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GAME RECAP

IMPACT PLAYER

Taylor Rogers, Twins

With two runners on and home run power up in a one-run game, the lefthander struck out Chris Davis to end the Orioles' eighth-inning threat.

BY THE NUMBERS

6 Seasons, of the seven since he was traded to Baltimore, that ex-Twin J.J. Hardy has homered against his former team.

7 Extra-base hits by Max Kepler in his past seven games.

26 Days in first place in the AL Central by the Twins, their most in a season since 2010.

ON DECK

Hector Santiago faces Tampa Bay in the first game of the Twins' six-game holiday homestand on Friday.

PHIL MILLER