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SEATTLE — The first three batters Bailey Ober faced on Tuesday all scored. But Ober had a good excuse: Pitching with a two-run lead was entirely new to him.

One of the maddening aspects of the Twins offense this season is their inability to capitalize with the bases loaded.

MINNEAPOLIS — As much as the Twins believe their offensive approach has improved throughout the last week, Orioles pitchers sure know how exploit their weaknesses.

MINNEAPOLIS — The Twins were creative with their offense Monday, scoring two runs from sacrifice flies, one run from a squeeze bunt and one run from a bloop single, but home runs are still nice, too.

ATLANTA — In a matchup between two first-place clubs, the Twins showed how large the gap is between them and one of the elite teams in the league.

MINNEAPOLIS — Mickey Lolich probably just rolled his eyes.

MINNEAPOLIS — The most perfect strike thrown by a Twins player on Saturday — and there were a lot of good ones — was unleashed by Carlos Correa, a spin-and-fire one-hopper from short left field that turned the Tigers' lone scoring chance into an inning-ending out.

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Louis Varland threw more fastballs, Willi Castro pulled off a squeeze play, Byron Buxton refused to stop at second base and Trevor Larnach circled the bases because the Angels couldn't stop him. The Twins used all that extra aggression, bordering on cheekiness, Saturday night and it earned…

ANAHEIM, Calif. — For six innings Friday night, Reid Detmers and Joe Ryan kept baseballs all but unhittable.

BOSTON — Kenta Maeda reported some "general soreness" after his last start, and was given five extra days off to get completely healthy.

MINNEAPOLIS — Sonny Gray and four relievers combined on a six-hitter Wednesday afternoon as the Twins beat the White Sox, 3-1.