With nothing at stake, the Twins pulled off a convincing win on Sunday by beating the Los Angeles Angels, 8-0, to earn a split of the four-game series.
The Halos walked-off the Twins twice while Minnesota shut out the California club twice. It should’ve been a sweep, given that the Angels are the worst team in the American League, but none of that really matters now.
The Twins banged out 13 hits in the win, getting nine of those from Brooks Lee, Josh Bell, Mr. 3-iron, and the recently called up Alan Roden, who also stroked a three-run bomb to break open the game.
On the mound, Dean Kremer made his best start as a Twin since coming over from the Baltimore Orioles at the deadline. He allowed just one hit over six innings with three walks and eight strikeouts on 96 pitches.
From there, Twins manager Derek Shelton made a surprise move and called on starter Bailey Ober to get the three-inning save. He becomes the 14th Twins pitcher to record a save this season.
“I don’t think we could have scripted it any better, in terms of Dean giving us six, and then Bailey coming in and finishing and getting his first career save,” Shelton told MLB.com. “Overall, you really appreciate, with our culture, the mindset of the team and the selflessness, and I give Bailey a ton of credit.”
The Twins are in San Francisco on Monday. Zebby Matthews gets the ball.
Extra innings…
–The Twins are 73-83.
–The Twins have one more series against a National League team, a last chance to improve on their dreadful interleague record of 16-29.
–Bell drove in two more runs to give him 91 RBI this season. Can he reach 100 RBI with six games left in the season?
–The Twins end the regular season at home against the Texas Rangers. The Rangers, as of this writing, are atop the AL West with a .500 record. It’s a great time to play spoiler, Minnesota.
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