Twins offer a glimmer of hope vs. AL heavyweights

With Sunday's walkoff victory, they completed a 7-3 stretch against the three American League division leaders.

August 15, 2021 at 10:41PM
Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Kenta Maeda throws against the Tampa Bay Rays in the first inning of a baseball game, Saturday, Aug. 14, 2021, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Andy Clayton-King)
Kenta Maeda was the winning pitcher for two of the Twins’ seven victories in this 10-game stretch, including six shutout innings against previously red-hot Tampa Bay on Saturday night at Target Field. (Andy Clayton-King, Associated Press/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

The Twins have won seven out of 10 games for only the second time this season, but what is particularly eye-opening is who they did it against: The three AL division leaders.

Aug. 5-8: 3-1 at Astros

The Twins had lost 11 of 15 games at Houston since 2015 before winning this four-game series.

Aug. 9-11: 2-1 vs. White Sox

Chicago had battered the Twins all year, only to drop a pair of one-run games in the final two meetings.

Aug. 13-15: 2-1 vs. Rays

Tampa Bay averaged 9.3 runs over seven games before the Twins brought that to a halt with a 12-0 victory Saturday.

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