Hughes pitches 3 perfect innings, Twins top Orioles 3-0
Posted March 07, 2016 6:00 am
SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) - Phil Hughes pitched perfect three innings as the Minnesota Twins beat the winless Baltimore Orioles 3-0 on Monday.
In Hughes' two starts, he's allowed just one hit in five scoreless innings. He's yet to strike out a batter.
Baltimore lost for the seventh straight time. The Orioles are 0-7-1 this spring.
Ubaldo Jimenez, who gave up six runs and retired just one batter in his first start, pitched three shutout innings, giving up only a leadoff double to Byron Buxton in the first.
The Twins scored in the fifth on an RBI single by John Hicks and made it 2-0 in the sixth with a run-scoring double by Trevor Plouffe.
Trevor May followed Hughes with 2 1-3 scoreless innings.
Article Comments
Guidelines: Keep it civil and on topic; no profanity, vulgarity, slurs or personal attacks. People who harass others or joke about tragedies will be blocked.
If a comment violates these standards or our terms of service, click the "flag" link in the lower-right corner of the comment box. To find our more, read our FAQ.