With dark skies and lightning flashing outside American Family Field’s closed roof, the Twins created some thunder in the opening half-inning. Minnesota took an early lead after leadoff man Trevor Larnach was hit by the second pitch of the game. He went to third on a single by Ryan Jeffers and scored on a RBI single to right by Ty France.

The Minnesota Twins have enjoyed sterling pitching en route to extending their winning streak to 12 games. Fresh off back-to-back shutouts, the Twins will look to continue their good fortune on Saturday night when they play the second contest of their three-game road series against the sputtering Milwaukee Brewers.

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The Minnesota Twins held center fielder Byron Buxton and shortstop Carlos Correa out of the lineup on Friday for the opener of a three-game series at Milwaukee, the day after the two stars collided in pursuit of a shallow fly ball and were placed in the concussion protocol.

Joe Ryan and three relievers struck out 16 batters in a five-hit shutout Friday that improved the Twins' record to 25-20.

Correa is hitting .236/.274/.331 with two home runs and 13 RBIs in 41 games thus far in 2024. He has played the entirety of the season at shortstop and his absence should create a