GAME RECAP
IMPACT PLAYER
Bailey Ober, Twins
It was only four innings, but the rookie became the first Twins starter since May 21 to not allow a run.
BY THE NUMBERS
1 Successful steals of third base — Jorge Polanco pulled it off in the third inning — by the Twins over the past two seasons.
30 Home runs by Nelson Cruz since his 40th birthday, one short of Dave Winfield's franchise record.
153 Plate appearances by Willians Astudillo between walks, third-longest streak in Twins history.
0 Plate appearances between a streak-breaking walk and his next one, two innings later.
UP NEXT
The Twins have a day off in Texas before getting their first look at the Rangers' new ballpark beginning Friday.
PHIL MILLER
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