Chart: Twins' tightly contested weekend
After sweeping four games in Baltimore, the Twins are back in the thick of the AL wild-card race. A 15-2 blowout in Thursday's opener was followed by three come-from-behind, one-run victories.
August 24, 2015 at 5:15AM
After sweeping four games in Baltimore, the Twins are back in the thick of the AL wild-card race. A 15-2 blowout in Thursday's opener was followed by three come-from-behind, one-run victories.
Friday: Twins 4, Orioles 3
Gerardo Parra's three-run homer gave Baltimore a 3-1 lead in the sixth inning, but the Twins came back two innings later, scoring three runs off All-Star reliever Darren O'Day.
Offensive hero: Kurt Suzuki's bloop single scored the tying and go-ahead runs.
Bullpen: Casey Fien, Trevor May and Kevin Jepsen retired the final 11 batters in order.
Saturday: Twins 3, Orioles 2
After Baltimore went up 2-1 in the sixth, the Twins came right back in the seventh, getting a tying squeeze bunt from Suzuki before Byron Buxton got his first big-league RBI.
Offensive hero: Buxton's two-out single scored Torii Hunter from second.
Bullpen: Fien, May and Jepsen combined to give up one harmless single while recording 10 outs.
Sunday: Twins 4, Orioles 3 (12)
Trevor Plouffe's two-out RBI single in the ninth inning resulted in Zach Britton's third blown save of the year, and the Twins won on two 12th-inning Orioles errors.
Offensive hero: Miguel Sano's fourth homer of the road trip put the Twins up 2-0.
Bullpen: Seven relievers pitched 7⅓ scoreless innings, including winner Glen Perkins.
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