Ryan O’Hearn and Colton Cowser every homered, and the Baltimore Orioles cruised to a 7-2 win over the Minnesota Twins on Friday evening in Minneapolis.
Ryan Mountcastle completed 3-for-5 with a double for Baltimore (89-71), which gained the opener of a three-game collection. Anthony Santander went 2-for-4 with an RBI.
Carlos Santana had a two-run single to guide Minnesota (82-78). The Twins had been eradicated from playoff competition with the loss.
Orioles left-hander Cade Povich (3-9) allowed solely two hits in 5 2/3 scoreless innings. He walked one and struck out two.
Twins right-hander Pablo Lopez (15-10) gave up two runs on six hits in 5 2/3 innings. He walked three and struck out eight.
The Orioles jumped to a 2-0 lead within the prime of the second inning.
Adley Rutschman hit a leadoff single to left, and O’Hearn adopted with a 399-foot homer to proper discipline. The 2-run shot marked the 14th homer of the season for O’Hearn, matching his profession highs from 2019 and 2023.
Cowser contributed a solo dwelling run within the seventh to extend the Orioles’ result in 3-0. The blast, which matched O’Hearn’s at 399 ft, was Cowser’s twenty fourth of the season.
Baltimore piled on 4 extra runs within the eighth to make it 7-0.
Ramon Urias began the scoring with an RBI single to left to drive in Jackson Holliday. Gunnar Henderson added the second run of the inning with a sacrifice fly to middle.
Within the subsequent at-bat, Jordan Westburg notched an RBI groundout. Santander capped the large inning with an RBI single to left.
The Twins received on the scoreboard within the backside of the ninth. Carlos Correa drew a leadoff stroll, Byron Buxton doubled to left, and Santana drove in each of them with a single to proper.
Orioles reliever Seranthony Dominguez received the subsequent three outs to complete the sport and finish the Twins’ playoff hopes. The loss by Minnesota allowed the Kansas Metropolis Royals to safe a wild-card playoff berth.
–Discipline Degree Media
