A quiet pitching duel belonged to the Minnesota Twins, who blanked the Los Angeles Angels behind Connor Prielipp's scoreless start. Minnesota created its separation early, then let its pitching control the game.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| LAA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Prielipp anchored the Twins with a sharp performance, keeping the Angels off the scoreboard before Tommy Nance and Travis Adams finished the game for Minnesota.
Brooks Lee scored on Ryan Jeffers' sacrifice fly in the first, giving the Twins the lead. Kody Clemens then scored on Josh Bell's single to extend it. Walker Jenkins added insurance with a homer in the seventh.
Grayson Rodriguez took the loss after allowing Minnesota's scoring, while the Angels' offense could not solve Prielipp or the Twins' late relief. Mike Trout was held without a hit, and Jose Siri was among the few Angels to provide a spark.
Minnesota extended its winning streak, while Los Angeles absorbed another loss. The game never became loud; its defining quality was the Twins' quiet duel of early support and controlled pitching.
Minnesota Twins defeated Los Angeles Angels, 3-0.
- (gpid=sa:805805) went 3-for-4 with 1 home run, 1 RBI and 1 run scored (batting .189 on the season).
- Ryan Jeffers went 1-for-3 with 1 RBI (batting .259 on the season).
- Mike Trout went 0-for-4 (batting .239 on the season).
- Connor Prielipp allowed 0 runs on 2 hits over 7.0 innings, striking out 8, to earn the win (6-7) (4.94 ERA).
- Grayson Rodriguez allowed 3 runs on 8 hits over 6.2 innings, striking out 4, and took the loss (4-8) (5.96 ERA).
- Travis Adams allowed 0 runs on 0 hits over 1.0 inning, and closed it out for the save (3) (4.88 ERA).
Los Angeles Angels fell to 59-95; Minnesota Twins improved to 72-82.