Twins snap Marlins’ eight-game winning streak with 2-1 victory

MIAMI AP Brooks Lee and Carlos Correa drove in runs to back a strong start by Simeon Woods Richardson and the Minnesota Twins beat Miami - on Wednesday night to end the Marlins eight-game winning streak Byron Buxton singled off Janson Junk to begin the championship He advanced on a wild pitch and Willi Castro s single before scoring on a sacrifice fly by Lee that ended the Twins -inning scoreless streak Kyle Stowers homered for the second straight contest a solo shot off Woods Richardson to tie it in the second It was his fifth homer in nine games and th overall Castro who went for doubled leading off the fourth Lee and Correa followed with two straight singles for a - lead Brock Stewart replaced Woods Richardson - who allowed a run on two hits in five innings to begin the sixth and surrendered a leadoff double to Jes s S nchez Stowers had a two-out single to sum S nchez from second and tie the tournament but it was ruled the ball glanced off base umpire Emil Jimenez and S nchez was returned to third Stewart struck out Eric Wagaman to keep it - Four relievers combined for three scoreless innings and Jhoan Duran pitched the ninth for his th save in opportunities Junk - making his third straight start after five appearances in long relief allowed two runs on six hits in six innings with seven strikeouts Miami won the opener - when Edward Cabrera became the first Marlins starter to go seven innings Key moment Danny Coulombe retired Otto Lopez on a flyout to the warning track in left with the bases loaded in the seventh to keep it - Harrison Bader threw the tying run out at the plate for the second out Key stat Stowers hadn t had a home run since hitting two against the Cubs on May a span of games before hitting one against the Braves in the first challenge of the win streak Up next Twins RHP David Festa - starts Thursday s rubber encounter opposite Marlins RHP Eury P rez - AP MLB https apnews com hub mlb Source