GAME RECAP

IMPACT PLAYER

Jimmy Paredes, Orioles

Had an RBI double and a home run, each of which put Baltimore in front.

BY THE NUMBERS

16 Runs scored by the Twins in their first five games of the road trip, 11 of them coming Thursday in Kansas City.

17 Games below .500 for the Twins, their lowest mark of the season.

77 Combined hits in August by Danny Santana and Kennys Vargas, most by a pair of rookie teammates since Fred Lynn and Jim Rice in June 1975.

UP NEXT

Ricky Nolasco, who pitched eight shutout innings on Tuesday, tries to build upon his best start of the season.

PHIL MILLER