Minnesota Twins Defeat Los Angeles Angels 4-2 at Target Field

The Minnesota Twins defeated the Los Angeles Angels 4-2 on Sunday at Target Field in Minneapolis, Los Angeles Times reported. Trevor Larnach hit a solo home run and drove in two runs while Ryan Jeffers added a two-run double. Larnach singled in the third inning to score Luke Keaschall and tie the game at 1-1.

Jeffers followed with a double that scored Ryan Kreidler and Larnach to give Minnesota a 3-1 lead. Larnach later hit a 405-foot solo home run to right field in the eighth inning, his seventh of the season. Minnesota starter Taj Bradley pitched seven innings, allowing six hits and two earned runs with six strikeouts and two walks to improve to 9-3.

Andrew Morris struck out two batters over the final two innings for his third save. Josh Lowe hit a solo home run in the second inning and Denzer Guzman added one in the seventh for the Angels. José Soriano allowed five hits and three earned runs over five innings and fell to 8-6.

The Twins improved to 48-49 and won their fifth straight series. The Angels dropped to 38-59. Minnesota next travels to Chicago to face the Cubs starting Friday while the Angels host the Detroit Tigers in a three-game series beginning the same day.