Cincinnati 2, at Minnesota 1

MINNEAPOLIS (Interstat) — Eugenio Suárez delivered a decisive two-run double in the fourth inning, and a quartet of Cincinnati Reds pitchers made the slim lead stand up in a 2-1 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Friday night at Target Field. A crowd of 31,220 watched a brisk, 2-hour, 34-minute pitchers’ duel that defied pregame projections. Interstat’s game simulator had forecast a 7-6 Twins win, but the contest instead became a tense, low-scoring affair where one swing proved the difference. The game’s pivotal sequence unfolded in the top of the fourth against Twins starter Joe Ryan. After Elly De La… Read more...