Xavier Edwards went 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs, and the Miami Marlins hung on for a 4-1 win over the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday night time in Minneapolis.
Jonah Bride completed 3-for-5 with a solo homer for Miami (58-99), which gained the opener of a three-game collection. Nick Fortes went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
Royce Lewis drove within the lone run for Minnesota (81-76). The Twins have misplaced 3 video games in a row and 5 in their final six to fall two video games at the back of within the wild-card playoff race.
Marlins left-hander Ryan Weathers (4-6) restricted the Twins to 1 run on six hits in 5 innings. He walked two and struck out two.
Twins right-hander Bailey Ober (12-8) gave up 4 runs on 8 hits in 5 innings. He walked two and fanned seven.
Marlins reliever Jesus Tinoco pitched 1 2/3 scoreless innings to select up his 3rd save. Tinoco blended with fellow bullpen friends Lake Bachar and Anthony Bender to bring together 4 scoreless innings in reduction of Weathers.
The Marlins jumped to a 4-0 lead within the most sensible of the second one inning.
Bride began the scoring with a solo homer to left box with one out. It used to be his 9th homer of the season and his 2nd in as many video games.
After Kyle Stowers struck out swinging, Derek Hill used to be hit via a pitch within the subsequent at-bat. Otto Lopez adopted with a unmarried to place runners on first and 3rd for Fortes, who delivered with an RBI unmarried to appropriate to pressure in Hill and make it 2-0.
One batter later, Edwards knocked a double to left to attain Lopez and Fortes and whole the four-run outburst for Miami.
The Twins minimize the deficit to 4-1 within the 3rd. Byron Buxton reached on an infield unmarried, complex to 2nd on a stroll to Carlos Santana and scored on Lewis’ unmarried to left.
Minnesota had runners on 2nd and 3rd with one out within the 5th however didn’t rating. Santana fouled out to 3rd and Lewis grounded out to 3rd to finish the inning.
–Box Degree Media
