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Bailey Ober struggled again, and the Twins and Pirates were knotted at 4 until Manuel Margot broke the tie with a triple and the Pirates lack of command bit them as the Twins scored 7 runs in the 10th to seal the win.

After being shut out the past two games and losing five straight games, the Twins offense exploded (with a caveat) to score seven runs in the 10th inning today and escape Pittsburgh with a victory....

The Twins were shut out in the first two games of the three-game series after being swept in three games at Yankee Stadium.

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He was rightfully not very happy after taking a 97 MPH pitch off his knee.

Manuel Margot hit an RBI triple to start a seven-run outburst in the 10th inning, and the Minnesota Twins ended a five-game losing streak with an 11-5 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday. Margot led off the 10th with a triple to center field off a cutter from Ben Heller (0-1), scoring automatic runner Kyle Farmer. Willi Castro was hit by a pitch for a second time in the game, bringing in another run with the bases loaded and no outs.

The Twins ended their shutout streak with a three-run first inning, then put together a big rally in the 10th to salvage the finale in Pittsburgh.

Manuel Margot sparked a seven-run rally with a run-scoring triple in the 10th inning as the visiting Minnesota Twins avoided a three-game sweep with an 11-5 victory over the Pittsburgh

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Manuel Margot hit an RBI triple to start a seven-run outburst in the 10th inning, and the Minnesota Twins ended a five-game losing streak with an 11-5 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday.