Los Angeles DodgersvsMinnesota Twins
LAD 2/MIN 1
Things to say
The Dodgers beat the Twins 2-1 at Target Field on Monday.
01
opener
Classic 2-1 grind in Minnesota. Total pitcher's duel, nobody was leaving the yard tonight. Dodgers just did enough.
02
key player
Whoever LA ran out there got into his stuff early and kept the heart of the Twins order off balance all night.
03
hot take
One run at home and you still lose? That's on the Twins' bats, not the arms.
04
deep cut
Getaway day, low scoring, you just know somebody's bullpen got leaned on harder than the box score shows.
05
exit
Anyway, LA's rolling at 50-29. We'll see if the Twins can answer back tomorrow.
The recap
Pitchers' duel all night in Minneapolis, and the Dodgers squeaked out a 2-1 win to keep rolling. Nobody left the yard in this one — it was the kind of low-scoring grind where every baserunner felt like an event, and LA just scratched across enough to flip the game.
The Twins' arms kept them in it, but their bats went quiet at the wrong time and they couldn't push more than a single run across. At 50-29, the Dodgers keep looking like the class of the league while Minnesota slides further under .500.