ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Connor Prielipp allowed two hits in a season-high seven innings and fellow rookie Walker Jenkins homered to guide the Minnesota Twins to a 3-0 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night time.
Prielipp (6-7) struck out eight and walked two in his twenty first begin, throwing 60 of 92 pitches for strikes to assist the Twins (72-82) even the four-game sequence at one apiece. The left-hander is 3-0 in 4 September begins.
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Tommy Nance escaped a jam within the eighth and Travis Adams retired the aspect so as within the ninth for his third save.
Ryan Jeffers had a sacrifice fly off Grayson Rodriguez (4-8), and Josh Bell singled in a run to provide the Twins a 2-0 lead within the first.
Jenkins homered for the third time in his first 52 at-bats to make it 3-0 within the seventh. The middle fielder had three of Minnesota’s 9 hits.
The Angels loaded the bases with no one out within the eighth towards Nance however got here up empty. The suitable-hander struck out Mike Trout and pinch-hitter Josh Lowe — each swinging — earlier than retiring Vaughn Grissom on a flyout to left subject.
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Rodriguez permitted three runs on eight hits over 6 2/3 innings. Sammy Peralta retired 4 of the 5 batters he confronted and rookie Luke Murphy pitched a scoreless ninth.
The Angels (59-95) received the opener 5-4 on Wade Meckler’s walk-off single within the tenth.
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Twins RHP Joe Ryan (6-10, 3.84 ERA) begins Saturday reverse Angels LHP Reid Detmers (6-8, 3.36).
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