Saturday's Twins-Angels recap

A quick look at Saturday's near-no-hitter.

July 25, 2021 at 5:01AM
Los Angeles Angels' pitcher Patrick Sandoval, right, is greeted by Shohei Ohtani, left, after leaving a baseball game against the Minnesota Twins, Saturday, July 24, 2021, in Minneapolis. Sandoval had a no-hitter going into the night but gave up a double to Twins' Brent Rooker. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)
Patrick Sandoval was greeted in the dugout by Shohei Ohtani after getting pulled in the ninth inning against the Twins on Saturday night at Target Field. (Jim Mone, Associated Press/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

IMPACT PLAYER: Patrick Sandoval, Angels

No pitcher has ever no-hit the Twins in Minnesota, but the lefthander came within two outs of being the first.

BY THE NUMBERS

9 Starts, among his past 10, in which Jose Berrios has completed at least six innings.

13 Strikeouts recorded by Sandoval, the most by a pitcher against the Twins this season.

.083 Brent Rooker's 2021 batting average when he broke up Sandoval's no-hit bid.

ON DECK

Bailey Ober tries to salvage a split of the four-game series with the Angels; he will face righthander Jaime Barria.

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Phil Miller

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Phil Miller has covered the Twins for the Star Tribune since 2013. Previously, he covered the University of Minnesota football team, and from 2007-09, he covered the Twins for the Pioneer Press.

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