Adam Jones drove in two runs with a home run and double and Mike Wright pitched five scoreless innings as a Orioles split-squad beat the Minnesota Twins 4-1.
The Baltimore Orioles and Minnesota Twins kept circling the bases at a dizzying rate, until finally the barrage ended with numbers that resembled a slow-pitch softball game.
When Steve Pearce went down with an injury, Orioles utility infielder Jimmy Paredes knew it was an opportunity to make his mark on a first-place team.
And the 25-year journeyman, who made his first start for Baltimore against the Twins, came through on Saturday night.
Trevor Plouffe probably won’t ever be revered as one of the Minnesota Twins’ iconic sluggers, yet he will always be able to look back on one historic swing that earned him a place in the team record book.
Plouffe hit the 10,000th home run in franchise history Friday night, arguably the lone bright spot in Minnesota’s 9-1 loss to the Baltimore Orioles.
Phil Hughes didn't come to Minnesota to be a savior. He just wanted to throw strikes and help his new team win some games.
On Sunday, he gave the Twins more proof they made a wise investment.
Joe Mauer and Brian Dozier both homered, Kevin Correia earned his first win of the season and the Minnesota Twins ended their four-game losing streak by beating the Baltimore Orioles 6-1 Saturday.
Ubaldo Jimenez finally had his breakthrough with the Baltimore Orioles.
Jimenez struck out a season-high 10 over seven-plus scoreless innings for his first win for Baltimore, a 3-0 victory on Friday over the Minnesota Twins.