Minnesota 1, at Baltimore 2

BALTIMORE (Interstat) — In a season opener defined by dominant pitching and a single, decisive rally, the Baltimore Orioles edged the Minnesota Twins 2-1 on Thursday afternoon at Oriole Park at Camden Yards before an announced crowd of 42,134. The game, which lasted 2 hours and 24 minutes, was a stark departure from pregame expectations. Interstat’s game simulator had projected a 1-0 Twins victory, while the betting total of 7.5 runs vastly overshot the actual combined output. The contest instead became a tense duel where both lineups managed only five hits apiece. Minnesota’s Joe Ryan and Baltimore’s Trevor Rogers set… Read more...