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The Minnesota Twins needed a victory on Wednesday against the Colorado Rockies if they were going to take a series win against one of baseball's worst teams. It was a slow start, but Rocco Baldelli's squad started scoring and kept it going for a blowout victory.
Alex Kirilloff grew up about 20 miles from Pittsburgh in Plum and would attend a handful of Pirates games a year.
Mitch Keller pitched six scoreless innings to win his sixth straight start, Oneil Cruz homered for a second consecutive game and the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Minnesota Twins 3-0 on Friday night. Keller (8-3) scattered seven hits while striking eight and walking two. During his winning streak, Keller has allowed five runs in 39 2/3 innings for a 1.13 ERA.
The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Minnesota Twins 3-0 on Friday night.
It's now been 22 innings since the Twins last scored a run, wasting yet another solid pitching outing that led to a fifth loss in a row.