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09/18 23:16 CDT Connor Prielipp and Walker Jenkins lead Twins to 3-0 victory
over Angels
Connor Prielipp and Walker Jenkins lead Twins to 3-0 victory over Angels
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) --- Connor Prielipp allowed two hits in a season-high
seven innings and fellow rookie Walker Jenkins homered to lead the Minnesota
Twins to a 3-0 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night.
Prielipp (6-7) struck out eight and walked two in his 21st start, throwing 60
of 92 pitches for strikes to help the Twins (72-82) even the four-game series
at one apiece. The left-hander is 3-0 in four September starts.
Tommy Nance escaped a jam in the eighth and Travis Adams retired the side in
order in the ninth for his third save.
Ryan Jeffers had a sacrifice fly off Grayson Rodriguez (4-8), and Josh Bell
singled in a run to give the Twins a 2-0 lead in the first.
Jenkins homered for the third time in his first 52 at-bats to make it 3-0 in
the seventh. The center fielder had three of Minnesota's nine hits.
The Angels loaded the bases with nobody out in the eighth against Nance but
came up empty. The right-hander struck out Mike Trout and pinch-hitter Josh
Lowe --- both swinging --- before retiring Vaughn Grissom on a flyout to left
field.
Rodriguez permitted three runs on eight hits over 6 2/3 innings. Sammy Peralta
retired four of the five batters he faced and rookie Luke Murphy pitched a
scoreless ninth.
The Angels (59-95) won the opener 5-4 on Wade Meckler's walk-off single in the
10th.
Up next Twins RHP Joe Ryan (6-10, 3.84 ERA) starts Saturday opposite Angels LHP Reid Detmers (6-8, 3.36). ___ See AP's full MLB coverage here
Up next Twins RHP Joe Ryan (6-10, 3.84 ERA) starts Saturday opposite Angels LHP Reid Detmers (6-8, 3.36). ___ See AP's full MLB coverage here
