Los Angeles DodgersvsMinnesota Twins
LAD 4/MIN 3
Things to say
The Dodgers edged the Twins 4-3 at Target Field.
01
opener
Dodgers took it 4-3 in Minnesota. One-run game the whole way, came down to the last at-bat. LA just finds ways to win right now.
02
key player
Top of that LA order is brutal. Heart of the order did the damage again, and one of those guys left the yard for the difference.
03
hot take
Twins manager went to the pen too early. Their starter still had it, got into his stuff, and they pulled him right when he was rolling.
04
deep cut
Quiet stat: LA's bullpen slammed the door, barely put anybody on. That WHIP late in games is why they're sitting at 52-29.
05
exit
Twins are buried at 38-44, so this series is basically over. Curious if LA keeps the foot on the gas tomorrow.
The recap
The Dodgers snuck out of Target Field with a 4-3 win, the kind of one-run grind where every at-bat in the late innings felt like it mattered. LA's bats did just enough against the Twins, scratching across that fourth run and then leaning on the bullpen to slam the door.
Minnesota hung tough and made it a fight to the end, but they couldn't get the heart of the order going when it counted. At 52-29, the Dodgers keep rolling while the Twins drop to 38-44 and head home wondering what might've been.