarez
C. Santana: Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Foul, Ball, Ball, Santana walked
K. Farmer: Strike looking, Foul, Strike swinging, Farmer struck out swinging
M. Margot: Ball, Ball, Margot singled to center, Santana to third
C. Vazquez: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Vazquez struck out swinging
Gregory Soto relieved Seranthony Dominguez
Michael Helman hit for DaShawn Keirsey
M. Helman: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Helman flied out to right
End of the 7th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
8TH INNING
Orioles
Michael Helman in center field
Randy Dobnak relieved Scott Blewett
C. Cowser: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Foul, Cowser grounded out to first
R. Mountcastle: Strike looking, Mountcastle grounded out to third
H. Kjerstad: Ball, Ball, H. Kjerstad homered to center
A. Slater: Strike looking, Ball, Slater flied out to right
Middle of the 8th (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Twins
Jacob Webb relieved Gregory Soto
E. Julien: Ball, Julien flied out to right
A. Martin: Strike looking, Martin singled to center
B. Lee: Strike swinging, Foul, Foul, Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, Lee struck out swinging
R. Lewis: Lewis fouled out to first
End of the 8th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
9TH INNING
Orioles
R. Dobnak Pitching:
E. Rivera: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Ball, Rivera grounded out to second
J. McCann: Ball, Ball, McCann lined out to right
J. Holliday: Ball, Foul, Foul, Holliday singled to left center
J. Westburg: Ball, Westburg reached on fielder's choice to shortstop, Holliday out at second
Middle of the 9th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Twins
Colin Selby relieved Jacob Webb
C. Santana: Santana lined out to right
K. Farmer: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Farmer grounded out to third
M. Margot: Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Margot singled to left
C. Vazquez: Strike swinging, Ball, Foul, Foul, Strike swinging, Vazquez struck out swinging
End of the 9th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)