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Minnesota Twins vs Philadelphia Phillies Wrap - Minnesota Wins 8-1

Joey Gallo swatted 2 round trippers and drove in 4 runs as his Twins defeated Philadelphia 8-1 at Citizens Bank Park.

Minnesota was favored by -120 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went PUSH the consensus closing total of 9.

Pablo Lopez earned the victory for the Twins, throwing 6 innings of work, striking out 7, walking 1, and allowing 4 hits and 0 earned runs. That effort was supported by 4 RBIs from Joey Gallo in the win.

Philadelphia got a 5-inning outing from Taijuan Walker in the loss. He gave up 3 earned runs, 6 walks and 3 hits in his time on the mound, while Trea Turner had 3 hits in the loss for the Phillies.

Minnesota outhit their counterparts 11-9 in the game.