Orioles Fall 6-2 to Twins
The Baltimore Orioles perfect season has come to an end after two games, as they fell to the Minnesota Twins by a score of 6-2 Saturday night.
Miguel Sano got to Orioles starter Andrew Cashner early, launching a solo home run in the first inning to give the Twins a 1-0 lead.
Jason Castro followed up Sano in the third inning with a solo home run of his own, and Sano added another run on an RBI groundout to extend the Twins lead to 3-0 in the third inning.
Max Kepler continued the home run barrage on Andrew Cashner with a solo home run of his own in the fourth inning, extending the Minnesota lead to 4-0.
Miguel Sano brought in another run on a double play in the fifth inning, and Joe Mauer’s RBI single in the seventh inning stretched the lead to 6-0.
The Orioles got on the board late in the ninth inning, as Tim Beckham launched a two-run home run for his first of the season.
Watch it fly! Check out @t_beckham1‘s two-run shot in the 9th! pic.twitter.com/eqnKso9VWA
— Orioles on MASN (@masnOrioles) April 1, 2018
Andrew Cashner struggled in his Orioles debut, lasting five innings while allowing five runs (four earned) and giving up three home runs. Twins starter Kyle Gibson pitched a marvelous game, throwing six no-hit innings with six strikeouts in a winning effort.
The Twins and Orioles will face off in the rubber game of the series Sunday at 1:05PM ET. José Berrios will get the start for the Twins and Kevin Gausman will get the start for the Orioles.
