F/10 - Mariners 4, Twins 3: Another 10-inning loss
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The Twins have only dropped three ballgames this spring, but they’ve all come — home, road, or otherwise — in ten innings.
Today was no exception; after avoiding a shutdown inning every time the Mariners took the lead, Minnesota failed to score their 10th-inning runner after Seattle did so in the top half. Keynan Middleton induced some weak contact for a quick pair of outs, and Byron Buxton was beat at first by a sharply-hit grounder to end the game.
This came after a 10th inning in which the visiting Mariners advanced their ghost runner with a bunt single, before Taylor Rogers recorded three straight outs. One of them was a sacrifice fly — as a result, Seattle trotted home the winning run of the game.