Thursday, July 5th, 2018 7:10PM CST
In his initial start of the season for Minnesota, Aaron Slegers delivered six smooth innings on the mound, earning his first major league win. The Twins managed to hold off the Baltimore Orioles by a score of 5-2 on Thursday night, a victory that finally ended their recent six-game losing streak.
Date: Thursday, July 5th, 2018
Time: 7:10PM CST
Stadium: Target Field
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance: 23,895
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MIN |
0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
BAL |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |

Doubles: Polanco (2, Cashner); Cave 2 (4, Cashner, Brach); Kepler (19, Cashner)
Home Runs: Morrison (10, 4th inning off Cashner 0 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: Rosario (53), Morrison (30), Kepler (30), Cave (8)
2-out Runs Batted In: Kepler, Cave
Team Left On Base: 7
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-7 (Kepler 1-2, Rosario 1-1, Wilson 0-3, Mauer 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Kepler 1; Wilson 3

Intentional Walks: Machado (By Hildenberger)
Hit By Pitch: Mancini (By Slegers)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Slegers 12/22; Reed 1/4; Hildenberger 3/5; Rodney 1/3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Slegers 15-9-5-18; Reed 3-3-4-4; Hildenberger 3-4-3-2; Rodney 2-3-2-1
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Slegers 9-7; Reed 0-3; Hildenberger 1-0; Rodney 1-0
Game Scores: A Slegers 63

Double Plays: 1 (Dozier-Polanco-Morrison)

Doubles: Machado (18, Slegers); Jones (21, Hildenberger)
Home Runs: Schoop 2 (10, 5th inning off Slegers 0 on, 0 Out; 7th inning off Reed 0 on, 2 Out)
Runs Batted In: Schoop 2 (23)
2-out Runs Batted In: Schoop
Ground Into Double Play: Beckham
Team Left On Base: 5
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-3 (Machado 0-1, Trumbo 0-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Machado 1; Trumbo 2

Intentional Walks: Cave (By Cashner)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Cashner 21/27; Scott 2/3; Brach 4/6
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Cashner 23-7-22-22; Scott 3-4-2-0; Brach 4-2-5-5
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Cashner 6-9; Scott 0-0; Brach 2-0
Game Scores: A Cashner 51

Errors: Cashner (1, catch)
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