Twins Sit On Marlins

     The Minnesota Twins took the Miami Marlins 9-1 at Target Field on Thursday. The Marlins will play their next three games at the renovated Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg against the Tampa Bay Rays. 

     Minnesota(20-24) piled up five runs in the bottom of the second for a 5-0 lead. Austin Martin hit a ground-rule double down the left-field line to score Royce Lewis and Ryan Kreidler. Three batters later, former Marlins player Josh Bell doubled off the third-base bag which brought in James Outman and Martin. Victor Caratini then grounded out to second and Ryan Jeffers crossed the plate. 

     Miami(20-24) gave up one run and fell behind 6-0 in the third inning. Outman knocked in Kreidler with a base hit into right field. 

     The Marlins broke the shutout during the eighth inning to make it 6-1. Otto Lopez drove in Xavier Edwards on a single to center field.