MINNEAPOLIS -- There’s nothing quite like clutch pitching to bust a team out of a skid.
The Twins needed a win to avoid a sweep and pull back even with the Guardians and they needed a lengthy start to avoid having to dig too deep into a taxed bullpen that had blown late leads in the first two games of the series.
DEVIN SMELTZER gave them both.
Smeltzer delivered six crucial scoreless innings in Thursday’s series finale at Target Field, then the relief corps held on for dear life as JOE SMITH stranded the bases loaded in the seventh and CALEB THIELBAR left the potential tying run on second base in the ninth to preserve a 1-0 VICTORY
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