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Mick Abel struck out in his first start against his former team, and the Minnesota Twins beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-0.
PITCHING PROBABLES: Twins: Simeon Woods Richardson (7-4, 4.27 ERA, 1.34 WHIP, 98 strikeouts); Phillies: Cristopher Sanchez (13-5, 2.57 ERA, 1.08 WHIP, 204 strikeouts) BOTTOM LINE: The Philadelphia Phillies and Minnesota Twins play on Sunday with the three-game series tied 1-1.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Mick Abel struck out nine in six scoreless innings in his first start against his former team and the Minnesota Twins beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-0 on Saturday night, clinching home-field advantage for the Milwaukee Brewers throughout the postseason.
The teams playing, the Twins and the Phillies, both played like they knew they weren’t playing tomorrow. Cristopher Sanchez was outstanding in his last outing before the playoffs, the bullpen had a great day and Nick Castellanos ended it.
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Nola takes perfect game into 6th, moves to 2nd on Phillies' strikeout list in 3-1 win over Twins
Aaron Nola takes a perfect game into the sixth inning, helping the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Minnesota Twins 3-1 on Friday night.