The FAN\u2014 Alex Kirilloff was a double shy of the cycle, Bailey Ober was sharp after a difficult first inning, and the Minnesota Twins defeated the Seattle Mariners 10-3 on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Minnesota (49-47) stays 1 1\/2 games ahead of the Cleveland Guardians in the AL Central standings, winning its last four of five. Seattle (47-47) has dropped three of five since the All-Star break.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ober (6-4) allowed three runs on six hits in the first inning alone, including a two-run homer, but was efficient for the final five innings, allowing just one more hit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cTo go six innings after having a first inning like that is a pretty spectacular thing that he was able to do for us,\u201d Twins manager Rocco Baldelli said. \u201cIt\u2019s a big reason why we won, they (Seattle) didn\u2019t really do anything after the first inning.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ober struck out five while walking none and now has six consecutive quality starts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI feel like my first inning I was leaving a lot of stuff in the middle of the plate,\u201d Ober said. \u201cThe only thing I say we changed a little bit more was throwing fastballs up and in on the guys to try and get them a little more uncomfortable.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Relievers Jordan Balazovic, Emilio Pag\u00e1n and Cole Sands limited Seattle to two hits after Ober\u2019s exit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kirilloff recorded his third straight multihit game. He hit a two-run homer in the third to take a 4-3 lead, then tripled off the leaping glove of Jarred Kelenic in the fourth and later scored on Max Kepler\u2019s double. He added a single in the eighth, leaving only a double to complete the cycle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cA.K. driving those balls the other way, the way he is right now, that\u2019s big time stuff,\u201d Baldelli said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bryan Woo (1-2) had his shortest outing since his debut on June 3, lasting only 3 1\/3 innings on 87 pitches. The rookie was on an impressive streak, allowing no more than two runs in his last six starts before Minnesota tacked on seven runs on eight hits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s been 10 days since Bryan Woo had pitched and he\u2019s been really good for us and tonight was just a struggle from right from the get-go, just command wise,\u201d Seattle manager Scott Servais said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On his 32nd birthday, Eugenio Su\u00e1rez hit his 13th homer of the season, a two-run blast in the first. It was followed by a Ty France double to give the Mariners a 3-2 lead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ober\u2019s first inning could have been much worse, but defense kept a pair of runs off the board.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On France\u2019s double, Teoscar Hern\u00e1ndez was thrown out at home by Carlos Correa on the cut off from Joey Gallo. The following at-bat, Mike Ford\u2019s single to right led to Kepler throwing out France at home with ease.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Willi Castro brought in Kirilloff to give the Twins a 2-0 lead in the first. Castro later knocked in Edouard Julien in the sixth for an 8-3 lead, his third hit of the game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Julien added a solo homer in the four while tallying three hits. In his last six games, five have been multihit performances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHe should be in the race for one of the Rookie of the Years,\u201d Kyle Farmer said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Farmer and Correa each added a solo homer in the ninth off Ty Adcock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Two of Seattle\u2019s three first round picks of the 2023 MLB Draft, Colt Emerson and Tai Peete, took batting practice and fielded ground balls for the first time at T-Mobile Park. The other draft signee, Jonny Farmelo, will fly in tonight and partake in drills with the team Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The trio, all drafted out of high school, will report to Arizona for mini-camp by Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Twins\u2019 slumping DH Byron Buxton received an off-day Tuesday. He hasn\u2019t recorded a hit in his last 21 at-bats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mariners\u2019 All-Star Julio Rodr\u00edguez was out of the lineup Tuesday. Servais said he had promised Rodr\u00edguez an off-day after the All-Star game festivities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Minnesota was 12th team to reach double-digit runs Tuesday night. That record ties May 30, 1884, for the second-most in one day, trailing only 13 on July 4, 1894, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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