Minnesota Twins at Pittsburgh Pirates
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Ashcraft strikes out 11 and Pirates get HRs from O'Hearn and Gonzales to sweep skidding Twins, 9-3
Ashcraft (5-2) allowed two runs and five hits with no walks, sending the Twins to their fifth straight defeat.
Brooks Lee had a two-run homer in the sixth and a solo shot in the ninth for Minnesota.
O’Hearn returned from the injured list and hit a leadoff homer in the second his first time up. Jared Triolo singled in Oneil Cruz to make it 2-0.
Gonzales' two-run homer in the third extended the margin to 4-0.
Mike Paredes replaced Minnesota starter Zebby Matthews (1-3) with one out and runners on second and third in the fifth. Gonzales and Cruz drew back-to-back walks, the latter of which scored Brandon Lowe, and Henry Davis hit a two-run single that capped the Pirates' five-run inning and made it 9-0.
Matthews gave up seven runs and struck out seven in 4 1/3 innings.
Josh Bell had two hits for Minnesota.
Pirates RHP Bubba Chandler (1-6, 4.85 ERA) takes the mound Tuesday against Astros RHP Mike Burrows (3-6, 5.40) to open a three-game set in Houston.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Larnach flied out to right. |
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9th Inning | Outman struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Outman hit for Bell |
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9th Inning | Clemens flied out to left. |
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9th Inning | Lee homered to right (393 feet). |
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9th Inning | Mangum in right field. |
Statistics
 MIN |
 PIT |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 1 |
| 8 | Ground Balls | 6 |
| 14 | Strikeouts | 10 |
| 3 | Runs Batted In | 9 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 6 | Hits | 8 |
| 0 | Stolen Bases | 1 |
| 0 | Walks | 5 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 1 |
| 3 | Runs | 9 |
| 1 | Ground Into Double Play | 0 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 1 |
| 32 | At Bats | 31 |
| 2 | Home Runs | 2 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 7 | Runners Left On Base | 13 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 0 | Game Winning RBIs | 1 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 0 | Doubles | 1 |
| 10 | Fly Balls | 16 |
| 1 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 113 | Pitches | 165 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 1 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 1 |
| 12 | Total Bases | 15 |
| 32 | Plate Appearances | 39 |
| 324.0 | Projected Home Runs | 324.0 |
| 2 | Extra Base Hits | 3 |
| 1.4 | Runs Created | 6.2 |
| .188 | Batting Average | .258 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .375 | Slugging Percentage | .484 |
| .156 | Secondary Average | .419 |
| .188 | On Base Percentage | .368 |
| .563 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .852 |
| 0.8 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.4 |
| 1.3 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 7.0 |
| 24.0 | Batter Rating | 53.0 |
| 16.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 15.5 |
| 0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 1.00 |
| 3.53 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 4.23 |
| .188 | Isolated Power | .226 |
| 0.00 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.50 |
| .000 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .128 |
| -.031 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .161 |
| 6.0 | Runs Produced | 18.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.4 | Patience Ratio | 0.6 |
| 0.3 | Balls In Play Average | 0.3 |
| 72.8 | MLB Rating | 93.8 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 19,358 | Capacity:
2026 American League Central Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cleveland |
- | 29 | W1 | 0.56060606 | 37 |
 Chicago |
2 | 30 | W1 | 0.53125 | 34 |
| Minnesota |
7 | 36 | L1 | 0.45454547 | 30 |
 Detroit |
10.5 | 39 | L1 | 0.4 | 26 |
 Kansas City |
10.5 | 39 | W1 | 0.4 | 26 |
2026 National League Central Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Milwaukee |
- | 23 | W2 | 0.62903225 | 39 |
 St. Louis |
5 | 28 | W3 | 0.5483871 | 34 |
| Pittsburgh |
6.5 | 31 | L2 | 0.52307695 | 34 |
 Chicago |
6.5 | 31 | W1 | 0.52307695 | 34 |
 Cincinnati |
8.5 | 32 | L3 | 0.4920635 | 31 |