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Arraez flied out to left fielder Reynolds.

Gonzalez singled to center, Buxton scored, Garver to third.

Singled to center, Buxton scored, Garver to third.

Kepler homered to center on a 2-0 count, Garver scored, Gonzalez scored.

Homered to center on a 2-0 count, Garver scored, Gonzalez scored.

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Bell homered to center on a 1-2 count, Frazier scored.

Homered to center on a 1-2 count, Frazier scored.

Twins second.  Cave was hit by a pitch.  Arraez grounded out, third baseman González to first baseman Bell, Cave to second.  Garver struck out.  Gonzalez singled to left, Cave scored.  Adrianza popped out to second baseman Frazier.

Twins ninth.  Buxton doubled to left.  Arraez flied out to left fielder Reynolds.  Garver walked on four pitches.  Neverauskas pitching.  Gonzalez singled to left, Buxton scored, Garver to third.  Adrianza struck out.  Kepler homered to center on a 2-0 count, Garver scored, Gonzalez scored.  Polanco struck out.

Pirates ninth.  Alcala pitching.  Riddle pinch-hitting for Stallings.  Riddle struck out.  Frazier walked.  Newman flied out to right fielder Kepler.  On defensive indifference, Frazier to second.  Bell homered to center on a 1-2 count, Frazier scored.  Moran struck out.

 The Twins swept the two-game series against the Pirates on Monday and Tuesday, and now a two-game series will be played in Pittsburgh. The Twins went 8-for-17 (.471) with runners in scoring position in the series; on the season they are hitting .373 with runners in scoring position, best in MLB.

 Minnesota is 8-0 when scoring first this season, the most wins without a loss in MLB. The Twins are outscoring opponents by 23 runs in the first two innings, highest in baseball.

 At 2-9, this matches Pittsburgh's worst start in franchise history, most recently starting 2-9 in 1974. The team is hitting .194 on the season, making it the third time the Pirates have hit below .200 through 11 games in the live ball era (also 2013, 1926).

 Nelson Cruz recorded his 15th RBI in his 11th game, the fastest Twin to reach 15 RBI in a season since Bobby Darwin in 1972 (10 games). He has 14 hits with runners on this season, which is most in MLB and more than the Cardinals (13) and Phillies (12) have as a team.

 Josh Bell has a .990 career OPS in interleague play, second highest by an active player (minimum 200 plate appearances) behind Mike Trout (1.001). Bell, however, went 1-for-9 in the two games at Minnesota.

 Max Kepler did not record an at-bat yesterday, drawing four walks and hitting a sacrifice fly. He's the first player to come to the plate five or more times and not record an at-bat since Rickey Henderson did so on July 30, 2000.

HP - Nelson, 1B - Bucknor, 2B - Tumpane, 3B - Navas

The Pittsburgh Pirates will turn to right-hander Trevor Williams to try and snap a six-game losing streak when they begin a five-game homestand on Wednesday night against Nelson Cruz and the red-hot Minnesota Twins.
The Pirates own baseball's worst record at 2-9 and ended a five-game road trip by getting swept in a two-game series at Minnesota, capped by a 7-3 loss on Tuesday afternoon.

Pirates turn to Williams hoping to cool scorching Twins

PITTSBURGH (AP)  Randy Dobnak grew up in the Pittsburgh suburbs making regular pilgrimages to PNC Park. When he walked over the Roberto Clemente Bridge for the first time as a professional, the former undrafted prospect turned starting pitcher for the red-hot Minnesota Twins took a moment to drink it in. But only a moment.
''To walk across was definitely surreal,'' Dobnak said. '''There's PNC Park. Let's go to work.''

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Minnesota Twins @ Pittsburgh Pirates on August 5, 2020

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