On Wednesday afternoon the Minnesota Twins were looking to avoid being swept by the San Francisco Giants.
The Twins began the scoring early as Eduard Julien hit a 407 foot leadoff home run, giving Minnesota a 1-0 lead.
JULIEN LEADOFF BOMB #MLB || #MNTWINS pic.twitter.com/IK58zkeoSU
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In the second Casey Schmitt hit an RBI single for the Giants, tying the game at 1-1. In the bottom half of the inning, Matt Wallner hit an RBI double, followed by a Julien RBI sacrifice fly, regaining Minnesota’s lead, this time at 3-1.
The Twins continued their offensive dominance in the third inning scoring on an error, then Willi Castro stole home plate, 5-1 Minnesota. Julien scored again on a wild pitch in the fourth inning, extending the lead to 6-1. The final run of the game came in the sixth inning on a 433 foot Ryan Jeffers home run, Twins lead 7-1.
Ryan Jeffers got every stitch of this baseball #MNTwins | #MLB pic.twitter.com/W3XyMcgzI1
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Joe Ryan earned his seventh win of the season after tossing five innings with four strikeouts while only giving up one run.
Ryan Jeffers, Joe Ryan, and Jayce Tingler met with media after the win:
Ryan Jeffers left the yard in the 6th inning and was solid behind the plate all game. Jeffers spoke to @Audra_Martin about his success and the performances of Joe Ryan and Jhoan Duran.#MNTwins | #MLB pic.twitter.com/FYYxvviTDM
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5 IP | 6 H | 1 ER | 4 K
Hear from Joe Ryan after his 7th win of the season. #MNTwins | #MLB pic.twitter.com/vgI3LTt9I3
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Twins bench coach Jayce Tingler addressed the media after the 7-1 win over the Giants. #MNTwins | #MLB pic.twitter.com/YFCaK32ioq
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The Twins have an off day on Thursday and will welcome the Toronto Blue Jays to Target Field for a weekend series beginning on Friday night. First pitch will be set for 7:10 p.m. with Louie Varland set to be on the mound for Minnesota.
