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Swept in Houston, the Twins have lost five of their last six series and are 10-15 overall since the 13-game winning streak ended.
The Twins’ 2-1, 10-inning loss to the Astros at Daikin Park on Sunday reflected what has been a scuffling Minnesota offense. One exception: Brooks Lee, who homered as part of a 3-for-4 day that extended the Major Leagues’ longest active hitting streak to 15 games.
There was a decent chance that Joe Ryan and Hunter Brown, Saturday’s starters, would provide a pitcher’s duel. But Brandon Walter, making just his third-career start and Simeon Woods Richardson,
Minnesota Twins center fielder Byron Buxton has been scratched from the lineup a day after being hit on the left elbow by a pitch.
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Houston made the Twins pay for their inability to get a hit with a runner in scoring position all weekend, walking off with an extra-inning victory on a long fly ball that Willi Castro couldn’t catch.
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Minnesota Sports Fan on MSNByron Buxton Scratched from Minnesota Twins LineupThe Minnesota Twins have been bitten by the injury bug yet again, after Byron Buxton was scratched from the starting lineup Sunday.
The Astros retired the first three batters they faced in the 10th inning, and Minnesota responded with Cole Sands on the mound. He retired two batters before Houston 2B Mauricio D
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