MIAMI – Max Kepler hit a leadoff homer, Joey Gallo added a 3-operate shot and the Minnesota Twins routed the Miami Marlins 11-1 on Monday night to stay unbeaten this season.
Trevor Larnach also went deep and Tyler Mahle pitched 5 strong innings for the Twins, who swept their opening sequence in Kansas Town and are 4- for the ninth time in franchise background. The last time was 2017.
Mahle (1-) struck out seven, walked just one and constrained the Marlins to one particular run on five hits. Minnesota relievers Jorge Alcala and Cole Sands gave up 7 hits put together without the need of letting a run.
Miami starter Johnny Cueto exited with suitable biceps tightness in the second inning following providing up two house runs in his Marlins debut.
Kepler began the match with a homer to right-center, but still left in the fourth with a sore knee. Gallo tagged Cueto (-1) in the 2nd with a 1st-pitch drive that scored Jose Miranda, who walked to direct off the inning, and Nick Gordon, who singled.
Correct-hander Jeff Lindgren, just termed up from Triple-A Jacksonville, entered for Cueto and retired Christian Vazquez, Michael Taylor and Kepler to conclusion the inning.
Minnesota scored in each and every of the first 4 innings. Larnach experienced an RBI triple in the 3rd and a two-operate homer off Andrew Nardi in the seventh that produced it 10-1.
Miranda hit an RBI solitary in the 3rd, and Carlos Correa had an RBI double in the fourth.
Lindgren gave up five hits, four gained runs and three walks in 5 innings.
Luis Arraez experienced an RBI single for Miami in the fifth. Very last year’s AL batting champion has at least one hit in just about every of the 1st 5 online games this season, which include 4 multi-strike video games.
Friendly Deal with
Arraez confronted his former crew for the initially time due to the fact Minnesota traded him to the Marlins for a 3-player package deal showcasing commencing pitcher Pablo López.
“I even now enjoy my guys, I however love Minnesota,” Arraez stated. “This is company, not particular. I just go out there and perform baseball.”
PITCHING Adjust
The Marlins put catcher Jacob Stallings in at pitcher, his next time at the situation, in the ninth inning. Stallings retired pinch-hitters Kyle Farmer and Willi Castro, then gave up a property run to pinch-hitter Ryan Jeffers to make it 11-1.
PREGAME PORTRAIT
Marlins ace and 2022 NL Cy Youthful Award winner Sandy Alcantara was offered a plaque of his award as effectively as a portrait of himself prior to the recreation.
Battle Week
UFC middleweight winner Israel Adesanya threw out the ceremonial to start with pitch. Adesanya (23-2) will deal with Alex Pereira at UFC 287 Saturday in Miami.
ROSTER MOVES
To make area for Lindgren, Miami optioned LHP Braxton Garrett to Triple-A Jacksonville. Garrett gave up six hits, two runs and struck out one particular over a few innings of reduction in Saturday’s reduction to the Mets.
“I hated carrying out it to Brax,” manager Skip Schumaker explained. “But the fact is we had 19 innings from our starting off pitching, and we just form of experienced to wear out that bullpen and essential a refreshing arm.”
TRAINER’S Place
Minnesota: Kepler exited with ideal knee soreness immediately after hustling to initial on a groundball one. Farmer replaced him.
Miami: Jon Berti replaced Joey Wendle, who was a late scratch from the original lineup with indirect soreness. … RHP Nic Enright went on the 60-day wounded list. The Marlins stated Enright threw his next stay bullpen Monday. … LHP Steven Okert threw his 2nd bullpen, with a stay BP scheduled for Wednesday.
UP Subsequent
The sequence proceeds Tuesday with Minnesota RHP Kenta Maeda facing Alcantara.
