Aight, so check it out. The Minnesota Twins took down the Baltimore Orioles 4-0 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards, extending their winning streak to a sweet 11 games. It was quite the show, with DaShawn Keirsey Jr. and Byron Buxton hitting back-to-back homers in the third inning. Pitcher Chris Paddack also put in work, throwing a seven-inning shutout to help the Twins improve their record to 24-20. On the flip side, the Orioles, now sitting at 15-27 and last in the AL East, just couldn’t get it together offensively, only managing six hits throughout the game.
The game really hit its peak in the third inning when Keirsey Jr. blasted his first homer of the 2025 season, a two-run shot that brought in Royce Lewis. Buxton wasn’t about to be left out, slamming his 10th homer of the year and pushing the Twins’ lead to 3-0. The excitement was real, with a post on X shouting out the back-to-back homers off Tomoyuki Sugano. Lewis then sealed the deal with an RBI single in the seventh, bringing in Willi Castro and locking in the final score.
Paddack was the star of the show, bagging his second win of the season. Dude was on fire, allowing only three hits and one walk while striking out three over seven innings. There was a close call in the fifth when the Orioles had runners threatening, but Paddack shut it down like a boss, striking out Tyler O’Neill and Cedric Mullins and getting Emmanuel Rivera to ground out. The Twins’ relievers, Louis Varland and Jhoan Duran, came through to keep the shutout intact, even though Duran gave up a couple of singles in the ninth.
The Orioles just couldn’t get anything going against the Twins’ pitching. Ryan O’Hearn did his best with two hits, but the team went a disappointing 0-for-6 with runners in scoring position. Sugano took the L on the mound, giving up four runs on six hits, including those two homers, over 6.1 innings. Despite his solid effort, Sugano’s record fell to 4-3. The Orioles tried to switch things up with Cionel Pérez and Seranthony Domínguez coming in for relief, but it just wasn’t enough to spark a comeback.
Injuries added a twist to the game for Minnesota when Buxton and Carlos Correa collided while going for a fly ball in the third inning. Both players had to bounce, making way for Ty France and Jonah Bride to step in. Bride made moves with a double, while Castro contributed with a double and a single, setting up Lewis for his clutch hit.
Defensively, the Twins pulled off two slick double plays, including a sick play in the first inning that got overturned on review. Kody Clemens also flexed his skills with an outfield assist, gunning down Ryan Mountcastle at third. The Orioles had a shining moment with Mullins’ diving attempt in center, even though it ended up with a Twins homer.
The game drew in 30,926 fans under partly cloudy skies and lasted a cool 2 hours and 45 minutes. The Twins wrapped up a strong series in Baltimore after sweeping a doubleheader with scores of 6-3 and 8-6 on May 14. Their pitching staff, boasting the AL’s fifth-best ERA at 3.48, continues to be the driving force behind their success. The Orioles, on the other hand, are struggling with a 5.50 team ERA and are facing an uphill battle to turn things around.
