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Twins

Saturday's Twins-Houston game recap

The Twins struck out 33 batters Friday and Saturday, the most in any two-game span in team history.

By Phil Miller

April 8, 2023 at 11:04PM

GAME RECAP

IMPACT PLAYER

Kyle Farmer, Twins

Three hits, three runs scored, three runs batted in — and his first home run as a Twin.

BY THE NUMBERS

33 Batters struck out by Twins pitchers Friday and Saturday, the most in any two-game span in team history.

3 Pitches Jhoan Duran needed to strike out Yainer Diaz, the seventh one-batter save by a Twins reliever in a decade.

4 Runs allowed by Joe Ryan on Saturday, equaling the combined total of his four fellow Twins starters this year.

about the writer

Phil Miller

Reporter

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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