MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Cade Povich painted his rivals white until the sixth inning, Ryan O’Hearn and Colton Cowser each hit home runs and the Orioles of Baltimore eliminated the Twins of Minnesota, defeating them 7-2 on Friday.
The Orioles They secured the first wild card berth to the playoffs in the American League. They will host either Detroit or Kansas City in the first round of the postseason next week.
For the fifth inning, the Twins They knew the Tigers had won and the Royals had lost. That meant a win kept Minnesota’s playoff hopes alive.
But they could only have a pair of hits in the first eight innings and fell behind 7-0.
On August 17, their best moment of the season, the Twins They went 70-53 and enjoyed a five-game lead in the wild card race. Since then, his record is 12-25.
Povich (3-9) allowed just two hits and walked one in a 5 2/3 inning effort that included a pair of strikeouts. The rookie left-hander made the first start of his career against the team that selected him in the third round of the 2021 draft.
Venezuelan starter Pablo López (15-10) allowed two runs and six hits in five and two-thirds innings, with three walks and eight strikeouts.
For the OriolesVenezuelan Anthony Santander went 2-for-4 with an RBI. Puerto Rican Emanuel Rivera 1-1. Mexican Ramón Urías 1-for-4 with one run scored and one RBI.
For the Twinsthe Dominicans Manuel Margot 4-1, Carlos Santana 4-1 with two RBIs. Puerto Ricans Carlos Correa 3-0 with one scored, Christian Vázquez 2-0, Willi Castro 3-0.
